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Item of Payment Payment shall be made under: Bid Item No. 160-4 - Type B Stabilization LBR40 (12") - Per Square Yard SECTION - 283 - RECLAIMED ASPHALT BASE COURSE — FULL DEPTH RECLAMATION DESCRIPTION - This work is the in-place construction of a Reclaimed Asphalt Base Course, using either reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) material and/or reclaimed aggregate material (RAM), and existing road base material combined with virgin aggregates and/or bituminous material. It is the intent of this contract to recycle 100% of the existing asphalt pavement and part or all of the existing base course to ensure that the completed reclaimed base course will be of a consistent material and thickness throughout. This will include, but is not limited to, all existing asphalt pavement adjacent to all concrete curbing, storm sewer inlets, manholes, sanitary sewer manholes, and all utility valve boxes. This item will include, but not be limited to moving the base material to the boxed out sections for the proposed paved shoulder, imported select material required to meet the proposed sections on the plans, grading, compaction, prime and tack coat, sawcut and removal of existing materials for driveways and side streets. CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS - Bidders shall have a minimum of three years of experience in the construction of reclaimed asphalt base course. Bidders shall provide a list of five successfully completed full depth reclamation projects within the State of Florida along with contact information for the Owners of those projects, and the completion date for each project. Bidders shall also provide a list of the major equipment that will be used on this project. SUBMITTALS — Submit Mix Designs for Reclaimed Asphalt Base Course and detailed Traffic Control Plan to the County for approval prior to the start of construction. Submittals must be transmitted to the County a minimum of 3 working days prior to the start of construction. BASE COURSE DESIGN - The Contractor shall review the core data provided for the existing roadway and shall perform testing and/or coring prior to submitting a Bid to verify that the Cold Recycled Bituminous Base Course Mix Design or the Reclaimed Asphalt Base Course Mix Design, as applicable, has a minimum Structural Number (SN) of 1.8 for the total thickness of the finished/completed base course. The Contractor shall be responsible for preparing Mix Designs for the Cold Recycled Bituminous Base Course Mix Design or the Reclaimed Asphalt Base Course Mix Design, as applicable, prior to the start of construction. The Contractor will also be required to test the completed base course and provide test results that verify that the completed base course meets the specified Structural Number. In the event that the completed reclaimed asphalt base does not meet the minimum Structural Number specified, the County may require corrective work on the base course or the placement of additional asphalt surface course. All Mix Design testing/preparation and testing for verification of the Structural Number shall be performed by an independent testing laboratory and all costs 01025-26 Technical Specifications F:\Public Works\ENGINEERING DIVISION PROJECTS\1137-Old Dixie Hwy Resurfacing IRF North Relief Canal to 71st St\Admim\bid documents\Contract Documents\Technical Specifications REVISED.doc