Common use of BACKFILLING AND COMPACTING BACKFILL Clause in Contracts

BACKFILLING AND COMPACTING BACKFILL. All trenches, holes and pits, where specified, shall be filled with sound earth or with sand- gravel if so provided, placed in successive layers not more than six (6) inches in depth, loose measure, and each layer shall be thoroughly compacted by tamping and all backfill subject to check by the Controlled Density Method (minimum 95%). Grass shall be restored with sod and topsoil in accordance with the City of Xxxx Standard Specifications for Turf Restoration. Sand-gravel backfill material shall consist of approved bank-run sand or gravel or a mixture of approved and or stone screenings in the mixture. All of the material shall be of such size that it will pass through a screen having two and one-half (2 ½) inch square openings, unless otherwise authorized. Any excavation within the right-of-way, outside the traveled portion of the road, must be maintained until all settlement has occurred and must be re-shaped and temporarily seeded for soil erosion control. Grass areas shall be restored in accordance with the City of Xxxx Standard Specifications for Turf Restoration. All excavation within the traveled portion of the road must be backfilled with sand and compacted. Special requirements are to be determined by the surface type.

BACKFILLING AND COMPACTING BACKFILL. All trenches, holes and pits, where specified, shall be filled with sound earth or with sand- gravel if so provided, placed in successive layers not more than six (6) inches in depth, loose measure, and each layer shall be thoroughly compacted by tamping and all backfill subject to check by the Controlled Density Method (minimum 95%). Grass shall be restored with sod and topsoil in accordance with the City of Xxxx Troy Standard Specifications for Turf Restoration. Sand-gravel backfill material shall consist of approved bank-run sand or gravel or a mixture of approved and or stone screenings in the mixture. All of the material shall be of such size that it will pass through a screen having two and one-half (2 ½) inch square openings, unless otherwise authorized. Any excavation within the right-of-way, outside the traveled portion of the road, must be maintained until all settlement has occurred and must be re-shaped and temporarily seeded for soil erosion control. Grass areas shall be restored in accordance with the City of Xxxx Troy Standard Specifications for Turf Restoration. All excavation within the traveled portion of the road must be backfilled with sand and compacted. Special requirements are to be determined by the surface type.