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SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATION

McGinnis Salvage

SPECIAL PROJECT SPECIFICATION

WILDERNESS BRIDGE MAINTENANCE

Section 106—Measurement & Payment

106.03 Units of Measurement

Delete this subsection and add the following:

Forest Service Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges (Revised August 1996) are based on Modern Metric units of measurement. The dimensions and units of measure SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS, and used to develop Special Project Specifications for this contract, utilize U.S. Standard English units of measure. All measurements referenced in the August 1996 Standard Specifications shall be converted to U.S. Standard English units of measure for this contract. Appendix A – Engineering Conversion Factors and Appendix B – SI (Modern Metric) Conversion Factors, are included on pages 611 – 614 of the General Specifications to assist with any required conversions.

Work required by the contact will be paid based on the PAY UNIT (U.S. Standard English measure) as DESIGNATED IN THE SCHEDULE OF ITEMS.

Under each Specification Section with PAY ITEMS of work DESIGNATED IN THE SCHDULE OF ITEMS for measurement and payment under this contract, the last subsection “Basis of Payment”, shall have the following format:

Pay Item - Numbering system and work description to remain the same.

Pay Unit - Pay unit(s) DESIGNATED IN THE SCHEDULE OF ITEMS have been changed from metric to the corresponding unit of U.S. Standard English measure.

Payment will be by units defined and determined according to U.S. Standard English measure and by the following:

(a) Lump Sum. Do not measure directly. The bid amount is complete payment for all work described in the contract and necessary to complete the work for that item.

96 SPS 106 - 1 (01/20/10)