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1.05 SUBMITTALS A. Submit, within 30 days after Contract execution, a list of valves to be furnished, the names of the suppliers and the date of delivery. B. Complete shop drawings of all valves and appurtenances shall be submitted in accordance with the requirements of Section 01340. 1.06 TOOLS A. Special tools, handles or wrenches, if required for normal operation and maintenance of the specified valves, shall be supplied with the equipment furnished. PART 2 - PRODUCTS 2.01 GENERAL A. All valves and appurtenances shall be of the size shown on the Drawings and all similar valves shall be from one manufacturer. B. Valves and appurtenances shall have the name of the manufacturer and the working pressure for which they are designed cast in raised letters upon some appropriate part of the body. C. All valves shall open left, counter-clockwise. 2.02 GATE VALVES A. Exposed gate valves unless otherwise specified or approved, shall be iron body, bronze mounted, double disc gate valves with flanged ends and conforming to the AMA Standards Specification for Gate Valves for Ordinary Water Works Service, Designation C500-80. Exposed valves shall be outside screw and yoke type. B. Face to face dimension shall conform to ANSI Standard Face to Face and End to End Dimensions of Ferrous Valves, (ANSI B16.10) for 125 pound cast-iron valves. C. Bronze gate rings shall be fitted into grooves of dovetail or similar shape in the gates. For grooves or other shapes, the rings shall be firmly attached to the gates with bronze rivets. D. Gate valves shall have a resilient rubber seated ring or wedge permanently bonded to the wedge disc and complying with AWWA C509-80. E. Stuffing box follower bolts shall be of steel and the nuts shall be of bronze. F. The design of the valves shall be such as to permit packing the valves without undue leakage while they are wide open and in service. 0-ring stuffing boxes may be used. 08112 15100.2 11-4179