2-2025-02-18 - TRE Double Track IFB Specifications.pdf

TRINITY RAILWAY EXPRESS (TRE)

DOUBLE TRACKING

HANDLEY EDERVILLE ROAD TO PRECINCT LINE ROAD

Contract No. 23-031A

IFB SPECIFICATIONS

FEBRUARY 2025

PREPARED BY

TranSystems – TBPE Firm No. 3557 500 W. 7th Street, Suite 1100

Fort Worth, Texas 76102 817-339-8950

02/18/2025

Division 1 Specifications

Fort Worth Transportation Authority

Table of Contents – Division 1 Specifications

Section 01001 General Requirements

Section 01010 Summary of Work

Section 01220 Measurement and Payment

Section 01312 Project Meetings

Section 01320 Construction Schedule and Progress Reports

Section 01330 Submittals

Section 01340 Shop Drawings, Product Data, and Samples

Section 01345 Construction Photographs

Section 01423 Reference Standards

Section 01450 Quality Control and Quality Assurance

Section 01454 Field Samples and Mock-Ups

Section 01500 Temporary Facilities and Services

Section 01505 Mobilization

Section 01532 Tree and Shrub Protection and Care

Section 01533 Temporary Decking

Section 01560 Environmental Protection

Section 01562 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control

Section 01570 Maintenance and Control of Traffic

Section 01580 Project Signs

Section 01600 Product Requirements

Section 01715 Pre‐Construction Inspection

Section 01722 Field Engineering – Surveying

Section 01740 Cleaning

Section 01770 Contract Closeout

Section 01785 Project Record Documents

Section 01786 Operation and Maintenance Instructions

Section 01790 Spare Parts and Maintenance Materials

TRINITY RIVER EXPRESS (TRE)

DOUBLE TRACKING PROJECT

PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS IFB

I hereby certify that the following Specification(s) that contained herein were prepared under my direct supervision.

DIVISION 1 – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Section 01001 General Requirements Section 01010 Summary of Work Section 01220 Measurement and Payment Section 01312 Project Meetings Section 01320 Construction Schedule and Progress Reports Section 01330 Submittals Section 01340 Shop Drawings, Product Data, and Samples Section 01345 Construction Photographs Section 01423 Reference Standards Section 01450 Quality Control and Quality Assurance Section 01454 Field Samples and Mock-Ups Section 01500 Temporary Facilities and Services Section 01505 Mobilization Section 01532 Tree and Shrub Protection and Care Section 01533 Temporary Decking Section 01560 Environmental Protection Section 01562 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Section 01570 Maintenance and Control of Traffic Section 01580 Project Signs Section 01600 Product Requirements Section 01715 Pre‐Construction Inspection Section 01722 Field Engineering – Surveying Section 01740 Cleaning Section 01770 Contract Closeout Section 01785 Project Record Documents Section 01786 Operation and Maintenance Instructions Section 01790 Spare Parts and Maintenance Materials

TranSystems TBPE Firm No. 3557

500 W. 7th Street, Suite 1100 Fort Worth, Texas 76102

817-339-8950

CONTRACT NO.

23-031A

IFB

Submittal

February

02/18/2025

TRE Double Tracking Specifications 1 February 2025

SECTION 01001: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

PART 1 – GENERAL

1.1 GENERAL

The General Requirements (Division 1 sections) of these specifications expand on the General Contract Provisions and Special Contract Provisions and cover administrative and procedural matters relating to work specified in all the technical sections.

1.2 SPECIFICATIONS

A. Grammatical Mood: These Specifications are written in the imperative mood and abbreviated form. This imperative language of the technical sections is directed at the Contractor unless specifically noted otherwise. Complete incomplete sentences by inserting "shall", "the Contractor shall", and "shall be", and similar mandatory phrases by inference in the same manner as they are applied to notes on the Drawings. Supply the word "shall be" by inference where a colon (:) is used within sentences or phrases.

Except as worded to the contrary, fulfill (perform) all indicated requirements whether stated imperatively or otherwise.

B. Brevity: In the interest of brevity these Specifications frequently omit modifying words such as "all" and "any" and articles such as "the" and "an," but the fact that a modifier or an article is absent from one statement and appears in another is not intended to affect the interpretation of either statement.

C. Definitions: For the purposes of this Contract, in addition to General Contract Provisions, the following terms and their derivative forms shall be accorded the meanings assigned below:

1. Approved: Unless otherwise specified, as approved by Trinity Metro.

2. Construction Site (Project Site, Worksite, plant, or Site): The area delineated on the Contract plans for the Project and all the areas utilized by the Contractor for the storage and/or processing of materials to be incorporated into the Work that has been approved by Trinity Metro.

3. Contract Documents: Consist of the Invitation for Bid, the Bid Schedule, and all Exhibits identified on the Invitation for Bid.

4. Construction Staging Area: Property available for use by the Contractor during the construction period for the purpose of storing products and construction equipment and for the purpose of staging work.

5. Contractor: The individual, partnership, or corporation or a combination of any or all jointly undertaking the execution of the Work under the terms of the Contract and acting directly or through agents or employees.

6. Defective: An adjective used to describe a contractual work effort that does not conform to the Contract Documents, or does not meet the requirements of any

TRE Double Tracking Specifications 2 February 2025 inspection, reference standard, test, or approval referred to in the Contract Documents.

7. Drawings: Graphic and pictorial portions of the Contract Documents showing the design, locations, and dimensions of the Work, generally including plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules, and diagrams.

a. Synonym: Plans.

8. Experienced: The term "experienced" means having successfully completed a minimum of five previous projects similar in size and scope to the work within the Contract for which the experience is required.

9. Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA): Known in this Contract as Trinity Metro.

10. Gauge: The term "gauge", when used in connection with the measurement of plates, will mean the U.S. Standard Gage; except that when reference is made to the measurement of galvanized or aluminum sheets used in the manufacture of corrugated metal pipe, metal plate culverts, arches, arched metal cribbing and corrugated aluminum pipe, then the term "gauge" will mean that specified in the applicable AASHTO or ASTM standard.

a. When the term "gauge" refers to the measurement of wire in regard to concrete reinforcement, it will mean the wire gauge specified in the applicable AASHTO or ASTM standard.

11. Including/Consisting of:

a. Including: Introduces a partial, representative listing of things, or actions.

b. Consisting of: Introduces a complete listing of things or action, which constitute the whole.

12. Installer: An Installer is the Contractor or another entity engaged by the Contractor, either as an employee, subcontractor, or contractor of lower tier, to perform a particular construction operation, including installation, erection, application, and/or similar operations. Installers are required to be experienced in the operations they are engaged to perform.

a. Trades: Using terms such as "carpentry" does not imply that certain construction activities must be performed by accredited or unionized individuals of a corresponding generic name, such as carpenter. It also does not imply that requirements specified apply exclusively to tradespersons of the corresponding generic name.

13. Jurisdictional Authorities: State, Federal, and local authorities or agency thereof having jurisdiction over work to which reference is made.

14. Milestone: A principal event specified in Contract Documents relating to an intermediate completion date, time period prior to completion of all work, or final completion of all work.

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15. Mobilization: See Section 01505, "Mobilization".

16. Paragraph: An element of the specification section bearing its own alphanumeric designation.

a. Synonyms: Article, Clause, Provision.

17. Permanent Drainage Easement: A right to construct and maintain permanent drainage facilities for retention, release, and passage of surface water in a particular area.

18. Permanent Subsurface Easement: A right to construct and maintain permanent subsurface facilities in an underground space.

19. Permanent Utility Easement: A right to construct and maintain utility facilities in a particular area.

20. Review: A general overview, not an approval.

21. Right-of-Way: A term denoting land and property, and interests therein, acquired by Trinity Metro.

22. Similar: Generally the same but not necessarily identical; details shall be worked out in relation to location and relation to other parts of work.

23. Shall/Will/May:

a. Shall: Indicates action, which is mandatory on the part of the Contractor.

b. Will: Indicates probable action.

c. May: Indicates permissible action.

24. Specifications: That portion of the Contract Documents consisting of the written requirements for materials, equipment, construction systems, standards and workmanship for the Work, and performance of related services.

25. Specified: Unless otherwise stated, as required by the General Contract Provisions, the drawings, the Specifications, and the Special Contract Provisions for the Project.

26. Supplier: A manufacturer, fabricator, supplier, distributor, material manufacturer, or vendor who contracts with the Contractor or any Subcontractor to furnish materials or equipment to be incorporated in the Work by Contractor or any Subcontractor.

27. Subcontractor: A person, persons, or entity who contracts with the Contractor or any Subcontractor to perform work, provide labor, or to render service on or about the Work.

28. Submit: Unless otherwise specified, transmit to Trinity Metro for approval, or review and record. Refer to Section 01330, "Submittals'', for general requirements for submittals.

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29. Temporary Construction Easement Line: Boundary which describes the area not owned by Trinity Metro, but available for construction operations.

30. Trinity Metro: The Fort Worth Transportation Authority.

31. Transit System: The complete fixed guideway rail transportation system, including right-of-way, pavement, tracks, structures, equipment, appurtenances and other property of Trinity Metro.

32. Underground Facilities: All pipelines, conduits, ducts, cables, wires, manholes, vaults, tanks, tunnels or other such facilities or attachments, and any encasements containing such facilities which have been installed underground to furnish any of the following services or materials: electricity, gases, steam, liquid petroleum products, telephone or other communications, cable television, sewage and drainage removal, traffic or other control systems or water.

33. VOC: Volatile organic compound.

34. Work: Labor, supervision, services, materials, machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, and facilities to accomplish the requirements of the Contract.

1.3 CONTRACTOR'S SUPERINTENDENT

A. In furtherance of General Contract Provisions paragraph entitled "Superintendence by Contractor", the Contractor shall appoint immediately upon award of the Contract, a superintendent who is satisfactory to Trinity Metro and has the authority to act for the Contractor.

B. The appointment of the superintendent (by the Contractor) shall at all times be subject to the approval in writing of Trinity Metro (which approval may at anytime be withdrawn). If Trinity Metro withdraws such approval, the Contractor shall remove the superintendent from the Work and shall not employ him on the Work in any other capacity; and shall replace him by another superintendent as approved by Trinity Metro.

PART 2 – PRODUCTS

Not used

PART 3 – EXECUTION

Not used

PART 4 – MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

4.1 MEASUREMENT

A. Unless specifically stated, no separate measurement will be made for the work specified in the various sections under Division 1, “General Requirements”.

4.2 PAYMENT

A. No separate payment will be made for the work specified in various sections under Division 1, “General Requirements” except for items specifically designated as separate pay items but shall be included in the Contract Bid Schedule at the lump sum for “General Requirements”. This

TRE Double Tracking Specifications 5 February 2025 lump sum price will be full compensation for all materials, labor, tools, equipment, and incidentals necessary for the completion of the work; and for performance of all requirements as described in all sections under Division 1, “General Requirements” and relevant plans and Contract Documents. Payment will be made in the following manner:

1. Twenty-five percent of the lump sum price for General Requirements will be paid in three equal amounts, as part of each of the first three progress payments subject to timely and satisfactory compliance with the requirements of the General Requirements.

2. Seventy-five percent of the lump sum price for the General Requirements will be paid in equal amounts over the remaining duration of the Contract, beginning with the fourth progress payment, subject to compliance with the requirements of the General Requirements including Quality Control, Maintenance of As-Built Drawings, and Schedule Update.

3. The value allocated to General Requirements shall no exceed five percent of the total bid amount.

END OF SECTION 01001

SECTION 01010: SUMMARY OF THE WORK

PART 1 – GENERAL

1.1 CONTRACT MILESTONES AND PHASED CONSTRUCTION

A. Contract milestones and construction planning requirements, when applicable, are described in the Contract Documents. Schedules are to be prepared under Section 01320, "Construction Schedule and Progress Reports", and shall be consistent with contract milestones and construction planning requirements. The work sequence shall be in accordance with the approved Construction Schedule.

B. Perform work to accommodate vehicular and pedestrian traffic during construction as specified in Section 01570, "Maintenance and Control of Traffic".

C. Contractor shall notify Trinity Metro immediately of the Contractor's inability to meet any of the constraints or milestones described in the Contract

1.2 GEOTECHNICAL REPORT

The Contractor shall use the Final Geotechnical Report in the performance of the Work.

Boring logs and the Final Geotechnical Report are included in the contract documents.

1.3 WORKSITE

A. Access to the Worksite:

1. Plan and execute safe access to the Worksite by construction equipment, vehicles, and personnel in accordance with the Contract.

2. A plan for haul and delivery roads shall be developed by the Contractor and submitted in accordance with Section 01570, "Maintenance and Control of Traffic".

3. The Contractor shall take into consideration the following guidelines for haul and delivery roads plan development:

a. Coordinate access and delivery roads with other contractors active in the area.

b. Minimize nighttime disturbance of hotel, apartment, single family and condominium residents in the area as required in accordance with the specifications for Section 01560, "Environmental Protection" and by the local rules and regulations of the jurisdictional agencies.

c. Minimize daytime disruption to retail and office operations.

d. Refer to Sections 01500, “Temporary Facilities and Services”, 01560, “Environmental Protection”, 01570, “Maintenance and Control of Traffic”, and other applicable provisions of Contract Documents for related requirements.

e. Provide for access by utility companies and their vehicles to and on the Worksite.

4. The portion of the construction site in public right-of-way shall not be restricted by the Contractor except as noted in these Specifications.

5. The Contractor shall provide access for other contractors during construction.

1.4 CONTRACTOR' S STAGING AREA(S)

A. Contractor shall work with Trinity Metro to identify Contractor staging areas needed for construction. Access and egress from staging areas shall also be coordinated with Trinity Metro and subject to the approval of Trinity Metro.

B. Areas Provided by Contractor: Subject to the approval of Trinity Metro, the Contractor shall provide, with no liability to Trinity Metro, any additional areas and access thereto not shown or described that may be required for temporary construction facilities or storage of materials. Contractor shall construct and maintain all access roads, detour roads, or other temporary work required for Contractor's operation. Refer to Article entitled "Contractor's Use of Private Property" herein for additional requirements.

C. The boundary of all staging areas shall be located 30 feet or more from the edge of lanes open to the public.

D. The Contractor's material and equipment shall be stored at the approved Contractor's staging area or at locations approved by Trinity Metro. The Contractor shall confine equipment, storage of materials, and operation of workers to those areas approved with no liability to Trinity Metro.

E. When required in the interest of the Work, the Contractor shall arrange offsite parking with a third party at the Contractor’s sole responsibility and risk.

F. Contractor shall provide a security fence for all staging areas used by the Contractor to prevent intrusion into the areas by unauthorized personnel.

G. The Contractor shall be responsible for the staging areas and offsite parking including the security, maintenance, compliance with the applicable Contract provisions, cleaning, and restoration to their original condition.

H. The Contractor's facility and Trinity Metro’s facility may be located in one of the staging areas subject to the approval of Trinity Metro and in accordance with Section 01500, "Temporary Facilities and Services'', of the Specifications.

1.5 WORKSITE AND STAGING AREA

The Contractor's work activities shall be confined within the Right-of-Way, Easements, and Staging areas as depicted on the drawings, unless approved otherwise.

1.6 CONTRACTOR'S USE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY

A. Use by the Contractor of private property including use for storage, staging, parking, or travel across property shall be with no liability to Trinity Metro and shall be subject to the following provisions.

B. The Contractor shall identify its need (including the need of its subcontractors of all tiers) for use of private property and obtain written authorization from property owners.

Contractor shall also obtain written authorization from occupants, if appropriate.

C. Contractor shall submit such written authorization for approval by Trinity Metro.

Written authorization shall be in a form acceptable to Trinity Metro. Refer to Attachment A at the end of Section as an example of an acceptable form.

D. Such authorization shall typically be submitted a minimum of 7 days prior to Contractor's use of the property. In all cases, such authorization shall be submitted prior to Contractor's use of the property.

E. All rights-of-way and easements on the plans for construction will be provided by Trinity Metro. If private property is leased or occupied by the Contractor for use in conjunction with the Work, the Contractor shall provide to Trinity Metro, in writing prior to final acceptance of the Work, as release of the Contractor and Trinity Metro from any and all claims the private property owner has or many have as a result of the Contractor’s use of the private property during the course of the Work. The release shall be signed by the private property owner or the private property owner’s agent.

F. When and where any damage or injury is done to public or private property on the part of the Contractor, it shall restore or have restored at its own cost and expense such property to a condition equal (or improved) to that existing before such damage was done by repairing, rebuilding or otherwise restoring as may be directed, or it shall make good such damage or injury in a manner acceptable to the property owner or Trinity Metro. Replacement of previously constructed items, such as curb, gutter, sidewalks, driveways, paving, etc., shall conform to the specifications for new construction, unless directed otherwise by Trinity Metro. In case of failure on the part of the Contractor to restore such property or make good such damage or injury, Trinity Metro may, upon 48 hours’ written notice, under ordinary circumstances, and without notice when a nuisance or hazardous condition results, proceed to repair, rebuild or otherwise restore such property as may be determined necessary, and the cost thereof shall be deducted from any monies due or to become due the Contractor under its Contract; or when sufficient Contract funds are available for this purpose the Contractor or its surety shall reimburse Trinity Metro for all such costs.

1.7 WORK HOURS

A. Working hours shall be scheduled to minimize disruption of freight and passenger rail service and roadways. This will require coordination with various rail companies and other entities, as necessary.

B. Contractor shall review operating schedules for rail traffic and incorporate accommodation of that traffic in their schedule.

C. The Contractor shall coordinate with all jurisdictional agencies and abide by any work restrictions imposed during construction of the project. These restrictions may include:

a. Daytime or Nighttime limitations of work that can be performed.

b. Holiday or Festival moratoriums.

c. Limits to number of crossing to be closed in succession.

d. Limits on timing and/or duration for lane and /or road closures.

e. Shut down windows for rail access.

f. Roadways that are off limits for hauling of materials and equipment.

g. Train schedules.

It is incumbent on the Contractor to contact and identify any work limitations and restrictions and take them into account in project scheduling and execution.

D. It is expected that, to meet the forgoing, some work will be restricted to nights and Sundays.

1.8 REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION

Trinity Metro is in the process of acquiring parcels to complete the Right of Way portion of the project. Many of the parcels will be available prior to Notice to Proceed, however, some parcels may not be readily available. The following table denotes parcels and anticipated availability dates that the Contractor shall take into account for scheduling and execution of the work:

PARCEL

NUMBER

OWNER Anticipated

Availability

1.9 UTILITY RELOCATION

Trinity Metro has been working to identify potential utility conflicts during the engineering phase of the project. The contractor shall coordinate with municipal and private utility owners during the execution of the project to protect utilities not requiring relocation and to schedule around utilities needing relocation.

1.10 NOTIFICATIONS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS

A. Contractor shall be responsible for coordination with and notifications to adjacent property owners and businesses regarding disruptions due to the Work scheduled in those areas.

B. The Contractor shall designate a contact person to be responsible for coordination and notifications through Trinity Metro designated Community Relations lead. This contact person shall coordinate with Trinity Metro prior to contacting property owners and businesses.

C. Refer to Section 01570, “Maintenance and Control of Traffic”, for community notification requirements in regard to disruption of normal vehicular and pedestrian traffic flow patterns.

D. Prior to commencement of any part of the Work, give any notices required to adjoining landowners or other parties.

1.11 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING

In addition to the Milestones listed in the Contract Documents, Construction shall be executed and planned with the following considerations:

A. None

1.12 THIRD PARTY REQUIREMENTS AND COORDINATION

A. Introduction

It is the responsibility of the Contractor to provide coordination of all third parties and manage third party efforts, including planning, installation, relocation and operation of facilities owned by public agencies and private utilities which directly impact the TRE Double Tracking Project. The Contractor shall coordinate construction, access and other project considerations, including that of any of its sub-contractors, with other designers, contractors, utility owners, governmental agencies, Trinity Metro/ Program Management Consultant (PMC), TxDOT, City of Fort Worth, City of Hurst, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), City of Richland Hills, Union Pacific Railroad, Fort Worth and Western Railroad, BNSF Railway, Union Pacific Railroad, Trinity Railway Express, Amtrak, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART).

The Contractor is required to obtain direction or approval from third parties. Contractor shall submit such request for direction and/or approval to the appropriate third party and submit copies to Trinity Metro.

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There are separate projects active within the Project Limits that are not part of the TRE Double Tracking Project. The Contractor shall be responsible for coordinating its activities with all adjacent construction work. Delays arising from coordination issues shall not be considered a basis for a change order.

B. Design/Construction Work by Others

The Contractor shall coordinate with others, as required, to facilitate the design and/or construction of work by others in keeping with schedule and safety parameters consistent with these contract documents.

C. Permits and Licenses

All applicable permit and license fees (except permit and license fees included in the formal competitive bids, such as electrical, plumbing and other trades), for all municipalities and railroads are the responsibility of Trinity Metro. The Contractor shall provide licenses, permits and fees as needed for dumpsters, job trailers, and other temporary construction needs which may be required by local municipal authorities, the State of Texas, or other governmental entities. The Contractor shall provide any required maintenance bonds.

Except as otherwise noted within the Contract Documents, all permits and licenses required by federal, state or local laws, rules and regulations necessary for the prosecution of the Work undertaken by the Contractor pursuant to the Contract Documents shall be secured and paid for by Contractor.

The Contractor shall coordinate with the municipalities permit offices to determine the permits and fees required for work within their jurisdiction and submit a check request to Trinity Metro for the municipal permit fees to be paid by Trinity Metro.

The City of Hurst specifically requires the Contractor submit a ROWAY (Engineering Construction) Permit. The Contractor must also be bonded and registered with the City of Hurst.

D. Railroads

1. Existing Railroad Coordination

TRE Double Tracking commuter rail system will be designed, constructed and operated along a Shared Corridor, which includes both existing passenger and freight rail operations. The affected passenger and freight railroads include:

• Trinity Railway Express

• Amtrak

• Dallas Area Rapid Transit

• Union Pacific

• BNSF

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• Other Railroads per trackage rights agreements

The Contractor shall be responsible for all of the construction coordination with affected railroads throughout the duration of the TRE Double Tracking project.

All efforts shall be made by the Contractor to minimize all impacts to existing rail operations during the course of design and construction of the project.

2. Contractor Responsibility

The Contractor, at its expense, shall be solely responsible for all construction cost of the proposed TRE Double Tracking Project, except as noted otherwise in subsequent agreements between Trinity Metro and the affected freight and/or passenger railroads. The Contractor shall coordinate with operating railroads and develop work plans and procedures necessary to construct the proposed TRE Double Tracking Project, which cause minimal interruption to Railroad operations during construction. The Contractor is responsible for obtaining the approvals necessary to construct TRE Double Tracking.

The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining construction-related permits including but not limited to the TPDES General Construction Permit, City street contractor’s permits, utility permits, building permits, and electrical permits for construction of the TRE Double Tracking Project. Trinity Metro will provide the payment for the permits in Section 1.12 C above. Trinity Metro’s obligation is limited to the payment. The Contractor has the ultimate responsibility and liability for the construction for damages to Railroad property during construction of the project. The Engineer of Record shall have the ultimate responsibility for the Contract Drawings.

The Contractor is responsible for the security and safety of all people including the general public and trespassers, and the protection of Railroad infrastructure within the limits of the proposed TRE Double Tracking Project. Any damage to Railroad property such as track, signal equipment or structure could result in a train derailment. All damages must be reported immediately to the Railroad’s Local Representative in charge of the project.

The Contractor is required to meet all safety standards as defined by the Railroad, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Division of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Local, State and Federal Governments and the State Railroad Regulatory Body.

3. Construction Coordination

The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of the operating Railroads regarding areas and times of work restrictions. These entities may impose restrictions and it is incumbent upon the Contractor to coordinate their activities and schedule the work so as not to delay project completion.

The Contractor must obtain a valid Right-of-Entry permit from the affected freight and/or passenger railroad and comply with all Railroad requirements when working within the Railroad right-of-way limits. Limits of Railroad right-of-way are to be located by the Contractor and identified on the plans.

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The Contractor shall be responsible for development of a full project contact list which should reflect listings of all stakeholders and participants in the project. The contact list should be updated as necessary by the Contractor and submitted to Trinity Metro as required throughout the project. Railroad representatives, inspectors and managers should have access to the full contact list.

E. Municipalities

1. City of Fort Worth (COFW)

Adjacent to TRE ROW where construction activities will occur.

2. City of Hurst

Adjacent to TRE ROW where construction activities will occur. A ROWAY Permit required for culvert installation at Precinct Line Road.

3. City of Richland Hills

Adjacent to TRE ROW where construction activities will occur.

PART 2 – PRODUCTS

Not used.

PART 3 – EXECUTION

PART 4 – MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

4.1 GENERAL

A. In accordance with Section 01001, “General Requirements”.

END OF SECTION 01010

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ATTACHMENT – A

STATE OF TEXAS

COUNTY OF

TEMPORARY USE AGREEMENT

As property owner of the property located at Address

I do hereby grant Contractor’s Name and Address

(Contractor) the right to use my property for the purpose of Specific Use

In connection with the construction of the TRE Double Tracking project:

The temporary use of my property shall be a term of months beginning and ending

Contractor agrees that at the end of the term as specified above, all surplus excavation, debris, trash, and litter resulting from said use of my property shall be cleaned up and hauled off the premises and my property shall be restored as nearly as reasonable to its original condition. This agreement does not waive any damages to my remaining property, which were the result of the Contractor's activities upon this specified property.

Executed this day of , 202X

Property Owner’s Signature

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me on the day of , 202X by and acknowledge to me that he/she executed this agreement for the purposes and consideration herein expressed.

Given under my hand and seal of office on this the day of , 202X

Notary Public, State of Texas

SECTION 01220: MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT FOR

TRE Double Tracking PART 1 – GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION

A. This Specification supplements the Contract payment provisions, including General Contract Provisions entitled, “Payment,” “Retainage”, and Specification 01320 “CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND PROGRESS REPORTS,” and together with Appendices A, B & C, specifies requirements and procedures for the Contractor to generate monthly Invoices/Progress Payment Requests for processing and payment by Trinity Metro.

1. The terms “invoice,” “Progress Payment Request,” and “Request for Progress Payment” have the same meaning: the submittal for processing by Trinity Metro as the basis for making payment on this contract.

2. References to “cost” and “budget” in this Specification reference the amounts included as the values in the cost and resource loaded schedules approved by Trinity Metro.

3. An acceptable version of the final Monthly Progress Report, as defined in Specification 01320 and including the information required in this Specification, is required to be submitted monthly for Trinity Metro to process or make payment.

4. Invoices/Progress Payment Requests shall be generated from the updated Approved Baseline Schedule. The Contractor shall not make any adjustments to the budgeted value amounts for cost or resources as reflected on any Approved Schedule unless previously authorized by Trinity Metro.

5. Each Invoice/Progress Payment Request shall cover a one month period from the end of the last period to the end of the current period, or as mutually agreed with Trinity Metro.

6. Trinity Metro shall not pay for deficient, nonconforming, defective, damaged nor incomplete work of any kind.

7. Payment amounts are subject to withholding as provided in the terms of this Contract.

8. The Contractor shall submit with each pay request, a certification that all Requests for Information (RFI's), Change Orders or Supplemental Agreements, clarifications, revisions and field surveyed data have been documented on the Working (As-Built) Drawings and Specifications sets in accordance with the contract requirements.

Working (As-Built) Drawings and Specifications shall be certified correct and complete by the Contractor's Quality Control Representative at the time invoices are submitted for progress payments.

9. If allowances are specified in the Contract Documents and indicated in the Bid Schedule, they shall cause the work so covered to be furnished, performed, and completed for such sums as are acceptable to Trinity Metro and shall include the cost to the Contractor of all materials and equipment to be delivered and installed under the specified allowances. The allowance work will be definitized through the change process and include direct cost plus overhead and profit consistent with the Contractor’s RFP Price Proposal.

10. The Contractor will be required to incorporate Supplemental Agreements into the approved Schedule before requesting payment for work associated with the Supplemental Agreement. Any incentive amount earned shall be incorporated into a Supplemental Agreement before payment. The following guideline shall be considered in preparation for payment of Supplemental Agreements:

1. Follow all requirements as indicated in Specification Section 1320 when developing activities for incorporating Supplemental Agreements.

2. A Supplemental Agreement shall be incorporated into the Approved Schedule only after it is fully executed with the signature of Trinity Metro.

3. Each Supplemental Agreement shall be added as a new activity in the current Approved Schedule, with associated cost and resources for the work included in the Supplemental Agreement.

4. The total amount reflected in the budgeted cost loading of the Approved Schedule after incorporating the Supplemental Agreement shall be equal to the original contract value plus all fully executed Supplemental Agreements to date (the current contract value).

5. Supplemental Agreements shall be incorporated in the subsequent Monthly Schedule Update following the date of execution.

1.2 PROGRESS VERIFICATION

A. The Contractor shall submit monthly Invoice/Progress Payment Request(s) based on the quantity of work completed during the period of performance. The monthly progress shall be determined by quantifying the measurable progress of activities as established by the “physical percent complete” of each activity in the resource/cost loaded current Approved Schedule.

B. Verification of the measurable quantities completed to date will be performed by the

Contractor and Trinity Metro during a monthly Progress Meeting.

C. Together with the draft Monthly Progress Report, but in no case less than three (3) days in advance of the monthly Progress Meeting, the Contractor shall provide Trinity Metro with an electronic spreadsheet of activity-level data with amount of cost-loading associated with progress for which payment is being requested that month, in substantially the same format as provided in Appendix A to this Specification. This Report for Verification of

Progress shall include the following fields:

1. ACTIVITY ID

2. ACTIVITY NAME

3. ACTIVITY DURATION

4. ACTIVITY PHYSICAL PERCENT COMPLETE

5. REMAINING DURATION

6. EARLY START DATE

7. EARLY FINISH DATE

8. BUDGETED COST

9. EARNED TO DATE

10. EARNED THIS PERIOD

11. REMAINING COST.

D. The Report for Verification of Progress may be sorted and grouped as approved by

Trinity Metro and shall only consist of the activities for which the Contractor is requesting payment in that period. (Reference Sample in Attachment A)

E. Upon agreement of the measurable progress of completed activities by Trinity Metro, the Contractor shall submit the Report for Verification of Progress as detailed supporting documentation to the final Invoice/Request for Progress Payment.

F. Contractor shall also submit with the draft and final Invoice/Progress Payment Request package, an Invoice Summary that summarizes the information on the Report for Verification of Progress, in substantially the same form as shown on Appendix B & C of this Specification.

1.3 INVOICE/PROGRESS PAYMENT REQUEST

A. The monthly Invoice/Progress Payment Request shall be generated using the reporting functions within the Oracle Primavera P6 software. The Contractor shall use the “Store Period Performance” function to store previously paid amounts and resource data for each past progress payment by activity in the respective Financial Periods.

1. Contractor shall follow the guidelines as set forth in the Primavera P6 Project

Management Reference Manual for specific software settings necessary to store past period data. The interval for payments shall be “monthly.” This process will be applied each month to post the amounts previously paid and resource data to the corresponding Financial Period columns.

2. Once the Final Invoice/Progress Payment Request is generated and submitted for payment, any and all cost and resource loading data from the current and all previous periods shall be stored and shall remain unchanged. Prior period payment values shall not be adjusted in prior periods. If an invoice is received that has incorrect prior period data, then Trinity Metro shall require the Contractor to correct the data to reflect the actual amounts paid by Trinity Metro. Correction of these amounts must be made by the Contractor and submitted to Trinity Metro for review and approval prior to the release of payment for that invoice by Trinity Metro.

3. All financial period data which is generated by the Contractor shall remain in the Monthly Schedule Update which is included with the monthly schedule submittals.

Stored financial period data shall be used to generate the reports of progress as shown in Appendix A. Stored financial period data will be used as the basis for Earned Value reports.

4. Detailed monthly cost loading data from each activity shall be rolled up to the summary level in order to generate the report shown in Appendix B. Schedule activity data should be sorted and grouped using the FTA Standard Cost Category (SCC).

B. Earned Value Report

1. The Earned Value Report included in the monthly Invoice/Progress Payment Request shall be in the form of produced in the Scheduling software. The Earned Value Report shall be an Earned Value Curve graph shall be submitted on 11x17 paper, indicating for all activities: planned early and late curves, actual earned value to date, and remaining estimate to complete each activity data. Contractor shall indicate on the graph, or include with the graph, an explanation of any deviation or deficiency from the planned early and late completion curve and provide a projected recovery plan scenario.

2. The Contractor shall use the earned value reporting system from within P6 using the “Store Period Performance” data to prepare the Earned Value Report. The Earned Value Report will be generated by selecting the activity usage profile options within P6 to create the earned value curves for the project as follows:

a. Planned Value – the total contract value as reflected in the Approved Baseline Schedule. Planned Value will be reflected as Early and Late Planned Value curves.

b. Earned Value – the value calculated from the % complete of the activities performed during the period of performance and based on the values associated with the cost and resource loaded activities

c. Estimate at Completion – the value calculated in P6 based on the Admin Preferences set for the Earned Value Calculation.

3. The Contractor may propose an alternative earned value reporting system generated outside of P6, for approval by Trinity Metro. Contractor shall submittal electronic schedule files and .pdf format of output reports for approval of an alternate earned value reporting system.

APPENDIX A

SAMPLE REPORT FOR VERIFICATION OF PROGRESS AND DETAILED INVOICE FORMAT

APPENDIX B

SAMPLE REPORT FOR INVOICE SUMMARY FORMAT

SAMPLE

PART 2 – PRODUCTS

APPENDIX B

END OF SECTION 01220

SECTION 01312: PROJECT MEETINGS

PART 1 – GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION

This section specifies the general requirements and procedures regarding the project meetings.

1.2 TYPES OF MEETINGS

A. Pre-Construction Conference: Prior to the start of construction.

B. Initial Coordination Meeting: Prior to the start of construction

C. Monthly Progress Schedule Status Meeting.

D. Contractor Coordination Meeting (Weekly Progress Meeting).

E. Contractor's Weekly Quality Control (CQC) Meetings.

F. Ad-Hoc Meetings: As required throughout prosecution of the Work. To address immediately any matter or situation that has a bearing on the quality or completion of the Contract Work.

G. Utility and Jurisdictional Agency Meetings: As needed.

1.3 PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE

A. Trinity Metro will arrange a Pre-Construction Conference to orient the Contractor.

The date of the conference will be as soon as practical after Notice of Award.

B. Attendees: Trinity Metro, other Authority representatives, and representatives of Trinity Metro's designers, utilities, and other jurisdictional authorities. Contractor's Attendees: A responsible officer of the Contractor, the Project Manager, proposed Contractor's Quality Control Representative (CQCR), Superintendent, Safety Supervisor, and other personnel as necessary.

1.4 INITIAL COORDINATION MEETING

A. An initial coordination meeting will be conducted during the pre-construction conference.

1.5 MONTHLY PROGRESS SCHEDULE STATUS MEETING

A. This meeting shall be held prior to the formal submittal to verify progress and review the approved schedule against actual progress and to establish a basis for the monthly payment estimate. The agenda shall include the following as appropriate:

1. Agreement on Update Information: Prior to the meeting (minimum of 48 hours), the Contractor shall submit their draft schedule update and narrative to Trinity Metro in the required formats. Schedule layouts will be determined as the project progresses.

2. Either prior to or during the meeting, the update information shall be agreed upon. This information shall include actual start dates on activities started this period, actual completion dates finished this period, remaining durations for activities which have started but are not completed, status of milestones, schedule slippages, CPM changes proposed, and potential delays.

3. Once agreed upon, any modifications to the Contractors draft schedule shall be corrected and submitted to Trinity Metro for approval.

1.6 CONTRACTOR COORDINATION MEETING

A. This meeting shall serve as a forum to establish and maintain close coordination of work activities through an overview of physical progress during the preceding week and plans for the succeeding three weeks (three week look-ahead) activities; provide details regarding the upcoming work week; and discussing the activities of the following work weeks in more general terms. The agenda shall include the following, as appropriate:

1. Review and approval of minutes of previous meeting.

2. Project safety issues.

3. Environmental protection and hazard related issues.

4. Weather-related issues.

5. Community relations.

6. Review of work progress since previous meeting.

7. Activities in progress or scheduled for upcoming week including subcontracted work.

8. Manpower, material, and equipment restrictions.

9. Access and availability of work sites.

10. Potential slippage in progress schedule.

11. Corrective measures to regain project schedule.

12. Status of shop drawings, working drawings, and other submittals.

13. Review of offsite fabrication, inspection, and delivery schedules.

14. Delivery of materials.

15. Interfaces and dependencies with preceding, concurrent, and follow-on contractors.

16. Quality assurance and quality control issues.

1.7 CONTRACTOR' S QUALITY CONTROL MEETING

This meeting shall be held to review Contractor's and Trinity Metro's quality control and quality assurance activities and results, review discrepant items, review deficiencies and non- conformances, discuss prevention and correction, identify work which requires as-built drawings, to agree on weather days, and discuss any other concerns which may be related to quality control. Trinity Metro's Quality Assurance Manager will preside at this meeting, which shall be attended by the CQCR.

1.8 JURISDICTIONAL AGENCY AND UILITY COORDINATION MEETINGS

A. The Contractor will arrange and conduct meetings with the various Utilities, affected Jurisdictional Agencies, and Stakeholders with the purpose of establishing a working relationship and to coordinate and plan activities during construction.

B. Agenda items may include a review of the various agreements and establishing of responsibilities, development of a contact list for parties involved, discussion of permit, insurance, and safety requirements, scheduling, execution, inspection, and acceptance of work to be performed and release and final acceptance of the work.

C. The Contractor shall notify Trinity Metro of any meetings scheduled and accommodate Trinity Metro’s attendance in scheduling of meetings.

1.9 MEETING ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURES

A. Unless advised otherwise, meetings will be held in the office of Trinity Metro or at a mutually agreed location.

B. Except for ad-hoc meetings, the day and time for regularly scheduled meetings will be established initially at the Pre-construction Conference. Changes in date and time of meeting by either party will be mutually agreed.

C. Except as otherwise directed, Trinity Metro will prepare the meeting minutes and distribute them to attendees within five working days following the date of the meeting and within three working days following the date of the Monthly Progress Schedule Status Update Meeting.

D. Contractor shall submit any exceptions to the meeting minutes within 48 hours of receipt.

E. The Contractor's Quality Control Representative (CQCR) shall document each CQC meeting and provide copies of the minutes to Trinity Metro within two days after the meeting.

F. The Contractor shall maintain meetings minutes with the project records in accordance with the approved document control plan.

PART 2 – PRODUCTS

Not used.

END OF SECTION 013120

SECTION 01320: CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND PROGRESS REPORTS

PART 1 – GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION

A. This Section includes specifications for the preparation, updating, revision, and submittal of all Project Schedules, Gantt Charts, Schedule Narrative Reports, Schedule of Values, and Progress Reports.

B. The Contractor is responsible for meeting Substantial, Final, and Acceptance deadlines as well as Project Milestone dates as outlined in the Contract Documents.

This project requires that a comprehensive CPM Project Schedule be prepared and maintained by the Contractor to assist the Contractor, PMC and Trinity Metro in monitoring the progress of the work. It will also be utilized as a basis for determining monthly progress payments and to evaluate proposed changes and their subsequent potential schedule impacts.

C. The Contractor shall be required to provide a Baseline Project Schedule, Schedule of Values and regular (monthly) updates. In addition, the Contractor will conduct weekly progress meetings which include Three-Week Look Ahead Schedules in order to detail and plan activities during the course of the project. Additional details for these items are provided herein.

D. The Contractor is responsible for the adequacy of the Project Schedule and for management of their resources to meet the requirements of the Contract Documents.

They shall also utilize sound scheduling techniques and produce a critical path network of all project activities. The Project Schedule shall reflect critical path from Notice to Proceed (NTP) to Final Acceptance.