109.12 through 109.19 : Blank
109.20 Weigh Tickets :
The Allowable Gross Weight for any vehicle being used to haul materials on publicly maintained highways under the terms of this contract shall be as follows. Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 658.17, establishes maximum allowable gross weight on the Interstate System. The maximum allowable gross weight on WV and US Routes wi ll be as established in Chapter 17C, Articles 17 and 17A of the Official Code of West Virginia, as amended. The Public Service Commission, Weight Enforcement Section is responsible for the enforcement of these provisions. A weigh ticket shall be required with each load of material from a commercial source which would normally have truck scales. This includes, but is not limited to, all asphalt paving materials and all aggregates regardless of the contract pay unit. The weigh ticket shall include gross, tare, and net weights, time and date of loading, Item Number or Description of Materials, Contract Number or Project Number, number of axles on haul unit, license number of haul unit, and signature of the weigher certifying that all information on the tick et is correct. If the weigher’s name is printed by the computer on the ticket, then it only needs to be initialed by the weigher. For material from a commercial source or a batch plant, which would not normally have truck scales, a weigh ticket documenti ng the tare weight, number of axles on the haul unit, license number of haul unit, date weighed, location of scales, and signature of the weigher certifying that all information on the ticket is correct, may be supplied for each haul unit as an alternate t o the ticket required in the previous paragraph. The tare weight ticket shall be supplied for each contract on a yearly basis and when modifications are made to the vehicle or combination of vehicles. The weight of the material delivered shall be calcula ted and furnished by the vendor/supplier shipping the material to the project site or DOH facility. This includes, but is not limited to, concrete, structural steel, piling, reinforcing steel and all prepackaged material of known weight, such as cement, g rout, fertilizer, lime, abrasives, etc. If the haul unit is a combination of vehicles, the license number shall be supplied for each component. The tare weight shall be for the complete haul unit. All weighing shall be done on scales approved and sealed by the West Virginia Division of Labor, Bureau of Weights and Measures. If the scales are moved or upon the request of the Engineer, the scales shall be reapproved and sealed. The Engineer shall be notified of any scale malfunctions. The Division of Hi ghways may, at its option, accept inspection and sealing by out of state agencies when the material is being loaded outside West Virginia. Any material, covered by this provision, which is delivered without the proper weigh ticket shall not be accepted by the Division of Highways. Nothing in this provision relieves any party from compliance with the State Law on load limits or any fines which may be assessed for violation of said law.
109.20.1 Electronic Ticket Delivery: In addition, for asphalt, aggr egate, and concrete,
electronic ticket delivery (e -tickets) shall be required with the standard information provided as on the paper ticket. The e -ticketing system must interface with the WVDOH e -ticketing portal and provide WVDOH field personnel the abil ity to access tickets from a smartphone, tablet, or laptop and to make notes associated with each ticket if needed. The service must also provide a daily summary report. A digital signature of the weigh person on an e -ticket or daily summary report shall be considered the equivalent as a hand -signed/initialed, printed ticket. 94 SECTION 110 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 110.1 -COMMON CARRIER RATES : The common carrier rates and taxes which are current on the date of opening the bids shall be considered as applicable to all items subject to transportation charges there under. If such rates or taxes are thereafter increased by public authority on any materials entering into and forming a part of the Contract, an amount equal to the sum of all such increases, when evidenced by receipted common carrier bills, will be paid to the Contractor by the Division. All claims for such payments shall be made within sixty (60) days after final acceptance of the work. If such rates or taxes are thereafter reduced by public authority on any materials entering into and forming a part of the Contract, an am ount equal to the sum of all such decreases, when evidenced by receipted common carrier bills, will be deducted by the Division from the monies due the Contractor on the work performed under the Contract. When deliveries of materials are performed by mean s other than common carriers, an increase or decrease in price will not be allowed or charged for changes in rates or methods of delivery. 110.2 -MINIMUM WAGE DETERMINATIONS : The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of the Davis -Bacon Act on all Federal - aid construction projects, as applicable. 110.3 -NONDISCRIMINATION OF EMPLOYEES (GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER ): During the performance of this Contract for public work or for goods or services, the Contractor agrees as follows: The Contractor and subcontractors shall provide equal employment opportunity for all qualified persons and shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, or national origin. Contractors and subcontractors are required to give written notice to any labor union with which they have a c ollective bargaining or other agreement, that they have complied with the requirements of the Executive Orders by the Governor of the State of West Virginia, dated October 16, 1963, and December 15, 1965. These provisions shall be fully and effectively en forced and any breach of them will be regarded as a material breach of the Contract.
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EARTHWORK 95 SECTION 201 CLEARING AND GRUBBING 201.1 -DESCRIPTION : This work shall consist of clearing, grubbing, removing, and disposing of all vegetation and debris within the construction limits and in other areas within the right -of-way or easement limits, as set forth in the Contract or as designated by the Engineer, including selective clearing of areas; site grading of public and private roadways, lanes, vehicular paths or any other existing man made improvement s which lie between the construction and right -of-way limits; except such objects as are designated to remain or to be removed in accordance with other sections of these Specifications. This work shall also include preservation from injury or defacement o f all vegetation and objects to remain. 201.2 -MATERIALS : Asphaltum base paint for tree surgery shall conform to the requirements of Section 715.36. CONSTRUCTION METHODS 201.3 -GENERAL : The Engineer will designate the trees, shrubs, plants and other items to remain. All items designated to remain shall be preserved by the Contractor. All alignment stakes, grade stakes, guard stakes, boundary markers, bench marks, and tie points disturbed shall be replaced at Contractor expense and preserved until such time as their usefulness has ceased and permission for their destruction is given by the Engineer. 201.4 -CLEARING : Areas indicated on the Plans, and borrow and waste sites furnished by the Division, shall be cleared of the obstructio ns described. In areas where the proposed embankment is to be three
3.feet or more in depth, measured below the subgrade, all stumps shall be cut off as close to the ground as is practicable but not to exceed six (6) inches above the ground surface at the base of the stumps. When stumps are located in the area of the backslope rounding of cut sections, they are to be cut flush with or below the final slope line. Areas where the proposed embankment is to be less than three ( 3) feet shall be treated as prescribed in Subsection 201.6. All merchantable timber and wood in the clearing area, except trees designated to remain, which has not been removed from the right -of-way prior to the letting date shall become the prope rty of the Contractor, unless otherwise provided. Unsound and low -hanging branches from remaining trees and shrubs, shall be removed as directed. Branches of trees extending over the roadbed shall be trimmed to give a clear height of at least twenty ( 20) feet above the road and shoulder pavement surface. All trimming shall be done with proper tree surgery practices. In all areas where stumps and shrubs are to remain, the surface of the ground shall not be unduly disturbed or compacted. Existing ground cover shall be preserved insofar as possible, and the area shall be left neat and clear and in a condition which is reasonably consistent with the surroundings. All abandoned utility poles within the limits of the right -of-way shall be removed and dispose d of by the Contractor. The removal shall be treated in a similar manner as the clearing and grubbing of trees. The poles to be abandoned will be marked by the Project Engineer.
Source: West Virginia Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2023 Edition. Pages 103–107 of 1,006.