DefBidItemsScott Tower Maint.doc

SECTION 01025

Definition of bid items and

MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 summary

A. The intent of this section is to explain, in general; what is and what is not included in a bid item; the limits or cut-off points where one bid item ends and another begins; and method of measurements and basis of payment for work items listed in the Bid Item Schedule.

B. Work:

1. Furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and other incidentals necessary to successfully complete the project or any portion of it, and carrying out all duties and obligations imposed by the contract on the Contractor.

C. Payment:

1. For each individual item listed here and in the Schedule of Items, payment shall be full compensation for all work related to the particular item in accordance with these specifications, as shown on the drawings, and as staked in the field.

2. Measurement and payment for contract work shall be made only for and under those pay items included in the Schedule of Items. All other work and materials shall be considered incidental or as included in the payment for items shown.

1.2 deFINItion of bid items

A. Definition of Bid Item No. 1

1. Description: Mobilization. All preparatory work and operations necessary for the movement of personnel, equipment, supplies, and incidentals to the project site; all quality control testing; all construction signing; any other work and operations that must be incurred prior to the beginning of work; and demobilization at the completion of work.

a. Measurement and payment: Payment will be made at the contract lump sum price.

b. Progress payments shall be made as follows:

1) When 5 percent or more of the original contract amount is earned from other pay items, 50 percent of the amount of this pay item or 2.5 percent of the original contract amount will be paid, whichever is less.

2) When 10 percent or more of the original contract amount is earned from other pay items, 100 percent of the amount of this pay item or 5 percent of the original contract amount will be paid, whichever is less.

3) Upon completion of all work on the project any unpaid amount for this item will be paid.

4) The total of all payments, including bonding, shall not exceed the original contract amount for this item.

2. Measurements and Payment: LSQ

B. Definition Bid Item No. 2

1. Description: Site Work. Work includes replacement of the concrete steps and walk and installation of the security fence at the base of Scott Tower stairs.

2. Measurements and Payment: LSQ.

C. Definition of Bid Item No. 3

1. Description: Safety Railing and Handrail. Work includes modification of the existing safety railing and installation of handrails. Also included are all other miscellaneous steel items such as swing gate, diaphragms and antenna supports.

2. Measurements and Payment: LSQ.

D. Definition of Bid Item No. 4

1. Description: Timber Treads and Decking. Work includes replacement of stair treads and decking at stair landings and the catwalk.

2. Measurements and Payment: LSQ E. Definition of Bid Item No. 5

1. Description: Lookout House Maintenance. Work includes replacement of the roof, removal of the shutter hold open system, replacement of fascia boards, and exterior painting.

2. Measurements and Payment: LSQ

PART 2 - METHOD OF MEASUREMENT

1.3 GENERAL

A. One of the following methods of measurement for determining final payment is designated on the Schedule of Items for each pay item:

B. DESIGNED QUANTITIES (DQ)

1. These quantities denote the final number or units to be paid for under the terms of the contract. They are based upon the original design data available prior to advertising the project. Original design data include the preliminary survey information, design assumptions, calculations, drawings, and the presentation in the contract. Changes in the number of units shown in the Schedule of Items may be authorized under any of the following conditions:

a. As a result of changes in the work authorized by the CO.

b. As a result of the CO determining that errors exist in the original design that cause a pay item quantity to change by 15 percent or more.

c. As a result of the Contractor submitting to the CO a written request showing evidence of errors in the original design that cause a pay item quantity to change by 15 percent or more. The evidence must be verifiable and consist of calculations, drawings, or other data that show how the designed quantity is believed to be in error.

C. ACTUAL QUANTITIES (AQ)

1. These estimated quantities which are determined from actual measurements of completed work.

D. LUMP SUM QUANTITIES (LSQ)

1. These quantities denote one complete unit of work as required by or described in the contract, including necessary materials, equipment, and labor to complete the job. They shall not be measured.

END OF SECTION 01025

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DEFINITION OF BID ITEMS &

MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT