EXHIBIT A

BROWARD COUNTY

SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

FOR

WILES ROAD WESTBOUND DEPARTURE LANE TRANSITION

IMPROVEMENTS FROM UNIVERSITY DRIVE TO CORAL HILLS DRIVE

Table of Contents

1. PROJECT SUMMARY

2. GOVERNING STANDARDS AND REFERENCES

3. SITE INVESTIGATION

4. PRE-CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

5. COMPUTATION OF CONTRACT TIME

6. UTILITY WORK

7. PERMITS

8. LINE AND GRADE:

9. PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF SURVEY MONUMENTS

10. EQUIPMENT

11. STORAGE SITES

12. EMERGENCY AVAILABILITY

13. SOIL BORINGS: Check if Applicable ☐

14. OWNERSHIP OF EXISTING MATERIALS

15. EXCESS MATERIAL

16. AUDIO-VISUAL PRE-CONSTRUCTION AND POST CONSTRUCTION RECORDS

17. DIRECTIONAL BORE LOGS Check if Applicable ☐

18. RESTORATION OF PROPERTY

19. ADJUSTING EXISTING VALVES, METERS, AND DRAINAGE STRUCTURES

20. CONFLICT STRUCTURES Check if Applicable ☐

21. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

22. ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROTECTION:

23. MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF TRAFFIC

24. SHOP DRAWINGS

25. MIX DESIGN SUBMITTAL

26. SCHEDULE OF WORK

27. BASIS OF PAYMENT

28. AS-BUILT PLANS (RECORD DRAWINGS)

29. TRAFFIC SIGNALS

30. WORKING AROUND POWER LINES:

31. INSPECTIONS AND TESTS

32. NINETY (90) DAY BURN-IN PERIOD

33. FLORIDA STATUTES CHAPTER 556

34. OSHA TRENCH SAFETY COMPLIANCE

35. EROSION CONTROL PLAN

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1. PROJECT SUMMARY

A. The scope of work includes Contractor furnishing for Broward County

(“County”) all labor, materials, equipment, tools, incidental items, and services required for the Wiles Road westbound departure lane transition improvements from University Drive to Coral Hills Drive and miscellaneous signing and pavement marking enhancements from University Drive to Riverside Drive as shown in the Contract Documents (“Project”). Project limits are shown in the Contract Documents.

B. The terms “Technical Specifications” and “Specifications and Requirements” are used interchangeably.

C. Additional requirements for the Project, Items, and Florida Department of

Transportation (“FDOT”) Pay Items are included in the Contract Documents titled “Contract Plans, Wiles Road from Coral Hills Drive to Riverside Drive”.

2. GOVERNING STANDARDS AND REFERENCES

The Specifications and Requirements are supplemental to the below governing standards and references. Unless otherwise noted, all materials and quality of work shall meet or exceed the following requirements:

A. The Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (“ADA”).

B. Broward County Traffic Engineering Division Standards and Specifications are available at http://www.broward.org/Traffic/Pages/Publications.aspx

C. FDOT FY 2024-25 Standard Plans for Road and Bridge Construction unless another edition is specified in the Contract Documents.

http://www.fdot.gov/design/standardplans

D. FDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, FY 2024-25 edition including addenda (Divisions II Construction Details and Division III Materials only, and except for sections or paragraphs specifically referenced in the special provisions or the technical specifications, Division I, General Requirements and Covenants, of the FDOT specifications are not applicable to this contract.)

https://www.fdot.gov/programmanagement/Implemented/SpecBooks/

E. “Minimum Standards Applicable to Public Right-of-Way under Broward County, Florida Jurisdiction,” Exhibit 25A, Broward County Administrative Code, Chapter 25, Exhibit 25A of the Broward County Administrative Code (the “Minimum Standards”). The Minimum Standards are not intended to reduce or diminish National or State Standards in any way, but rather to further clarify and refine the functional needs of the maintaining agency. The Minimum http://www.broward.org/Traffic/Pages/Publications.aspx http://www.fdot.gov/design/standardplans https://www.fdot.gov/programmanagement/Implemented/SpecBooks/

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Standards are available at:

https://library.municode.com/fl/broward_county/codes/administrative_code?no deId=CH25OPPOPUWO_EXHIBIT_25.AMISTAPPURI-WUNBRCOJU_TIIN

F. The local municipality Code of Ordinances and applicable engineering standards and policies.

G. Reference to the "State" or "Department" in FDOT standards and references shall be replaced by the "Broward County Board of County Commissioners".

H. If there are any conflicts between the above governing standards and references and the Contract Documents, the Contract Documents shall prevail.

3. SITE INVESTIGATION

Contractor, by virtue of signing the Contract, acknowledges that it and all of its subcontractors are satisfied as to the nature and location of the work, the general and local conditions including, but not restricted to: those bearing upon transportation; disposal, handling, and storage of materials; access roads to the site; the conformation and conditions of the work area; and the character of equipment and facilities needed preliminary to and during the performance of the work. Failure on the part of Contractor to evaluate the site conditions shall not be grounds for additional compensation.

4. PRE-CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

A. Prior to issuance of the second Notice to Proceed, Contractor shall provide copies of the licenses, certifications, and insurance for all its subcontractors to be utilized for this Project.

B. No less than twenty-one (21) calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed-1 (“NTP-1”), Contractor shall submit to the Project Manager (“PM”) the miscellaneous Pre-construction Submittals stated below.

Contractor shall submit at County request, in the Microsoft Excel Template provided by County, an equipment list that will be used to complete the Project.

This list shall be submitted for the prime and subcontractors. At a minimum, the following information shall be submitted for each equipment that will be used:

1. Contractor/Subcontractor Name

2. Equipment ID Number

3. Equipment Type

4. Make

5. Model

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7. Serial Number

8. Equipment Description

Contractor shall submit at County request, in the Microsoft Excel Template provided by County, a schedule of personnel that will be working on the Project.

This list shall be submitted for the prime and subcontractors. At a minimum, the following information shall be submitted:

1. Contractor/Subcontractor Name

2. Position

3. First Name

4. Last Name

5. Email (if available)

6. Phone (if available)

5. COMPUTATION OF CONTRACT TIME

A. It is Contractor’s responsibility to provide clear and convincing documentation to Consultant with respect to additional contract time extension requests. If additional quantities of work can be carried out concurrent with other existing construction activities, then no contract time extension shall be granted.

Contractor is obligated to provide documentation to Consultant if additional elements of work affect the contract time for the Project. If work set forth in the original scope of the Project is reduced or portions deleted, the contract time may be reduced. Contract time extensions shall not be automatically granted under the provisions of the Florida Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Computation of Contract Time Section.

B. This contract is a calendar day contract. While Contractor may be permitted to suspend work operations for vacations, contract time shall not be suspended.

Contractor must make all requests to suspend work operations for vacations in writing to County who shall determine approval or denial of such request.

C. Unless Contractor submits a written request to work during one or more days of a Holiday or Special Event at least ten calendar days in advance of the beginning date of the Holiday or Special Event and receives written approval from County, Contractor shall not work on the following days: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Memorial Day; the Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding Memorial Day; Independence Day; Independence Day (Observed); Labor Day;

the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday immediately preceding Labor Day; Veterans Day; Veterans Day (Observed); the Wednesday immediately preceding Thanksgiving Day; Thanksgiving Day; the Friday, Saturday and Sunday immediately following Thanksgiving Day; December 24 through January 2, inclusive; and Special Events noted in the Contract Documents. Contract Time will be granted during these Holiday and Special Event periods. Contract Time

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D. During suspensions of work or granted time for holidays and special event periods, Contractor shall be responsible for all maintenance of traffic and liability without additional compensation from County.

6. UTILITY WORK

A. Contractor shall comply with the provisions of Florida Statute 556 and shall notify Sunshine State One Call System forty-eight (48) hours prior to excavating, at toll free 1-800-432-4770.

B. Where it is necessary for Contractor to interrupt water and/or sewer service to existing buildings, Contractor shall prepare and submit to Consultant, seventy-two (72) hours prior to commencing the work, a complete description of Contractor’s proposed procedure and guaranteed time schedule. Twenty-four

(24) hours prior to the proposed time for starting the work, Contractor shall be notified whether or not the work shall be permitted as proposed.

C. County reserves the right to require Contractor to work twenty-four (24) hours per day in all cases where interference with existing water and/or sewer service may result in health hazards, offensive conditions or serious inconveniences to persons served by the system.

7. PERMITS

Contractor is responsible for compliance with all permit conditions. Contractor shall not be entitled to any claim for damages arising from any delay caused by obtaining permits. Payment for Contractor’s compliance with all permit conditions shall be included with the unit price of this Project contract pay items.

It shall be Contractor’s responsibility to apply for, pay for, and obtain the following permits prior to the Second Notice to Proceed:

A. Broward County Highway Construction & Engineering and Traffic Engineering

Division.

• Maintenance of Traffic A pay item for Permit Allowance has been established to allow Contractor for reimbursement costs of permits and inspection fees required by regulatory agencies for this Project. It shall be Contractor’s responsibility to apply for, pay for, and to obtain all construction and maintenance of traffic permits required for this Project.

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Contractor shall be reimbursed for the costs of permit and inspection fees only after providing proof of payment (copy of receipt) and proof of obtaining the permit or inspection from the regulatory agency. No markups or any other charges by Contractor, other than the actual cost of the permit charged by the permitting agency will be considered for reimbursement under the Permit Allowance.

8. LINE AND GRADE:

A. The COUNTY has provided vertical and horizontal control for layout of the work in the form of benchmarks and reference points on the construction plans, from these controls provided, the CONTRACTOR shall develop and make all detailed surveys needed for construction and shall establish all working points, lines and elevations necessary to perform the work. This surveying work shall be supervised by a Professional Surveyor and Mapper registered in the State of Florida.

B. Specific Staking Requirements: When performing new base construction as part of the project, set stakes to establish lines and grades for subgrade, base, curb, and related items at intervals along the line of the work. If Automated Machine Guidance is utilized, set stakes as needed or as requested by the CONSULTANT. If Automated Machine Guidance is not utilized, set stakes no greater than 50 feet on tangents and 25 feet on curves. Set grade stakes at locations that the Engineer directs to facilitate checking of subgrade, base, and pavement elevations in crossovers, intersections, and irregular shaped areas.

Establish by an instrument survey, and mark on the surface of the finished pavement at 25-foot intervals, the points necessary for striping of the finished roadway. Mark the pavement with white paint. The CONSULTANT may approve an alternate method for layout of striping provided that the CONTRACTOR achieves an alignment equal to or better than the alignment what would be achieved using an instrument survey.

Set a station identification stake at each right-of-way line at 100-foot intervals and at all locations where a change in right-of-way width occurs.

Mark each of these stakes with painted numerals, of a size readable from the roadway, corresponding to the project station at which it is located.

C. Include the cost of performing layout work as described above in the

Contract unit prices for the various items of work that require layout.

9. PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF SURVEY MONUMENTS

Contractor shall carefully protect from disturbance all control points, permanent reference points, survey monuments, stakes, and benchmarks, whether or not established by Contractor or its subcontractors, and it shall not remove or destroy any surveying point until it has been properly witnessed by the Consultant. All

Specifications and Page 6 of 36 major survey monuments that have been damaged by Contractor such as section corners, 1/4 section corners, property corners or block control points shall be replaced at Contractor's expense with markers of a size and type approved by the Consultant. The replacement work shall be under the supervision of a Professional Surveyor and Mapper registered in the State of Florida.

10. EQUIPMENT

All equipment necessary and required for the proper construction of all facilities shall be on the construction site, in good working condition.

The use of vibratory compaction equipment shall not be allowed for this Project when working in close proximity of existing utilities, facilities, and structures. The use of vibratory compaction equipment shall be at Contractor’s risk and shall be subject to prior approval by County or its Consultant. Consultant’s approval of the use of vibratory compaction equipment does not relieve Contractor of the responsibility for any damage caused by its use. Contractor shall protect all utilities, facilities, and structures in the proximity of work being performed and shall be responsible for the repair and/or replacement of all items that are damaged because of the construction of this Project.

11. STORAGE SITES

A. Contractor shall furnish, at their expense, properly zoned areas suitable for field office (if included in contract bid items), material storage, and equipment service and storage. No material may be stored in the public right-of-way without prior authorization by the agency having jurisdiction. Contractor shall maintain traffic routes between the storage areas and construction sites in good condition clear of all equipment, materials, and debris for the duration of the contract, and keep office storage areas in a clean and orderly condition, so as not to cause a nuisance or sight obstruction to motorists or pedestrians.

B. Contractor shall obtain and pay all costs in connection with any additional land areas required for storage sites, access to the construction site, accommodations for special equipment or work methods, or for temporary right-of-way which may be required by Contractor for proper completion of the work.

C. Responsibility for protection and safekeeping of equipment and materials at, or near, construction sites shall be solely that of the Contractor, and no claims shall be made against County by reason of any act of an employee or trespasser. Contractor shall place no equipment or materials upon public or private property until permission has been received, therefore.

12. EMERGENCY AVAILABILITY

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During progress of the work, one or more of Contractor's supervisory personnel shall be available, or "on call", twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, in the event of emergencies, at no extra cost to County, including, but not limited to, events that need immediate mitigation because they pose a safety threat to the public.

13. SOIL BORINGS: Check if Applicable ☒

Soil boring information has been furnished to Contractor for general information in this project manual. Such data is not warranted to be correct or complete.

Contractor, by virtue of signing the Contract, acknowledges that they and their subcontractors have satisfied themselves as to the nature and extent of soil and groundwater conditions on the project site, including the incidence and extent of unsuitable (A-8) materials and variable water table elevations due to seasonal conditions or jurisdictional agency manipulation.

*Note: Article 13 subsections will apply to this Contract when the box is checked.

14. OWNERSHIP OF EXISTING MATERIALS

All suitable materials removed or excavated from the job site shall remain the property of County until released by the Contract Administrator, at which time it shall become the property of Contractor, who shall dispose of it, in a manner satisfactory to County or its Consultant, in areas provided by Contractor.

15. EXCESS MATERIAL

All vegetation, debris, concrete, or other unsuitable materials shall be removed by Contractor and hauled to a licensed disposal area. Any excess material desired to be retained by County shall be delivered by Contractor to a designated area within a ten (10) mile radius of the Project, at no extra cost to County.

16. AUDIO-VISUAL PRE-CONSTRUCTION AND POST CONSTRUCTION

RECORDS

A. General:

1. Prior to the beginning of all work and after the completion of all work, Contractor shall have a continuous color audio-video recording taken along the entire length of the Project to serve as a record of pre-construction and post-construction conditions. No construction shall begin prior to review and approval of the pre-construction video by Consultant. Consultant shall have the authority to reject all or any portion of the video recording and order that it be redone at no additional charge to County. Contractor shall reschedule

Specifications and Page 8 of 36 the audio-video recording of unacceptable coverage after being notified and prior to start of construction.

2. County shall designate those areas, if any, to be omitted from or added to the audio-video coverage.

B. Audio-Video Recording Medium and Format:

The audio-video records shall be submitted on one of the following: SD Memory Card or USB Flash Drive. The recording format shall be compatible with Windows Media Player.

C. Recorded Information – Audio:

Each recording shall begin with the current date, Project name, municipality and be followed by the general location, i.e., name of street, house address, viewing side and direction of progress. The audio track shall consist of an original live recording. The recording shall contain the narrative commentary recorded simultaneously with their fixed elevation video record of the zone of influence of construction.

D. Recorded Information – Video:

1. All video recordings must continuously display the date and time of recording. The date information shall contain the month, day, and year. The time information shall contain the hour, minutes, and seconds. Additional information shall be displayed periodically. Such information shall include, but not be limited to, Project name, contract number, name of street, house address, direction of travel and the viewing side. This transparent information shall appear on the extreme upper left hand third of the screen.

2. All recording shall be done during times of good, clear visibility. No recording shall be done during precipitation, mist, or fog. The recording shall only be done when sufficient sunlight is present to properly illuminate the subjects of recording and to produce bright sharp video recordings of those subjects.

3. Panning, zoom-in, and zoom-out rates shall be sufficiently controlled to maintain a clear view of the object.

4. Video coverage shall include all surface features located within the zone influence of construction supported by appropriate audio coverage. Such coverage shall include, but not be limited to, existing driveways, sidewalks, curbs, pavements, ditches, mailboxes, landscaping, culverts, fences, signs, and headwalls within the area covered. Video coverage of preexisting

Specifications and Page 9 of 36 damage, which is beyond the scope of work, shall be supplemented with still photography and cataloged by station and offset.

E. Compensation for the audio-visual pre-construction and post-construction records shall include all necessary incidentals to complete the work. A quantity will be designated for the project limits (pre-1 each and post- 1 each) for a total quantity of 2. The work specified under this section is not shown in the Plans for this Project.

17. DIRECTIONAL BORE LOGS Check if Applicable ☐

Directional bore logs shall follow FDOT Specifications Section 555-5 Documentation Requirements. Bore Path Logs shall be submitted to County for approval with seven (7) calendar days of the completion of each bore path. Include the following in the report:

A. County Project name, County Project number including the permit number when assigned, and the location of activity.

B. Name of person collecting data, including title, position, and company name.

C. Date of drilling operation as well as start and end times.

D. Reference to the Project plans page number as well as start and ending station numbers, number and size of conduits and the overall length of bore.

E. Investigation site location (Contract plans station number or reference to a permanent structure within the Project right of way).

F. Identification of the detection method used.

G. Elevations and offset dimensions as required in FDOT Specifications section 555-3.2.

H. Final bore path reports are to be included in the signed and sealed as-built plans in electronic format no handwritten reports will be accepted.

*Note: Article 17 subsections will apply to this Contract when the box is checked.

18. RESTORATION OF PROPERTY

A. Property, public or private, if damaged during construction or removed for the convenience of the work, shall be repaired or replaced at the expense of Contractor, in a manner acceptable to County and prior to final acceptance of the work. Such property shall include, but is not limited to mailboxes, signalization equipment and miscellaneous hardware removed from the

Specifications and Page 10 of 36 construction site, driveways, walkways, walls, fences, landscaping, sod, irrigation, footings, underground utilities and traffic and street signs.

B. Contractor shall be responsible for restoring all Project work areas to their original pre-existing condition (unless otherwise noted in the Contract Documents). This includes but is not limited to restoration of grass areas, irrigation, swales, landscaping, curbing, sidewalks, concrete and pavement areas, signs, utilities, etc., which were impacted or damaged incidentally to the work being performed. Surface penetrations related to directional boring activities shall be restored with fill and the existing surface material, such as sod, concrete, etc. All subsurface debris such as litter, dirt, rubbish, rocks, and gravel shall be suitably removed from the site. Excess concrete or hardened patches of concrete slurries or asphalt shall be removed from all areas, including but not limited to asphalt, concrete, and grass/sod/landscaped areas.

Grass and landscaped areas damaged from such activities shall be restored with matching sod and landscaped material.

C. The cost of restoring such items shall be borne solely by Contractor and shall be included in the pay item cost(s) associated with the work elements of the Contract Documents. Contractor shall have no basis for additional compensation for restoration that is incidental to such construction. Contractor shall only be eligible for compensation related to restoration if the demolition and associated restoration was specifically identified as part of the work requirements, and the Contract Documents included pay items specifically for those activities.

19. ADJUSTING EXISTING VALVES, METERS, AND DRAINAGE STRUCTURES

It shall be Contractor 's responsibility to coordinate and have all adjustments made to the existing water meters, valves, and drainage structures encountered during construction to meet all final grades, unless otherwise instructed by Consultant or the respective utility owner. Such structures shall at all times be kept accessible to the OWNER of utility in case of emergency. Omission of such items/structures from the Contract Documents does not relieve Contractor from making all adjustments as may be deemed necessary. Contractor shall take this provision into account when personally investigating the site prior to bidding. If no separate pay item is included for this work, then the adjustments shall be included under the bid lump sum price for pay item 0102 1 Maintenance of Traffic.

20. CONFLICT STRUCTURES Check if Applicable ☐ The Contractor shall abide by the following criteria concerning conflicts between new drainage construction and existing utilities.

A. The Contractor shall physically verify the location of all utilities, including location of bells or joints which may impact required casing or structure size, Specifications and Page 11 of 36 suspected of being potential conflicts prior to ordering drainage structures for these locations and inform the Consultant as to his findings.

B. The Consultant shall have full authority to direct the placement of conflict structures, the relocation of drainage structures shown in the plans, and the addition, deletion, or relocation of any pipe shown in the plans in order to facilitate construction, expedite completion and avoid conflicts with existing utilities.

C. Cost for the above shall be included in the cost of the applicable pay items associated with the drainage work.

D. Where an existing utility is to go through a conflict manhole/inlet, the manhole/inlet shall have a galvanized steel sleeve through the structure wall to protect the utility from breakage due to possible structure settlement. The steel sleeves shall meet the requirement of American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), with a minimum wall thickness of ½”, sleeve cost is to be included in the applicable structure unit price, unless otherwise specified in the contract documents.

E. In no case shall there be less than 0.3 feet between any two (2) pipelines within the structure or between pipelines and the structure.

*Note: Article 20 subsections will apply to this Contract when the box is checked.

21. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Contractor shall furnish all labor and equipment and perform all work required for the prevention of environmental pollution during and as a result of the work under the contract documents. For the purpose of this Contract, environmental pollution is defined as the presence of chemical, physical, or biological elements or agents which adversely affect human health or welfare; unfavorably alter ecological balances of importance to human life, affect other species of importance to man or degrade the utility of the environment for aesthetic and recreational purposes. The control of environmental pollution requires consideration of air, water, land and involves noise, solid waste management and management of radiant energy and radioactive materials, as well as other pollutants. The Contractor shall take all steps in accordance with the State and local laws and regulations to protect the environment.

22. ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROTECTION:

The Contractor shall inform Consultant as soon as they discover any archaeological site during excavation.

23. MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF TRAFFIC

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It is the responsibility of Contractor to obtain Maintenance of Traffic (“MOT”) approval from the roadways jurisdictional agencies which may include one or more of the following: Broward County Traffic Engineering Division, FDOT, and the local municipalities. For additional information for County jurisdictional roads, visit Broward County Traffic Engineering Division website under Publications at https://www.broward.org/Traffic/Pages/Publications.aspx. Contact FDOT and local municipality to obtain their instructions and applications forms.

A. DESCRIPTION OF MOT WORK:

1. Provide all items necessary to protect, warn and maintain vehicular and pedestrian traffic during construction.

2. Contractor shall arrange for the services of a certified Worksite Traffic Supervisor or Professional Engineer, registered in the State of Florida, and who has completed the Florida Advanced Work Zone Traffic Control course, to prepare conceptual and detailed MOT Plans for approval prior to second Notice to Proceed. Compensation for Professional Engineering Services shall be included under the Maintenance of Traffic pay item 102-1.

3. The Conceptual MOT Plan shall be submitted to Consultant for review within 10 calendar days of Contractor's receipt of NTP-1 and shall be affixed with the name and seal of the Florida Engineer responsible. The conceptual MOT Plan shall indicate traffic provisions for signalized intersections, schools, and other high traffic locations, and should identify the phases of construction that Contractor plans to proceed with and traffic flows during each phase.

4. All MOT Plans (including Conceptual) and all traffic warning and control devices shall conform to the applicable provisions of the latest editions of the national Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices (“MUTCD”), the FDOT Standard Plans Index 102 series, and Broward County's Minimum Standards Applicable to Public Rights of Way Under Broward County Jurisdiction.

B. TRAFFIC PLAN:

1. Consultant shall notify Contractor of any comments within 15 calendar days of receipt of the Conceptual MOT Plan. When it has been approved, the Worksite Traffic Supervisor or Professional Engineer shall prepare and submit to Consultant, within 15 calendar days after conceptual design approval, a detailed Traffic Control Plan for each phase of the work, indicating the proposed location of construction signs, channelizing devices, temporary pavement markings and symbols, lighting devices, barrier walls, modifications to traffic signals and all other required devices. This detailed plan shall bear the name and seal of the Worksite Traffic Supervisor or https://www.broward.org/Traffic/Pages/Publications.aspx

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Professional Engineer in responsible charge and shall be reviewed by both Consultant with all comments forwarded to Contractor within a 15-calendar day period. The second Notice to Proceed, specifying the Project Initiation Date, shall not be issued to Contractor until both the Conceptual and Detailed MOT Plans have been approved, in writing.

2. The Detailed MOT Plan shall include provisions for pedestrian and school student traffic as well as vehicular (including bus) traffic and shall include provision of off-duty law enforcement officers (uniformed traffic control officers) as needed.

Payment for uniformed traffic control officers shall be made under FDOT Pay Item No. 102-14 when included in the pay item listing. For those projects that do not include FDOT Pay Item No. 102-14, provision of a uniformed traffic control officer shall be considered incidental to the work and included in the lump sum for Maintenance of Traffic. Payment for Pay Item No. 102-14 shall only be made if the approved MOT plan includes a uniformed traffic control officer, with a marked law enforcement vehicle, to assist in controlling and directing traffic in the work zone, and if this officer was verified to be present at the active work zone by County or Consultant.

3. The full MOT requirements for school/pedestrians can be found on the

Broward County Traffic Engineering Division website in Section 2. The following minimum requirements apply:

a. Contractor shall maintain a safe walk route for all school students within the vicinity of the construction zone during the times students are arriving at or leaving school. If the existing walking surface cannot be maintained, a temporary walk route of four feet in width shall be constructed of impervious material, surface irregularities in a temporary walk route shall not exceed 0.25 inch. Contractor shall backfill and restore any drop off exceeding 1 inch along the edge of a temporary walk route. The safe walk route shall be separated from construction activity by approved pedestrian channelizing devices for the entire length of the Project or the length of the walk route, whichever is less.

b. Contractor shall cease operations of all construction equipment around any designated crosswalk during times when students are arriving at or leaving school. Contractor shall cease operations of all construction equipment adjacent to a designated walk route unless satisfactorily barricaded from the walk route.

c. Contractor shall be responsible to notify the Broward County School

Board Transportation Department personnel if construction will impact any bus routes. Contact information for School Board Pupil Transportation Department personnel can be found on Broward County

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Traffic Engineering website. Upon coordination with the aforementioned personnel, and if deemed necessary, a pre-construction meeting will be held to determine all bus routes and to make any necessary arrangements for rerouting.

d. Contractor shall install any necessary pavement, road rock, pavement marking and signage and any pedestrian signalization and signal modification to accommodate an existing or alternate walk route.

e. Contractor shall be responsible for providing a safe and adequate walking surface for all school children/pedestrians. This safe walk route shall be part of the MOT Plan. At all times, Contractor shall be responsible for backfilling and restoring any drop off exceeding 1 inch along the edge of a pedestrian or bicyclist way.

4. The MOT Plan shall show and describe proposed location and time duration of the following, as needed:

a. Public vehicular traffic routing.

b. Traffic blockage and lane closings anticipated due to construction operations.

c. Staging/storage areas and haulage routes.

d. Allowable on-street parking in vicinity of work site.

e. Access to buildings adjacent to work site.

f. Driveways which are to be blocked by construction operations.

g. Temporary commercial and industrial loading and unloading zones.

h. Temporary traffic control and channelizing device markings.

i. Individual street closings with locations and time durations.

j. Detour facilities.

k. Pedestrian and school student traffic.

C. MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC OPERATIONS

1. Upon the start of construction, Contractor shall comply with all provisions of the approved detailed MOT Plan. In the event of non-compliance by

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Contractor, Consultant shall have the authority to order Contractor to cease construction operations without compensation of time or money until the violation(s) have been corrected.

2. Contractor shall always conduct the work in such a manner as to ensure the least obstruction to traffic as is practical. The safety and convenience of the general public and of the residents adjacent to the work shall be provided for in a satisfactory manner, as determined by Consultant.

3. Contractor shall keep sidewalks, gutters, drains, fire hydrants and private drives, insofar as practical, in good condition for their intended uses. Fire hydrants on or adjacent to the work shall be kept accessible to fire apparatus at all times, and no material or obstruction shall be placed within 10 feet of any such hydrant.

4. Contractor shall place construction materials temporarily stored within the road’s right-of-way to cause the least obstruction to the general public as is reasonably possible. On a daily basis, Contractor shall remove all excavation spoil, demolition debris and material from within eight feet of any active pedestrian and bicyclist way.

5. Contractor shall not close streets, except in accordance with the approved MOT Plan and, whenever the street is not closed, the work must be conducted with provisions for a safe passageway for vehicular and pedestrian traffic at all times. Contractor shall make all necessary arrangements with Consultant concerning maintenance of traffic and selection of required detours.

6. All existing regulatory and informational signs and traffic signals shall be maintained by Contractor for as long as deemed necessary by Consultant.

If any signs or signals are damaged or lost during the construction period, such signs and signals shall be repaired or replaced by Contractor at Contractor’s expense.

7. Two project information signs with an area of 24 square feet including Color

Logo and dimensions as shown below shall be included in the special construction sign pay item 101 3. Any updates to the sign deemed necessary by the Consultant shall be included in the cost of the pay item.

Contractor shall submit shop drawings for approval prior to fabrication.

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D. DIVERSION/DETOURING OF TRAFFIC:

1. When permission has been granted to close an existing roadway or pedestrian and bicyclist way, Contractor shall furnish and erect signs, channelizing devices, lights, flags, and other protective devices, which shall conform to the requirements of the Contract Documents and be subject to the approval of Consultant. Contractor shall furnish and maintain proper protective devices at such locations for the entire time of closure as Consultant may direct.

2. Contractor shall furnish a sufficient number of protective devices per latest FDOT Standard Plans Index 102 series to protect and divert vehicular and pedestrian traffic from working areas closed to traffic, or to protect any new work. Failure to comply with this requirement shall result in Consultant shutting down the work until Contractor provides the necessary protections.

3. The cost of this work shall be included in Maintenance of Traffic (FDOT Pay

Item No 102-1) except where another item is specified. Compensation under this item shall include payment for all signals, barricades, signs, temporary pavement striping, flashers, flag persons and school crossing guards as are necessary to protect vehicular and pedestrian traffic 7 days a week on a 24-hour basis under all weather conditions. Payment also shall include notification to local residents/homeowners’ associations, newspapers, radio, television, and emergency (fire, police, etc.) services at

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24. SHOP DRAWINGS

A. Contractor shall submit Shop Drawings as required by the Contract

Documents. The purpose of the Shop Drawings is to show the suitability, efficiency, technique of manufacturer, installation requirements, and details of the item and evidence of its compliance or noncompliance with the Contract Documents.

B. All signalization equipment and material submittals must follow Broward

County Traffic Engineering Division Signalization Equipment Requirements and Signalization Details. These documents are available on the publications section of the Broward County Traffic Engineering Division’s website.

C. Each Shop Drawing submitted for review shall include the pay item number and

FDOT Approved Product List (“APL”) Number, if applicable, it is associated with; failure to do so shall require resubmission.

25. MIX DESIGN SUBMITTAL

A. Asphalt mix and concrete mix design submittals are required as part of the first

Notice to Proceed.

B. Asphalt mix and concrete mix designs must be an approved FDOT mix and produced by an FDOT approved plant.

26. SCHEDULE OF WORK

A. Prior to commencing the work, Contractor shall submit a Project schedule which accurately depicts the sequencing, interdependence, and time periods derived by the Critical Path Method (“CPM”). The schedule shall be presented as a bar chart and shall be of suitable scale and detail. The initial schedule and subsequent updates shall be reviewed and accepted by Consultant.

Acceptance by Consultant of Contractor’s Project schedule shall not relieve Contractor of any responsibility whatsoever for the accuracy or feasibility of the Project Schedule, or of Contractor’s ability to meet the contract completion date; nor does such acceptance create a warranty by Consultant expressed or implied of the activities, logic, durations, or manpower and equipment loading of Contractor’s Project schedule.

B. The bar chart shall be "double-lined" in order that the relationship between planned and actual construction progress can be determined and the effects of

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C. Based on the bar chart, Contractor and Consultant shall mutually agree upon the controlling items of work for each biweekly (two week) segment of the construction period. These controlling items shall be highlighted and readily identifiable.

D. The bar chart shall be revised whenever Contractor changes the Project schedule. Reasons for such changes shall be documented by Contractor in writing and attached to the updated bar chart. Approval of the bar chart by Consultant shall not constitute approval of Contractor's means and methods of

E. Contractor’s Project schedule shall be updated monthly to show actual activity durations. Contractor shall not add or delete activities or change the relationships between activities without written authorization of Consultant.

Should Contractor believe that Project conditions warrant a change to the schedule; reasons for such changes shall be documented by Contractor in writing and submitted to Consultant for approval. Approval of the bar chart by Consultant shall not constitute approval of Contractor’s means and methods of

F. The schedule shall be created or produced using Primavera Project Manager P6v2 or its latest software version or equivalent software approved by County upon Contractor’s request. Contractor shall submit fully readable and operable XER Primavera files of the baseline schedule and monthly updates. Excluding activities representing rollup of a work category or Project phases, no activity shall exceed twenty-one (21) calendar days or have more than twenty-eight

(28) days float. Further subdivide activities to comply with this requirement.

Each activity in the schedule shall have at least one predecessor and one successor. All activities except “Notice to Proceed” shall have at least one predecessor tied to “start” of the subject activity, and all activities except “Project Final Completion” shall have at least one successor tied to “finish” of the subject activity. The logic relationships between activities shall be “finish to start” unless otherwise approved by Consultant. Lag values shall not exceed five days or the duration of activities in the relationship. Long lag values and negative lag shall not be used unless approved by Consultant. Constraints of any type shall not be used unless approved by Consultant. Contractor shall provide with the baseline and each progress schedule update in a Microsoft Excel export from the primavera schedule that includes the following fields:

a. Activity ID

b. Activity Status

c. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Code

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d. WBS Name

e. WBS Category

f. WBS Path

g. Activity Name

h. Original Duration

i. Remaining Duration

j. Early Start

k. Start

l. Late Start

m. Early Finish

n. Finish

o. Late Finish

p. Total Float

q. Longest Path

G. No separate payment shall be made for preparation and/or revision of the bar chart.

27. BASIS OF PAYMENT

A. Payment shall be made in accordance with the Contract Documents.

B. In the event of disputes as to quantity, Consultant shall make the final determination. The cost of any item of work not covered by a specific contract unit price shall be included in the contract unit price to which the item is most applicable.

C. In addition to the items identified in the Contract Documents Article 5 and Articles 6, Contractor’s Invoice for partial payment shall not be accepted by Consultant as complete without the following:

1. Construction Compliance with Specifications and Plans (FDOT form#:

700-020-02)

2. Updated Construction Schedule.

3. Progress prints of updated record (as-built) drawings showing correctly and accurately all changes and deviations made during construction to reflect the work as it was actually constructed, as requested by Consultant.

4. A copy of the daily logs covering the period for which payment is being requested, as requested by Consultant.

5. A Release of Liens or Consent of Surety relative to the work which is the subject of (Partial) Payment Application.

28. AS-BUILT PLANS (RECORD DRAWINGS)

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A. During the entire construction operation, Contractor shall maintain records of all deviations from the Plans and Specifications and prepare Record Drawings showing correctly and accurately all changes and deviations made during construction to reflect the work as it was constructed.

B. The cost of maintaining record changes, and preparation of the Record Drawings shall be included in the unit prices bid for the affected items. Upon completion of the work, Contractor shall furnish Consultant the reproducible “as-built” Drawings. The completed “as-built” Record Drawings acceptable to Consultant are required prior to the Contractor notifying Contract Administrator and Consultant of Substantial Completion. Consultant shall review and approve “as-built” records within twenty-one (21) days after the date received, unless said “as-built” records are rejected by Consultant for material reasons. Errors in the “as-built” records encountered by Consultant in the Substantial Completion inspections of the work, are to be included in the Substantial Completion Punch List. Contractor shall furnish to Consultant and local regulatory agencies, as-built plans and documentation in the following format:

1. One (1) electronic 11-inch x 17 inch signed and sealed as-built plans.

2. One (1) electronic set of final documentation, including any written notes, Word and Excel documents, etc.

3. At least one electronic copy of as-built plans and documentation in Adobe

Acrobat format (.pdf).

4. At least one electronic copy of final CAD files (AutoCAD Release 2016 or higher or Microstation V8i or higher), with the exception of splicing diagrams which shall be AutoCAD Release 2016 or Higher when changes require a Contractor design revision.

5. At least one electronic copy of bore logs in Microsoft Excel and Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf).

C. Representative items of work that should be shown on the record plans as verified, changed, or added shall include, as a minimum, those shown below.

1. Roadway Plans:

a. Drainage structure types, location with grade of rim and flow line elevations.

b. Utility type, size and elevation in conflict structures.

c. All manholes/maintenance hatches, valves and hydrants within right-of-way.

d. Weir elevations at pollution control structures. With Bench Marks created within 50' of weir or control structure, the cost of bench marks shall be included in the unit prices bid for the weirs affected.

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e. Roadway cross section elevations right-of-way to right-of-way at high points (crests) and low points (sags).

f. Elevation at ends of returns and high points in curb and gutter.

g. Spot (critical) elevations at plateau intersection.

h. ADA ramps.

i. Final cross sections necessary for earthwork payment.

j. Curb as-builts prior to final rock placement.

k. Rock as-builts prior to asphalt installation. Limerock base elevations at fifty (50)-feet intervals, at high points (crests) and low points (sags), from right-of-way to right-of-way and enough intermediate points to confirm slope consistency. Limerock base elevations shall be taken at all locations where there is a finish grade elevation shown on the design plans. Limerock base elevations around island areas, at ends of returns, and high/low points in curb and gutter will be required.

2. Traffic Signalization Plan:

a. Show as-built location of traffic signal equipment, including mast arm assemblies, pedestrian signal poles, controller cabinets, junction boxes, pull boxes, directional bore conduit, service points, service disconnects, etc.

b. Show station and offset of all mast arm assemblies and above ground equipment.

c. Provide blowup views of pull boxes as necessary to show detailed routing of conduits between pull boxes and their respective devices.

d. Routing of different conduit types such as communications, electrical service, signalization and detection shall be clearly designated and distinguished from each other on these views.

3. ATCS/ITS Plans:

a. Conduit location, size, and method of installation

b. Directional bore logs

c. Splicing diagrams

d. Splice enclosure type and size

e. Pull/splice box location, size, and quantity

f. Cable slack within pull/splice boxes

g. Location of traffic signal equipment, including controller cabinets, junction boxes, pull boxes, directional bore conduit, service points, service disconnects, etc.

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h. Show as-built station and offset of all above ground equipment.

i. Provide blowup views of pull boxes as necessary to show detailed routing of conduits between pull boxes and their respective devices.

Routing of different conduit types such as communications,…