640Field Office or Laboratory

640.02 Field Office Or Laboratory

604 629.06 BASIS OF PAYMENT The Department will pay for each pay item at the contract unit price per the specified pay unit as follows: Pay Item: Pay Unit:

640.01 Description

This work consists of providing a field office on the proj ect and a laboratory building at asphalt or ready -mixed concrete plants, for the independent and exclusive use of Department personnel for the duration of the Project.

640.02 Materials

The Resident Engineer will direct a time and location for the installa tion of the field office or laboratory. Provide a mobile unit or a permanent structure for the field office or laboratory building. Weatherproof and maintain the buildings as approved by the Resident Engineer. Provide buildings with the following characte ristics:  Outside dimensions of at least 8 ft × 16 ft [2.4 m × 4.8 m];  Inside ceiling height of at least 7 ft [2.1 m];  Floors;  At least four windows that can be opened, closed, and locked; and  Two doors near opposite ends of the building that can be locked. FIELD OFFICE OR LABORATORY 640.05 605 Furnish field office buildings with an office desk and at least one chair. Ensure the building is wired for electricity and has at least three double wall plugs and three overhead ceiling lights. Provide buildings capable of maintaining an interior temp erature from 70°F to 80°F [21°C to 27°C]. Provide required utility services, including telephone or internet service. Ensure laboratory buildings meet the following requirements:  Locate the building at the plant site, at a location convenient to the physi cal control center of the plant and in view of delivery, loading, and unloading, as approved by the Resident Engineer.  Equip the building with a 3 ft × 6 ft [0.9 m × 1.8 m] work bench.  Provide a gas or electric oven and hot plate.  Provide an inside cold wa ter supply line, plumbed to a potable water supply.  Provide a pressurized, dry -chemical, ABC -rated fire extinguisher of at least 20 lb [9 kg] rated capacity. Place the fire extinguisher on a wall at a location approved by the Resident Engineer. Maintain the fire extinguisher in a completely charged condition. Ensure the local fire authority inspects, approves, and tags for serviceability at least every 12 months.  For building units used as the laboratory for asphalt extractions, provide a fume hood for removing flammable organic vapors generated by routine laboratory testing. Ensure the fume hood adheres to the following characteristics:  Fireproof with an explosion -proof motor, blower, and light.  Interior dimensions of at least 3 ft [0.9 m] wide by 1¾ ft [0.53 m] deep by 2½ ft [0.76 m] high.  Tempered safety glass front panel which slides up at least 2 ft [0.6 m] to provide access to the fume hood, and slides down to fully enclose the fume hood.  Produce a volume of airflow per minute at least 14 times the nominal external volume of the fume hood.  Vent the exhaust from the fume hood to the outside atmosphere.  Equip the fume hood with an air bypass that prevents “jet -stream” effects as the front panel closes.  Include catalog cut sheets, brochures, and specifi cations with the fume hood.

640.03 Equipment — Vacant

640.04 Construction Method

Remove the field office or laboratory building or mobile unit from the project or plant site as directed by the Resident Engineer.

640.05 Method of Measuremen T

On optional tie d projects, if bid as a tie, the Department will delete at least one field office and one laboratory from the tied portion of the Proposal. Maintain the remaining field offices on the job sites, and the remaining laboratories at the plant sites, until tie d projects are complete.

641.06 Mobilization

606 640.06 BASIS OF PAYMENT The Department will pay for each pay item at the contract unit price per the specified pay unit as follows: Pay Item: Pay Unit:

641.01 Description

This work consists of the Contractor’s preparatory operations, including moving personnel and equipment to the project site, and establishing the Contractor’s offices, buildings, and facilities. 641. 02 MATERIALS — VACANT

641.03 Equipment — Vacant

641.04 Construction Method — Vacant

641.05 Method of Measuremen T — Vacant

641.06 Basis of Payment

The Department will pay for each pay item at the contract unit price per the specified pay unit as follows: Pay Item: Pay Unit: MOBILIZATION Lump Sum The Department will pay in two installments; except, if the first pay estimate submitted is the final estimate, the Department will pay the total lump sum bid. If the lump sum price for Mobilization is less than or equal to the “Maximum Amount Payable for Mobilization Item” as defined in Table 641:1, "Mobilization Payment Schedule," the first payment for Mobilization will be 50 percent of the lump sum price. The Department will pay this amount on the first