THESE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ARE COMPLEMENTARY, IN THAT IT SHALL BE REGARDED THAT ANY ITEM OF CONSTRUCTION WHICH IS CALLED FOR ON ANY DRAWING OR SPECIFICATION SHALL BE AS IF CALLED FOR BY ALL CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.  THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DIVISION OF WORK BY TRADE OR SUBCONTRACTOR RESTS WITH THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR.  ITEMS SHOWN IN ONE VIEW SHALL BE AS IF CALLED FOR ON ALL VIEWS REGARDLESS OF SCALE OF THE OF THE DRAWING WHERE SHOWN.  NO ITEM SHOWN IN ONE LETTER REFERENCED GROUP OF DRAWINGS SHALL BE OMITTED, DECREASED OR LACK COMPLETENESS DUE TO ITS NOT BEING SHOWN ON OTHER LETTER REFERENCED SHEET (A,S,C,M,P,E).

CROSS REFERENCE ALL CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR INFORMATION NOT SHOWN ON STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS REGARDING ITEMS TO BE PLACED BELOW CONCRETE SLABS, BELOW OR THROUGH CONCRETE PILE CAPS, IN OR THROUGH MASONRY WALLS AND ANCHORAGE OF NON-STRUCTURAL ITEMS.

INFORMATION ON THIS SHEET IS PROVIDED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE CONTRACTOR AND IS NOT INTENDED TO NEGATE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROJECT'S TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.  IN THE VENT OF DESCREPANCIES, THE MORE STRINGENT REQUIREMENT SHALL GIVERN UNTIL A RULING IS MADE BY THE ENGINEER/ARCHITECT OF RECORD.

CONCRETE REINFORCING STEEL SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM A605, GRADE 60.  REINFORCING TO BE WELDED SHAL LCONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM A706, GRADE 60, UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.

FABRICATION OF REINFORCING STEEL SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DETAILS OF ACI315-99, "DETAILING OF CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT".

CORNER BARS SHALL BE PROVIDED AT ALL CORNERS AND INTERSECTIONS OF CONCRETE BEAMS, GRADE BEAMS, WALLS, AND STEM WALLS.

UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE, CONCRETE COVER SHALL CONFORM TO THE MINIMUMS REQUIRED BY ACI318-08.

ALL PROPRIETARY SYSTEMS OR ACCESSORIES DESIGNATED IN THE DRAWINGS A "OR EQUAL" MAY BE SUBSTITUTED WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM THAT HAS LOAD CAPACITY GREATER THAN OR EQUAL, AND DEFLECTION LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO THE SYSTEM DESIGNATED.  APPROVAL SHALL BE REQUESTED FOR ANY SUBSTITUTIONS BY THE ENGINEER OF RECORD THROUGHT AN RFI.  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE HELD FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF UNAPPROVED SUBSTITUTIONS WHICH ARE NOT EQUIVALENT  TO THE DESIGNATED SYSTEM OR ACCESSORY.

ALL PROPRIETARY SYSTEMS AND ACCESSORIES SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH STRICT ADHERENCE TO MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

REFER TO THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF EARTHWORK, OVEREXCAVATION, SUBGRADE PREPERATION, FILL, AND COMPACTION, WATERPROOFING AND OTHER PERTINENT REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION.

FOUNDATION DESIGN AND BASE SLAB DESIGN IS BASED UPON SOILS EXPLORATION AND REPORT BY XXX, REPORT ENTITLED "XXX" DATED "XXX".

MAINTAIN SUBGRADE AND FILL MOISTURE CONTENT UNTIL FOUNDATIONS ARE PLACED.

ARRANGE FOR OWNER'S INDEPENDENT TESTING AGENCY TO MONITOR CUT AND FILL OPERATIONS AND PERFORM FIELD DENSITY MOISTURE CONTENT TESTS TO VERIFY COMPACTION AND APPROVE FOOTING AND BASE SLAB SUBGRADES PRIOR TO PLACING CONCRETE.

DO NOT PLACE FOOTINGS OR SLABS AGAINST SUBGRADE CONTAINING FREE WATER, FROST, OR ICE.

GENERAL CONTRACTOR SHALL OBTAIN A COPY OF THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT REFERENCED ABOVE AND ADDENDUMS AND OBSERVE ALL RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE GEOTECHNICAL REPOART.

ALL SUBGRADE PREPARATION AND OVEREXCAVATION SHAL LBE MONITORED AND TESTED BY A GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING AND TESTING AGENCY AND COMPLY WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT AND ADDENDUMS.

DO NOT PLACE FOOTING REINFORCEMENT UNTIL THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER OF RECORD MAKES ON OBSERVATIONS OF THE BEARING SURFACE.

ALL FILLING, BACK FILLING, COMPACING, AND RECOMPACTING MUST HAVE A MINIMUM COMPACTION PERCENTAGE OF THE MAXIMUM DENSITY SPECIFIED IN THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT.

ALL WORK SHALL CONFORM TO RECOMMENDATIONS, AS APPLICABLE, DISCUSSED IN THE PRELIMINARY GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION REPORT PREPORT BY XXXX DATED XXXX.

WIRE BRUSH AND CLEAN CONSTRUCTION JOINTS PRIOR TO POURING NEW CONCRETE.

REFERENCE THE APPROPRIATE DISIPLINE DRAWINGS FOR SUB-SLAB PIPING, FLOOR DRAINS AND SLAB AND WALL PENETRATIONS.

PROVIDE ADEQUATE STRUCTURAL FRAMING AS APPROVED BY STRUCTURAL ENGINEER FOR MECHANICAL OPENINGS THROUGH THE SLABS, WALLS, AND FLOOR DECK OPENINGS.  OPENINGS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED THROUGH BEAMS UNLESS SPECIFICALLY DETAILED.

MECHANICALLY VIBRATE ALL CONCRETE WHEN PLACED.  MECHANICALLY VIBRATE TO 5 FEET OF DRILLED PIER CONCRETE IMMEDIATELY AFTER PLACEMENT AND 15 MINUTES AFTER POURING CONCRETE.

A COLORED STRUCTURAL CONCRETE COATING FINISH WILL BE REQUIRED ON EXPOSED CONCRETE SURFACES.  SURFACES TO REMAIN UNCOATED ARE THE BEARING SEATS OF THE ABUTMENTS AND PIERS ALL GIRDER SURFACES.  THE COLOR FOR THE SUPTERSTRUCTURE SHALL BE "XXX", EQUIVALENT  TO FEDERAL STANDARD XXX COLOR NO. FS XXXX, THE COLOR FOR THE SUBSTRUCTURE COMPONENTS SHALL BE XXXX, EQUIVALENT TO FEDERAL STNDARD XXXXX COLOR NO. XXXX.

ALL STRUCTURAL CONCRETE COATING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION XXXX OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS.

THE FINAL FINISH FOR THE EXPOSED CONCRETE SURFACES SHALL RECEIVE A CLASS 1 FINAL FINISH.

DETAILS LABELED "TYPICAL DETAIL" ON DRAWINGS APPLY BUT ARE NOT CUT ON PLANS.  NOTIFY ENGINEER OF CONFLICTS REGARDING APPLICABILITY OF "TYPICAL DETAIL(S)".  WHERE NO SPECIFIC DETAILS ARE SHOWN, CONSTRUCTION IS TO CONFORM WITH SIMILAR WORK ON THE PROJECT.  WHERE ANY DISCREPANCIES OCCUR BETWEEN PLANS, DETAILS, GENERAL STRUCTURAL NOTES, AND SPECIFICATIONS, THE GREATER REQUIREMENTS SHALL GOVERN.

DO NOT STORE OR STACK CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ON POURED OR ERECTED FLOORS/ROOFS IN EXCESS OF 80 PERCENT OF LIVE LOAD.  GENERAL CONTRACTOR WILL ENSURE THAT ALL SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE INFORMED OF LOADING RESTRICTIONS.  AVOID IMPACT WHEN PLACING MATERIALS ON POURED OR ERECTED FLOORS OR ROOF.

THE CONTRACT STRUCTURAL DOCUMENTS REPRESENTS THE FINISHED STRUCTURE.  THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MEANS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION.  PROVIDE ALL MEASURE REQUIRED TO PROTECT THE STRUCTURE, WORKMEN, AND OTHER PERSONS DURING CONSTRUCTION; INCLUDING BRACING, SHORING FOR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, SHORING FOR THE BUILDING, FORMS AND SCAFFOLDING, SHORING OF RETAINING WALLS, AND OTHER TEMPORARY SUPPORTS AS REQURED FOR CONSTRUCTION.

PRINCIPAL OPENINGS THROUGHT THE FRAMING ARE SHOWN ON DRAWINGS.  EXAMINE THE ARCHITECTURAL MECHANICAL DRAWINGS FOR THE REQUIRED OPENINGS AND PROVIDE FOR REQUIRED OPEING WHETHER SHOWN ON THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS OR NOT, VERIFY SIZE AND LOCATION OF OPENINGS WITH THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR.  DEVIATIONS FROM THE OPENINGS SHOWN ON THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS MUST BE APPROVED PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTING THE CHANGES.

EXCEPT AS SHOWN IN THE DRAWINGS, SRUCTURE EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH XXXX STANDARDS XXXXX.

EXPANSION JOINT MATERIAL SHALL MEET AASHTO SPECIFICATION M213.

ALL BOLTS SHALL BE DIAMETER, HIGH STRENGTH, UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STABILITY OF THE STRUCTURE DURING CONSTRUCTION.

ALL EXCAVATIONS FOR FOOTINGS OR PILE CAPS SHALL BE MADE TO GRADES SHOWN.  CONTRACTOR SHALL TAKE MEASURES TO PREVENT CAVE-IN OF THE FOOTING EXCAVATION.  THESE MEASURES MAY INCLUDE CUTTING BACK THE SIDE SLOPES AND/OR THE USE OF SIDE FORMS.

WORK NOT INDICATED AS PART OF THE DRAWINGS BUT REASONABLY IMPLIED TO BE SIMILAR TO THAT A CORRESPONDING PLACES SHALL BE REPEATED.

CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY SIZES AND LOCATIONS OF ALL SLOTS, PIPES, SLEEVES, ANCHOR BOLTS, ETC. AS REQUIRED FOR ALL TRADES PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION AND THE COST OF THESE SHALL BE PART OF THE CONTRACT.

THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS SHALL BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ARCHTIECTURAL DRAWINGS AND DRAWINGS RELATED TO OTHER TRADES.  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING AND COORDINATING DIMENSIONS, CLEARANCES, ETC... WITH THE WORK OF OTHER TRADES.  IN CASE OF CONFLICT CONTACT ENGINEER.

CONTRACTOR SHALL REFER TO THE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS FOR LOCATIONS OF DEPRESSED FLOOR AREAS, FLOOR DRAINS, CMU COURSING, AND ANY OTHER DETAILS NOT SHOWN ON THE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS.