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Chapter 5

PolyLEVEL

Polyurethane Foam and Resin

APPENDIX 5B

MODEL SPECIFICATIONS

2.2 Due to the special requirements for design and manufacturing of polyurethane products, the

system shall be obtained from Foundation Supportworks

, Inc., or other qualified manufacturer

with an approvedequivalent product. A request to substitute any othermanufacturedpolyurethane

product must be submitted to the Owner for review not less than seven (7) calendar days prior

to the bid date. The request must include:

2.2.1 Documentation of at least five years of production experience manufacturing

polyurethane products for similar applications,

2.2.2 Documentation that the manufacturer’s polyurethane products have been used

successfully on at least five similar projects within the last three (3) years, and/or,

2.2.3 Product acceptance by the local building code official(s) having jurisdiction over the

project.

ACCEPTABLE PRODUCTS

3.1 PolyLEVEL

100-SS Single-part Polyurethane Foam manufactured in accordance with the

requirements of Section 4 of this specification.

MATERIALS

4.1 PolyLEVEL

100-SS Single-part Polyurethane

4.1.1 Single-part polyurethane and activating agent must have at least the following material

properties:

4.1.1.1 Viscosity: The viscosities of the soil stabilizer and activator are 25 to 50 centipoise

(cps) and 100 to 200 cps, respectively, in accordance with ASTM D2196.

4.1.1.2 Unit Weight: The unit weights of the soil stabilizer and activator are 10.25 lb/

gal and 8.5 lb/gal, respectively, in accordance with ASTM D1475.

QUALIFICATIONS OF INSTALLING CONTRACTOR

5.1 The Installing Contractor shall submit to the Owner a proposal including the documentation

required in this section. Work shall not begin until all the submittals have been received and

approved by the Owner. All costs associated with incomplete or unacceptable submittals shall

be the responsibility of the Installing Contractor.

5.2 Evidence of the Installing Contractor’s competence in the installation of polyurethane materials

shall be provided to the Owner’s satisfaction and may include any or all of the following:

5.2.1 Polyurethane manufacturer’s certificate of competency in installation of polyurethane

materials,

5.2.2 A list of at least three projects completed in the previous three years wherein the

Installing Contractor installed polyurethane similar to those shown in the project Plans.

Such a list shall include names and phone numbers of those project representatives

who can verify the Installing Contractor’s participation in those projects, and/or,