§ 13.08.570. Rehabilitation of damaged or defective building sewer by sliplining—Standards and quality of materials and method of construction—Exceptions.

A.

Said rehabilitation by sliplining permitted pursuant to Section 13.08.560A shall be done in accordance with Sections 207-19 and 306-8 of the current Council adopted standard specifications for public works construction, pertinent sections of the modification thereof, and the following conditions:

1.

If, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, the video of the television inspection of the building sewer reveals any damage or defects in the building sewer that cannot be sufficiently repaired by sliplining alone or reveals any obstruction that may deter the proper installation of the liner, a point repair excavation to uncover and repair or remove said defect and obstructions, respectively, shall be made.

2.

The connections at both ends of the building sewer shall be water tight and free of defects.

3.

Inspections and testing as required under Section 13.08.500 shall be conducted upon the completion of the sliplining and prior to the final approval of said sliplining.

B.

Contrary to the requirement under Section 306-8 of the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction and/or its modification, the contractor/owner shall not be required to submit shop drawings of construction details to the City Engineer, prior to liner installation.

C.

Materials for Sliplining Building Sewers. In addition to polyethylene (PE) wall pipe and resin impregnated polyester felt pipe liner allowed for use for sliplining by the standard specifications and its modification, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic and cast iron pipes may be used for sliplining defective building sewers, when approved by the Director of Public Works.

(Prior code §§ 6-6.382—6-6.384)