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City of Fernley Department of Public Works DESIGN STANDARDS 2.0 - IMPROVEMENT PLANS 2.1. PLANS BY ENGINEER All plans, specifications, calculations, reports, easements, and rights-of-way submitted to Public Works shall be prepared, stamped, and signed by the Engineer-of-Record in accordance with NRS 625. All submittals must be wet stamped by a Civil Engineer registered in the State of Nevada. Any improvement plans submitted to Public Works that is not stamped by a Civil Engineer registered in the State of Nevada will be cause for rejection and re-submittal. 2.2. IMPROVEMENT PLAN SUBMITTAL The initial submittal of improvement plans to Public Works shall consist of the following: • Five sets of blue line or black line (OCE) plans, complete and in accordance with these Design Standards, along with any required specifications, computations, test data, reports, studies, analysis and other material requested by Public Works. Site Plans and Utility Plans shall be prepared in accordance with current Drafting Standards and shall be on the Public Works GIS Database or they will be rejected. The GIS Database information can be obtained digitally from Public Works. A GIS Request Form is available at Public Works and this form must be provided with the request. The digital information will be provided within three days of receipt of the request. • The name, address and telephone number of the Owner and the Engineer-of-Record to be contacted concerning the plans. Public Works will review the plans within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt. If alterations or revisions are required to the plans as submitted, Public Works will return one red-lined improvement plan set with the corrections marked or indicated. If the improvement plans submitted are not prepared in accordance with these Review Guidelines or in keeping with the standards of the profession, Public Works may return them unmarked and unapproved. Public Works will not, under any circumstances, provide design by review. It is the Engineer-of-Record's responsibility to ensure proper engineering principles are incorporated in each design. 2.3. IMPROVEMENT PLAN RESUBMITTAL Plans being resubmitted shall consist of a minimum of five complete sets of plans and the returned redlined markup. Additional sets may be required by Public Works. Plans being resubmitted that contain revisions or alterations other than those required by Public Works shall be identified as to the revisions made, and will be treated as an initial submittal. 2.4. APPROVED PLANS Once the Public Works Director and the City Engineer approve the plans, the signed set of approved plans will then be returned by Public Works to the Engineer-of-Record with the latest Public Works Standard Detail Sheets included in Appendix A of this document (See Section 2.12). All other pertinent review/approval agencies must provide authorization (signatures) prior to submitting to Public Works for approval. Once all signatures are obtained (including the City of Fernley Department of Community Development, City of Fernley Building Division, North Lyon County Fire Protection District and Truckee Carson Irrigation District (TCID) if applicable), one set of approved plans will be retained by Public Works. Improvement Plans shall be approved by Public Works before the Final Subdivision Map or Final Parcel Map is approved and before construction begins. All construction shall be in accordance with the approved plans. During construction, approved plans having an original wet signature must be onsite. Any required revisions to the approved plans shall be submitted by the Engineer-of-Record and approved by Public Works prior to construction. IP-1 May 2008 ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Fernley Department of Public Works DESIGN STANDARDS 2.5. PROJECT INSPECTION The developer is responsible for securing a qualified inspector and to provide Public Works with inspector contact information in writing. The Inspector must appear on the Public Works List of Approved Inspectors. The list is included in Appendix A of this document. If an Inspector does not appear on the list, the Inspector must provide a resume or document qualifications with a list of references for Public Works approval. Public Works reserves the right to inspect the project at any time and to require replacement of the inspector used. Inspection guidelines are included in Appendix A of this document. The Public Works Inspector will provide periodic inspection of all public works facilities under construction. This representative of Public Works shall report to Public Works the status of progress of each project and shall have the authority to approve field changes and interrupt construction progress. This Inspector will not replace independent inspections. The Developer shall provide independent inspection for the duration of the project; however, the City Public Works Inspector shall provide inspections as necessary to assist Public Works in maintaining current status of all projects and assisting the independent inspectors. See Section 12 of this document for Inspection Guidelines. 2.6. BONDING REQUIREMENTS All development projects are required to be bonded prior to project commencement unless the Final Map is to be filed after completion and acceptance of the improvements. The bond shall require posting of a surety bond, cash or other improvement security with Public Works to guarantee the satisfactory completion of any improvements to Public Works System. The surety bond shall be equivalent to 110% of the estimated construction costs including a 10% contingency as identified in the Bond Fee Estimate Form provided by the Engineer-of-Record. All bonds or sureties must comply with Chapter 48 of the City of Fernley Development Code (Adopted December 3, 2003). 2.7. PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING A pre-construction meeting will be conducted by the developer prior to project commencement. A representative of Public Works, the Contractor, City Public Works Inspector, Testing firm and Engineer-of- Record/Independent Inspector is required to be present at the pre-construction meeting. The Engineer-of- Record must schedule the pre-construction meeting and shall provide at least 1-week prior notice to Public Works of the date and time of the meeting. Upon completion of the Pre-Construction Meeting, a Construction Permit will be issued by Public Works. 2.8. REVISIONS AFTER APPROVAL Should revisions to the approved plans become necessary, the Engineer-of-Record shall submit two sets of plans showing the proposed revisions. Once the plans are approved, Public Works will send a letter of approval. Major project changes or revisions require approval by Public Works prior to incorporating the change in the field. Any major revisions to the project that are not approved by Public Works prior to implementation shall result in removal of the work associated with the change and replacement. All removal and replacement work required shall be at the developer’s expense. 2.9. CONFLICTS, ERRORS AND OMISSIONS Excepted from approval are any features of the plans that are contrary to, in conflict with, or do not conform to Nevada State Law, City Development Code or Resolution, Public Works Standards, conditions of approval, or generally accepted good engineering practice in keeping with the standards of the profession, even though such error, omissions or conflicts may have been overlooked in the Public Work’s review of the plans. IP-2 May 2008 ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Fernley Department of Public Works DESIGN STANDARDS 2.10. PARTIAL PLANS Where the improvement plans submitted cover only a portion of the ultimate development, the plans submitted shall be accompanied by the approved tentative plans for the entire project. Where no approved tentative plan exists, a conceptual project plan that adequately shows project improvements, topography, and other pertinent features shall be submitted. All phased boundaries shall be clearly identified on the plans. 2.11. PLAN SHEET REQUIREMENTS All improvement plans shall be on bound sheets measuring 24” x 36”. All water and sewer improvement plans require plan and profile for proposed and existing conditions unless waived by Public Works. Plan and profile sheets shall have a horizontal scale of 1” = 20’, 40’, or 50’; and a vertical scale of 1” = 5’ or 10’. Each sheet shall be drafted in a neat and legible manner. Every professional consideration shall be given to these plans. All improvement plans shall have a title sheet containing the following information: • Project name • Name, address and telephone of the Owner, Developer and Engineer-of-Record • Location Map • Legal Description • Parcel Numbers • List of quantities of all Public Works System improvements (an affidavit stating that the quantities are not to be used by the contractor for purchasing is acceptable). • Index of Sheets • Abbreviations • Legend of Symbols • Signature lines for Public Works, Community Development, City Engineer, North Lyon County Fire Prevention District, and Truckee-Carson Irrigation District approval and any other entity approvals. • General notes (a standard list of general notes as shown in the Details Section in Appendix The following comments apply to the balance of the plan set: • Each sheet within the set of drawings shall have a title block showing the sheet title, page number, date, scale and the Engineer’s name, signature and stamp. • The stationing on plan and profile sheets shall read from left to right. Plans shall be arranged with the North Arrow pointing towards the top or upper portion of the sheet, insofar as practical. Bench marks and datum shall be clearly identified on the plans as to location, description, and elevations. All benchmark datum and elevations shall be tied to City established monuments and clearly stated as such on the plans. Plans which are submitted to Public Works for review which are not tied to City established benchmarks will be returned for correction. Public Works will provide all GIS Database information in digital format at the Engineer-of-Record’s request. Standard blocks and layers are available from the City Engineer. Public Works will provide a GIS request form. All GIS digital information provided by Public Works will be provided upon request. • Show all water and sewer services and sizes to each proposed lot. Verify that the manhole stationing, elevations and pipe slopes match. Proper alignment, depths of bury, spacing clearances, separations and type of pipe are also required. Public Works will not act as the engineer’s quality control. • In addition to the plan and profile sheets, water and wastewater systems shall be shown in an overall layout plan on one sheet. All details not shown on Public Works Detail Sheets and required for construction of the project shall be shown on supplemental detail sheet(s). • All grading plans shall conform to the approved hydrology study and indicate as such on the plans. IP-3 May 2008 ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Fernley Department of Public Works DESIGN STANDARDS • Show all driveway locations on plan and profile sheets. • Show all Street Light locations. • Special facilities such as water tanks, pumping stations, and sewer lift stations shall be shown on separate sheets and clearly indicate all relevant elevations, existing utilities or structures, brand and model numbers. 2.12. PUBLIC WORKS DETAIL SHEETS Public Works maintains its own Detail Sheets that are required for every approved set of plans and any other work done within the City. A copy is included in Appendix A of this document. Notify Public Works of the quantity required at least 2 days before picking up the set(s). Standard Orange Book details for Lyon County will be used for issues not covered or resolved by the City Standard Detail Sheets. 2.13. RECORD DRAWINGS Upon completion of construction and prior to City of Fernley acceptance of the work, the Engineer-of- Record shall submit one blue-line or black-line hard copy and a digital Autocad compatible electronic copy of the Record drawings. In the event of hand drawn revisions to the hardcopy of the Record drawing, the original with its hand drawn revisions, must be scanned and that scan must be included with the submission of the digital AutoCad compatible electronic copy of the Record drawing. The AutoCad compatible digital submission shall be accurately located within the Nevada State Plane Coordinate System, NAD 83, West Zone in compliance with the City of Fernley base mapping and regional standards. Any Grid to Ground modifier applied to the digital file coordinates of the project must either be a part of the digital submission or clearly stated on accompanying paperwork. All modifications to the original design shall be clouded on the pertinent sheet and clearly marked and noted in the revision block of that plan sheet. Major revisions shall constitute reprinting of the revised plan. Minor revisions may be hand rendered, clouded, and recorded in the Revisions Block on the plans. Record Drawings must be submitted to Public Works prior to final acceptance walk of subdivision. Failure to provide these Record Drawings will delay subdivision acceptance. Record Drawings shall be based on surveying information as much as possible. Contractor Redline Plans and an Engineer’s Certification of Project shall be submitted with Record Drawings. The Record Drawings shall be a print of the modified construction plans and shall be identified as “Record Drawings” on all sheets. The drawings shall be of the same format shown in Section 2.11 (Plan Sheet Requirements) IP-4 May 2008