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101.09 COMPLETION . Completion of the project occurs when; 1) The work has been
satisfactorily completed in all respects in full accordance with the Contract, and; 2) the Contractor has satisfactorily executed and deliver ed to the Engineer all documents, certificates, and proofs of compliance as required by the Contract.
101.10 CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT/UTILITIES . An agreement
between the State, acting through its Department of Transportation, and the Owners of Utilities. Owners may be either Municipalities or private Utility Companies. The agreements establish conditions for removing, relocating, or otherwise altering the location of utilities to facilitate proposed highway construction work. They divide responsibility for such alterations between the two parties and establish payment procedures by which the State will reimburse the Owners for costs they incur in performing their respective portions of the work.
101.11 CONTRACT . The agreement between the State and the Contractor for the performance
of the prescribed work and consisting of the following:
a.Contract Agreement . The written statement, executed by the State through the State Purchasing Agent or its designee and the Contractor; and approved by the Director, Department of Transportation, setting forth the obligations of the parties for the performance of the work.
b.Contract Documents . The Notice to Contractor (advertisement for bids); Proposal; Contract Bond(s); Standard Specifications; Suppl emental Specifications; Special Provisions; General and Detailed Plans; Notice of Award; Notice to Proceed; and any subsequently executed Contract Addenda that are required to complete the construction of the work in an acceptable manner, including authorized Contract Time Extensions.
c.One Instrument . The executed Contract Agreement and the Contract Documents constitute one instrument; i.e., the Contract.
101.12 CONTRACT ADDENDUM . Any change to the Contract made after its initial execution,
which change shall become part of the Contract Agreement. Contract Addenda must be set forth in writing and executed by the original signator ies, or their successors in interest, or their designees. Each Contract Addendum must be preceded and documented by a corresponding Report of Change.
101.13 CONTRACT BONDS . The approved form of securities, executed by the Contractor and
its Surety or Sureties, guaranteeing complete execution of the Contract and all supplemental agreements pertaining thereto, and the payment of all legal debts pertaining to the construction of the project.
101.14 CONTRACT ITEM (PAY ITEM) . A specific item of work for which a price is provided in
the Bid Schedule.
101.15 CONTRACT TIME . The number of work days or calendar days allowed for completion
of the Contract including authorized time extensions. When a calendar date of completion is specified in the Proposal, the Contract shall be substantially completed on or before that date. 1−4
101.16 CONTRACTOR . The individual, partnership, corporation, or any combination thereof,
or joint venture contracting with the State for performance of the prescribed work. (The terms “Contractor” and “Bidder” are frequently used synonymously.)
101.17 COUNTY . The county in which the work specified is to be performed.
101.18 CULVERT . Any structure which provides an opening under the roadway but which
does not meet the classification of a "bridge" as defined in Subsection 101.06 .
101.19 DAILY CHARGE . The per diem rate for liquidated damages specified in the Contract
and so-established in accordance with the "Schedule of Liquidated Damages.” 101.20 DEPARTMENT . The Department of Transportation, as constituted under the laws of this State.
101.21 DIG SAFE . A one-call damage prevention system, established and funded by public
utilities that own and operate underground facilities within the State, for the purpose of receiving and giving notice of proposed excavation activity pursuant to Chapter 39-1.2 of the General Laws of Rhode Island entitled, EXCAVATION NEAR UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES.
101.22 DIVISION OF PURCHASES . A division in the Department of Administration of the
State of Rhode Island, the head of which is the State Purchasing Agent.
101.23 ENGINEER . The Chief Engineer of RIDOT, acting directly or through his or her duly
authorized representatives, who is responsible for engineering and administrative supervision of the Contract.
101.24 EQUIPMENT . All machinery, tools, and apparatus, together with the necessary
supplies for upkeep and maintenance, necessary for the construction and completion of the Contract. 101.25 EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT . An adjustment in the Contract price and/or time occasioned by the performance of work beyond that required by the original Contract, including extra work, changes, certain differing site conditions and changes in quantities. The equitable adjustment of Contract price will be based on an agreed upon lump sum, agreed upon unit prices, force account, or the actual cost of the work. The equitable adjustment of the Contract time will be based on a comparison of the time demonstrated by the Contractor's schedule and the time required for the execution of the work.
101.26 EXCUSABLE DELAY . A delay to the Contract or Milestone/phase completion date, not
otherwise precluded by these Regulations, which was unforeseeable and beyond the Contractor's control and not caused by the Contractor's fault or negligence and for which a Contract or Milestone time extens ion may be granted by the Department.
101.27 EXTRA WORK . Work not provided for in the Contract as awarded but considered
essential to the satisfactory completion of the Contract.
Source: Rhode Island Standard Specifications (Bluebook), 2024 Edition. Pages 17–18 of 826.