Town of Bergen, NY Article V Dedication and Project Acceptance

§ 379-50 General.

A. All construction within the right-of-way or lands to be dedicated to the Town shall be complete with final site reviews and written approvals of the construction by the following:

(1) Building Department.

(2) Superintendent of Highways.

(3) Town Engineer.

B. In addition to the field review, the Town Attorney shall notify the Town in writing that all legal aspects of the project have been satisfied.

§ 379-51 Monuments.

Monuments shall have been set in their required locations and certified to the Town.

§ 379-52 Grading.

Final grading shall be completed within the right-of-way and all spoil removed from the site.

§ 379-53 Site stabilization.

The site soils shall be stabilized as soon as possible after disturbance. Final acceptance of stormwater facilities shall not occur until site stabilization is complete to the satisfaction of the Town Engineer and Superintendent of Highways and the submission of a notice of termination (NOT) with the Town of Bergen.

§ 379-54 Street signs.

All street and traffic signs shall be properly set in their designated locations.

§ 379-55 Record drawings.

Record drawings and all testing results shall be supplied to the Town and are subject to their review and approval at least 15 calendar days prior to any dedication procedures. Record maps shall be prepared by a licensed professional and eight prints and a reproducible (Mylar) shall be submitted to the Town's Highway and Building Departments. The record drawings shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:

A. The locations, sizes, elevations, lengths, slopes and invert and top elevations of all structures in sanitary and storm sewer systems including material specifications.

B. The elevations of any drainage swales and drainage structures to be dedicated and/or maintained by the Town.

C. Dimensions, material specifications and maintenance schedule for all postconstruction stormwater control practices and stormwater facilities to be operated or maintained by the Town following final site stabilization.

D. The locations including ties to all valves, curb boxes and hydrants to permanent structures.

E. The locations at the property or easement line of each individual lot:

(1) Sanitary lateral cleanouts.

(2) Storm lateral.

(3) Water service curb box.

F. Any other significant details affecting the operation or maintenance of any system by the Town.

G. The location of all facilities shall be tied to visible and reproducible objects.

§ 379-56 Maintenance bonds.

The submission and acceptance of the two-year maintenance bonds for all improvements to be offered to the Town for dedication. Maintenance bonds shall be written by a surety licensed to do business in New York State and they shall be in the amount of 10% of the final construction cost. A final construction cost estimate, prepared by the developer's engineer, shall be approved by the Town Engineer prior to determination of final construction cost. Bonds shall be approved as to form and content by the Town Attorney prior to any dedication procedure. Formal acceptance of a maintenance bond by the Town on any aspect of a project constitutes the beginning of the two years.

§ 379-57 Final release of funds.

The Town Board, upon signature recommendation of the design engineer, owner, Town Engineer, receipt of the Town Attorney's written opinion of legal status, receipt of two-year maintenance bond, record drawings accepted by the Town Departments and a final field review report, shall then authorize release of monies retained in the letter of credit.