CN-550000-AT943.pdf

This is a Railroad Reimbursement Master Agreement for Grade Crossing Protective Devices executed on August 27, 1972, between the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Division of Road Operations, and the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, a Virginia corporation with its principal place of business in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida. The agreement establishes the framework for the installation, adjustment, and maintenance of automatic grade crossing signals and other protective devices on State Highway System projects.

Under this agreement, the railroad company prepares detailed plans and specifications for grade crossing protective device installations in accordance with FDOT's Plans and Standard Index Number 1467. The company furnishes necessary materials and performs installation work on an actual cost basis under FDOT supervision and approval. The FDOT reimburses the railroad for all costs incurred in installation and adjustment, including labor, materials, equipment, and services, with the FDOT retaining ten percent from progress payments. The agreement specifies that the FDOT bears costs for temporary and permanent changes to the railroad's signal wire lines and other facilities, and the railroad receives credit for any salvage resulting from adjustment work. Upon completion, the railroad operates and maintains the installed devices, with the FDOT participating in fifty percent of annual maintenance costs according to a Schedule of Annual Cost for Automatic Highway Grade Crossing Protective Devices effective February 3, 1971, with four classification categories ranging from $650.00 to $1,230.00 annually. The railroad agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the FDOT from liability arising from defects, imperfections, or failures related to the installed protective devices.