210Reset Structures

Reset Structures

Description

210.01This work consists of removing, relaying, resetting, or adjusting structures and related

materials. All designated items shall be carefully removed, and stored, reinstalled, or adjusted, in a manner that will avoid loss or damage.

Construction Requirements

210.02General. Relaid pipe and conduit and reset structures shall be cleaned of foreign

material before reinstallation.

Except in areas to be excavated, all holes resulting from the removal of structures shall be neatly backfilled. Methods shall conform to those required in the specifications for the various types of construction involved.

Materials in good condition from removed structures may be re-used. Salvable material, as designated in the Contract, that is not re-used shall remain the property of the Department, and the Contractor shall be held responsible for safekeeping of all materials until receipted by the Department. Materials damaged, stolen, or lost before receipt by the Department shall be repaired or replaced, as determined by the Engineer, at no cost to the Department.

Unserviceable material, as determined by the Engineer, shall be replaced with new material of similar dimensions, and the material costs will be paid for per subsection 109.04(b), except as otherwise provided in this section. All new materials and replacement parts shall conform to the requirements of the Contract for the appropriate items.

210.03Light Standard. Light standards shall be reset on new concrete foundation pads

complete with conduit and wiring per the Department's Standard Plans at locations indicated in the Contract.

210.04Fences and Gates. Where fences (except snow fence) are reset, the Contractor shall

supply and install any new materials required to restore the fence to acceptable condition except for new posts. The Contractor shall supply new posts as needed for the reset fence per

Where snow fences are reset, panels shall be removed from their existing location and reset at the new location.

Gates designated to be reset shall be removed and restored for service at the new locations.

Right-of-way fence shall be reset approximately six inches inside the boundary of the highway right of way shown on the plans. Anchorages, footings, or fence appurtenances shall not extend beyond the limits of the highway right of way without the written consent of the abutting property owner.

210.05

210.05Guardrail. Where guardrail is reset, the Contractor shall supply and install any new

materials needed to restore the guardrail to acceptable condition. New materials shall include additional posts, blocks, and hardware needed to complete the intermediate post installations as shown on the Department's Standard Plans. Posts with similar tops shall be installed in groups as directed. Installation of fiat-top posts alternately with other top shapes will not be permitted. Posts may be cut, rotated, or turned upside down to eliminate unacceptable tops. If the posts are cut, the Contractor shall treat the exposed surface with two coats of a preservative approved by the Engineer.

Adjust guardrail shall be the work necessary to adjust the height to the standard per Standard Plan M-606-1 and filling the resulting voids under the posts with a lean concrete mixture consisting of 1 part cement and 10 parts sand.

210.06Mailbox. Mailboxes complete with supporting structures are to be removed and

temporarily reset at points near their original location to be accessible for mail delivery service. Upon completion of surfacing operations, the boxes shall again be reset at the locations designated. A supporting structure may contain one or more mailboxes. New permanent mailbox support posts and mounting brackets shall be furnished and installed per the Department's Standard Plans.

210.07Ground Sign. Signs and posts designated to be reset shall be removed, cleaned, and

reset at designated locations, including all work necessary to provide the existing posts with break-away devices, where required.

210.08Sign Structure Sign structures shall be sandblasted and repainted before

reinstallation.

210.09Traffic Signal Traffic signals designated to be reset shall be removed along with

existing poles and electrical equipment. New concrete footings shall be installed along with any new electrical equipment necessary to restore the structure to service at the new location. Equipment and materials shall be cleaned before being reset.

210.10Adjust Structure. Adjusting structures shall apply, but not be limited to, manhole

rings and covers, inlet gratings and frames, water valve boxes, water meters, gate posts, and other structures and facilities. Construction operations shall consist of raising, lowering, moving, or removing masonry or concrete; adding brickwork, masonry, or concrete; and resetting grates, frames, or rings and covers to fit the new construction. Structures in the traveled roadway shall be adjusted to a tolerance of 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch below the surface of the roadway. Work on water services shall be subject to inspection and testing by the owners. Damage to any fire hydrant or any part of the water system by the Contractor shall be repaired at the Contractor's expense.

210.11Flashing Beacon. Reset flashing beacon shall consist of providing a new concrete

foundation or footing, adjustments of post and breakaway device as required, and providing all electrical equipment and materials necessary to restore the installation to service at the new location. The Contractor shall provide necessary connections from the nearest power source or from the source designated on the plans to the new location.

210.12

Method of Measurement

210.12The quantity to be measured where items are reset or adjusted on an “each” basis shall

be the actual number of those items restored for service at new location, completed and accepted. Concrete foundation pads will be measured and paid for as “Concrete Foundation Pad” per Section 613.

Concrete footings for ground signs and overhead sign structures, if required, will be measured and paid for per Section 614.

Steel post extensions, if required, will be measured and paid for as “Steel Signpost” per Section 614, of the type shown on the plans.

The quantity to be measured where items are reset or adjusted on a “linear foot” basis shall be the actual number of linear feet of the items completed and accepted, measured end to end, except guardrail and snow fence. Guardrail will be measured as the actual number of linear feet completed and accepted, as shown on the Department's Standard Plans. Snow fence shall be measured end to end of the anchor posts.

The quantity to be measured for “Relay Pipe” shall be the number of linear feet of re-laid pipe including end sections, measured end to end, in place, completed and accepted.

The quantity to be measured for “Reset Mailbox Structure” shall be the number of supporting structures, complete with mailboxes, restored at new locations and accepted. Moving the mailbox structures for temporary mail service during construction, and installing new support post, base, mounting brackets, and hardware will not be measured or paid for separately but shall be included in the work.

Resetting of structures, fences, and related materials shall include all work necessary to remove the items from their existing location to the new location, and shall include all mounting hardware, footings, and all other work necessary to complete the reset item, except for new fence posts. Fence posts required and approved will be measured and paid for per Section 607.

Resetting of traffic signals, poles, controllers, cabinets, preemption units, coordination and interconnection equipment, and related equipment and materials shall include all work necessary to remove the items from their existing location and reset them at the new location, and shall include all mounting hardware, footings, other electrical equipment and service, and all other materials and work necessary to complete the reset item in service at the new location.

210.12

Basis of Payment

210.13The accepted quantities, measured as provided above, will be paid for at the

contract price for each of the pay items listed below that appear in the bid schedule.

Payment will be made under:

Pay Item Pay Unit Reset Each, Linear Foot, Square Yard, Lump Sum Relay Pipe ( ) Linear Foot Adjust Each, Linear Foot Modify Each Reset Mailbox Structure (Type ) Each Adjust Guardrail Linear Foot

Structure excavation and structure backfill required for “Relay Pipe” will be measured and paid for per Section 206. Any void in the structure excavation prism created by the removal of pipe will be excluded from measurement and payment of structure excavation.

Except as otherwise provided in the Contract, collars and connecting devices will not be measured and paid for separately but shall be included in the work.

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