01070.40 1007 Section 01070 - Mailbox Supports
Description
01070.00Scope - This Work consists of removing and maintaining mailboxes and supports at
temporary locations during construction, and installing mailboxes and newspaper boxes affected by construction on new supports at permanent locations as shown or directed.
Materials
01070.10Reinforcement - Furnish reinforcement for concrete collars meeting the requirements of
01070.11Concrete - Furnish concrete for concrete collars meeting the requirements of Section
00440.
01070.12Tube Support Frame - Furnis h tube support frames meeting either of the following
requirements:
• Requirements of ASTM A500, Grade B, and galvanized according to AASHTO M 111 (ASTM A123). • Tensile requirements of ASTM A53, Grade B, and galvanized with a minimum 0.9 ounce per square foot coating, as tested according to ASTM A90, on the exterior surface followed by a chromate conversion coating and a cross link polyurethane acrylic coating. A zinc base corrosive resistant interior coating shall also be applied.
01070.13Mounting Brackets and Hardware - Furnish mailbox mounting brackets, angles, adapter
plates, and hardware as shown and galvanize according to AASHTO M 232 ( ASTM A153). Furnish mounting brackets for newspaper boxes as shown on the Standard Drawings .
01070.14Post Mounting Socket - Furnish post anchors from the QPL
Construction
01070.40General - Protect and maintain mailboxes and supports at locations accessible to the
delivery agent and as convenient as possible for the public being served. This may require removing and relocating the mailboxes and supports more than once to maintain service. When roadway construction is completed, install the mailboxes and newspaper boxes on new supports in the ir permanent locations as shown or directed.
Repair damaged galvanized surfaces, such as the cut end of the tube support frame or drilled holes, according to 02420.10(d), except add 1 1/2 ounces of leafing aluminum powder to each quart of high zinc dust content paint.
Install mounting brackets of the proper size to fit each existing mailbox. If multiple supports are furnished for fewer than five mailboxes, install on the support Size 1 mounting brackets for the empty spaces.
If property owners want to keep the original mailbox support, place the support on the owner's property adjacent to the Work . Otherwise, dispose of the original mailbox support according to 00290.20.
01070.80 1008 Measurement
01070.80Measurement - The quantities of mailbox supports and concrete collars will be measured
on the unit basis of each kind of mailbox support and the number of concrete collars, regardless of size, installed in permanent locations.
Payment
01070.90Payment - The accepted quantities of mailbox supports and collars will be paid for at the
Contract unit price, per unit of measurement, for the following items:
Pay Item Unit of Measurement
Payment will be payment in full for furnishing and placing all Materials, and for furnishing all Equipment , labor, and Incidentals necessary to complete the Work as specified. No separate or additional payment will be made for:
• removing existing mailbox supports • providing temporary installations • installing new supports in permanent locations • installing owner -furnished mailboxes and newspaper boxes