SECTION
02518
TRACER
TAPE
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01 WORK INCLUDED:
This section covers the furnishing, handling and installation of tracer tape, as called
for on the drawings.
1.02 RELATED WORK:
A. Section 02085, POLYVINYL CHLORIDE GRAVITY PIPE AND FITTINGS
1.03 SUBMITTALS: IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF GENERAL
SPECIFICATIONS, SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:
A. Electronic file of manufacturer's literature on the materials, colors and printing
specified herein, shall be submitted to the Engineer for review.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.01 ACCEPTABLE MANUFACTURERS:
Tracer tape shall be by Lineguard, Inc.; Empire Level; Pro-Line Safety Products Co.;
or approved equal.
2.02 TRACER TAPE:
A. Tracer tape shall be at least 4-inches wide.
B. Tracer tape for non-ferrous pipe or conduit shall be constructed of a metallic core
bonded to plastic layers. The metallic tracer tape shall be a minimum 5-mil thick and
must be locatable at a depth of 12 inches with ordinary pipe locaters.
C. The tape shall bear the wording: "BURIED SEWER LINE BELOW" with
"SEWER", continuously repeated every 30 inches to identify the pipe.
E. Standard tape colors shall be as follows, as recommended by the American
2022 Sewer Replacement Project Tracer Tape
Nashua, NH 02518-1
