PRICES
All prices are F.O.B. Brooks Products, Portland, Oregon, unless otherwise
quoted and may be subject to change without notice.
CREDIT TERMS
The full amount of each invoice will be due within thirty (30) days of
its date of shipment, after which a late charge 1 1/2% of the overdue
amount will be paid by the Purchaser for each month or part thereof until
the invoice is paid. The Purchaser will pay attorney's fees and other
costs incurred by Brooks in connection with any action taken or proceedings
commenced to collect any amount due to Brooks.
QUOTATIONS
Quotations are firm for a period of 30 days unless otherwise specifically
stated in writing.
ORDERS
All orders, contracts, or agreements are subject to strikes, accidents,
or other causes beyond or control. Please note that upon receipt of your
order, Brooks must be notified of any discrepancies within five (5) days
before a credit will be issued for non received items.
WILL CALL/C.O.D. ORDERS
All "Will Call" and unpaid C.O.D. orders will be held for thirty
(30) days from the date requested and then returned to sock and the order
automatically canceled.
RETURNED GOODS
Permission to return material for credit must be obtained from Brooks
Products. Credit will be allowed on standard stock items only, providing
material has not been damaged. Restocking charge is 15% plus any transportation
charges incurred. Returned goods must be returned within ninety (90) days
of original shipment.
FREIGHT CLAIMS
All claims for breakage, loss or damage should be made to the freight
carrier. All possible assistance in securing satisfactory adjustments
of such claims will be gladly rendered.
GUARANTEES
All products of Brooks Products are guaranteed o the extent that we will
replace those having manufacturing defects when used in the service for
which we recommend. All claims for replacement of such defective product
must be filled within thirty (30) days of original shipment. All claims
for shortages must be reported within five (5) days of original shipment
to be valid.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR PRECAST CONCRETE METER, PULL,
VALVE, DRAINAGE BOXES AND COVERS
GENERAL
All precast concrete meter, pull, valve and drainage sections are manufactured
in accordance with the applicable design criteria and the Quality Assurance
program established by Brooks Products.
FIELD PREPARATION
The contractor shall prepare and be responsible for an excavation in accordance
with those dimensions sown on Brooks Products catalog drawings. Prior
to placing the precast enclosure into the excavation, the contractor shall
provide two (2) inches of base material at the bottom of the excavation.
The base material shall be level and compacted to the proper elevation.
DESIGN LOADS
The design loads for precast concrete utility enclosures shall be in accordance
with AASHTO and ASTM C-857 where applicable. It is recommended that these
enclosures be placed in areas that are not subjected to vehicular loading
criteria with full impact requirements. However, these enclosures may
be installed in drainways and parking lots.
FORMS
All forms are constructed of smooth, nonpourous materials with sufficient
accuracy and strength to maintain dimensional tolerances within the range
specified by ASTM C-858. All forms are free of paint or other protective
coatings which might cling to the surface of the concrete. All releasing
agents used shall be non-injurious to the concrete.
REINFORCING STEEL
All reinforcement conforms to ASTMA-82.
CONCRETE
Aggregates used in the concrete mix, excluding light-weight aggregates,
shall conform to specifications as outlined by ASTMC-33.
All light-weight aggregates, fine or course, consisting of washed concrete,
sand and pea gravel shall conform to specifications as outlined by ASTM
C-330.
Both types of aggregate are sized, properly graded and free of any deleterious
substances so as to produce a homogenous concrete mix when blended with
cement. Having a 28 day compressive strength of 4500 PSI, or a s required.
CEMENT
The cement shall be Portland Cement Type per Brooks Products concrete
mix design and shall meet ASTM C-150 standards.
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTHS
Sufficient cement content shall be used per batch so as to produce a minimum
strength of 4500 PSI at 28 days or other strength by design when required.
BATCHING
A central batching facility shall be used to assure accurate weighing
and mixing of materials to obtain a suitable concrete mix.
PLACING
Concrete shall be made by properly proportioned parts of sand, aggregate
and cement with sufficient water to produce a concrete mix of uniform
quality and slump. Handling from the mixer or the transport vehicle to
the forms for deposit will be in a continuous manner, as rapidly as practicable
without segregation or loss of ingredients, until the unit or segment
pouring is completed. Concrete placed in the forms is compacted by either
tamping or vibration to produce a dense, evenly compacted structure. All
top surfaces are flat and finished smooth unless otherwise specified.
All corners and edges are rounded.
CURING
Concrete, while still in the forms, may be steam cured after an initial
set has taken place. Steam temperature shall not exceed 160 degrees Fahrenheit,
nor be raised from normal ambient temperature at a rate exceeding 40 degrees
Fahrenheit per hour. Steam curing shall be considered complete after sufficient
time has elapsed to produce adequate strength to withstand any structural
strain that may be subjected during the form stripping operation.
Additional curing may be applied by means of water spraying
or membrane curing compound to reach the ultimate strength requirements.