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price bid bj Contractor shall include all such costs. Sec. l2 APdCIIOi?~~G:E OF 'BET~DS, TEi~S Aiu~ PLUGS: (a) GL1dER~1.L: Reaction or thrust backing shall be ap-~lied on all pipe lines b" or 7_arner in diameter at all tees, plu€;s, caps and at bends d.eflectin€j 22 1~2° or more and movement prevented by attaching suitable steel rods or clarnps as directed by Engineer. Reaction or thrust backing shall be of Class "}~11 cor_crete Ohio State Department of l~Ti~;hvrays specifications nd be placed betwoen solid ground and the fitt- ing to be anchored. `l'he area of bearing on pipe a.nd on ground in each instance shall be that rc,q_uired by ;;Ii~gir~eer. A1_l such costs shall be included in price bicl for special or fitting. Sec. 13 HYDROSTATIC T~{~STS: (a) GEi~?ERAL: After the pipe has been 1-aid concjol_ete with all fittings and specials prot~erly caulked it si^:all be ~•a~~jected to a hydrostatic test pressure of at least sever_t~r five ~?) r~ou~?c!s per square inch above normal operating; pressure b~zt no-t ~ e>s:; '.-h an oiiE'. hunclred (100) -pounds per square inch. This t,:~st sl:a.'Ly cc~~.ztir_~:.e I'or at least trirty (30) minutes and rzaintained until a tiro;•cu~;lz ox,:.mination of tlze~main and fittings has been made. (b) PROCt~~ iTi~.E: teach valved or othervJise isolated secti o!~i of pipe shall be slowly fi]_led ti^rith water and the speciz:ied test pro;.,sure, measured at the point of lovzest elevation,. shall be applied by means of a pump connected to tha p:Lpe in such a ;.:anrier sa:ti.sfa.ctoiv,r to Engineer, Tl~e tests shall be n?ade by an I.nsuector from the Division of '-later ~~rhich shall supply the ~aul;es and meters. The p~.zr.io, pipe connection and. all other apparatus shall be furnished by Contractor. !111 ai.r shall be expelled front pipe b~~'o!°e applyiil„ test pressure. (c) t~:~41i+;illd~.`PTOid Ui~~E~ti PR~SSITR~': Du-rirg the test. all pipe, fittings, specials and joints shall be carefully eyan!i_ned. An;;r joints shov~ring . leakage shall be made tight. Cracked or de-`'ective Wipe, fittings or specials discovered in consequence of -this -test shall be removed and replaced with sound material and the test repeated un-t;_1 satisfactory to both the Inspector from the Division of l~iater and the Lnginear. (ci.) Dt~~Ii~?T~TG i~irll~d AI'T!~R Ti;;STIi~?Ct: sif-ter a section of pipe has been tested satisi'actorily the Contractor shall drain sar::e. In cold vreather imrlediatel.~,r after testing a secti on of. pipe Contractor shall open all valves, aircocks, by-passes and ci--rain bonnets oi' all valves and take all other precautions necessary to prevent freezing. Sec. 1~~. PRELIit~i:i id11l:1.'.L FLL';SIiIA;G: (a) PROCI+~DiIRF~: Before being placed in servi-ce all dirt and foreign matter shall be removed from the new v;ater maim or extensions to. existing mains by a thorough flasriing through the hydrants or by other' approved means. Each valved section of newl~r laid pipe shall be :E'lushed independently. This ,ahall- be done after the press=,-a~~•s lost and may be done before or after the trench shall have ueei~ bac~-~1_l+~d. ~ll -