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SECTION 213 - IRRIGATION SYSTEM <br />PART 1- GENERAL <br />1. DESCRIPTION OF WORK <br />A. Work me u e : ie Section is part of the entire eat of contract documents <br />and shall be coordinated with the applicable provisione of the other parts. <br />B. The extent of landecape irrigation system is shown on the drawings. Completion of <br />this work ehall mean full and exact compliance and conformity with the provisions <br />expreeeed or implied in the drawings, echedulee and epecificatione. Irrigation <br />installer it not relieved of hie responsibility to provide proper irrigation coverage by <br />providing full and exact compliance with the drawinge and epecificatione. If field <br />conditions or other unforeeeen factore warrant that design modifications are <br />neceeeary, irrigation installer shall notify Landscape Architect immediately. <br />C. The work under this section includes furnishing and installing materials to conetruct <br />an automatic irrigation eyetem and maintaining that eyetem until final completion <br />and acceptance, but not fare than 30 days from date of installation, and any other <br />work as called for on the plane and in these epecificatione. <br />2. RELATED WORK <br />A. Electrical service to pump and controller shall be provided by othere under separate <br />contract with Owner, in compliance with N.E.C. requirements. <br />13. Site work (rough grading). <br />C. Landscaping (see landecape epecificatione). <br />3. QUALITY A55URANCE <br />A. Landscape irrigation eyetem installation shall only be performed by a firm that ie <br />regularly engaged full time in the installation of underground landecape irrigation <br />eyeteme. (Crewe shall be controlled and directed by a foreman who ie thoroughly <br />familiar with the type of materials being installed and the manufacturer's <br />recommended methods of installation, and ie well vereed in reading blueprints.) <br />B. Design modifications may be made only ae neceeeary to meet field conditions and <br />only ae acceptable to Landecape Architect. Piping shown on plane is <br />diagrammatically routed for clarity - route to avoid conflict with specimen plants <br />and adjuet ae neceeeary to accommodate landscape construction. <br />C. Contractor shall be responsible for verification at the rite of all conditions and <br />dimensions shown on the plans prior to commencement of work. <br />D. CODES AND STANDARDS: Work shall comply with the American Society for <br />Testing and Materiale (ASTM) and National Electrical Code. <br />E. REQUIREMENTS OF REGULATORY AGENCIES: Work shall comply with <br />coder, ordinances, and regulations of all governing authorities <br />F. WATER TESTING: Contractor shall tart the salt content (chlorides and t.d.e) of <br />the irrigation well. <br />4. PRODUCT HANDLING: The Contractor shall protect all materials and work against <br />injury from any cauee and shall provide and maintain all neceeeary eafeguarde for the <br />protection of the public. He shall be liable for any damage or injury to person or <br />property which may occur ae a result of hie negligence in the prosecution of the work. <br />5. JOB CONDITIONS <br />A. EXISTING CONDITIONS <br />1. Inspection: Contractor must examine the areas and conditione under which <br />landscape irrigation ryrtem is to be inetalled and notify the Landecape Architect <br />in writing of conditione detrimental to the proper and timely completion of the <br />work. Do not proceed with the work until uneatiefactory conditione have been <br />corrected. Contractor shall fully acquaint himeelf with related planting, <br />electrical, paving, rite and utilities work to preclude any mirunderetanding and to <br />facilitate a trouble -free installation at the site. <br />2. Should any objectionable materials such as old concrete, bricke or other debris <br />be encountered during the installation operation, they shall be removed from the <br />rite by the Contractor. <br />B. SCHEDULING <br />1. Crorringe under paved areae as indicated, shall be installed by the Contractor. <br />Croeeingr shall be inetalled prior to compaction of eubgrade. <br />2. Irrigation installation shall not begin until rough grades have been established. <br />3. Contractor shall be responsible for coordinating hie work with all other partiee <br />involved with the job, and shall coordinate the supply of electrical power to the <br />timing device (controller). <br />4. Upon substantial completion of work, the Contractor shall request a <br />walk- through by the Landecape Architect to formulate a "punch liet ". <br />Contractor shall complete "punch liet" iteme ar quickly ae poeeible, and <br />request another walk- through to verify completion. Upon rucceerful <br />completion of the "punch lint" items, the work will be accepted by the Owner. <br />C. The contractor ie responsible for hie own bathroom and drinking facilities. <br />6 UTILITIES <br />A. Prior to excavation, verify in the field the location and depth of all new and existing <br />utilitiee and take proper precautione not to damage or disturb ouch utilities. <br />B. Repair to original condition, new and existing utilitiee and other work damaged by <br />Contractor's construction. <br />C. In the care of damages to the irrigation eyetem caueed by others, the tort of <br />repairing the work shall be paid by the party causing raid damage. <br />7. SUBMITTALS <br />A. After completion of piping installation, Contractor shall furnish the Owner's <br />representative a reproducible "as built" drawing ehowing all sprinkler heady, <br />valves, and pipelines to reasonable scale, and provide a minimum of two <br />dimensions taken from fixed obvious objects to each automatic control valve, and <br />quick coupling valve. The Contractor shall also furnish a drawing showing a <br />graphic representation of sprinkler zones. <br />D. Instruction sheets and party liete covering all operating equipment shall be bound <br />into a folder and furnished to the Owner's representative or Landecape Architect in <br />two (2) copiee. The Owner reeervee the right to withhold 10% of the contract <br />amount until the "ar, built" drawinge and instructions and party lists foldere are <br />received. <br />8. GUARANTEE <br />A. Guarantee workmanehip for a period of one year after date of final acceptance. In <br />addition, see to the fulfillment of all manufacturer's warranties. <br />E5, The Contractor shall provide the Owner with a written guarantee stating everything <br />to be covered and any special conditions involved. <br />PART 2 - PRODUCTS <br />MATERIALS: Materials and equipment shall be new and shall operate at the <br />manufacturer's publiehed capacities. <br />1. PIPE: Comply with the following unlese otherwise indicated: All PVC pipe ahall be <br />160 PSI, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC 1120) A5TM- 02241, Type 1, NSF approved. <br />2. CR055ING5: Comply with the following: All crossings under paved areas for water <br />and conduit liner shall be Schedule 40 PVC, A5TM- 01785. <br />3. PIPE FITTINGS: Comply with the following: For PVC plastic pipe, A5TM -02465 <br />socket fittings with A9TM -A2564 solvent cement. <br />4. SPRINKLER HEADS: Sprinkler heade shall be of the type shown on the drawings. <br />Filter rcreenr shall be included with all spray heads. <br />5. RISERS AND SWING JOINTS: <br />A. Rieere and owing joints shall be ae detailed on the drawinge. <br />13. Risen for shrub heady rhall be Schedule 80 PVC pipe <br />C. PVC Flex connectione: Shall be Rain Bird 5PX -100 tubing with Rain 3ird 53 series <br />Spiral Barb Elbows. 22" minimum length of tubing shall be utilized for each <br />connection. <br />6. REMOTE CONTROL VALVES: Valves shall be ae specified on the clrawingr, l � <br />Teflon tape only on threaded connectione. <br />7. VALVE BOXES: lrolation valve boxer shall be NOS 3123C; zone valve boxes rhaii be <br />N05 31413C. Install flush with finish grade as indicated on drawing. <br />8. CONTROL WIRING: All wiring to automatic circuit valver shall be OF -14 direct burial <br />wire of a different color than the black and white wirer, used on the 115 volt A.C. power. <br />Wiring from the controller to the valvee shall be inetalled in came trench ar the <br />mainline where poerible. All eplicee shall be made with Rain Dird Splice -1 connectors, <br />or approved equal. All wire shall be furnished in minimum 2,500' reele and Spliced only <br />at valve or tee locations. <br />9. CONTROLLER: Controller shall be ar specified on the drawinge and in3talled per <br />manufaturee recommendations. <br />PART 3 - EXECUTION <br />1. GENERAL: The Contractor shall be responsible for full and complete coverage of all <br />irrigated areae and shall make any neceeeary adjuetmente, at no additional tort to the <br />Owner. <br />2. INSTALLATION <br />A. EXCAVATING AND TRENCHING: <br />1. Perform all excavatione ae required for the installation of the work included <br />under thie section, including shoring of earth banke to prevent cave -ine. <br />Restore all surfacer, existing underground inrtallationr, etc., damaged or cut as <br />a result of the excavatione to their original conditione. <br />2. Trenches shall be made wide enough to allow a minimum of 2 hither, between <br />parallel pipe liner. The minimum vertical clearance between liner crossing at <br />anglee greater than 45 degrees is 1 inch, Trencher for pipe lines Shall be made <br />of sufficient depth to provide the minimum cover from finish grade aS follows: <br />a. 16 in. minimum cover over main liner. <br />b. 16 in. minimum cover over control wires <br />3. Where possible, inetall pipe adjacent to turbo or paving to minirnize interference <br />with plants and their roots. Coordinate with landecape installer regarding <br />proposed plant material locations. <br />4. Keep trencher free of obstruction and debris that could tend to damage pipe and <br />control wirer. Remove excess roil from the rite and leave grade ae, it was prior <br />to sprinkler eyetem installation. Piping shall be routed around shrubs, trees and <br />other permanent obrtacler. <br />B. PIPE LINE ASSEMBLY <br />1. Install plastic pipe ae recommended by the manufacturer and provide for <br />expansion and contraction. Cut plastic pipe equare. Remove burrs at cut ends <br />prior to installation ro that a smooth unobstructed flow will be obtained. <br />2. inetall remote control valvee at locations no closer than 12 inches to walk edger, <br />buildings, and wally. Plastic pipe and fittings shall be solvent welded u9ing <br />solvents and methods ae recommended by manufacturer of the pipe, except <br />where screwed connectione are required. Pipe and fittings shall be thoroughly <br />cleaned of dirt, duet and moisture before applying Solvent with a nonrynthetic <br />brietle brush. Care should be taken not to use an excess amount of solvent, <br />thereby causing a burr or obstruction to form on the inside of the pipe. Allow <br />the joints to eat at leavt 24 houre before applying preeeure on PVC pipe, Do not <br />use PVC cement which her begun to gel. Do not attempt to make pipe <br />connectione during inclement weather conditions. <br />C. SPRINKLER HEADS: Large gear- driven rotary type shall be inetalled so that the top <br />ie slightly above finish grade. If finish grade har not been established, set the top <br />four inches above grade and lower when finish grade hae been achieved. 5prinklere, <br />on rirere shall be set at elevatione ro that there is no interruption of the stream <br />from the sprinkler nozzle caueed by plant material during the first growing eeaeon (1 <br />year from date of installation). Heade along curbe and walke shall be eat flush to <br />within 1/8 inch and two to four inches away from curb or walk, except where care may <br />overhang curb. Where care may overhang curbs, heads shall be eat eighteen inches <br />away from back of curb. Adjust heade having an adjustment stem, for the proper <br />radius and throw for the area involved. <br />D. CONTROL WIRES: Shall be inetalled in a neat and orderly fashion underneath the <br />main and lateral piper, if possible. Ten -inch loops shall be provided at each valve <br />where control wirer, are connected. All wiree pawing under existing or future <br />paving, construction, etc., shall be encased in plastic pipe as specified, extending at <br />least twelve inches beyond edger of paving or construction. <br />E. TESTING: All main lines shall be hydrostatically tested in the presence of the Owner's <br />representative at a preseure of 100 psi for a period of time not less than four (4) <br />house, should any leaks be found, they shall be repaired. The line shall then be <br />retested until ratiefactory. All lateral lines downstream from the remote control <br />valves shall be visually inspected for leake, should any be found, they shall be repaired. <br />The line shall then be retested until satisfactory. <br />F. 3ACKFILL AND COMPACTING: After eyetem is approved or sections thereof, <br />backfill excavations and trenches with clean soil, free of rubbish, l3ackfill for all <br />trelichea, regardieoe of the type of pipe covered shall be compacted to a minimum <br />C0 of its n.7axlmum density (AA5HTO T -180). Dre55 off all areae to finish <br />g rad er. <br />G. FINAL AP JUSTMENT: 3alance and adjuet the irrigation eystem components for <br />t,Tfirient, proper operation. This includes controller synchronization ae well ae <br />indlvidual oettings of control atatione. <br />3. iNSTRUC T IONS <br />A,. LA3EL5 <br />1, Number each zone valve box on underside of valve box cover with a black <br />waterproof marker for reference. Numbere shall match the zone numbere on <br />2. Number each zone valve control wire at the controller with a waterproof marker <br />and tags. Numbere shall match the zone nurnbere on the drawings <br />3. MAINTENANCE <br />1, Maintain the irrigation 5yatem until final acceptance of the work. Maintenance <br />=hall include work, materials and replacements neceeeary to insure a complete <br />properly operating eyetem, <br />2. It will be the Owner'e responsibility to maintain the eyetem in working order <br />during the guarantee period, performing neceeeary minor maintenance, keeping <br />grace from obstructing the sprinkler heade and preventing vandalism and <br />damage during the landecape maintenance operation. <br />4. CLEANING: The Contractor Shall at all timer, keep the premises (grounde and <br />pavements) free from accumulations of waste material or rubbish caueed by hie <br />employees or work. <br />NOTE: SUCTION PIPES AND FITTINGS SHALL DE HOPE HEAT FUSED. CHECK VALVE 3" AND <br />LARGER SHALL BE SWING TYPE, 2" AND SMALLER SHALL 13E POPPET STYLE. ALL <br />EXPOSED SUCTION & DISCHARGE PIPE ADJACENT TO THE PUMP SYSTEM SHALL <br />DE GALVANIZED STEEL. BUTTERFLY OR BALLVALVE PROVIDED AT EACH PUMP. <br />H <br />18 <br />02- <br />19 <br />Ca <br />21 <br />1O <br />0 <br />SAFETY FEATURES: <br />-LOSS OF PRIME <br />- OVERHEAT <br />- SERVICE REQUIRED <br />- TRANSIENT SURGE <br />-HIGH FLOW <br />PLAN VIEW <br />NOT TO SCALE <br />PUMP PERFORMANCE <br />100 GPM @ 190 TDH <br />HOOVER MODEL: F;CF -I005- 230 /3- A,E- 28,H,L,M,R2,5,Z <br />Porr,pano Heath, Florida, Tel 954 -971 -7350 <br />EDGE OF WATER <br />O O 13 23 <br />14 <br />_�'_= __ =_ ____ = =-ter= <br />12 <br />17 <br />- " 'i - . F � 111141ilqffil,1111" I I11; All <br />1 IRRIGATION MAIN <br />2 CONTROL PANEL UL LISTED A55EM13LY <br />MAINTAIN 42" CLEARANCE <br />3 CONTROL VALVE <br />4 CHECK VALVE <br />5 SELF - CLEANING FLUSH LINE <br />6 FILTER SYSTEM CONTROLLER <br />7 PUMP # 1 10 HP (TEFC motor when >5.5HP) <br />8 4'X4' FIBERGLASS REINFORCED ENCLOSURE <br />WITH FOREST GREEN GELCOAT FINISH <br />9 10'X 10' REINF. CONCRETE PAD, NO OPENINGS <br />(6" THICK, LEVEL, PROVIDED 13Y OTHERS) <br />10 MAIN DISCHARGE VALVE <br />11 N/A <br />12 MAGNETIC FLOW METER <br />13 SELF - CLEANING INTAKE WITH 316 5TAINLE55 STEEL <br />SCREEN A55EM13LY <br />14 GALV. 5TEEL DISCHARGE HEADER <br />15 SELF CLEANING FLUSH LINE <br />16 IRRIGATION CONTROLLER RAIN BIRD E5P -LX <br />MODULAR 28 STATIONS <br />17 RAIN SENSOR MOUNTED ON 8' POLE <br />18 LOCKABLE HANDLE <br />19 4'X 8' GALV. STEEL SKID <br />20 FILTER BATTERY 120 MESH <br />21 BACKWASH VALVE <br />22 2" BACKWA5H LINE WITH HYDROMETER <br />NORMALLY CLOSED <br />23 HOPE PLATFORM FLOATA13LE SUPPORT <br />FILE PN #10386.DWG 11/08 <br />CENTRIFUGAL PUMP SYSTEM DETAIL <br />FI5afLCyLA55 ENCL05ED 91NGLE LAKE SUCTION CONTACT MANUFACTURER FOR UPDATED SHOW DRAWING <br />CLOCK START, DISCHARGE FILTER, SELF- CLEANING - NO LAKE INTAKE (SYSTEM USES WELL) <br />fil7AKC 5ClZEEN, HOOVER FLOWGUARD TM <br />Scale: NOTED <br />Date: 7/12/2010 <br />Date Plotted: 11 /10 /10 <br />® o <br />n t t <br />bA <br />O <br />W <br />U <br />V <br />Q <br />0 <br />U <br />�v <br />�v <br />Phis Drawing and the Designs R�presemted <br />Herein are the Exclusive Property of Brad Smith <br />Associates, Inc„ and May Not Be Reproduced, <br />L'sed, or DissLmmated without Written Permission. <br />'2` 2010 Brad Smith Associatcs, Inc. <br />Registration: <br />f L Reg. LA Corp. 00000305 <br />Sheet Number <br />1-6 <br />15 of 16 <br />Project #:108- 578 -34 <br />