It is the applicant's responsibility to perform all work in a safe manner and in compliance with all applicable Town, state and federal laws and regulations.
A. 
Traffic shall be maintained in a safe manner by appropriate measures, including signage and flagmen as required. The Town may require a traffic maintenance plan.
B. 
All lanes of traffic shall be maintained unless otherwise approved by the Town Planning Board Engineer.
A. 
Necessary measures shall be taken to protect all property line monuments and utilities in and adjacent to the work area. The applicant shall be solely responsible for all damage claims and make the necessary repairs or restitution. Service interruptions to utilities shall not be allowed except as approved by the Town Planning Board Engineer to make connections.
B. 
Dig Safely New York or any successors of that service shall be contacted in advance of any work to locate any subsurface utilities or structures in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
A. 
Necessary measures shall be taken to mitigate any adverse impacts from construction activities, such as noise, dust, soil erosion, etc.
B. 
The work area shall be left in a safe, erosion-resistant condition, free from dust, mud and debris, at the end of each workday in areas where the public or adjacent property owners may be impacted.
The work area shall be returned to its original condition or better, including cleanup and disposal of debris, pavement restoration and revegetation of disturbed areas.
Soil and erosion control measures shall be planned and implemented consistent with the approved SWPPP, NYS DEC State Standards and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Control and as directed by the Town Planning Board Engineer.
A. 
Permits and licenses shall be submitted prior to any blasting.
B. 
A pre-blast survey of all structures likely to be affected and minimally within a radius of 1,500 feet of the blast site shall be conducted regardless of jurisdictional boundaries (360-degree survey). Blasting shall also be in compliance with Rensselaer County local laws regulating blasting, as may be amended.
C. 
All work is to be done in a safe manner and in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. A pre-blast/rock excavation meeting shall be held with the Town, Town Planning Board Engineer, and the Town Code Enforcement Officer.
D. 
Seismic monitoring shall be provided with all operations.
E. 
The maximum allowable particle velocity measured at any adjacent structure shall not exceed five feet per second. Mats and time delay explosives shall be required.
F. 
Notification of blasting activity and a timetable to neighboring dwelling units/offices/stores within five-tenths mile of the blast area will be required.
A. 
Existing pavement and walks shall be saw-cut prior to excavation.
B. 
A trench shall not be excavated more than 200 feet in advance of installation of utilities.
C. 
Sheeting and bracing shall be provided as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 1926.652 - Requirements for protective systems, as amended, and for safe conditions. Excavations shall provide sufficient room to perform work as required.
D. 
Dewatering shall be done as required to allow work to be performed under dry conditions and shall not result in water quality violations as defined by Town Code § 219-173, Water quality standards.
E. 
Any unusual conditions encountered shall be reported to the Town Planning Board Engineer and the engineer of record.
F. 
Trench bottoms shall be excavated to the required line and grade for pipe and pipe bedding, where required.
G. 
Safety fences, cones, engineered barricades, etc., shall be provided as necessary to protect public safety in the event that the trench will be left open.
H. 
Bedding. First-class bedding shall be washed sand, pea or crushed stone with a maximum particle size of half of one inch.
I. 
Pipe laying. Pipe shall be kept clean and free of debris. Pipe laying shall be started at the low end with spigot ends pointing in the direction of flow. Pipe shall be laid to line and grade. Joints shall be assembled as specified elsewhere. The pipe and conduit shall be supported during bedding and compaction operations.
J. 
Bedding, backfill and compaction.
(1) 
Lower bedding. Place pipe on a minimum of six inches of bedding and shape to conform to the outside of the pipe. The Town may require the addition of a geotextile separation fabric to be placed on the subgrade prior to placement of the lower bedding material. The extent of which may be as determined by the Town at the time of installation of the pipe bedding.
(2) 
Upper bedding/haunch zone. Place bedding in six-inch lifts continuing to the pipe spring line.
(3) 
Initial backfill. To complete the pipe embedment, place NYS DOT Type 4 (Item No. 304.14) evenly on both sides of the pipe in six-inch lifts continuing to a minimum of six inches over the crown of the pipe. Do not use mechanical compaction directly on the pipe.
(4) 
Final backfill. Place backfill from the top of the initial backfill elevation to the surface in maximum six-inch lifts to achieve the required depth of cover.
(a) 
Final backfill material shall be as approved by the Town and shall be properly graded to prevent soils migration between differing bedding and backfill materials.
(b) 
Backfill materials shall be stockpiled on site and tested with results provided to the Town for approval or rejection.
(5) 
Compaction of bedding and backfill shall be to 100% of the standard proctor maximum density at optimal moisture content.
(6) 
Upon Town approval or as required by the Town, a flowable fill capable of being excavated in the future may be used, provided the pipe is sufficiently weighted and anchored against flotation.
K. 
No more than 200 feet of trench shall be kept open at any time, and all trenches shall be backfilled at the end of each working day.
L. 
Warning tape shall be placed 12 inches above all pipe. Warning tape with a stainless-steel trace wire shall be used over nonmetallic pipe. The trace wire shall be terminated in accessible underground structures.
M. 
Tunnels, jacking and boring. A plan shall be submitted for approval by the Planning Board Engineer, and work shall be performed according to the approved plan.