3.3 GENERAL INSTALLATION
A.
The Installation Contractor shall be responsible for field handling, storing,
placing, and seaming, plus any other processes required to assemble a
continuous secure Gcomembrane.
Installation shall be performed under the direction of a competent field
technical representative. The technical representative shall be in charge of the
installation and shall be responsible for the work performed.
Smoking is prohibited on the GGomembrane or other geosynthetics associated
with the project.
Subgrade Surfaces to be lined shall be smooth and free of all rocks, stones, sticks,
roots, sharp objects, or debris of any kind. The surface should be smooth and
provide a firm, unyielding foundation for the Gcomembrane with no sudden,
sharp, or abrupt changes or breaks in grade. No standing water or excessive
moisture shall be allowed. Prior to the installation of any GGomembrane, the
Installation Contractor and the CQA Consultant shall observe the surface that
the Geomembrane will be installed. The Installation Contractor will direct any
remedial work required to bring the surface into compliance with the
Specifications required for Gcomembrane installation.
The Geomembrane shall be placed over the prepared surfaces in a manner that
results in minimum handling. Any portion of GGaomembrane damaged during
installation by any cause shall be removed or repaired at no additional cost to
OWNER.
All deployed Geomembrane panels shall be protected from wind uplift by
placing suitable ballast that will not damage the Geomembrane during its
placement or removal.
Vehicle traffic shall not be allowed directly on Geomembrane panels. Equipment
shall not damage panels by handling, leakage, transporting across panels, or any
other means. Personnel working on or with Geomembrane panels shall not
wear shoes that may damage the panels.
Geomembrane panels shall be deployed using methods that will not stretch,
crimp, abrade, or otherwise damage panels. Placement of panels shall employ
methods that limit wrinkles and differential wrinkles between adjacent panels.
Geomembrane panels shall be secured in the anchor trench as indicated on the
Drawings.
All pipe penetrations through the Geomembrane shall be sealed with a boot of
the same material as the panels, meeting the same resin specifications, and
installed in accordance with the Drawings.
File No. 3066.21 Geomembrane 02550 - 6 of 10 January 2021
