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25Q-125 MISCELLANEOUS MAINTENANCE FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITIES

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

SP-1. SPECIFICATIONS AND COORDINATION OF DOCUMENTS

Work shall be in accordance with the Marion County Land Development Code and FDOT Design Standards, latest edition. In case of a discrepancy or conflict, the specification to follow will be the strictest/most conservative as determined by the COUNTY ENGINEER or his designee.

Order of Precedence:

SP-2. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: Liquidated damages shall be assessed at a rate of $250 per day.

SP-3. CONTRACTOR must provide a supervisor on-site in the day to day activities.

SP-4. CONTRACTOR shall submit the following items prior to issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP):

a. Proof of Insurance,

b. Construction Schedule that complies with CONTRACT time,

c. List of SUB-CONTRACTORS,

d. List of Suppliers,

e. List of Emergency Telephone numbers,

f. Detailed MOT plan,

g. Copy of MOT certification,

h. Copy of Stormwater Erosion and Sedimentation Control Inspector certification,

i. Any other document required by the contract and not listed above.

SP-5. PROJECT MANAGEMENT: The CONTRACTOR shall appoint one individual to act as the CONTRACTOR's representative in regard to the contract. Contact numbers for this individual and for a secondary, or backup, person shall be provided to the COUNTY. Daily Reports (DR) shall be completed by the Contractor and turned into the Project Manager at the end of each business day. Quantities identified on the DRs shall be compared to invoices submitted by the CONTRACTOR for accuracy prior to payment being made to the CONTRACTOR.

SP-6. CORRESPONDENCE: to be directed to County project manager and inspector.

SP-7. HOURS OF OPERATION AND OVERTIME: For overtime purposes, the COUNTY’s working schedule is from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, eight (8) hours per day/forty (40) hours per week except on holidays. Work during other times, on weekends, or on Holidays must be requested and pre-approved by the County at least 48 hours in advance.

SP-8. SERVICES: Contractor will provide all materials, labor, and equipment to complete remediation services for the County as described, and pursuant to the scope of service set forth on the attached Exhibit A - Scope of Work, within this Agreement.

SP-9. CHANGE IN SCOPE: Should the County and Contractor mutually agree to a change in the scope of services being provided during the term of this Agreement, an agreed to price adjustment shall be set forth in writing and sent to the Project Manager.

SP-10. TEMPORARY FACILITIES: The CONTRACTOR will not be required to maintain a Field Office.

SP-11. DEWATERING: Minor water may be encountered during repair and dewatering will be considered incidental as area percolates and is workable within 24 hours.

SP-12. DEWATERING: Activities to address/control a substantial volume of water due to heavy or multiple rainfall events will require the use of berms/dams and a large pump to eliminate accumulated water from the excavated project area. The contractor must submit a Dewatering Plan for review and approval prior to performing any dewatering activities. Dewatering activities must be initiated within 24 hours of the end of said rainfall event(s). Only one recovery day maximum will accompany a major rainfall event or multiple rainfall events occurring in sequential days.

SP-13. IMPLEMENTATION OF EROSION CONTROL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs): Implementation of all erosion control BMPs are considered incidental to this project unless identified in Exhibit A for a specific Work Location. BMPs specified at work locations shall be paid as per Section 2.2.

SP-14. MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC: The CONTRACTOR shall submit a Maintenance of Traffic Plan at the pre-construction meeting for performing the prescribed work. Signs shall be furnished and maintained by the contractor. Signs shall be clean and erect at all times when work is in progress. Maintenance of Traffic shall be per Section 2.1 of these specifications.

SP-15. TRAFFIC CONTROL AND BARRICADES: The Contractor shall mitigate impact on local traffic conditions to all extents possible. The Contractor is responsible for establishing and maintaining appropriate traffic control and barricades. The Contractor shall provide sufficient signing, flagging and barricading to ensure the safety of vehicular and pedestrian traffic at all locations where work is being done under this Agreement.

a. In addition to the requirements set forth in bid, the Contractor shall maintain at all times a good and sufficient fence, railing or barrier around all exposed portions of said work in such a manner as to warn vehicular and pedestrian traffic of hazardous conditions.

b. Should the Contractor fail to properly barricade his work or stored material sites in the manner outlined above, the County may have the necessary barricading done, and all cost incurred for said barricading shall be charged to the Contractor.

SP-16. MOBILIZATION: The CONTRACTOR shall submit mobilization cost as part of the price proposal.

Payment shall be made for all work in this activity, verified, inspected and accepted, in accordance with this Contract and Task Order. Payment for this bid item shall be made at the unit price set forth in the proposal and shall constitute full compensation for any and all equipment, labor mobilized and demobilized.

SP-17. METHOD OF MEASUREMENT and BASIS OF PAYMENT: Except for items noted in the price proposal to be paid in Lump Sum, the Method of Measurement shall be per work location and the Basis of Payment shall be per unit price for each item identified in the proposal for each work location completed, inspected and accepted by the COUNTY.

SP-18. TREE PROTECTION: This item is included in the pay item for Selective Clearing and Grubbing and no extra compensation will be allowed. Pruning and maintenance may be necessary when branches must be removed and cut per ANSI 300. Make smooth cuts, as flush to the trunk as possible. Treat trees immediately with pruning paint unless they are pine trees. The sap from the Pine Tree will seal them. Removal of trees as shown on the construction plans shall be removed in a manner that will protect adjacent tree root structure. Protection from machinery and equipment is the responsibility of the CONTRACTOR. Any trees not labeled on the construction plans for removal will not be damaged, destroyed or removed. The CONTRACTOR will be subject to a penalty of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) per damaged tree. No machinery or equipment shall be parked under or near any trees for any period of time.

SP-19. STANDARD CLEARING AND GRUBBING: Material used to fill the holes is considered incidental and shall be included in the Clearing and Grubbing price. 6” diameter at breast height (DBH) tree and brush removal within the clearing and grubbing area is included in this pay item. All areas shall be stabilized with sod within seven (7) days or as soon as all earth disturbing activities are complete for the work location. Hauling and disposal of materials from the clearing and grubbing effort is considered incidental and shall be included in the price for standard clearing and grubbing. Specifications shall follow FDOT Spec 110-3. Prior to bid, CONTRACTOR shall evaluate these areas and all dead, dying, invasive/exotic, and trees less than 6” DBH shall be removed. All vines shall be removed, not just cut, but completely removed in a manner that will not damage the tree, including mobilizing a tree surgeon with specialized equipment to remove the vines if necessary. All trees shall be limbed up to a height of 12 feet. In the event of tree removal with remaining stumps, the stumps shall be removed from the project, any voids filled with suitable material, and stabilized with sod. Final grades shall match existing grades and be level.

SP-20. Prior to construction, contractor is to locate all utilities, cable lines, etc. It may be necessary to remove, modify, and/or relocate existing lines/systems to continue providing service to existing buildings and facilities. Coordination of any temporary service interruptions is to be the responsibility of the contractor.

SP-21. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES: The CONTRACTOR will hire an environmental consultant that will survey the project areas for listed species and provide permitting for any needed protection/collection/movement of the listed species, including GTs. The Contractor will need to work with their Consultant with an excavator and operator for protection, collection, relocation, and/or removal of the listed species from the project areas, in accordance with the FWC Permit. Payment for environmental services shall be made at the lump sum price bid and shall constitute full compensation for coordination, environmental survey with report, permitting and permit fees, and all work and equipment necessary to protect on-site and/or relocate GTs. If the relocation of GTs is required off-site, payment shall be made under Gopher Tortoise - Recipient Site Fee per each GT relocated under contingency. If GTs are not required to be relocated off-site, payment shall be made under contingency item Gopher Tortoise - Protected On-Site per each GT remaining on-site with protective barriers.

SP-22. CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE: The CONTRACTOR will be responsible for repairs to any damage to the concrete driveway, curbs, or asphalt roadway where trucks and equipment are entering and exiting the DRA, this shall be considered incidental to this pay item. The logistics of utilizing this area to access the DRA is considered part of this pay item, which includes placement of material to construct a driveway/entrance that enables construction vehicles to enter and exit the DRA. Lime rock and crushed concrete are not suitable material for a construction entrance. Refer to Construction Entrance Detail or Construction Entrance with Pipe Detail. At the conclusion of the project, this entrance must be removed and the area restored to the original condition or better. Sod is to be used to permanently stabilize the construction entrance area, which is included in pay item. Sweeping of the county road is to be conducted by the CONTRACTOR to ensure sediment is removed from the road and the right-of-way at the end of each work day. These activities are part of the Construction Entrance pay item.

SP-23. RAIN GAUGE: Contractor to install and maintain a rain gauge on-site. The rain gauge will need to be reset the morning after each rain event. Please do not empty the rain gauge until a Marion County Inspector is on-site to record the amount of rainfall.

SP-24. SEED AND MULCH: Will be in accordance with FDOT Standard Specifications Section 570.

SP-25. RIP RAP: Finish grade area to one foot below invert of outfall pipe. Install geotextile in accordance with FDOT specifications 514, attached to MES. Install rip rap on geotextile taking care not to damage material in accordance with FDOT specifications 530 & 985. Rip rap shall be 12”-18” in size and hard rock material. Lime rock and crushed concrete will not be accepted.

SP-26. GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES: The CONTRACTOR is responsible for any geotechnical services. Material used to backfill the sinkhole will need to be tested: Modified Proctor, Atterberg Limits, and #200 Sieve Wash. The Contractor shall utilize clean borrow material. Using the AASHTO Soil Classification System, the material used will need to be classified by the CONTRACTOR as A-2-4, A-2-5, A-2-6, A-2-7, A-4 or A-5 to backfill the sinkhole area to match existing elevations. When using on-site material, limerock/rock/boulders larger than two (2) inches in diameter must be removed from excavated material prior to backfill of sinkhole. It is the CONTRACTOR’s responsibility to utilize means and methods to ensure that the material is worked such that, even if excavated wet, the material can be placed, compacted, and meet density requirements (90% of modified proctor). Contractor will be responsible for the cost of any failed density tests.

SP-27. WORK SITE AND CLEANUP: Daily, during the progress of the work, Contractor shall keep the premises free from accumulations of waste materials, rubbish, and all other debris resulting from the work. At the completion of the work, Contractor shall remove all waste materials, rubbish, and debris from and about the premises, as well as all tools, appliances, construction equipment and machinery, and surplus materials, and shall leave the site clean. Contractor shall restore to their original condition those portions of the site not designated or altered by the Contract.

SP-28. SAFETY: Contractor shall be responsible for initiating, maintaining, and supervising all safety precautions and programs in connection with the work. All appropriate safety precautions shall be followed at all times, i.e.: safety vests, hard hats, etc. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in accordance with OSHA Standards. Contractor shall take all necessary precautions for the safety of, and shall provide the necessary protection to prevent damage, injury, or loss to:

0. All employees on the job site and other persons that may be affected thereby;

0. All work, materials and equipment to be incorporated therein, whether in storage on or off the site; and

0. Other property at the site or adjacent thereto, including trees, shrubs, lawns, walks, pavements, roadways, structures, and utilities not designated for removal, relocation, or replacement in the course of construction.

All, injury, or loss to any property caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by Contractor, any Subcontractor, or anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them shall be remedied by Contractor. Contractor's duties and responsibilities for the safety and protection of the work shall continue until such time as the Work is completed and accepted by County.

SP-29. PAY REQUEST: To be submitted to the Office of the County Engineer. This is after the Contractor and the Project Manager/Project Inspector have agreed to quantities for the pay request. Only one (1) pay estimate per thirty (30) day period shall be accepted and processed for payment. All pay estimates are to be billed from the 1st thru end of each month. The contractor shall correct and re-submit any incorrect pay estimates. The County reserves the right to withhold payment for work not completed, or services completed unsatisfactorily, or work or materials deemed inadequate or untimely by the County. Any payment withheld will be released and paid to Contractor promptly when work or products are subsequently performed/delivered to the County's satisfaction.

SP-30. WARRANTY: Standard 1-year Construction Warranty Notice. Letter will be sent to the contractor upon project completion.

END OF SPECIAL PROVISIONS