1−75 agreement on the change must be attained to implement either request. The Elective Change Narrative shall contain the following information: (1.) Identification of the activities changed. (2.) A description of the scope of the elective change and identification of the advantages and disadvantages of implementing the c hange. Identify all driving resources, if any. Identify key constraints influencing the Contractor's approach to the work. Additional Requirements for Schedule Level A (g.) Identification of activities with critical or near critical float (within ten (10) Working Days of the Critical Path) that were planned to occur during the Update Period, but did not occur or occurred later than the scheduled late start or late finish date, and an explanation of these delays. Identification of delays to activities taking place off the project site, e.g., Submittal preparation, fabrication, and delivery activities. (h.) Provide a listing of all activities which have surpassed their planned duration by more than twenty (20) percent and any justification for maintaining original planned durations for future activities of like work. (i.) A summary of any changed plans for labor utilization for the Project, identifying the average and maximum number of workers on site each month. Identify actual and potential labor resource limitations. A summary of the act ual labor utilization used over the past month. (j.) A summary of any changed plans for equipment utilization for the project, identifying each type of operated equipment to be used on the Work, the planned quantity of each type of operated equipment utilized each month, and all changes to the criteria for mobilizing and demobilizing each piece of equipment to and from the site. Identify actual and potential equipment resource problems. A summary of the actual equipment utilized over the past month.
f.Progress Delays. The Contractor shall identify and promptly report to the Engineer all schedule and progress delays during the prosecution of t he work. The Contractor shall promptly take appropriate action to develop a Recovery Schedule in the form of a revised Baseline Schedule whenever the actual physical progress is behind schedule, as compared to the Current Baseline Schedule, or whenever requested by the Engineer. At a minimum, the Contractor shall submit a Recovery Schedule whenever the Project Schedule Update becomes thirty (30) or more Days late to any Milestone(s) designated in section 108.03, Milestones. The Proposed Baseline Schedule Revision shall be in accordance with corresponding section contained herein. The development and submission of a Recovery Schedule does not relieve the Contractor from continuing with the submission of the Project Status Schedule Submittals. The submission of the Recovery Schedule shall be at no cost to the Engineer and shall be submitted within (30) days of the Project Schedule Update. The Recovery Schedule shall demonstrate a clear procedure for bringing the Project into compliance with a time line acceptable to the Engineer. 1−76 The Department may request a Recovery Schedule due to a delay that is not the fault of the Contractor. Cost associated with the devel opment of these Schedules will be considered a reimbursable expense. Normal adverse weather shall be anticipated by, and planned for by the Contractor. Delays due to such weather events are unacceptable. Failure to submit such a Recovery Plan shall provide a basis for future Payment Application withholdings, either in whole, or in part, by the Engineer.
1.Baseline Schedule Revisions. In the event of a significant delay, or changes to the Project’s Schedule as determined by the Engineer, or any situation where time needs to be recovered, a Revised Baseline Schedule may be required. Baseline Schedule Revision Submittals shall include a comprehensive listing of all activities added to or deleted from the Current Baseline Schedule of Record as well as a complete listing of all logic and activity relationship changes which have been made. All changes in the schedule must be fully described in an accompanying narrative. No Baseline Schedule Revision Submittal will be accepted unless it satisfies the following requirements: • Any out-of-sequenced logic is corrected or explained to the satisfaction of the Engineer. • Start and Finish dates are verified for accuracy. • The Schedule accurately reflects the Contractor's plan (including accurate logic and durations) for completing the remaining work. All changes from the accepted Baseline Schedule to the proposed Revised Baseline Schedule must be identified and accepted by the Engineer prior to incorporation into the Revised Schedule. Any proposed changes and/or revisions to the Current Baseline Schedule accepted by the Engineer pursuant to its review of a Proposal Schedule (definition required) submitted by the Contractor shall be incorporated into the Current Baseline Schedule and submitted as a Baseline Schedule Revision Submittal. A Baseline Schedule Revision Submittal shall be due within 5 days following the Engineer's acceptance of the proposed schedule changes and/or revisions, as submitted in a Proposal Schedule, and shall consist of the requirements of the Baseline Schedule, as supplemented below. The Baseline Schedule Revision shall include a cost distribution for added work and/or costs for review and acceptance by the Engineer. Once a Baseline Schedule Revision Submittal is accepted by the Engineer it shall become the Current Baseline Schedule Revision of Record (and be used for subsequent Schedule Update Submittals), and shall be referred to by its revision number. Except as otherwise designated by Change Order, no Current Baseline Schedule Revision that extends performance beyond any Contract Time and/or Contract Milestone(s) shall qualify as a Current Baseline Schedule Revision of Record that would allow it to be used to demonstrate entitlement to a Time Extension. In no case shall a Schedule Update be construed as a Baseline Schedule Revision of Record unless it is specifically submitted and accepted as such by the Engineer. 1−77
108.04 LIMITATION OF OPERATIONS . The Contractor shall conduct the work to assure the
least interference with traffic. The Contractor shall have due regard to the location of detours and to the provisions for handling traffic. The Contractor shall not open up work to the prejudice or detriment of work already started or completed. The Engineer may require the Contractor to finish a section on which work is in progress before work is started on any additional sections if the opening of such section is essential to public convenience. Any extra costs will be considered under Subsection 104.04; Alterations in the Plans or Details .
108.05 CHARACTER OF WORKERS . The Contractor shall employ sufficient labor,
supervision, and equipment for prosecuting the several classes of work to full completion in the manner and time required by the Contract. All workers shall have sufficient skill and experience to perform properly the work assigned to them. Workers engaged in special work or skilled work shall have sufficient experience in such work and in the operation of the equipment required to satisfactorily perform such work. Any person employed by the Contractor or by any subcontractor who does not perform the work in a proper and skillful manner or is intemperate or disorderly shall, at the written request of the Engineer, be removed forthwith by the Contractor or subcontractor employing such person, and shall not be employed again in any portion of the work without the approval of the Engineer. Should the Contractor fail to remove such person or persons as required above, or fail to furnish suitable and sufficient personnel for the proper prosecution of the work, the Engineer may withhold progress payments from the Contractor which are or may become due, and suspend the work by written notice until such orders are complied with.
108.06 METHODS AND EQUIPMENT . All equipment which is proposed to be used on the
work shall be of sufficient size and in such mechanical condition as to meet requirements of the work and to produce a satisfactory quality of work. Equipment used on any portion of the project shall not cause injury to the roadway, adjacent property, or other highways. When the methods and equipment to be used by the Contractor are not prescribed in the Contract, the Contractor shall use any methods or equipment that will accomplish the contract work in conformity with the requirements of the Contract. When the Contract specifies the use of certain methods and equipment, these methods and equipment shall be used unless others are approved by the Engineer. If the Contractor desires to use a method or type of equipment other than those specified in the Contract, it may request approval from the Engineer for such use. The request shall be in writing and shall include full description of the methods and equipment proposed for use and the reasons for making the change. If approval is granted, it will be on the condition that the Contractor will be responsible for producing construction work in conformity with Contract requirements. If, after trial use of the substituted methods or equipment, the Engineer determines that the work
Source: Rhode Island Standard Specifications (Bluebook), 2024 Edition. Pages 89–91 of 826.