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General Provisions (00100-00999)

656Temporary Soil Erosion and Water Pollution Contro l

ME · 2020 Standard SpecificationsBook pages 6768View official source ↗

Contractor a rate of $75 per pe rson-hour of review. Such costs will be deducted from amounts otherwise due the Contractor. 105.7.4 Submittal Requirements The Contractor shall indicate the order of preference for review and ret urn of Working Drawings and organi ze all Drawings in the order of their importance. The Contractor shall submit 3 sets of Drawings or electronic c opy to the Resident. All submittals shall use the same system of units as that used in the Department’s Plans. 105.7.5 Review Standards and Procedures If the first submissi on does not meet accepted industry standards for Working Drawings or Engineering design Drawings and Specifications, as determined by the Department, the entire sub mission will be returned without review and will be recorded as the first submission. W hen resubmitted, the review time requirements shall be those applicable to a first submissi on. One set of reviewed Working Drawings will be marked with comme nts and returned to the Contractor. The Contractor shall then revise its Workin g Drawings accordingly. Except as provided otherwise in t he Contract, the Contractor sh all furnish the Department with 2 reproducible copies of the final Working Drawings before construction of the element(s) depicted in the Working Drawing(s).

105.8Environmental Requirements

105.8.1 Temporary Soil Erosion and Water Pollution Control Th e Contractor shall provide continuous and effective soil erosion and water polluti on control in compliance with 105.8.2 Permit Requirements

A.Permits Granted To Department Permits are to be included i n or incorporated by

reference into the Bid Documents. If Permits are not so included and the Contractor is aware the Work will affect a regulated resource such as water b odies or wetland, the Contractor shall notify the Department before Bidding. For a r elated provision, see Section 102.5.2 - Bidder’s Duty to Notify Dep artment If Ambiguities Dis covered. The Contractor is responsible for complying with all Permit co nditions. If the Contractor desires to modify or seek interpretation of any perm it granted to the Department, it must coordinate any such requests through the Department.

B.All Other Permits Except as expressly provided otherwise i n the Contract, the

Contractor, at its expense, shall procure all other environmental or land use Permits, licenses, or other permissions that are necessary or appropriat e to perform the Work. At the time of application, the Contractor shall provide the Departmen t with notice of all

applications for such Permits, licenses, or other permissions, and upon request, a copy of all such applications. For a related provision, see Section 104.3. 2 - Furnishing of Other Property Rights, Licenses, and Permits. 105.8.3 Wetland and Waterbody Impacts

A.General Prohibition Except as specifically allowed by the Contract, there shall be

no permanent or temporary impacts to water bodies or wetlands i dentified on the Plans or otherwise known to the Contract or. For a related provision, se e Section 656.3.4 – “Water Pollution Control Requirements.”

B.Wetlands Outside Project Limits If the Contractor desires to conduct an activity

that can disturb the soil in an area that is outside the Projec t Limits, but is contiguous or in close proximity to such Limits, the area first must be examined and analyzed by a qualified wetlands specialist in order to determine whether wetlands exis t, and if so, to delineate them. The Contractor must notify the Department of all such ex aminations and analyses and the results thereof. Wetlands so delineated must not be impacted unless properly permitted. Any fill Material generated from this Project shall not be pla ced, stored, or disposed of in a wetland at an off-site location unless the Contractor p rovides the Department with written evidence that all Permits necessary for such use have b een obtained. Such evidence must be signed by the Owner of such site and otherwise acceptable to the Department.

C.Temporary Structures Temporary or permanent impacts to wet lands are

prohibited without proper permitting or modification to existin g Permits. Temporary Structures in a waterbody must comply with any Contract provisi ons regarding Instream Work. 105.8.4 Hazardous Materials If the Contractor encounters any condition that indicates the presence of uncontrolled petroleum or hazardous M aterials, the Contractor shall immediately stop Work, notify the Department, treat any such co nditions with extreme caution, and secure the area of potential hazard to minimize he alth risks to workers and the public, and to prevent additional releases of contaminants into the environment. Such conditions include the presence of barrels, tanks, unexpected o dors, discoloration of soil or water, an oily sheen on soil or water, excessively hot earth, s moke, or any other condition indicating uncontrolled petroleum or hazardous Materials. The Contractor shall continue Work in other areas of the Project unless otherwise directed by the Department. The Contractor shall utilize approved vendors and comply with all f ederal, State, and local laws concerning the handling, storage, treatment, and disposal of un controlled petroleum or hazardous Material. If the condition meets the definition of a Differing Site Condition under Section 109.4.1, the Contractor may be eligible for an Equitabl e Adjustment.

Source: Maine Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2020 Edition. Pages 6768 of 817.