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FIELD LABORATORIES

601.01Description

This Section shall cover furnishing for the duration of the contract, base, soil, and structure laboratories, and asphalt and concrete plant laboratories as specified on the plans and in these Specifications.

601.02Materials

Laboratories and equipment furnished shall be in satisfactory usable condition and shall be maintained in that condition throughout the contract.

601.03Equipment

Laboratories for testing soil type bases, soils, structures, and similar work shall comply in all details with the requirements of Article 106.03.

Asphalt and concrete plant laboratories for testing bituminous plant mixes or portland cement concrete and similar work shall comply in all respects with the requirements of Article 106.03.

601.04Number of Laboratories Required

The number of Base, Soil, and Structure laboratories specified in the contract is approximate only. The number actually required will depend on the scope of the Contractor's operations and may be expected to vary from the specified number. Only the number of Base, Soil, and Structure laboratories actually furnished as directed in writing will be paid for at the contract unit price, and no claim will be allowed for extra compensation on account of overrun or underrun in these items. Each Asphalt and Concrete Plant furnishing materials to the project must have a laboratory meeting the requirements of Article 106.03 for use by the Department; however, no direct compensation will be made for these laboratories.

601.05Method of Measurement

Measurement will be by the unit for each Base, Soil, and Structure laboratory furnished, as directed in writing. No measurement for payment will be made for asphalt and concrete plant laboratories.

601.06Basis of Payment

The number of laboratories, furnished as specified above, will be paid for at the contract unit price per each, which shall be payment in full for use of the laboratory and equipment; for locating, relocating on the same contract if desired, maintaining, and removing same; for furnishing utilities (water, electricity and heat); and for all equipment, tools, labor, and incidentals necessary to complete the work. The unit price covers the use or rental of the laboratory and equipment for the duration of the contract. Laboratories ordered by the Engineer shall be furnished promptly within the time limit designated by the Engineer; failure to provide the facility when required shall be cause for the Engineer to order the work stopped until such time as the facility is furnished. Should working conditions on the project be such that a previously ordered laboratory is not needed temporarily or permanently in certain cases, the Contractor may be allowed to remove a laboratory from the project with the written permission of the Engineer. However, it shall be expressly understood that temporary removal is for the Contractor's convenience and when work progresses to the stage that the laboratory is needed, the Engineer will give written notice to return or replace the facility. The Contractor will be given 48 hours to comply with this order; failure to comply shall be cause for the Engineer to order the work stopped. In addition, any time a laboratory is away from the job site without authorization shall be deducted from the Contractor's estimate in an amount per day, equal to the unit price bid per unit divided by the number of working days or calendar days provided by the contract. Cost of the removal and return to a facility shall be RIGHT OF WAY AND LAND SURVEY MARKERS 469

classified as incidental to furnishing the laboratory and no extra compensation for such will be allowed, Laboratory and equipment remains the property of the Contractor and shall be removed by him upon completion of the work.

The Contractor will be responsible for providing a satisfactory laboratory meeting the requirements of Article 106.03 for each asphalt or concrete plant supplying materials to the project. The cost of providing these laboratories shall be included in the contract items for which asphalt or concrete materials are being furnished and no direct compensation will be made.

601-A Furnishing Base, Soil, and Structure Laboratories - per each RIGHT OF WAY AND LAND SURVEY MARKERS

602.01Description

This Section shall cover the work of furnishing and installing markers for marking designated points on the right-of-way and land surveying reference points.

602.02Materials

Markers shall meet the requirements given in Section 831 for Precast Concrete Products. Concrete for the markers shall be Class A concrete in accordance with the requirements given in Section 501. Reinforcing steel shall meet the requirements given in Section 502. The type of brass and aluminum and steel for the marker caps shall be suitable for providing a permanent marker. Each marker cap shall be a single one-piece casting.

602.03Construction Requirements

All markers shall be set in accordance with the requirements given in the "Standards of Practice for Surveying in the State of Alabama" established by the Alabama State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Markers shall also be set in accordance with the details shown on the plans. All markers shall be set by a Professional Land Surveyor licensed in the State of Alabama. Markers shall be set plumb in stable, compacted soil on a firm foundation. The space around the marker shall be backfilled with selected approved moist material, rammed in place so that the marker, when completed, will be rigid and secure in the required location and orientation. Any marker damaged prior to final acceptance shall be replaced by the Contractor without additional compensation.

602.04Method of Measurement

The number of markers of the type designated, measured for payment, will be the actual number ordered, completed, and accepted.

602.05Basis of Payment

Accepted markers will be paid for at the contract unit price bid for each type marker, ordered and placed, measured as noted above. Said unit price shall be full compensation for furnishing all materials, fabrication of the markers, installation of the markers including excavation and backfill thereof, and for all material, tools, labor, equipment, and incidentals necessary to complete the work.

602-A Right of Way Markers - per each 602-B Land Survey Markers - per each 602-C Permanent Easement Markers - per each