01720_wt_10_06.doc

SECTION 01720

FIELD ENGINEERING

PART 1

GENERAL

1 .1 LAYOUT OF WORK

A. Contractor will set initial construction stakes establishing lines, slopes, grades, reference points, base lines and bench marks as required. Contractor shall execute the work in accordance with these stakes, and perform all additional staking necessary to execute the work. All lines and grades shall be approved by Contractor officer.

B. Contractor shall preserve controls thus established. Controls that are destroyed by Contractor will be replaced by the Contractor at their expense.

C. Existing Monuments: All bench marks, land corners, and triangulation points, established by other surveys, existing within the construction area shall be preserved. If existing monuments interfere with the work, secure written permission before removing them.

D. Locations and elevations shown on the drawings may be subject to minor field adjustment by Contracting Officer before construction. Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer of apparent errors discovered on the drawings or in the initial stakeout. If changes in stakeout are required, Contractor shall cooperate with Contracting Officer in prompt establishment of the field control for altered or adjusted work.

1 .2 QUANTITY SURVEYS

A. Quantity surveys shall be conducted, and the data derived from these surveys shall be used in computing the quantities of work performed and the actual construction completed and in place.

B. The Contractor shall conduct the original and final surveys for any periods for which progress payments are requested. All these surveys shall be conducted under the direction of a representative of the Contracting Officer, unless the Contracting Officer waives this requirement in a specific instance. The Government shall make such computations as are necessary to determine the quantities of work performed or finally in place. The Contractor shall make the computations based on the surveys for any periods for which progress payments are requested.

C. Promptly upon completing a survey, the Contractor shall furnish the originals of all field notes and all other records relating to the survey or to the layout of the work to the Contracting Officer, who shall use them as necessary to determine the amount of progress payments. The Contractor shall retain copies of all such material furnished to the Contracting Officer.

PART 2

PRODUCTS

Not used.

PART 3

EXECUTION

Not used.

END OF SECTION

WAYNE NATIONAL FOREST,

01720-1

ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, PROJECT NO.

FIELD ENGINEERING