601.03 Equ ipment.
SCHEDULE OF PARTIAL PAYMENTS FOR MOBILIZATION WHEN THE CONTRACT BID PRICE FOR MOBILIZ ATION IS GREATER THAN 12 % OF THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT AMOUNT (Partial Payments are a % of the Original Contract Amount, Except the Final Payment) TIME OF PAYMENT AMOUNT OF PAYMENT ACCUMULATED PAYMENT First Estimate 2 % of the Original Contract Amount 2 % of Total Contract Amount After the First Estimate and Upon Completion of 5 % of the Original Contract Amount Excluding Prior Payment for Mobilization 6 % of the Original Contract Amount 8 % of Total Contract Amount After the First Estimate and Upon Completion of 50 % of the Original Contract Amount Including Prior Payment for Mobilization 4 % of the Original Contract Amount 12 % of Total Contract Amount At Acceptance for Maintenance per Item 105.15(c)3. Remainder of Contract Amount for Mobilization 100 % of Contract Amount for Mobilization The total sum of all payments shall not exceed the original contract amount bid for the item of Mobilization, regardless of the fact that the Contractor may have, for any reason, shut down his work on the project or moved equipment away from the project and then back again.
b.When No Separate Payment is shown in the Proposal . When the proposal does not include a separate item for Mobilization, all work and incidental costs specified as being cov ered under this Section shall be included for payment under the several scheduled items of the overall contract, and no separate payment will be made therefor.
600.05 Basis of Payment.
a.Unit Price Coverage . The item of Mobilization, measured as noted above, will be paid for at the contract lump sum price bid. Said lump sum price bid shall be full compensation for organizing and moving all labor, tools, equipment, supplies, and incidentals to the project site and for disbanding, disorganizing, and removing all labor, tools, equipment, supplies, and incidentals from the project site, regardless of number of times such moves are made, including all preconstruction costs exclusive of bidding costs.
b.Partial Payment . Partial payments may be made in accordance with sc hedule noted in Article 600.04.
c.Payment will be made under Item No.: 600-A Mobilization - per lump sum FIELD LABORATORIES
601.01 Description.
This Section shall cover furnishing for the dura tion of the contract, base, soil, and structure laboratories, and asphalt and concrete plant laboratories as specified on the plans and in these Specifications.
601.02 Materials.
Laboratories and equipment furnished shall be in satisfactory usable conditio n, and shall be maintained in that condition throughout the contract.
601.03 Equipment.
a.Base, Soil, and Structure Laboratories . Laboratories for testing soil type bases, soils, structures, and similar work shall comply in all details with the requirements of Article 106.03.
601.04 Number of Laboratories Required.
b.Asphalt and Concrete Plant Laboratories . 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 Artic le 106.03.
601.04 Number 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.
601.05 Method 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.
601.06 Basis of Payment.
a.Unit Price Coverage .
1.Base, Soil, and Structure Laboratories . 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 sha ll 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 Contra ctor 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 o f the removal and return to a facility shall be 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 compl etion of the work.
2.Asphalt and Concrete Plant Laboratories . 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.
b.Payment will be made under Item No .: 601-A Furnishing Base, Soil, and Str ucture Laboratories - per each
603.01 Description.
SECTION 602 RIGHT OF WAY AND LAND SURVEY MARKERS
602.01 Description.
This Section shall cover the work of furnishing and installing markers for marking designated p oints on the right of way and land surveying reference points.
602.02 Materials.
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 cast ing.
602.03 Construction 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 a nd 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 foun dation. 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 acceptan ce shall be replaced by the Contractor without additional compensation.
602.04 Method of Measurement.
The number of markers of the type designated, measured for payment, will be the actual number ordered, completed, and accepted.
602.05 Basis of Payment.
a.Unit Price Coverage . 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.
b.Payment will be made under Item No .: 602-A Right of Way Markers - per each 602-B Land Survey Markers - per each 602-C Permanent Easement Markers - per each SECTION 603 ENGINEER'S FIELD OFFICE
603.01 Description.
a.General . This Section shall cover the work of furnish ing and maintaining or setting up a field office for the exclusive use by the Engineer during the life of the contract. The field office shall be in reasonably close conformity with the type specified by the plans in accordance with the following type clas sifications:
Source: Alabama Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, 2022 Edition. Pages 470–471 of 934.