furnished without painted finish.] Provide on the point of [each pile]
[each bearing pile] [each fender, cluster, and dolphin pile] [_____].
][2.1.6
Wire Rope and Fitting
[FS RR-W-410, Type III, Class 2, zinc coated] [FS RR-W-410, Type I, Class
2]. [Provide 10 mm 0.38 inch diameter zinc-coated steel staples not less
than 127 mm 5 inches in length.] [Provide clips or clamps of zinc-coated
steel.]
][2.1.7
Pile Caps
Provide [567 g20 ounce copper sheet] [1.0 mm0.040 inch aluminum alloy
sheet, Alclad 3003, 3004, or 3005 in accordance with ASTM B 209M ASTM B 209
].
]2.2
TESTS, INSPECTIONS, AND VERIFICATIONS
2.2.1
Inspection of Piles
The Contractor shall provide the necessary facilities for the proper
inspection of each pile. Piles to be preservative treated will be
inspected prior to treatment. Piles will be inspected at the shipping
point or at the work site if so decided. Pile inspection at the shipping
point will not be performed for less than 100 piles in one locality. Piles
with specified variations in characteristics shall be placed in separate
lots for inspection. Piles shall be so marked or segregated into marked
lots that there will be no possibility of error in assignment after they
have been inspected. Piles damaged after inspection may be subsequently
rejected if damage is deemed sufficient for rejection. All rejected piles
shall be removed as directed.
2.2.2
Inspection of the Preservative Treatment Process
Inspection of the preservative treatment process will be in accordance with
AWPA M2. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer where
preservative treatment will be done not less than 15 days prior to the
start of the treatment and shall provide the necessary facilities for the
proper inspection of the treatment process. Allow the Contracting Officer
unlimited access to the plant and inspection privileges for each facet of
the treating process.
2.2.3
Sampling and Testing
Sampling and testing shall be performed by an approved testing organization
adequately equipped to perform such services.
2.2.3.1
Sampling
Representative samples of preservatives for testing shall be obtained from
storage containers using the methods described in AWPA A4. The recovery of
creosote and creosote solution and oil-borne preservatives from piles for
testing shall be in accordance with the methods described in AWPA A8 and
AWPA A6, respectively. The analysis of wood treated with waterborne
preservatives shall be done in accordance with AWPA A9.
2.2.3.2
Testing
Creosote and creosote solutions, waterborne preservatives, and oil-borne
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