1−28 Additional work caused by such suspension, for reasons beyond the control of the Contractor, will be paid for by the State in accordance with Subsection 109.04; Differing Site Conditions, Changes, Extra Work and Force Account Work .
c.Maintenance Directed by the Engineer . If the Engineer directs special maintenance for the benefit of the traveling public, then the Contractor will be paid on the basis of prevailing unit prices or in accordance with Subsection 104.05; Extra Work . The Engineer will be the sole judge of work to be classed as special maintenance. Detours or routes used exclusively by the Contractor for hauling materials and equipment shall be constructed and maintained at its own expense. In order to provide for the safety, comfort, and well-being of residents of heavily populated residential areas, the Contractor shall select haul routes between the project and material sources that will minimize disturbance to such residents. The Contractor shall submit for the Engineer's review its planned route of haul and its plan for minimizing the adverse effect of such hauling operations on local residents. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to obtain all necessary permits, approvals and licenses and to comply with the ordinances, rules and regulations of the local community concerning haul routes and detours, all at no expense to the Department. The Department reserves the right to select alternative haul routes, to divide the hauling traffic over several routes, and to impose such ot her restrictions it deems necessary to minimize the impact of the hauling operation on local residents. The Contractor shall not store barricades, material, or equipment in a manner that would impede or impair the safety of the traveling public.
d.Maintenance for Traffic Flow-Utility Work . The Contractor shall provide, as part of the Contract, construction signing in accordan ce with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for all utility work performed directly by utility companies, municipalities, or their respective subcontractors. Also included is the pr ovision by the Contractor of flaggers, traffic persons, and the setting up, maintaining, and moving of signs, all in accordance with applicable provisions contained in PART 900 of these Standard Specifications.
104.09 MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ACCESS . Unless otherwise provided, the Contractor
shall maintain existing streets, highways, roads, private walks and sidewalks which may be involved with the Project, open for vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic. The Contractor shall also provide and maintain in a safe condition temporary approaches, crossings, and intersections with trails, roads, streets, businesses, parking lots, residences, garages, farms, and other features as may be necessary, and at its own expense and as directed by the Engineer. With respect to maintaining public access as described above, the Contractor will not be required to remove snow. If the Engineer decides that the interests of the public and/or abutting property owners so require, the Contractor shall construct pl ank crossings, or other such approved temporary crossings, over trenches in streets, roads, or private ways. All such temporary crossings shall be provided as directed by the Engineer. 1−29
104.10 RIGHTS IN AND USE OF MATERIALS FOUND ON THE PROJECT . The Contractor,
with the approval of the Engineer, may use on the project such stone, gravel, sand, or other material determined suitable by the Engineer, as may be found in the excavation and will be paid both for the excavation of such materials at the corresponding Contract unit price and for the pay item for which the excavated material is used. The Contractor shall replace at its own expense with other acceptable material all of that portion of the excavation material so removed and used which was needed for use in the embankments, backfills, approaches, or otherwise. No charge for the materials so used will be made against the Contractor. The Contractor shall not excavate or remove any material from within the highway location which is not within the grading limits, as indicated by the slope and grade lines, without prior written authorization from the Engineer.
104.11 FINAL CLEANING-UP . Prior to any inspections performed subsequent to the
Contractor’s “Notice of Substantial Completion,” all areas occupied by the Contractor in connection with the work shall be cleaned of all rubbish, excess materials, temporary structures, and equipment. All parts of the work shall be left in an acceptable condition. The cost of the final clean-up shall be incidental to other items of work and no separate payment shall be made. The Contractor shall remove its equipment, materials and other obstacles from the project right-of-way and from property adjacent to the project site which is not owned or controlled by the Contractor within thirty (30) days after completion of the Project. The Contractor shall clean and remove all cement streaks or drippings, paint smears or drippings, rust stains, oil, grease, bituminous materials, dirt, and other foreign materials on or in any structure, curb, gutter, median or gore marker due to its operation.
104.12 RAILWAY-HIGHWAY PROVISIONS . If the Contract requires that materials be hauled
across the tracks of any railway, the Department will arrange with the railway for new crossings or for the use of any existing crossings. If the Contractor elects to use crossings other than those specified in the Contract, the Contractor shall make arrangements for the use of the crossings. Work to be performed by the Contractor on the railway Right-of-Way shall be performed to avoid interference with the movement of trains or traffic of the railway company. The Contractor shall avoid accidents, damage, or unnecessary delay or interference with railway trains and other property.
104.13 CONSTRUCTION OVER OR ADJACENT TO NAVIGABLE WATERS . Work over, on,
or adjacent to navigable waters shall be so conducted so that free navigation of the waterways will not be interfered with and that the existing navigable depths will not be impaired except as allowed by permit issued by the U.S. Coast Guar d or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as applicable.
Source: Rhode Island Standard Specifications (Bluebook), 2024 Edition. Pages 42–43 of 826.