2025 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS CATEGORY 100 PRELIMINARY SECTION 108 — MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION
108.01 Description
Construction preparatory and closing (clean-up) operations that include the movement of personnel, supplies, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals to, within, and away from the project site collectively for the project and for individual work operations; and the establishment and removal/decommissioning of the Contractor’s offices, buildings, and other facilities necessary to commence, continue, and conclude the work. Perform final clean-up as specified in GP-4.09.
108.02 Materials
Not applicable.
108.03 Construction
Not applicable.
108.04 Measurement and Payment
Mobilization and Demobilization will not be measured but will be paid for at the Contract lump sum price. The cost of all required insurance and bonds will be incidental to this item. Payment of the Mobilization and Demobilization item will be made according to the following payment schedule.
a.25 percent of Mobilization and Demobilization, up to a maximum of 2.5 percent of the adjusted Contract amount, will be paid in the first monthly estimate after the Contractor has established the necessary facilities.
b.25 percent of Mobilization and Demobilization, up to a maximum of 2.5 percent of the adjusted Contract amount, will be paid in the second monthly estimate after the Contractor has established the necessary facilities.
c.50 percent of Mobilization and Demobilization, up to a maximum of 5 percent of the adjusted Contract amount, will be paid upon completion of 30 percent of the adjusted Contract amount.
d.Any remaining amount will be paid when the Contract has been accepted for maintenance as specified in GP-5.13. 2025 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS The adjusted contract amount is defined as the total Contract amount less the lump sum bid for Mobilization and Demobilization. The payment will be full compensation for all material, labor, equipment, tools, and incidentals necessary to complete the work. Payment of the Mobilization and Demobilization item will not be made more than once, regardless of the fact that the Contractor may have, for any reason, shut the work down on the project or moved their equipment away from the project and then back again. If the Mobilization and Demobilization item is not provided, the cost of mobilization and demobilization, including the required insurance and bonds, will be incidental to the other items specified in the Contract Documents. The payment will be full compensation for all material, labor, equipment, tools, and incidentals necessary to complete the work. 109 — PROJECT SCHEDULE 2025 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS CATEGORY 100 PRELIMINARY SECTION 109 — PROJECT SCHEDULE
109.01 Description
The Administration will classify projects by complexity and cost to determine the Project Schedule requirements. Project Classification Type B shall apply unless designated differently in the Invitation for Bids (IFB). Project classifications are: Type A—Bar Chart (BC) Schedule, Type B—Critical Path Method (CPM) Schedule for Typical Projects, or Type C—CPM Schedule for Complex Projects. CPM Schedule techniques used in the Project Schedule to monitor the work specified in the Contract documents will use retained logic. The Administration will use the Project Schedule as a tool for monitoring progress and evaluating any schedule impact from change orders during the Project duration. See GP-8.04 PROGRESS SCHEDULE for additional provisions regarding the submission and the failure to adhere to the project progress schedule requirements.
109.01.01 Definitions. Activity. A distinct component of work performed during the project with estimated duration,
estimated cost, and estimated resource requirements. Schedule activities are connected to other activities or milestones with logical relationships and are decomposed from work packages. Actual Start Date (AS). At the activity level, the Actual Start date represents the point in time that meaningful work actually started on an activity. Actual Finish Date (AF). At the activity level, the Actual Finish date represents the point in time that work actually ended on an activity so that follow-on work could start. Calendar Day. A Calendar Day consists of every day shown on the calendar, beginning and ending at midnight. Completion Date.
a.Substantial Completion Date.
Source: Maryland Standard Specifications for Construction and Materials, 2025 Edition. Pages 249–250 of 1,113.