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Project No. 9929.G Geotechnical Investigation/Vineyard Avenue, Pleasanton 8 August 2003 <br />THE GRADING SPECIFICATIONS <br />on <br />PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION <br />1630 Vineyard Avenue <br />Pleasanton, California <br />1. General Description <br />1.1 These specifications have been prepared for the grading and site development of the <br />subject project. TERRASEARCH, inc., hereinafter described as the Soil Engineer, should be <br />consulted prior to any site work connected with site development to ensure compliance with <br />these specifications. <br />1.2 The Soil Engineer should be notified at least two working days prior to any site clearing <br />or grading operations on the property in order to observe the stripping of organically <br />contaminated material and to coordinate the work with the grading contractor in the field. <br />1.3 This item shall consist of all clearing or grubbing, preparation of land to be filled, filling <br />of the land, spreading, compaction and control of fill, and all subsidiary work necessary to <br />complete the grading of the filled areas to conform with the lines, grades, and slopes as shown on <br />the accepted plans. The Soil Engineer is not responsible for determining line, grade elevations, <br />or slope gradients. The property owner, or his representative, shall designate the person or <br />organizations who will be responsible for these items of work. <br />1.4 The contents of these specifications shall be integrated with the soil report of which they <br />are a part, therefore, they shall not be used as aself-contained document. <br />2. Tests <br />The standard test used to define maximum densities of all compaction work shall be the ASTM <br />D1557-91 Laboratory Test Procedure. All densities shall be expressed as a relative compaction <br />in terms of the maximum dry density obtained in the laboratory by the foregoing standard <br />procedure. <br />3. Demolition, Clearing, Grubbing, and Preparing Areas To Be Filled <br />3.1 All vegetable matter, trees, root systems, shrubs, debris, and organic topsoil shall be <br />removed from all structural areas and areas to receive fill. <br />TERRASEARCH, inc. Page 49 of 53 <br />