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 SUBMITTALS: IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF GENERAL
SPECIFICATIONS, SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:
A. — Six sets 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 Public
Works Association (APWA):
Electric Red
Gas & Oil Yellow
Communications Orange
Water Blue
Sewer & Drain Green
2019 Sewer Replacement Project Tracer Tape
Nashua, NH 02518-1
