MnDOT Standard Specifications 2123: Equipment Rental

2123.1DESCRIPTION

This Work consists of providing laborers and operating Equipment for Work required by the Contract, directed by the Engineer, and paid by the Department.

2123.2MATERIALS — BLANK

2123.3CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS

Provide Equipment as approved by the Engineer. Provide Equipment with rubber tires or smooth street plates when operating on bituminous or concrete surfaces. Provide towing Equipment with sufficient power to tow Equipment required by the Contract and not damage the Work. Provide rental Equipment in accordance with the following specific requirements regarding type, size, capacity, power, and dimensions.

(1)Motor Grader: Provide a self-propelled Motor grader with the following characteristics:

(a)Pneumatic-tired wheels

(b)Power-assisted controls

(c)A mass of at least 19,000 pounds

(d)Moldboard at least 12 feet long with a suitable cutting edge

(e)A suitable scarifier

(2)Dozer: Provide a crawler-type Dozer with at least 75 horse power at the tow bar and

power assisted controls, equipped with an angle or fixed Dozer blade at least 90 inches wide. When providing an angle blade, ensure that the blade will adjust to an angle of 90 degrees with the direction of travel of the tractor. The Department will consider the dozer blade and tractor as a single unit.

(3)Scraper: Provide Scrapers which have a volumetric capacity as required by the Contract

that shall correspond with the manufacturer’s rated heaped capacity.

(4)Dragline: Provide a full-revolving type Dragline equipped with a bucket of at least the

size required by the Contract.

(a)Provide 1 cubic yard Draglines with at least a 45 foot boom and a working

radius of at least 35 feet

(b)Provide 2 1/2 cubic yard Draglines with at least an 80 foot boom and a working

radius of at least 60 feet

(c)Provide Draglines in other sizes with the boom length and working radius as

required by the Contract

(5)Power Shovel: Provide a full-revolving, crawler-type Power shovel with a bucket in the

size recommended by the manufacturer. Provide the shovel in the size required by the Contract in accordance with the bucket capacity.

(6)Tractor: Provide a crawler type Tractor with the power at the draw-bar as required by

the Contract. Measure the power in horsepower.

(7)Pneumatic-Tired Roller: Provide Pneumatic-tired rollers meeting the following

characteristics:

(a)Compacting width of at least 5 feet

(b)Constructed to allow the gross mass to vary, as directed by the Engineer, from

100 pounds per inch to 250 pounds per inch of rolling width

(c)Tires arranged to obtain compaction over the full compacting width w ith each

pass of the roller

(d)Self-propelled or provided with suitable tractive Equipment, unless otherwise

required by the Contract

(e)If a single tractive unit propels more than one roller, the Engineer will count the

combination as a single roller unit

(8)Tamping Roller: Provide a Tamping roller meeting the following characteristics:

(a)Consists of two sections, each with a drum at least 48 inches in diameter

(b)A gross mass and number of pads as approved by the Engineer

(9)Steel-Wheeled Roller: Provide a self-propelled Steel-wheeled roller meeting the

following characteristics:

(a)A total mass of at least 8 tons unless otherwise required by the Contract

(b)Capable of reversing without backlash

(c)Equipped with spray attachments for moistening rolls on both the front and

back

(d)Either tandem type or three-wheeled type, unless otherwise required by the

Contract

(e)If using vibratory rollers, use rollers that produce 250 pounds per inch of width

(10)Truck: Provide a Truck meeting the following characteristics:

(a)A manufacturer’s rated capacity of at least 1.5 ton

(b)A volumetric capacity of at least 5 cubic yards

(c)A power-operated hoist

(d)An end dump type metal dump box

(e)A rear axle equipped with dual wheels and tires at least 8 inches wide in

accordance with the manufacturer’s designated size

(11)Rotary Tiller: Provide a Rotary tiller at least 54 inches wide and adjustable to depths up

to 9 inches.

(12)Front End Loader: Provide a crawler type or rubber-tired Front end loader meeting the

following characteristics:

(a)Equipped with a power-operated loader bucket with the minimum struck

capacity required by the Contract

(b)Capable of excavating at least 10 inches deep below the bottom of the treads

or tires

(c)Capable of loading the excavated Material on the trucks used for hauling

(13)Disc Harrow: Provide a Disc harrow of sufficient size and mass to manipulate the soils to

12 inches deep as approved by the Engineer.

2123.4METHOD OF MEASUREMENT

A Equipment Hours The Engineer will measure rental of each unit of Equipment by the number of hours of actual working time and necessary traveling time within the Project.

B Common Laborer Hire The Engineer will measure Common laborer hire by the hours of actual working time and necessary traveling time within the Project.

2123.5BASIS OF PAYMENT

The Contract price per hour for Equipment rental includes the cost of the use and operation of Equipment, the operators and any tractive Equipment and required accessories. The Contract price per hour is subject to the requirements of this section for additional compensation if the Contractor is obligated to pay overtime wages for Work performed on Sundays, Holidays, or during overtime periods. The Contract price per hour for common laborers includes the cost of hand tools used by laborers. The Contract price per hour is subject to the requirements of this section for additional compensation if the Contractor is obligated to pay overtime wages for Work on Sundays, Holidays, or during overtime periods. The Department will only compensate the Contractor in addition to the Contract price per hour for Equipment rental or Common laborer hire for Work performed during overtime periods or on Sundays or Holidays if the Work is directed by the Engineer. If the Engineer directs the use of Equipment or Common laborers during overtime periods or on Sundays or Holidays, the Department will pay the Contractor only the increased wages that the Contractor is obligated to pay under the terms of wage agreements . The Department will pay the increased wages to the Contractor by increasing the C ontract price per hour for the Equipment or Common laborers used by an amount equal to the difference between the normal hourly wage for straight time Work and the overtime hourly wage actually paid the laborers for operating the E quipment or performing the labor, based on the Contractor’s payroll. The Contract price per hour for Equipment rental includes the cost of supervision by the Contractor necessary to accomplish the Work, as directed by the Engineer. The Department will pay for Equipment rental on the basis of the following schedule: Item No. Item Unit

2123.510 Common Laborers hour

0 Motor Grader hour

0 ___ Cu Yd Dragline hour

0 ___ Cu Yd Shovel hour

0 ___ Cu Yd Scraper hour

0 Dozer hour

0 ___ Cu Yd Truck hour

0 ___ HP Tractor hour

0 Rotary Tiller hour

0 Disc Harrow hour

0 ___ Cu Yd Front End Loader hour

0 Pneumatic-Tired Roller hour

0 Pneumatic-Tired Roller (Tractor Drawn) hour

0 Pneumatic-Tired Roller (Self Propelled) hour

0 Tamping Roller hour

0 ___ ton Steel-Wheeled Roller hour

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Source: Minnesota Standard Specifications for Construction, 2025 Edition. Pages 175–0 of 1,081. View official source ↗

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