- 109 - DIVISION 200 -- EARTHWORK 201 -- GENERAL REQU IREMENTS ......................................................... 111
201.01 General ................................................................................. 111
202 -- CLEARING AND GRUBBING ........................................................ 113
202.01 Description ........................................................................... 113
202.02 Construction Methods ......................................................... 113
202.03 Method of Measurement ....................................................... 114
202.04 Basis of Payment .................................................................. 114
203 -- REMOVAL OF STRUCTUR ES AND OBSTRUCT IONS ................ 115
203.01 Description ........................................................................... 115
203.02 Construction Methods ......................................................... 116
203.03 Method of Measurement ...................................................... 120
203.04 Basis of Payment .................................................................. 123
204 -- TEMPORARY WATER PO LLUTION CONT ROL ........................... 126
204.01 Description ........................................................................... 126
204.02 Limitation of Operations ...................................................... 126
204.03 Construction Methods ......................................................... 127
204.04 Method of Measurement ...................................................... 128
204.05 Basis of Payment .................................................................. 128
205 -- EXCAVATION AND EMBANKMENT ............................................. 129
205.01 Description ........................................................................... 129
205.02 Material Requirements ........................................................ 131
205.03 Construction Methods ......................................................... 133
205.04 Method of Measurement ...................................................... 140
205.05 Basis of Payment .................................................................. 141
206 -- ROADWAY GR ADING ................................................................... 145
206.01 Description ........................................................................... 145
206.02 Material Requirements ........................................................ 145
206.03 Construction Methods ......................................................... 145
206.04 Method of Measurement ...................................................... 145
206.05 Basis of Payment .................................................................. 145
207 -- SALVAGING AND PL ACING TOPSOIL ........................................ 147
207.01 Description ........................................................................... 147
207.02 Material Requirements ........................................................ 147
207.03 Construction Methods ......................................................... 147
207.04 Method of Measurement ...................................................... 148
207.05 Basis of Payment .................................................................. 148
208 -- BORROW AND WASTE SI TE RESTORATION ............................. 149
208.01 Description ........................................................................... 149
208.02 Construction Methods ......................................................... 149
208.03 Method of Measurement ...................................................... 149
208.04 Basis of Payment .................................................................. 149
209 -- OVERHA UL .................................................................................... 150
209.01 Description ........................................................................... 150
209.02 Method of Measurement ...................................................... 150
209.03 Basis of Payment .................................................................. 150
- 110 - - 111 - SECTION 201 -- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
201.01 General
1.Work in the area of existing or relocated utilities shall be done in accordance with the requirements of Subsections 105.06 and 107.16.
2.Salvageable materials are any items that the Contractor removes and the Department designates in the contract to be salvaged. All nonsalvageable material shall become the property of the Contractor and must be promptly removed from the project.
3.The Contractor shall place right- of-way markers as one of the first orders of work.
4.The Contractor shall conduct t he operations and maintain the work so that adequate drainage is in place at all times. This shall include the subsurface drainage of embankments during construction.
5.The Contractor shall employ be st management practices to prevent petroleum products, chemicals, harmful materials, construction debris, and suspended solids in exce ss of permitted limits from entering waterways.
6.The Contractor shall be resp onsible for the stability of all constructed embankments and shall repl ace, at no additional cost to the Department, any portions which have become displaced or unstable due to construction.
7.Mandatory borrow material shall be obtained as indicated in the contract.
8.Borrow sites may be designated and described in the contract. The quality of material in such borrow sites will be acceptable in general, but the Contractor shall determine the amount of selective excavation, blending, screening, mixing, and other work required to provide a finished product meeting the contract requi rements. The Engineer ma y order procurement of material from any portion of the designated borrow sites and may reject unacceptable portions of the borrow sites.
9.When waste or borrow locations are not designated in the contract, the Contractor shall provi de waste or borrow sites.
10.The Department may acquire and make available to the Contractor the right to take soils from designated sources, together with the right to use the land for purposes such as plant si tes, stockpiles, and hauling roads. Terms of the land contracts are shown in the contract.
11.If the Engineer directs the Contra ctor to change from a designated borrow site to another not designated in the contract, the work of moving from one site to another, any additional stripping or hauling of the material, and any other additional costs occasioned by such change shall be considered "extra work".
12.Only materials authorized by the Engineer shall be permanently piled or buried within the right-of-way of any public road.
13.When pre-watering is required, proposed pre-watering methods will be explained by the Contractor at the preconstruction conference.
14.Surplus excavated material shall be disposed in waste areas provided by the Contractor and in co mpliance with any applicable state,
Source: Nebraska Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, 2017 Edition. Pages 143–144 of 1,048.