Cleaning Outfall Ditches

The Improvements under this Work Document-Driven Contract consist of cleaning vegetation and sediment from outfall ditches for the state roadway system within Santa Rosa County. The purpose of this work is to remove fallen trees, remove or mulch woody vegetation, remove or mulch overhanging limbs, remove sediment from concrete ditches and remove other debris located within the outfall ditch areas to maintain maximum drainage functionality. Sediment removal is limited to the concrete ditch bottoms where sediment exceeds 3 inches in depth. The ditch width specified in the pay item(s) shall include both the ditch bottom width and the previously maintained side slope. Access to ditches may be limited. Contractor should have a plan to perform all necessary work from within the limits of the ditch. If right of entry is required, the contractor is responsible for obtaining permission from the landowner and restoring the property to original condition at no cost to the Department. Nonwoody vegetation may be left in place after cutting. Onsite disposal of mulched woody vegetation will be allowed provided there are no downstream drainage structures present, and mulch does not exceed one and one-half (1.5) inches in depth at any location. Maintenance of traffic, mobilization, demobilization, tipping fees and erosion control will be incidental to the pay items listed. Section 0001 Roadside Ditches-Clean And Reshape (Lf) e110- 72- Clean Outfall Ditch, 15-30' Wide Lf 42,275.000 e110- 73- Clean Outfall Ditch, Greater Than 30' Wide Lf 30,565.000

Division 31 -	Earthwork, Erosion and Sedimentation Controls.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Storm Drainage Utilities, Ponds and Reservoirs.
Division 35 -	Waterway and Marine Construction, Shoreline Protection, Waterway Construction and Equipment.