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3.05 PULL BOXES A. Pull boxes of the size and type specified shall be installed at the locations shown on the plans. Additional pull boxes required for construction and not shown on the plans shall be installed by the Contractor at the direction of the City Engineer. B. Top of pull boxes shall be set flush with surrounding finish grade land in curbed areas shall be set flush with top of curb. C. Where the sump of an existing pull box is disturbed by the Contractor's operations, the sump shall be reconstructed. 3.06 CONDUCTORS A. Conductors shall be pulled through rigid non - metallic conduit by hand only using nylon or polypropylene pull rope with a minimum tensile strength of 500 pounds. Nylon or polypropylene pull rope shall be installed in all conduits which are to receive future conductors. B. I I splices of conductors shall use Type A e C shaped compression connectors and shall be insulated b Yp P p by means of Method "B" as set forth in Section 86 -2.09E "Splice Insulation" of the State Standard Specifications. C. Splices shall be made in pull boxes, or terminal compartments only. All signal conductors may be spliced, in pull boxes, where circuits branch except where duplicate parallel conductors are shown in the conductor schedule. D. All splices for connection to electroliers shall have fused disconnect splice connectors installed in the pull box adjacent to the electrolier. Fused splice connectors shall be installed in conformance with the requirements of Section 86 -2.095 "Fused Splice Connectors" of the State Standard Specifications. E. Provide at least three (3) feet of slack within each pull box. F. After conductors have been installed, the end of conduits terminating in service cabinets, standards, electroliers and pull boxes shall be sealed with Duct Seal Compound. G. Cables shall be permanently identified as to circuit or phase. Identification shall be placed on each cable in each pull box and near the end of terminated cable. H. When three or more conductors are to be enclosed within a single splice using heat shrink material, mastic shall be placed around each conductor prior to being placed inside the heat shrink material. The mastic shall be the type recommended by the manufacturer of the heat shrink material. 3.07 SERVICE A. Electrical services for street and safety lighting shall be installed in conformance with the applicable requirements of Section 86 -2.11 "Service" of the State Standard Specifications and shall meet the requirements of the serving utility. B. The twelfth paragraph in Section 86 -2.11 "Service" of the Standard Specifications is amended to read: Except for power for the contractor's operations, upon written request by the contractor, the City Engineer will arrange with the serving utility to complete service connections for both temporary and permanent installations and the City will pay all costs and fees required by the utility. Such request shall be submitted not less than 15 days before service connections are required. C. Service conduit and pull boxes shall be installed as soon as possible to enable the utility company to schedule work well in advance of completion of the project. D. To facilitate the utility company in providing underground service connections, a conduit with conductors shall be run to the service point designated on the plans. Two No. 5 pull boxes shall be installed adjacent to the service point and an elbow to the face of the utility pole. The utility company shall then install the conductors through the elbow from the pull box. SIGNALS LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS 16500 -11 EMERGENCY VEHCILE PREEMPTION PROJECT 2010