Lac Philippe – Water Distribution System

GENERAL CONTEXT

.1 The General Contractor, or their authorized waterworks subcontractor, is to supply, install, test and start-up watermain and appurtenances, as shown on drawings, including but is not limited to the following:

• 50 mm diameter PVC and HDPE piping in shallow trench (about 0.4 to 0.6 m deep), within grassed area and within wooden area;

• Isolation valves on watermain with concrete box, steel cover, granular material base and geotextile;

• 19 mm diameter service taps, with wooden post, concrete ring, granular material base and geotextile;

• 38 and 50 mm diameter service connections to existing buildings

• 19 mm drain valve (double valve assembly) with concrete box, steel cover, granular material base and geotextile;

.2 Works include removal of existing watermain and appurtenances, disposal of material off site as well as trench backfilling and surface reinstatement.

.3 At the end of the works, the General Contractor shall reinstate, at their own cost, the access road to the site to their original or better condition, by supplying, placing and compacting granular material plus a geotextile membrane where required. The General Contractor shall minimize damages to trees along the access road and within the wooden area. The General Contractor shall also reinstate, at their own cost, the paved road within the limits of Gatineau Park (Lac Philippe Campground site) to their original or better conditions; in the case that the paved road is damaged by the Contractor’s works and/or machinery.