554 Plan notes require alternate communication facilities. Telephone service shall i nclude installation, local monthly charges, long distance service, maintenance and removal costs.
11.Provide two telephones for a large or standard office and one telephone for a small office. One answering (message) machine shall be provided.
12.If any of the equipment items are included as “in -built” in the field office or trailer, they may be omitted from the list.
13.Provide on project specific weather monitoring system. The minimum requirements for the weather monitoring system shall be:
a.Measure and record total rainfall as well as hourly rainfall averages.
b.Measure and record wind speed.
c.Measure and record relative humidity.
d.Measure and record temperatures.
e.Present data in a neat and orderly fashion.
f.The weather monitoring systems sensors shall be loc ated as close to the project limits as practical and shall not exceed 1,000 feet without the Engineer’s written approval.
g.All data collected must be transferable to the Departm ent/ Project’s computer system.
h.If the weather monitoring system supplied is cap able and high speed internet service is available at the site, the weather monitoring system shall be connected to the internet for remote viewing. The weather monitoring system ,including hardware, software and manuals, will be furnished and maintained throughout the life of the project and shall be removed when the field office has been vacated by the Division of Highways staff in accordance with subsection 640.8.
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640.12 Method of Measurement :
The “Large Field Office and Storage Building”, “Standard Field Office and Storage Building” shall include the field office and the storage building and shall be measured as one complete unit and paid by the month. The “Small Field Office” and “Minimal Field Office” shall be measured as one complete unit and paid for by the month . “Building Equipment” will be measured as complete unit and paid as a lump sum unit.
640.13 Basis of Payment :
The quantities, determined as provided above, will be paid for at the contract unit prices bid for the items listed below, which prices and payments shall be ful l compensation for furnishing, erecting, insuring, maintaining and removing the field office and storage building, and sanitary conveniences for the Engineer; all labor and materials, and all other work necessary and incidental thereto. All costs associat ed with the weather monitoring system will be paid for by the contractor. The field office, storage building equipment, furniture, fixtures, and facilities shall remain the property of the Contractor and shall be removed in accordance with subsection 640.8 and the area dressed and restored. Telephone service installation, local monthly charges, long distance charges, maintenance charges and removal costs will be paid by the Contractor. In the event long distance charges exceed the $100.00 per month avera ge for the duration of the project, the Contractor may request compensation for the portion above the $100.00 per month average.
Source: West Virginia Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2023 Edition. Pages 574–574 of 1,006.