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Stumps shall be removed to the groundline or below. Removal shall be accomplished by cutting or grinding. Additionally, hardwood tree stumps shall be removed to a minimum depth of 1 foot {300 mm} below the ground line or treated with an ALDOT approved dyed herbicide designated for cut stump treatment immediately after cutting or grinding.

201.04Method of Measurement

For Pay Item 201-A, the area to be cleared and grubbed will include the entire area within the construction limits, right of way lines and easement lines and will be measured as one lump sum unit. An approximate number of acres {hectares} will be given in the pay item description. For bridge construction sites with less than 1 acre of clearing and grubbing, the required work will be subsidiary of other items as shown on the plans. For Pay Item 201-B, the roadside areas required to be selectively cleared will be measured in acres {hectares}, computed from surface measurements of the area cleared. For Pay Item 201-C, roadside areas required to be cleared will be measured as one lump sum unit.

The estimated percentage of the total area cleared and grubbed each month will be multiplied by the Contractor's bid price for Item 201-A. These percentage payments will be made each month work is performed on this item until the entire project has been cleared and grubbed.

201.05Basis of Payment

For Item 201-A, clearing and grubbing will be paid for at the contract unit price which shall be full compensation for furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor and incidentals necessary to complete and maintain the work until acceptance of the project. Where the limits of construction are shown on the plans to extend beyond the beginning or end of the project, payment for the clearing and grubbing of these areas shall be included in the contract price. If the location of the limits of construction, right of way lines, or easement lines result in changes in areas from those shown on the plans, payment will be handled as Extra Work as defined in Article

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For Item 201-B, selective clearing will be paid for at the contract unit price which shall be full compensation for furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor and incidentals necessary to complete and maintain the work until acceptance of the project. For Item 201-C, clearing will be paid for at the contract unit price which shall be full compensation for cutting, removal of debris, chipping, spreading of chips, bushhogging, herbicide, repairing of damage to the existing ground surface (including blading, topsoil, seeding, etc.), and for furnishing all materials, equipment, tools, labor and incidentals necessary to complete and maintain the work until acceptance of the project.

201-A Clearing & Grubbing (maximum allowable bid $_______ per acre {hectare}) (Approximately ______ acres {hectares}) - per lump sum 201-B Selective Clearing - per acre {hectare} 201-C Clearing - per lump sum CLOSING WATER WELLS

204.01Description

This Section shall cover the work of closing water wells at the locations shown on the plans or directed, all in conformance with plan details, these specifications, and as approved by the Engineer.

204.02Materials

All materials shall conform to the requirements set forth in Division 800, Materials. REMOVAL AND RELOCATION OF STRUCTURES 109

204.03Construction Requirements

The closure of a water well shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). Closing water wells may include removal and disposal of pump(s), pipe, well casing and/or other parts of the well, if required, in order to close the well. The well shall be sealed with a sealing material meeting ADEM requirements.

204.04Method of Measurement

The quantity of Closing Water Wells measured for payment will be the number of separate units ordered and accepted.

204.05Basis of Payment

Payment for Closing Water Well at designated locations will be made at the contract price (per each) which shall include removal and disposal of pump(s), pipe, well casing, and/or other parts of the well (if required), furnishing and placing the sealing material to seal the well, excavation and subsequent backfill incident to well closure, and furnishing all materials, tools, equipment, labor and incidentals necessary to complete the work.

204-A Closing Water Well - per each REMOVAL AND RELOCATION OF STRUCTURES

205.01Description

The work under this Section shall cover the disposal or the re-establishment of structures, such as buildings, dwellings, etc., as designated on the plans or in the proposal. This work shall also include all appurtenances such as out buildings, fences, walks, driveways, utility facilities, septic tanks, other man-made objects, established lawns, shrubs, and designated trees associated with the structure. The Department assumes no responsibility for furnishing building sites for structures other than those designated for relocation by the plans and assumes no responsibility for moving permits.

205.02Materials

Any material necessary for the re-establishment of a relocated structure shall meet the requirements of applicable building codes and regulations. In all cases, new material shall be equal to or better than the material in the original structure.

205.03Construction Requirements

The Contractor shall comply with all Federal, State, City, and County laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances covering moving, re-establishing, demolition or disposal of structures and appurtenances. Any utility service requiring disconnection or reconnection of a structure shall be done in accordance with the utility's regulations and shall meet the approval of the Utility.

Removal of a structure shall be the demolition and disposal of the structure identified in the contract. It shall also be the restoration of the area of removal to a stable uniformly graded ground surface. At least ten workdays prior to removal of any structure, the contractor must file ADEM Form 496 with the appropriate regulatory authority as designated by the form instructions.

The Contractor shall determine if asbestos is present in or on a structure before it is removed. The structure shall be examined for the presence of asbestos in accordance with the rules and regulations of the governmental agencies that have regulatory jurisdiction over the work (ADEM, OSHA, ADPH, etc.). An Alabama accredited asbestos inspector must conduct a thorough inspection of each structure, and the report generated shall be submitted by the REMOVAL AND RELOCATION OF STRUCTURES 110

contractor to the Engineer and the above-described regulatory authority. There will be no direct payment for the cost of the investigation required to determine whether asbestos is present in or on the structure. The determination of the presence of asbestos shall be a subsidiary obligation of Pay Item 205-A "Removal of Structures".

The removal and disposal of asbestos shall be done by Contractors or Subcontractors that have accreditation credentials from the "Alabama Safe State Environmental Programs" and are certified by ADEM as Asbestos Removal Contractors.

If asbestos is found in a structure the Contractor shall obtain three price quotes for the cost of the removal and disposal of the asbestos. The price quotes shall be submitted to the Engineer for the selection of the Contractor or Subcontractor for the removal work. The cost of the removal work will be paid for as Extra Work in accordance with the requirements given in Article 109.04.

The removal (and abandonment) of septic tanks shall be done in accordance with the requirements of the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH). Direct payment will not be made for pumping the contents of the tank prior to removal of the septic tank and the sand or aggregate backfill that may be required to meet regulatory requirements for backfilling abandoned septic tanks. If the removal of septic tanks is not shown to be required on the plans, and the tanks are required to be removed by the Engineer, payment for the removal will be made as Extra Work in accordance with the requirements given in Article 109.04.

No structure under this classification shall be relocated until it has been inspected by the Engineer in company with the Contractor and the owners and/or lessees and its actual condition determined. An itemized written report of the condition of the structure at the time of such inspection shall be prepared by the Contractor and signed by the Engineer, Contractor, owners and/or lessees and a copy given to all parties concerned. Digital photographs shall be made of the structure as directed by the Engineer. Prints of the photographs shall be attached to and become a part of each copy of the report before the report is signed. Once a Contractor begins moving a structure, he shall vigorously and continuously prosecute its moving and reestablishment in such a manner that the owner or lessee will be inconvenienced the shortest time possible. If the work is not expedited, the Engineer may order all work stopped or withhold estimates until the work on the structure in question is satisfactorily completed. Structures that are moved to new locations or elevations shall be set upon substantial foundations conforming to the new elevations and sites. Sound materials salvaged from the same unit may be used, supplemented by necessary new materials similar to those in the existing foundations. Any damage or injury occasioned by moving shall be repaired by the Contractor without additional compensation. Certain structures may be designated to be cut off and reestablished at the right of way line. Care shall be taken to avoid damage to the remainder of the structure and any damage thereto shall be repaired by the Contractor without additional compensation. The cutoff portion of the building outside the right of way shall be braced and refaced along the right of way line as directed, using new or suitable materials salvaged from the same unit. The closure of a septic tank shall be done in accordance with the requirements given for "Removal of Structures". Established shrubs and lawns, along with designated trees, are considered a part of a structure relocation, hence, they shall be either transplanted or replaced in kind. Transplanting procedures shall be consistent with details noted in these specifications for transplanting trees and shrubs and for grassing work.

Structures and appurtenances shall not be considered satisfactorily relocated until the Contractor has furnished the Engineer with a release from the owners and lessees (if applicable) prepared on the form prescribed by the Department for the purpose. This release from the owners