Blackstump Road Pits MAINTENANCE - Specifications.docx

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (IDNR)

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS, SPECIAL PROVISIONS, & SPECIFICATIONS

Project Name: Blackstump Road Pits MAINTENANCE Project

Project Number: AML-IRaE-2640b

Project Location: Approximately 1.5 miles north of Percy, Illinois in Randolph County, Section 36, Township 5 South, Range 5 West, and Section 1, Township 6 South, Range 5 West of the Third Principal Meridian

The problem area is located along Blackstump Road north of an existing cross-road double culvert approximately 500 feet west of County Line Road (County Highway 12) in Randolph County north of Percy.

SCOPE OF WORK

This project will include reclamation work north of Blackstump Road. The work consists of construction of a cast in place concrete pad incorporated into an existing slope with riprap.

STARTING DATE OF THE CONTRACT

Weather permitting, work on the project shall commence within 30 calendar days of notice to proceed. The Contractor shall contact the Department to notify the Department of the anticipated construction schedule.

CONSTRUCTION ENDING DATE

Work on this project shall be substantially completed by March 31, 2027.

Final clean‑up, final inspection, any alterations, repair, remedial or holdover work, reseeding, and submission of the final pay request shall be completed prior to the contract ending date.

CONTRACT ENDING DATE

This contract shall end August 31, 2027.

Project Requirements:

EXISTING PAVEMENTS

Existing on-site roadways may be used for construction traffic. The Contractor shall provide temporary additional roads needed for required construction access, maintain existing roads throughout construction, and restore to original or better condition at completion of work.

Legal load limits (80,000 pounds maximum gross weight) are allowed on Blackstump Road to access both the east and west culvert locations from County Line Road (County Highway 12) for this project. This has been confirmed with Randolph County Road District 2. There is a concrete box culvert located approximately 3,500 feet west of the project area near coordinates 38.0438, -89.6234 with a load limit of 12 tons.

BASE AND TOPPING MATERIALS

For temporary construction which will be removed when no longer needed for construction purposes, and all affected areas restored to original or better condition at the completion of work, the selection of these materials is at the Contractor's option, unless otherwise specified.

OWNER OCCUPANCY

Owners will occupy premises during entire construction period. The Contractor shall cooperate with owners in scheduling operations to minimize conflict and to facilitate owner's usage. Temporary road closures on Blackstump Road will be permitted, and will require coordination with the IDNR project manager, Randolph County Road District 2, and adjacent property owners.

Project Specifications:

1. Concrete Structures – Cast in Place (Cubic Yard): This work shall comply with all applicable portions of IDOT Specification Section 503. In addition, the contractor shall determine the means of placing concrete to reach the affected area shown on the image in Appendix A which extends 25 to 40 feet from the edge of the north shoulder of Blackstump Road. This may require the use of a pump, conveyor, bucket, or chutes. The thickness of the cast in place concrete may vary from one to three feet. Forming of the concrete placement area is not required. The concrete shall be placed at a slump sufficient to match the existing slope and shall not be allowed to flow into the adjacent downstream lake. Incorporation of reinforcing steel bars or mesh is not required. The placement of concrete shall be coordinated with the IDNR project manager during a period where no significant rainfall is forecast for at least 24 hours.

Those Sections and Articles of the "Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction," adopted January 1, 2022, by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT); as amended and supplemented by the "Supplemental Specifications and Recurring Special Provisions," adopted January 1, 2026 (hereinafter referred to collectively as "Standard Specifications"), that are referenced in these bid documents are incorporated by reference. (The Standard Specifications are available on-line at IDOT’s web site or can be purchased from IDOT.)

In the application of the Standard Specifications to this Contract, references to the Department of Transportation shall be interpreted to mean the Illinois Department of Natural Resources; Office of Mines and Minerals; Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Division (AMLRD).

The following Sections of the IDOT Standard Specifications have been modified for this project by the AMLRD and are included below and on the following pages and govern contract work at or on this project:

SECTION 101 – Definition of Terms SECTION 107 – Legal Regulations and Responsibility to Public

AMLRD SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATION FOR

SECTION 101. DEFINITION OF TERMS

Whenever in these specifications or in other contract documents the following terms or pronouns in place of them are used, the intent of meaning shall be interpreted as follows:

101.03 Award. Revise as indicated:

The decision of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources; Office of Mines and Minerals; Division of Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation to accept the proposal of the lowest responsible bidder for the work, subject to the execution and approval of a satisfactory contract therefore and bond to secure the performance thereof, and to such other conditions as may be specified or otherwise required by law.

101.14 Department. Revise as indicated:

The Department of Natural Resources of the State of Illinois with its principal offices of business at Springfield.

101.16 Engineer. Revise as indicated:

The Director of the Department of Natural Resources of the State of Illinois; or his authorized representative limited by the particular duties entrusted to him.

101.35 Right of Way. Revise as indicated:

Right of way shall be replaced by construction limits, except when used in conjunction with right of way markers or highways.

101.39 Roadway. Revise as indicated:

Roadway shall be replaced by site. Slope limits of embankments will be replaced by proposed lines and grades.

101.56 Gob. Add the following:

Coarse textured mine waste material, generally acidic, from a coal cleaning process. This material is composed of rock, shale, pyritic material and varying amounts of coal. The material varies considerably in its moisture content, texture, stable angle of repose and bearing capacity.

101.57 Mine Spoil. Add the following:

A mixture of various soil and rock material as a result of the removal of overburden to expose the coal in surface mining. The material varies considerably in its' moisture content, texture, stable angle of repose and bearing capacity.

End of Revisions to SECTION 101.

AMLRD SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATION FOR

SECTION 107. LEGAL REGULATIONS AND RESPONSIBILTY TO PUBLIC

Article 107.27 Insurance. (delete and replace with the following)

The Contractor shall obtain and thereafter keep in force the following insurance coverage provided by insurance companies acceptable to the Department and authorized to transact business under the laws of the State of Illinois. The insurance companies providing coverage shall be rated in the Best's Key Rating Guide. The Department will accept companies with a rating not lower than B+ provided the financial size category is VII or larger. Companies rated A- or better shall have a financial size category of not less than VI. Coverage limits shall be written at not less than the minimum specified in this Article. Higher minimum limits and additional coverage may be specified by a special provision elsewhere in the contract. Whether stated in this Article or elsewhere, the Department does not warrant the adequacy of the types of insurance coverage or the limits of liability specified.

(a) Workers Compensation and Employers Liability.

(1) Workers compensation shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois Worker's Compensation Act, as amended. Notwithstanding the rating and financial size categories stated in this Article, coverage may be provided by a group self-insurer authorized in Section 4(a) of the Act and approved pursuant to the rules of the Illinois Department of Insurance.

(2) Employers Liability

a. Each Accident $500,000

b. Disease - policy limit $500,000

c. Disease - each employee $500,000

(b) Commercial General Liability.

Required liability insurance coverage shall be written in the occurrence form and shall provide coverage for operations of the Contractor; operations of Sub-Contractors (contingent or protective liability); completed operations; broad form property damage and hazards of explosion, collapse and underground; and contractual liability. The general aggregate limit shall be endorsed on a per project basis.

(1) General Aggregate Limit $2,000,000

(2) Products - Completed Operation Aggregate Limit $2,000,000

(3) Each Occurrence Limit $1,000,000

The coverage shall provide by an endorsement in the appropriate manner and form, the Department, to its officers, agents and employees shall be named as additional insureds with respect to the policies and any umbrella excess liability coverage for occurrences arising in whole or in part out of the work and operations performed. The Department may accept a separate owner's protective liability policy in lieu of the Department, it's officers, and employees being insured on the Contractor's policy.

(c) Owners and Contractor’s Protective (OCP) Liability.

The Contractor shall provide an OCP policy covering the property owner(s) of the site where the work is to be performed. In the case of multiple owners, all the landowners may be listed as additional insurers on the same policy.

This project will require OCP Policy coverage for _1_ property owners.

If the Contractor chooses to put the Department on an OCP (in lieu of placing the Department as an additional insured on the Commercial General Liability - see (b) above), then the Department should be listed as the insured, with all landowners listed as additional insured(s). The amounts of insurance shall be as follows:

BODILY INJURY LIABILITY PROPERTY DAMAGE LIABILITY

Each Occurrence Each Occurrence Aggregate $1,000,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 or

COMBINED SINGLE LIMIT $1,000,000

The required OCP policy shall contain the following endorsement:

"Each named insured shall be provided full coverage under this policy without regard to the fact that such named insured is not in contractual privity with the Contractor. It is understood that the construction operations are performed for and on behalf of the Department, with the consent of the property owner(s)-insured(s). Coverage under this policy with respect to liability arising out of operations shall not be denied to any named-insured because of his passive relationship to the Contractor".

When any named insured is a corporation, insurance coverage under the OCP policy shall extend to the Corporation, its officers, agents, and employees.

(d) Commercial Automobile Liability.

The policy shall cover owned, non-owned and hired vehicles.

BODILY INJURY & PROPERTY DAMAGE LIABILITY

Each Occurrence $1,000,000

(e) Umbrella Liability.

Any policy shall provide excess limits over and above the other insurance limits stated in this Article. The Contractor may purchase insurance for the full limits required or by a combination of primary policies for lesser limits and remaining limits provided by the umbrella policy.

When work is to be performed within railroad right-of-ways, the requirements of Article 107.11 of the Standard Specifications will also apply.

All insurance shall remain in force during the period covering occurrences happening on or after the effective date and remaining in effect during performance of the work and at all times thereafter when the Contractor may be correcting, removing or replacing defective work until notification of the date of final inspection. Termination or refusal to renew shall not be made without 30 days prior written notice to the Department by the insured(s) and the policies shall be endorsed so as to remove any language restricting or limiting liability concerning this obligation.

Certified copies of the original policies or certificate(s) of insurance by the insurer(s) issuing the policies and endorsements setting forth the coverage, limits and endorsements shall be filed with the Department before the Department will execute the contract. A certificate of insurance shall include a statement that, "the coverage and limits conform to the minimums required by Article 107.27 of the Standard Specifications for the Road and Bridge Construction". Any exception or deviation shall be brought to the attention of the Department for a ruling of acceptability. In no event shall any failure of the Department to receive polices or certificates or to demand receipt be construed as a waiver of the Contractor's obligation to obtain and keep in force the required insurance.

All costs for insurance as specified herein will be considered as included in the cost of the contract. The Contractor shall, at its own expense and risk of delay, cease operations if the insurance required is terminated or reduced below the required amounts of coverage. Coverage in the minimum amounts set forth herein shall not be construed to relieve the Contractor from its obligation to indemnify in excess of the coverage in accordance with the contract.

End of Revisions to SECTION 107

APPENDIX A

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