208.01 Description.
REMOVAL AND REINTERMENT OF GRAVES
208.01 Description.
This Section shall cover the services necessary to remove, disinter, and reinter graves or remains found within the limits of the highway right of way. The removal, disinterment, and reinterment shall be in compliance with all State, County, and/or City ru les and regulations. Reinterment shall be in approved, established cemeteries or burial grounds. The number of graves specified in the contract is approximate only; the actual number may vary and will depend upon a close investigation of the existing buria l site during preliminary grading operations. Only the number of graves actually moved as directed will be paid for at the contract unit price, and no claim will be allowed for extra compensation due to overruns or underruns of the items provided under thi s Section.
208.02 Materials.
All materials furnished for use in connection with work under this item must be acceptable to the Engineer and suitable for the particular work with which it is associated.
208.03 Construction Details.
a.General . In areas whe re graves or cemeteries have been located or suspected, the Engineer may direct the Contractor to perform such clearing and grubbing, stripping or excavation work as may be deemed necessary in a manner which will allow an examination of the area to ascertain if all graves have been properly located. After the area has been checked and disinterment of the graves or remains properly accomplished, the Engineer will authorize the Contractor to commence full grading operations. Cost of any clearing and grubbing, stripping, and/or excavation to accomplish the above details shall be considered as a part of the type work under which it is performed, and no additional compensation will be considered.
b.Disinterment and Reinterment . The removal, disinterment, and reinterment of remains shall be performed under the supervision of a qualified undertaker licensed to practice in the State of Alabama. The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining all of the necessary permits required by State, County, or City Authorit ies prior to beginning work under this Section. In addition, the following services are considered to be essential and a part of the requirements of this operation:
1.Providing for ministerial service at the place of disinterment and reinterment.
2.Furni shing of a grave space at an approved established burial ground, unless otherwise noted on the plans or proposal.
3.Providing for proper legal notices for disinterment and reinterment.
4.Providing for opening and closing of each grave at the place of dis interment and reinterment.
5.Providing for the displacement of the existing burial box or, in case deterioration of the original box has occurred, providing a satisfactory new burial box for the displacement of the remains.
6.Providing for the relocation of existing grave markers and/or monuments or, in case none exist, providing a granite grave marker of at least 20 inches {500 mm} by 10 inches {250 mm} by 4 inches {100 mm}.
208.04 Method of Measurement.
The removal, disinterment, and reinterment of grav es, when provided by the plans or proposal, shall be measured in individual grave units, with each grave actually removed and relocated considered as a separate individual unit.
208.05 Basis of Payment.
a.Unit Price Coverage . Each grave directed and ac tually removed and reintered shall be paid for at the contract unit price per each which shall be full compensation for furnishing all materials and services necessary to properly remove and reinter the remains on an approved site furnished by the Contract or or, when provided by plans or proposal, reinterment on a designated site all in accordance with State, County
210.01 Description.
and/or City rules and regulations, and for furnishing all equipment, tools, labor, and incidentals necessary to complete the work.
b.Payment will be made under Item No .: 208-A Removal and Reinterment of Grave - per each 208-B Removal and Reinterment of Grave at Designated Site - per each SECTION 209 MAILBOX RESET
209.01 Description.
This Section shall cover the work of permanently resetting mailboxes required to be removed from their original position inside the right of way.
209.02 Materials.
All new mailboxes and new support materials furnished shall meet the requirements shown on the plans. The Contractor may re- use existing mailboxes or support materials if approved by the Engineer. Other materials shall be returned to the property owner if requested or disposed of by the Contractor.
209.03 Construction Requirements.
All work shall be done in a workmanlike manner in accordance with the requirements of local codes, ordinances, and U.S. Postal Service Regulations. Any materials lost or rendered unfit for re- use on account of negligence or improper handling by the Contractor shall be replaced by him without additional compensation.
209.04 Method of Measurement.
The number of mailbox reset installations will be the number of each type installation (i.e. single, double, or multiple) permanently reset as directed and accepted. No measurement or direct payment will be made fo r mailboxes removed only and not reset, or for mailboxes removed and temporarily reset.
209.05 Basis of Payment.
a.Unit Price Coverage . The number of mailbox reset installations, measured as above provided, will be paid for at the contract unit price eac h which shall be payment in full for all excavation, backfilling, resetting mailboxes and providing and installing all necessary mailboxes, hardware and support materials, and for all equipment, tools, materials, and labor necessary to complete the work. M aterials required for, and the construction of, the specified turnout will be paid for under other items of work.
b.Payment will be made under Item No .: 209-A Mailbox Reset, * - per each * Specify “Single”, “Double”, or “Multiple”, etc. SECTION 210 EXCAVATION AND EMBANKMENT
210.01 Description.
The work under this Section shall cover the excavation, hauling, disposal, or compaction of all material not being removed under some other item which is encountered within the limits of the work and is necessary for all construction in accordance with these specifications and in reasonably close conformity with the lines, grades, thickness, and typical cross sections shown on the plans or established by the Engineer. All excavation covered in this s ection will be classified as "Unclassified Excavation", "Muck Excavation", "Channel Excavation", or "Borrow Excavation", as described in this Section. Attention is directed to the fact that the roadbed must be treated by one of the methods specified in Sec tion 230, 231 or 232 before the placement of an overlying subbase, base, or paving structure will be permitted.
Source: Alabama Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, 2022 Edition. Pages 117–117 of 934.