1−31 Water from aggregate washing or other operations containing sediment and or other pollutants shall be treated by filtration, settli ng basins or other means sufficient to reduce the sediment /pollutant content to levels which do not exceed that of the receiving waters/areas, and or levels allowed by specific permit, law and/or regulation. Other requirements relating to temporary and permanent erosion and pollution controls are set forth in SECTIONS 206 through 212 and SECTION 214 respectively, of these specifications, and shall be in full effect. The Contractor, at his own expense, shall be responsible for any fines and penalties resulting from non-compliance and or enforcement actions administered by Federal, State or Local Regulatory Authorities or by the Engi neer for non-compliance with any and all Federal, State and Local laws, rules, regulations, permits, approvals and Contract Provisions controlling pollution and protection of the environment. The requirements set forth in SECTION 107, LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESP ONSIBILITY TO PUBLIC , of these specifications, shall be in full effect. Delay claims and compensation due to non-compliance of this specification, Federal, State or Local laws, Regulations and or Contract Provisions, will not be allowed. All time and/or delays resulting from non-compliance, including corrective work, will be considered non-excusable delays. Failure to comply with this subsection and or contract provisions permits and approvals, if in the opinion of the Engineer, will result in a failure to comply charge, as set forth within Contact Special Provision Codes and will be deducted from monies due the contractor. The Engineer will determine if multiple violations of the contract permits and approvals exist and that the charge be deducted per violation. This charge shall be separate from any penalties, fines or corrective actions resulting from regulatory agency enforcement actions. This charge will be deducted along with any penalties, fines or correc tive actions resulting from regulatory agency enforcement actions.
a.Plant and Pest Control Requirements. The United States Department of Agriculture has advised that soil and soil-moving equipment operating in regulated areas of certain counties will be subject to plant and pest quarantine regulations. In general, these regulations provide for cleaning soil from equipment before it is moved from regulated areas. Complete information may be secured from appropriate divisions of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the United States Department of Agriculture. Contractors shall comply with these regulations where applicable to the State of Rhode Island.
105.01 AUTHORITY OF THE ENGINEER . The Engineer will decide all questions related to
the quality and acceptability of materials furnished; work performed; and the rate of progress of 1−32 the work; questions regarding the interpretation of the Contract Documents; and questions as to the acceptable fulfillment of the Contract by the Contractor. The Engineer will have the authority to suspend the work completely or in part due to the failure of the Contractor to correct conditions unsafe for the workers or the general public; for failure to carry out provisions of the Contract; for failure to carry out orders; for such periods necessary due to unsuitable weather; for failure to correct damages to public or private properties caused by the Contractor and/or it s Subcontractors, for conditions considered unsuitable for the prosecution of the work or for any other condition or reason determined to be in the State's interest.
105.02 PLANS AND SHOP DRAWINGS . Plans will show details of all structures, lines,
grades, typical cross sections of the roadway, location and design of all structures and a summary of items appearing on the Proposal. Bridge plans will either show all dimensions and details necessary for complete construction or such information that when supplemented by additional field data gathered by the Contractor will enable the Contractor to prepare complete shop drawings. The Contractor shall keep one set of plans available at the site at all times, and shall provide approved shop drawings to the Engineer upon request. All shop drawings will be submitted in a timely fashion such that the Contractor’s approved schedule will not be adversely impacted by the submittal process. Shop drawings shall consist of such detailed plans required to control the work that are not included in the Plans furnished by the Department. They shall include, but not be limited to, stress sheets, erection plans, falsework plans, sheeting plans, cofferdam plans, bending diagrams for reinforcing steel or any other supplementary plans or similar data required of the Contractor. The Contractor shall submit eight (8) sets of shop drawings to the Engineer and one set to the design consultant of record. Shop drawings shall be accompanied by eight (8) sets of design computations, cuts from manufacturers' catalogs, and/or supporting technical bulletins. Engineering shop drawings and design computat ions shall be stamped only by a Rhode Island Registered Professional Engineer. The stamping of Plans for professional design shall be in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Rhode Island Board of Registration for Professional Engineers, or other Boards of Professional Registration, as applicable. Within forty-five (45) calendar days of submission, all shop drawings shall be reviewed by the Engineer and returned to the Contractor for appropriate action. Shop drawings that are found to be erroneous, lacking information necessary to control construction, or not in conformance with accepted design criteria will be disapproved and returned to the Contractor. The Contractor shall address the Engineer's comments and resubmit revised shop drawings and/or design computations. The Contractor will not be allowed any increase in Contract time for the time taken by the Contractor to subm it revised shop drawings caused by an erroneous submission, or by a previous submission either lacking the information necessary to control construction, or not conforming to accepted design criteria. Also, the time taken by the Engineer to review the revised shop drawings does not constitute justification for additional Contract time.
Source: Rhode Island Standard Specifications (Bluebook), 2024 Edition. Pages 45–46 of 826.