623.01 Description
This work is the removal, temporary reset, and maintenance, and furnishing and installation of new mailboxes and crash-worthy supports at the specified locations or as directed.
623.02 Materials
Use metal mailboxes listed on the QPL for Mailbox, Mailbox – Large, and Mailbox-Extra Large. The mailbox carrier service door must be embossed with the following two statements: “U.S. MAIL” in a minimum of ½-inch (13 mm) high letters and “Approved By The Postmaster General” in a minimum of 3⁄16-inch (4.8 mm) high letters. Provide permanent address markings on the flag side of the mailbox at least 1-inch (25 mm) high and in contrasting color in neat, legible letters and numbers. If the mailboxes are grouped provide address numbers on the mailbox door. Furnish a crashworthy mailbox support as shown in the Detailed Drawings , a mailbox support identified in the current edition of the AASHTO Guide for Erecting Mailboxes on Highways, or other commercially manufactured NCHRP 350 or MASH compliant crashworthy mailbox support. Furnish a NCHRP 350 or MASH compliant crashworthy support for temporary resets of mailboxes. Do not use traffic control devices as mailbox supports. If multiple mailboxes are required at one location, furnish, and install a multiple box support system in accordance with the current edition of the AASHTO Guide for Erecting Mailboxes on Highways.
623.03 Construction Requirements
Coordinate with the U.S. Postal Service and mailbox owner prior to any activities impacting mailboxes. Reset and maintain all mailboxes specified by the project manager that are removed during construction. Temporary supports and locations must be approved by the Project Manager. Install permanent mailboxes and supports at the locations shown in the contract. Salvage existing mailboxes if requested by landowner. Dispose of non-salvaged mailboxes.
623.04 Method of Measurement
Mailbox and support are measured as a unit. Removal, temporary resets, salvage, numbering, disposal, and maintenance are not measured for payment.
623.05 Basis of Payment
Payment for the completed and accepted quantities is made under the following: Pay Item Pay Unit Mailbox Each Mailbox-Large Each Mailbox-Extra Large Each
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