SCOPE OF WORK SECTION 104 25 104.7 Accident Notification.
A.Immediately notify DelDOT’s Transportation Management Center (TMC) at 302 -659-4600 and the engineer’s site representative of any incidents resulting in damage to property or personal injury occurring within the project limits. 104.8 Maintaining Traffic.
A.The contractor may select one of 4 options for the TTC plan for the project. Identify the option the contractor has selected in writing to the Engineer in the preconstruction meeting. The 4 options are as follows:
1.Prepare a new Temporary Traffic Control Plan (TTCP) signed and sealed by a professional engineer registered in the State of Delaware. Ensure that the TTCP is in accordance with all applicable Department standards. Submit to the engineer for approval a minimum of 14 -days before starting work.
2.Identify typical applications to be used from the DE MUTCD . Submit to the engineer for approval a minimum of 14 -days before starting the work.
3.Identify typical applications to be used from the contract.
4.Commit to the use of the TTC provided in the contract.
B.Keep roads, driveways, entrances, sidewalks, trails, and paths open to vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic during construction unless otherwise specified in the contract.
C.Ensure that all traffic control measures, and traffic control devices comply with the contract and with the latest edition of the DE MUTCD, including all revisions as of the date the Department advertises the contract. The DE MUTCD is available for download at www.mutcd.deldot.gov. 104.9 Rights In and Use of Materials Found in the Work.
A.The engineer may authorize the contractor's use of materials found in the contract proposed excavation. The Department will pay both for the excavation of such materials at the corresponding contract unit price and for the pay item the contractor uses t he excavated materials for.
B.Do not over excavate or remove material that is not within the project grading limits without written authorization from the engineer. If authorization is provided, replace the removed material with acceptable material at no cost to the Department.
104.10 Additional Utility Relocations Required by the Department; Restoration of Surfaces Opened by
Permit.
A.The right to construct or reconstruct any utility service in the highway or street or to grant permits to construct or reconstruct is, at any time during construction, hereby expressly reserved by the Department. The contractor is not entitled to damage s for unauthorized excavation or any delay caused by the damage.
B.Any individual, firm, or corporation wishing to make an opening in the highway must secure a permit from the Department. The Department will allow parties bearing such permits, and only those parties, to make openings in the highway. Make all necessary repairs resulting from opening the highway when directed by the Department. The Department will pay for repair work as extra SCOPE OF WORK SECTION 104 26 work or as provided in the contract. This work is subject to the same contract conditions as the original contract work.
104.11 Value Engineering Proposals.
A.A contractor may submit a request to modify the contract for the purpose of reducing the total cost or the project duration, or both, providing that it does not reduce design capacity or the quality of the finished product. This request is called a Valu e Engineering Proposal (VEP). The contractor and the Department will share any cost savings resulting from a VEP on a 50 -50 basis. The purpose of a VEP is to encourage contractor innovation.
B.Do not base bid prices on an anticipated approval of a VEP because the Department may not accept the VEP.
C.The Department will notify the contractor if the Department determines that the time for responding to a VEP indicated in the submittal under 104.11. E.5is insufficient for review. Based on the additional time needed by the Department for review, and the effect on the contractor's schedule occasioned by the added time, the Department will evaluate the need for a contract time extension. The contractor s hall have no claim against the Department for contract delays based on the Department’s failure to respo nd within the time indicated in 104.11. E.5 if additional information is needed to complete the review. Until the proposal is accepted by the Department, the contractor remains obligated to the terms and conditions of the existing contract.
D.The Department will only consider VEPs that produce a savings in cost or time, or both, without impairing essential functions and characteristics of the facility, including service life, economy of operation, ease of maintenance, desired appearance, and safety.
E.Submit the following materials and information with each VEP:
1.A statement that the proposal is a VEP.
2.A description of the difference between the existing contract and the proposed change, the advantages and disadvantages between the existing contract and the VEP, including effects on service life, economy of operations, ease of maintenance, desired app earance, and safety.
3.A complete set of the plans and specifications showing the proposed revisions relative to the original contract features and requirements.
4.An analysis that includes the original estimated costs and quantities the VEP would replace compared to the new costs and quantities resulting from the VEP.
5.A statement specifying when the Department will need to issue a change order adopting the VEP so that the Department obtains the maximum cost or time benefit from the VEP.
6.A statement detailing the effect the VEP will have on contract time.
7.A description of any previous use or testing of the VEP and the conditions and results. If the contractor previously submitted the VEP on another Department project, indicate the date, the contract number, and the action taken by the Department.
F.The Department will consider a VEP only when the VEP meets all the following requirements:
1.The VEP, whether approved or not, applies only to the contract referenced in the VEP and becomes the Department’s property. The VEP shall not include restrictions on the Department’s use of the VEP. The Department retains the right to use any VEP or par t of a VEP on other
Source: Delaware Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2025 Edition. Pages 35–36 of 779.