742.04 Maintenance Requirements.
c.Pay Item 742 -B. The Contractor shall furnish a new and fully functional sign unit. An acceptable sign unit shall be one of the units listed on List IV -3, WORK ZONE TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, Sub -Heading "Message Signs" of the Department's "Materials, Sources, and Devices with Special Acceptance Requirements" manual. When the Engineer determines that the sign unit is no longer needed, ownership shall be transferred to the Depar tment.
d.Pay Item 742 -C. The Contractor shall use a Department furnished sign unit. The Contractor shall clean, service and repair the sign unit when the Engineer determines that the sign unit is no longer needed, and shall return the sign unit to the De partment and transfer the title of the unit to the Department.
742.04 Maintenance Requirements.
The sign unit shall be kept in good repair at all times. Failure, malfunction or damage to the unit for any reason shall require the Contractor to expedite the repair, or replacement, and furnish adequate flagmen or other approved means, at his expense, to provide a safe means for the control of traffic until the unit is put back into service. Maintenance shall include the periodic cleaning of the unit along wit h the repair of damage to the protective coating of the unit. Sign units furnished under Pay Items 742 -B (Contractor furnished) and 742 -C (State furnished) shall be stored in an approved, secure storage area when not in use. The Contractor shall perform al l maintenance operations recommended by the manufacturer of the sign and keep complete records of this maintenance.
742.05 Delivery of Unit and Transfer of Title, Pay Items 742- B and 742- C.
Prior to the completion of the project, and when the Engineer determines that the sign unit is no longer needed, the Contractor shall clean and service the unit to insure that the unit is in good operational condition. After Departmental personnel inspect the sign unit and find it to be in good operational condition with all working parts functioning, the unit, along with a copy of the unit's operating manual, maintenance records and title transfer (title transfer required under Pay Item 742 -B), shall be delivered to the location designated by the Engineer.
742.06 Method of Measurement.
Measurement of Portable Changeable Message Signs will be by complete individual sign units for the type sign furnished. There will be no overrun of this item without written permission of the Construction Engineer.
742.07 Basis of Payment.
a.Unit Price Coverage . The ordered and accepted sign units, measured as noted above, will be paid for at the contract unit prices which shall be full compensation for fabricating and furnishing the unit to the project, if required, for the exclusive use during the project, for maintenance and operation of the unit during the life of the contract, and includes all equipment, tools, labor, services, supplies, and incidentals necessary to complete this item of work. The contract price for Pay Items 742 -A and 742-B shall also include the reconditioning of the unit, transfer of the title of the unit, if required, and delivery to the designated storage location.
b.Payment will be made under Item No .: 742-A Portable Changeable Message Signs, Type ____ - per E ach 742-B State Retained Portable Changeable Message Signs, Type ____ - per Each 742-C State Furnished Portable Changeable Message Signs, Type ____ - per Each UNIFORMED POLICE OFFICERS
745.01 Description.
This Se ction shall cover the work of furnishing Uniformed Police Officers to assist in directing traffic through work zones. Officers furnished and paid for under this Section will be allowed only at the
750.02 Materials.
direction of, or with the approval of, the Engineer. The of ficers shall be employed by and paid by the Contractor.
745.02 Qualifications and Training.
Officers furnished under this Section shall be employees of the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the location where they are performing the duties co vered by this Section. Officers shall have arrest powers for the location in which they are working and shall wear their complete police uniform while working. Officers shall abide by the Department’s GFO 1 -5 regarding personal protective equipment. Officers shall use a publicly owned marked vehicle. The vehicle shall have adequate front and rear lighting with emergency lighting that is visible for at least 500 feet. Officers shall be trained in accordance with the requirements given in 23 CFR 630 Su bpart J. Any course meeting the requirements of 23 CFR 630 Subpart J will be acceptable. A DVD copy of one such course, "Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Construction Zone Safety Training", may be obtained by contacting the Project Manager . Other courses may also be available through the ATSSA (American Traffic Safety Services Association). Officers shall certify in writing prior to the officer beginning work that they have completed the training. The certification shall read as follows: “I do hereby certify that I have completed training appropriate to the job decisions I am required to make in accordance with the requirements given in 23 CFR 630 Subpart J.”. This wording shall be followed by the officer’s signature. The Contractor shall provide a copy of th is certification to the Project Manager prior to the officer beginning work.
745.03 Duties.
The duties of police officers under this Section shall consist of assisting in the directing of public traffic through construction work zones and the enforcement o f traffic laws. This shall be done at such locations and for such periods as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Engineer for the control and protection of vehicular and pedestrian traffic in accordance with the MUTCD.
745.04 Method of Measurement.
The item of Uniformed Police Officer measured for payment will be the number of hours this item was ordered and acceptably performed. The number of hours measured for payment will be the total number of hours for each officer performing work under this item.
745.05 Basis of Payment.
a.Unit Price Coverage . The number of hours this item of work was ordered and acceptably performed, measured as noted above, will be paid for at the contract unit price bid which shall be full compensation for furnishing all perso nnel, materials, labor, equipment, tools and incidentals necessary to complete this item of work. Payment will not be made for an officer for whom the Contractor has not submitted the signed statement certifying that the officer has completed the required training.
b.Payment will be made under Item No .: 745-A Uniformed Police Officer - per hour SECTION 750 ROADWAY LIGHTING
750.01 Description.
This work shall consist of furnishing and installing roadway lighting systems, or the modification of roadway lighting. The structural requirements (design and materials) for roadway lighting are addressed in Section 718.
750.02 Materials.
Materials shall meet the requirements given in Section 889. Prior to purchasing materials, and within 30 days after the issuance of the "Notice to Proceed", the Contractor shall submit seven copies of a complete descriptive list of all materials (wiring, conduits, boxes, mounting hardware, power control devices, luminaires, luminaire poles, etc.) to the Engineer for
Source: Alabama Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, 2022 Edition. Pages 693–693 of 934.