A00806-614225.pdf

Massachusetts Department Of Transportation Highway Division Proposal No. 614225-134931

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DOCUMENT A00806

RAILROAD SPECIAL PROVISIONS

Massachusetts Department Of Transportation Highway Division

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Standard Railroad Specifications

Boston and Maine Corporation/ Springfield Terminal Railway Co.

Engineering Department

Office of Vice President Engineering N. Billerica, MA Date: May 21, 2008

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SPECIFICATIONS RELATING TO WORKING WITHIN PREMISES

USED AND CONTROLLED BY BOSTON AND MAINE CORPORATION/

SPRINGFIELD TERMINAL RAILWAY CO.

No other section of the Project Specifications shall supersede or modify this Section entitled:

SPECIFICATIONS RELATING TO WORK WITHIN PREMISES USED AND CONTROLLED

BY BOSTON AND MAINE CORPORATION/SPRINGFIELD TERMINAL RAILWAY CO.

1. DEFINITIONS:

1.1 Railroad: The word "Railroad" means Boston and Maine

Corporation and the Springfield Terminal Railway Company, their successors or assigns and their officers, agents and servants.

1.2 Owner: The word "Owner" means the individual, utility, government, or corporation who has title to the structure to be constructed upon property owned, controlled, or adjacent to the Railroad.

1.3 Utility: The word "Utility" includes public or private communication, water, sewer, electric, gas and petroleum companies.

1.4 Government: The word "Government" includes State, Town, City, County and other forms of Municipal Government.

1.5 Corporation: The word "Corporation" shall mean any firm duly incorporated under laws of a State Government.

1.6 Individual: The word "Individual" shall mean any party which is not defined by 1.3, 1.4, or 1.5.

1.7 Contractor: The word "Contractor" means the individual, partnership, firm, corporation or any combination thereof, or joint venture, contracting with either a Utility, Government, Corporation or Individual, for work to be done on Railroad Property.

1.8 Owner or its The term "Owner or its Contractor" as used

Contractor: in these specifications shall not affect the responsibilities of each party as set forth in the Project Specifications.

1.9 Chief The Vice President of Engineering or Chief

Engineering Engineer-Design and Construction or their Officer of authorized representatives at the Operating the Railroad: Railroads.

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2. SCOPE:

These specifications intend to provide for safeguards to the property owned or controlled by the Railroad and to its operations upon that property during construction operations by the Owner or its Contractor.

3. GENERAL:

3.1 Before entering upon Railroad premises or property used and controlled by the Railroad:

3.1.1 The Owner or its Contractor shall fully inform himself of all requirements of the Railroad as pertains to the specific project and shall conduct all his work accordingly. Any questions relating to the requirements of the Railroad should be directed to the representative of the Chief Engineer-Design and Construction at the Operating Railroad.

3.1.2 The Owner or its Contractor shall execute the Railroad's Standard

Service Contract, and shall provide the Real Estate Department of the Railroad the insurance specified under Section 8.

3.1.3 The Owner or its Contractor shall take note that if an excavation is to be made within a 2 to 1 slope line commencing 3 feet from the end of tie, he shall submit for approval by the Chief Engineering Officer of the Railroad, his proposed method of preventing the soil from running.

3.1.4 The Owner or its Contractor shall furnish detailed plan, for falsework, bracing, sheeting, or other supports adjacent to the tracks for approval by the Chief Engineering Officer of the Railroad, and the work shall be performed in accordance with the approved plans. All plans and calculations shall be stamped by a Professional Engineer registered in the State in which the work is to be performed.

3.1.5 The Owner or its Contractor shall furnish to the Chief Engineering

Officer of the Railroad for approval complete sequence and plans with sufficient detail for checking, for the installation of temporary supporting or removal of all members or structures above track. All such work shall be performed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications. All plans and calculations shall be stamped by a Professional Engineer registered in the State in which the work is to be performed.

3.1.6 The Owner or its Contractor shall give written notice to the representative of the Chief Engineer-Design and Construction of the Railroad at the headquarters of the Operating Railroad at least seven

(7) days in advance of starting work or locating equipment at the site.

In addition, the Contractor shall give notice on the Wednesday, prior to the week he proposed to do work which might cause any hazard, as described under Section 4.

3.1.7 The Owner or its Contractor shall make all necessary arrangements with the Railroad before entering upon Railroad premises, or Property used and controlled by the Railroad.

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3.1.8 The Owner or its Contractor shall at all times be aware that the Railroad may at any time withhold entry due to lack of flagging and/or inspection personnel.

3.2 After entering upon Railroad premises or property used and controlled by the

Railroad:

3.2.1 The Owner or its Contractor shall have in his possession on the job site the contract plans and specifications which bear the stamp of approval of the Railroad's Engineer of Design. The Owner or its Contractor shall conduct all his work according to these plans and specifications.

3.2.2 All work shall be performed and completed in a manner fully satisfactory to the Railroad's Chief Engineering Officer or his authorized representatives. Railroad inspection of the work shall be permitted at all times and the Owner or its Contractor shall cooperate fully with the Railroad representatives.

3.2.3 All equipment used by the Owner or its Contractor on Railroad premises or property used and controlled by the Railroad may be inspected by the Railroad and shall not be used if considered unsatisfactory by the Railroad's representative. Equipment of the Owner or its Contractor to be used adjacent to tracks shall be in first class condition so as to positively prevent any failure that would cause delay in the operation of trains or damage to Railroad facilities.

Equipment shall not be placed or put into operation adjacent to a track without first obtaining the permission of the Railroad.

3.2.4 Operators of such equipment may be examined by the Railroad representative to determine their fitness. If it is determined that they are unfit to work then the owner or its Contractor shall remove them from service.

3.2.5 If the Chief Engineering Officer of the Railroad deems it necessary, the

Owner or its Contractor shall furnish and erect in close proximity to the site of the work a suitable, furnished shelter with lights, heat, telephone, etc., exclusively for Railroad personnel mentioned previously.

3.2.6 The Owner or its Contractor's work shall be performed in such manner that the tracks, traffic and appurtenances of the Railroad will be safeguarded. He shall ascertain and comply with the requirements of the Railroad relative to his work on or adjacent to Railroad premises and except as permitted, he shall keep the tracks clear of obstruction.

3.2.7 Open excavations shall be suitably planked over when construction operations are not in progress.

3.2.8 Blasting will be permitted under or adjacent to tracks only after proof that blasting is required and all methods have been submitted to and approved by the Railroad's Chief Engineering Officer.

3.2.9 The Owner or its Contractor shall be fully

responsible for all damages arising from his failure to comply with the requirements of these specifications.

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3.2.10 If the specifications of the Railroad and the Consulting firm differ, then that which is more stringent shall prevail.

4. HAZARDS:

4.1 The Contractor's attention is called to the fact that the work under the Contract shall be performed adjacent to , _tracks, telephone lines, telegraph lines, signal lines and electric supplv lines of the Railroad. A maximum speed of about _________ miles per Hour will be considered as prevailing for the operation of trains of the Railroad at this project.

(Missing data to be determined on an individual basis.)

4.2 An operating track shall be considered fouled and subject to hazard when any object or operation is or can be brought nearer than 15 feet to the center line of the track. Specific site conditions may increase this dimension at the discretion of the Chief Engineer or his authorized representative.

4.3 A signal line or communication line shall be considered fouled and subject to hazard when any object is brought nearer than 4 feet to any wire or cable.

4.4 An electrical supply line shall be considered fouled and subject to hazard when any object is brought nearer than 10 feet to any wire of the line.

4.5 Cranes, trucks, power shovels, or any other equipment shall be considered as fouling a track, signal line, communication line, or electric supply line when working a position that failure of equipment with or without load could foul the track, signal line, communication line or electric supply line.

4.6 Railroad operations will be considered subject to hazard

when explosives are used in the vicinity of Railroad premises, during the driving or pulling of sheeting for footings adjacent to a track, when erecting structural steel across or adjacent to a track, when operations involve swinging booms or chutes that could in any way come nearer than 15 feet to the center line of a track or wire line. None of these or similar operations, therefore, shall be carried on during the approach or passing of a train.,

4.7 When, in the opinion of the Chief Engineering Officer of the Railroad or his representative the construction work would cause hazard to the safe operation of trains or to other Railroad facilities including any communication lines on Railroad premises, the Railroad will employ the necessary qualified employees to protect its trains and other facilities.

5. CLEARANCES:

Staging, falsework, or forms shall at all times be maintained with a minimum vertical clearance of _________________ above top of the rail and a minimum side clearance or from the center line of track. (Missing data to be determined on an individual basis.)

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6. PROTECTION/INSPECTION SERVICES:

6.1 If deemed necessary by the Chief Engineering Officer of the Railroad the Railroad will furnish and assign an engineer (s) or inspector (s) for general inspection purposes or for general protection of Railroad property and operations during construction. Prior to start of any work on the Railroad, the Owner or its Contractor shall submit a deposit in the amount required by the Railroad. If Railroad expenses are greater than the amount of deposit, the Owner or its Contractor shall reimburse the Railroad for the balance when billed, and, if the Railroad expenses are less than the amount of deposit, the Railroad will refund the balance to the Owner or its Contractor. The Railroad will provide at its sole discretion such personnel as it deems necessary or advisable because of the project. The Railroad reserves the right to request additional deposits as project work progresses. All checks are to be made out to the Operating Railroad.

NOTE: A minimum of three (3) days notice is required for the obtaining of flagging personnel.

6.2 If the Railroad determines that flagmen are necessary, the number required shall be on duty at the site during the hours of hazard described under Section 4. No work shall be performed if flagmen are required but not on duty.

6.3 It shall be the responsibility of the Owner or its Contractor to keep the Railroad informed at all times, and prior to such times, when the Owner or its Contractor shall be working on, above, or adjacent to the Railroad creating the hazards described under Section 4. Failure of the Owner or its Contractor to give the Railroad suitable advance notice of hazardous operation shall result in the stoppage of the Owner's or its Contractor's work by the Railroad, until such time as sufficient number of flagmen are on duty at the site.

7. EXTRA-CONTRACT SERVICES:

7.1 Temporary and permanent changes of tracks and telephone lines, telegraph lines, signal lines, and electric supply lines made necessary by or to clear the permanent work of the Contractor will be made or caused to be made by the Railroad at the expense of the owner or its Contractor.

7.2 All other changes made or services furnished by the Railroad, at the request of the Owner or its Contractor will be at the Owner's or its Contractor's expense.

8. INSURANCE: *

8.1 At his sole expense the Owner or its Prime Contractor shall obtain, prior to working adjacent to Railroad premises and entry upon Railroad premises and keep in force during entire term of the work and for six (6) months subsequent to completion of work the following amounts and kinds of insurance. All policies shall be written for a minimum of one (1) year:

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(A) Work on GTI-Rail Division Property:

1. Contractors Public Liability – $3,000,000/$6,000,000

2. Contractors Property Damage Liability - $3,000,000/$6,000,000

3. The named insured shall be written exactly as follows:

"The Boston and Maine Corporation and The Springfield Terminal Railway Company, their affiliates, successors and assigns, c/o Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc., 402 Amherst Street, Suite 300, Nashua, NH 03063-1287.

(B) Work on MBTA Property or other property where passenger service is operated:

1. Contractors Public Liability - $3,000,000/$5,000,000

2. Contractors Property Damage Liability $3,000,000/$5,000,000

3. The named insured shall be written exactly as follows: "The Boston and Maine Corporation and The Springfield Terminal Railway Company, their affiliates, successors and assigns, and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority."

The insurance shall be a Railroad Protective Liability Policy in a form acceptable to the Railroad.

* LIMITS SUBJECT TO REVISION

The ORIGINAL insurance policy shall be furnished to the Real Estate Department of the Railroad at least ten (10) days prior to commencement of work. The Railroad shall have the right to increase the limits of liability for both public liability and property damage during the life of the agreement.

9. EXCAVATION:

9.1 The Owner or its Contractor shall furnish detail plans for falsework, bracing, shoring, sheeting, or other supports for excavation adjacent to the tracks to the Chief Engineering Officer of the Railroad for approval. The work shall be performed in accordance with the approved plans. No approval shall be given until the advance deposit (Item 6.1) has been received.

9.2 Open excavations shall be suitably planked over when construction operations are not in progress.

9.3 As excavation approaches pipes, conduits, or other underground structures on or adjacent to Railroad property, digging by machinery shall be discontinued and the excavation shall continue by means of hand tools.

9.4 All existing pipes, poles, wires, fences, property line markers, and other structures, which the Railroad's Chief Engineering Officer decides must be preserved in place without being temporarily or permanently relocated shall be carefully protected for damage by the Owner or its Contractor. Should such items be damaged, they shall be restored by the Railroad, at the Owner's or its Contractor's sole expense, to at least as good condition as that in which they were found immediately before the work was begun.

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9.5 If any excavation is taken beyond the work limit indicated on the approved plans or prescribed herein, the Owner or its Contractor shall backfill and compact as prescribed herein at his own expense.

10. BACKFILL:

10.1 Material

The material shall consist of stones, rock fragments and fine, hard durable particles resulting from the natural disintegration of rock. The material shall be free from injurious amounts of organic matter. The wear shall be not more than 60 percent. The material shall consist of a mixture of stones or rock fragments and particles with 95 to 100 percent passing the 3 inch sieve and 25 to 70 percent passing the No. 4 sieve. Not more than 15 percent of the material passing the No. 4 sieve shall pass the No. 200 sieve.

10.2 Backfilling

10.2.1 All backfill material adjacent to a pipe shall

be approved soil. Backfill material shall be free from hard lumps and clods larger than 3 inch diameter, and free from large rocks or stumps. Uniformly fine material shall be placed next to any pipe liable to dent or break.

10.2.2 All backfill material shall be compacted at near optimum moisture content, in layers not exceeding 6 inches in compacted thickness by pneumatic tampers, vibrator compactors, or other approved means to the base of the Railroad subgrade. Care shall be exercised to thoroughly compact the backfill under the haunches of the pipe to insure that the backfill soil is in intimate contact with the side of the pipe. Fill at the sides of the pipe may be compacted by rolling or operating heavy equipment parallel with the culvert, provided care is taken to avoid displacement or injury of the pipe. Material in the vicinity of pipes shall be compacted to not less than 95 percent of AASHO T 99, Method C. The Contractor will be required to supply, to the job site, ballast stone as prescribed herein to be installed by the Railroad.

10.3 The Owner or its Contractor shall provide testing, through the use of a testing lab or Professional Engineer registered in the State in which the work is performed, to insure that the in place density of the backfill meets or exceeds the requirements of Section 10.2.2. Written certification of the tests shall be given to the Railroad immediately upon completion of the test.

All Items Not addressed by the Boston and Maine Corporation/Springfield Terminal Railway Co's Standard Railroad Specifications shall conform to the latest specifications set forth in the American Railway Engineering Association's Manual for Railway Engineering.

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