SECTION 201 - CLEARING AND GRUBBING
201.01 Description. This work consists of clearing, grubbing, removing and disposing
of all items and objects within the limits of the rights-of-way, eas ement areas or areas shown on the plans or in the contract documents that are not designated to remain or to be removed in accordance with other provisions of the contract. This work shall also include the preservation of all ve getation, objects or materials designated to remain or to be salvaged, and the removal and satisfactory disposal of obstructions and salvageable material when their removal and disposal is not otherwise provided in the contract. The requirements for removal and disposal sha ll be in accordance with the provisions and requirements of Subsections 104.05 and 107.25, and Section 202. When the contract proposal does not incl ude an item of clearing and grubbing, the necessary work shall be performed in accordance with this section and will be considered as a subsidiary obligation of the Contractor under other contract items.
201.02 Blank.
201.03 Construction Requirements.
201.03.1 Clearing and Grubbing.
201.03.1 1--General. The Engineer will establish rights-of-way, easements, construction
lines and designate all trees, shrubs, plants and items to remain. It is the intent of these specifications that desirable natural growth within the rights-of- way and easements be preserved where practicable. Undesirable growth and other things that detract from the aesthetic value of the completed work or interfere with construction or future maintenance shall be removed. In areas where desirable natural growth is designated to remain, the Contractor shall thin or trim shrubbery and live trees to the extent consistent with the intent of these specifications. Use of methods or equipment that might mar or destroy vegetation designated to remain will not be permitted. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to consider all rights-of-way agreements with the property owners regarding merchantable timber prior to submitting a bid. Merchantable timber conveyed to the State and required to be removed will become the property of the Contractor unless specifically designated otherwise in the contract documents. All clearing and grubbing necessary for setting construction stakes shall be completed a satisfactory distance ahead of the grading operations.
201.03.1 2--Clearing and Grubbing. Surface objects, trees, stumps, roots and other
protruding or underground obstructions, not designated to remain, shall be cleared and grubbed, including mowing, as required. Undisturbed stumps shall be cut off no more than six inches above the ground line or water level. Undisturbed stumps and non- perishable solid objects that are a minimum of three feet below subgrade or slope of embankment may be left in place when author ized by the Engineer. Stumps and non- perishable solid objects in swampy or wo oded areas where mowing is not anticipated may be authorized to remain, provided they do not extend more than six inches above the ground line or low water level. The Engineer may also permit sound stumps to remain outside the construction limits where mowing is anticipated pr ovided they are cut off flush with or below the surface of the final ground line. Except in areas to be excavated, stump holes and other holes from which obstructions are removed shall be backfilled with suitable material and compacted to the satisfaction of the Engineer. All operations shall be conducted in such a manner as to prevent damage to adjacent property and items that are to remain on the right-of-way. Burning shall be in accordance with the requirements of Subsection 107.22.2. If not burned, materials and debris shall be removed from the right-of-way and disposed of outside the limits of view from any public road or facility. Locations for disposal shall be obtained by the Contractor in accordance with Subsection 104.05. Low hanging tree branches that will interfere with maintenance of the roadside shall be removed, and unsound or unsightly branches on trees or shrubs designated to remain shall be removed as directed. Branches of trees extending over the roadway shall be trimmed to give a clear height of at least 20 feet above the roadway surface. All trimming shall be done by skilled workmen and in accordance with good tree surgery practices. An asphalt base paint or sealer prepared specifically for tree surgery shall be applied to cut or scarred surfaces of trees and shrubs.
201.03.1 3--Clearing and Grubbing of Bridge Sites. When separate and concurrent
grading and bridge contracts are to be in progress between the termini of construction, clearing and grubbing of the bridge site shall be the responsibility of the grading Contractor, unless the bridge contract contains a bid item for clearing and grubbing. When there is not a coincidental grading co ntract or a bid item for clearing and grubbing in the bridge contract, clearing and grubbing of the bridge sites shall be considered incidental to and included in the price bid for the bridge items.
201.03.2 Random Clearing and Grubbing, and Random Clearing. This work
consists of random clearing and grubbing areas designated on the plans or in the contract documents. Random clearing and grubbing w ill be performed in the designated areas in accordance with the requirements of Subsection 201.03.1. Random clearing will consist of removing all things such as trees and scrubs within areas shown on the plans or in the contract documents where grubbing is not needed. Examples of such areas may be limits of fencing, site flares, safety zones, etc. When random clearing is required in areas such as safety/clear zones, cutting shall be approximately flush with the ground. Grubbing will not be permitted in these areas. Stumps are to be cut approximately flush with the ground, but in no case shall stumps extend more than two inches above the ground line. This work also includes the removal and proper disposal of the cut material off of the right-of-way, or it may be chipped or shredded by mechanical means and mulched on the right-of-way to the satisfaction of the Engineer. Material and debris that is removed from the right-of-way shall be disposed of outside of limits of view from any public road, street, park or other such public facility at locations obtained by the Contractor in accordance with Subsection 104.05 and Section 202.
201.04 Method of Measurement. Any mowing required as a part of the clearing and
grubbing, random clearing and grubbing, or random clearing operations will not be measured for payment. Unless otherwise noted, clearing and grubbing, random clearing and grubbing, or random clearing will be measured as follows.
201.04.1 Lump Sum Basis. The area included under this item will be the entire area
within the right-of-way lines shown on the plans. No measurement will be made except when the area of the right-of-w ay is increased or decreased from that shown on the plans at the time bids are received. In this case, the lump sum contract price will be adjusted in the same ratio that the area of the right-of-way is increased or decreased.
201.04.2 Area Basis. The area included under this item will be measured in acres.
Measurement will only be made for the area(s ) actually cleared or cleared and grubbed and will not include areas for which payment is made under another item. The clearing of grass, weeds, roots, farm crops, and scattered small bushes will not be measured for payment. Areas acquired for haul routes, or areas acquired for Contractor use will not be measured for payment, unless noted otherwise in the contract.
201.04.3 Station Basis. The designated areas will be measured per station in
accordance with the typical sections shown on th e plans. This shall apply to the right or left sides of each separate roadway. Separate measurement shall be made for work required and satisfactorily completed on the right or left sides of each separate roadway.
201.05 Basis of Payment . Clearing and grubbing, random clearing and grubbing, or
random clearing, measured a prescribed above, will be paid for at the unit price bid as follows.
201.05.1 Lump Sum Basis. The work under this item will be paid for at the contract
lump sum price or adjusted lump sum pri ce in accordance with the above provisions which shall be full compensation for completing the work.
201.05.2 Area Basis. The work under this item, measured as prescribed above, will be
paid for at the contract unit price per acre which shall be full compensation for completing the work.
201.05.3 Station Basis. The work under this item, meas ured as prescribed above, will
be paid for at the contract unit price per station which shall be full compensation for completing the work. The price for clearing and grubbing, or rand om clearing, shall include the cost of continuous maintenance of traffic and protec tive services as required by the Traffic
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