Contract Specifications for Hourly Herbicide_Feb 2016.doc

Attachment A

Specifications for

Hourly Pesticide Application Including parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 I. Description

A. This work shall consist of furnishing all specified material, equipment, personnel, liability insurance, safety equipment and practices necessary for the professional application of pesticides to roadsides or other areas as specified in Chapter 13.4 of the Department’s Maintenance Manual. This work will be conducted throughout the Engineering District as specified or required.

B. Pesticide Applicator and Licensing Record Form: Bidders must complete and submit a Pesticide Applicator and Licensing Record Form and provide a Pennsylvania Pesticide Business License Number. Enter the names, license numbers, and expiration dates for all licensed pesticide applicators in your organization, or that your organization plans to use, and complete all other sections of the form. The form can be downloaded at the following link: Pesticide Applicator and Licensing Form.

C. The anticipated start date of this contract is April 1, 2016. This will be a District-Wide contract. District 11 includes Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence counties.

D. One truck will be required as described in Attachment A, Part 1. Two trucks will be required as described in Attachment A, Part 2.

E. The number of hours worked is dependant upon satisfactory work performance, program demands and funding. The Department reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of hours scheduled for this complement or to terminate this work for reasons as determined by the Engineer to be in the best interest of the Department.

F. The Pesticide Program for the District will be outlined on county maps and will be made available to the crew the first day of operations. All inquiries relative to the technical aspects of the program shall be directed to the District Roadside Specialist.

G. The contractor will be required, at his or her expense, to assemble the proposed equipment and personnel and demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Engineer that the equipment and personnel meet these specification requirements. This demonstration shall take place within the engineering District boundaries, unless the department agrees to an alternative site proposed by the vendor.

II. Material, Storage, Disposal, Communication, and Tracking

A. Pesticide concentrates required for the specific pests (weeds, brush, insect, etc.) will be furnished to the contractor at the respective county maintenance garage, in accordance with Districts Policy.

B. The contractor will be required, at his expense, to supply all equipment materials, including lubricants, anti-freeze, fuel and suitable water for pesticide application. Permission to use public water sources is the responsibility of the contractor.

C. The contractor will be required, at his expense, to properly dispose of all pesticide containers.

D. The material contingency item of this contract will be utilized for pesticides, fertilizer or other types of material when necessary to complete required projects. All material will be paid for at invoice price plus 15% and documented daily on form M-609, “Roadside Activity Report”.

E. The Department will utilize returnable / refillable pesticide material containers under this contract. The contractor shall as an integral part of this contract provide per complement the following equipment for handling of these containers:

1. A minimum of Three (3) Truck mounted container-holding brackets designed so the returnable / refillable container fits inside and remains stable under driving conditions.

2. A Twelve-volt (12V) Electric material handling pump minimum of four (4) gallons per minute (4 GPM) with pressure switch, necessary suction and discharge hose and all special connections as required. In addition a hard-wired Twelve-volt (12V) connection to operate this pump shall be constructed on the truck in the container holding bracket area.

The preferred location of the above mentioned equipment is on the spray truck; this shall be considered during equipment preparations.

The contractor shall provide a means of safely loading these fifteen (15) gallon containers onto their equipment.

The contractor shall be held financially responsible for the care of these containers while they are in their possession.

The contractor shall be responsible for properly returning returnable / refillable containers in a safe and timely manner.

F. The contractor will be required, at his expense, to provide and maintain on the spray truck and shadow vehicle, a spill clean-up kit approved by the District Roadside Specialist.

G. One set of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and specific pesticide labels shall be available with each spray complement.

H. The contractor shall supply with each complement a cellular telephone of a smart phone design that is internet capable. This communication equipment is for communication between the crew and the Department as needed. This communication equipment will be provided by the contractor at no cost to the Department.

I. The spray vehicles used shall also contain a computer to monitor and control all herbicide applications and a real-time GPS (Global Positioning System) Location Verifying Unit Receiver Signal System to record the location of the spray vehicles using GPS satellites. The spray vehicle computer and GPS Location Verifying Units must be approved by the Department and will be supplied, maintained and installed by the contractor at his or her expense for the duration of the contract. PennDOT reserves the right to download any stored recorded information within the vehicle’s spray monitoring or location monitoring units at any time during the duration of the contracts. The Contractor is responsible for providing PennDOT with a computer access location to view the GPS location, of any spray truck, at any time, in real-time.

J. All spray vehicles must be equipped with the above-mentioned GPS Unit. The function of this GPS Unit will be to verify the daily activities documented on the form M-609, “Roadside Activity Report”. The GPS Unit should be capable of accuracies of ten (10) to fifteen (15) meters uncorrected and five (5) meters when differentially corrected. The mobile units must contain a data dictionary capable of collecting and delivering a summary of each day’s activities in the form of a printed out report and map which will be correlated with the form M-609 and used as a basis of payment for work performed and must be submitted to the District Roadside Specialist as work is completed. The GPS unit printed reports submitted must show the following information:

· State Routes traveled

· Locations along the traveled State Routes

· Direction of travel along the State Routes

· GPS location coordinates

· Location and time correlated

· Contract name, date and applicator’s name

This information must be formatted into a file format compatible with PennDOT’s existing software. The contractor will be required at his expense to provide all necessary software to provide the above-mentioned data. The material will be supplied by the contractor and shall include the following:

· Tracking Units

· GPS antennas

· Power cords

· Download cables

· Mapping software III. Protective Safety Equipment A. Work area traffic control shall be in accordance with the current Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Publication 213 Work Zone Traffic Control.

B. All vehicles and equipment must be in accordance with Title 67, Pennsylvania Code and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Publication 212.

C. Work vehicles shall pull over periodically to allow “backed-up” traffic to pass.

D. All personnel must wear a hard hat in work areas and an approved vest when working on foot within fifteen (15) feet of the roadway.

IV. Application Equipment

All vehicles in Parts 1 – 4 shall be no more than 7 years of age on the start date of the Contract.

V. Scheduling and Coordination

A. The contractor will be responsible for determining reasonably foreseeable weather conditions, prior to any application necessary to permit sufficient dwell time of the applied pesticide on the targeted pest to assure adequate control.

Any re-treatments necessary, under this contract specification, will be made at the contractor’s expense.

The Department Reserves the right to set work schedules or cancel work if it is in the best interest of the commonwealth.

B. During the spray program, on scheduled work days, the contractor must contact the District Roadside Specialist and / or the county maintenance office before 8:00 AM daily. The contractor will report whether the crew is working or not and if working a list of state routes (SR’s) that are scheduled for that day.

C. Communication with the Western Regional Traffic Management Center will be required as directed by the Department throughout the terms of this contract.

VI. Non-Compliance

A. In the event the contractor fails to perform work according to the specifications and requirements of the contract or any part thereof, the Department reserves the right upon forty-eight (48) hours written notice to terminate further performance by the contractor of record without any liability therefore, except for payment for work satisfactorily performed to date of termination.

VII. Term of Contract

The contract will be for an original period of two (2) years from the effective date. Contract may be extended according to the language set forth in the Terms and Conditions of the contract.

VIII. Basis of Payment

A. Contractor shall prepare for weekly submittal an invoice and Form OS-501, “Conformation of Service,” along with all supporting documentation listing all items of work authorized and satisfactorily completed during the previous week. Additional items of work not previously approved by the Department are subject to nonpayment.

Once the District Roadside Specialist has approved the OS-501 and M-609 forms, the contractor will be notified to send the weekly invoice to the “Bill To” Office. The contractor shall include in all of its invoices the following minimum information:

· Vendor name and ‘Remit to” address, including SAP Vendor number;

· Purchase Order number

· Delivery address

· Description of the services delivered in accordance with the Purchase Order (include purchase order line item number)

· Quantity provided and unit price;

· Total price and delivery date of services.

If an invoice does not contain the minimum information listed above, the Commonwealth may return the invoice as improper. If the Commonwealth returns an invoice as improper, the time for processing a payment will be suspended until the Commonwealth receives a correct invoice. The contractor may not receive payment until the Commonwealth has received a correct invoice.

B. No payment will be made for travel time to and from the site of daily work unless the Department requests the crew to report to an Assistant County Manager’s field office at the beginning and ending of each work day. In this case travel time will be paid from the field office to the work site and the return to the field office. Travel time will also be paid at the contract hourly rate for all reasonable time incurred while moving equipment and personnel from initial work site to ending work site during a workday. No payment will be made for hours not worked during breakdown or repairs, inclement weather, or other causes.

IX. Shadow Vehicle Use And Pesticide Storage

A shadow vehicle (s) will be required when applying pesticide as a moving operation along all routes.

All shadow vehicles shall be equipped with a lockable, fully enclosed storage box for pesticide storage; the minimum size of this storage box will be 48” long by 30” wide by 30”high. These storage boxes shall be mounted on the truck bed so as the top of the box is not higher than 36” from the truck bed. These boxes are to be watertight.

The contractor will use the appropriate shadow vehicle (s) as required by PennDOT Publication 213.

The contractor may use more than is required for the maintenance and protection of traffic only when this is practical due to roadway conditions; however, PennDOT will only pay for the item that is required.

The contractor shall comply with all State and Federal laws and with OSHA safety requirements.

A Spill kit is required for each truck as approved by the District Roadside Specialist.

When utilizing two or more shadows vehicles on the same complement only one shadow vehicle will require a storage box.

X.

SPILL RESPONSE PLAN

A hard copy of the Contractor’s Spill Response Plan shall be submitted to the DRS. In addition, each Pesticide Spray Vehicle working on this Contract must have a hard copy in the vehicle at all times. The Spill Response Plan shall summarize the following procedures at a minimum:

1. Background and Applicable Regulations;

2. Incident Reporting Chain of Command;

3. Spill Preparedness Checklist;

4. Spill Response/Control Methods; and

5. Spill Response Procedures.

The Contractor is responsible for all cleanup activity and costs resulting from any contamination caused by the accidental or intentional spilling, leakage, or dumping of insecticide, fuel, oil, or any other contaminant from Contractor-supplied equipment.

The Contractor shall reimburse PennDOT for any and all PennDOT supplied pesticide that is spilled accidentally or intentionally. PennDOT will not pay for any spilled Contractor supplied water or tank mixes.

XI.

PENNDOT’S STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (SEMP) REQUIREMENTS

Before the start of any work, the Contractor must comply with PENNDOT’ S STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (SEMP) REQUIREMENTS.

The requirements of this program can be found on PENNDOT’s website at www.Penndot.gov.

To access program requirements on the website, go to PennDOT website/ click and start on the Projects & Programs tab> Road Design & Environment> Environment> Pollution Prevention/click on Business Partners & Environment for PUB 754.

The Contractor is required to submit SEMP Certification and Contractor Roster to the PENNDOT Project Manager prior to starting work.

XII.

PENNDOT’S NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT (NPDES PERMIT NO: PA0270792) REQUIREMENTS

Satisfying National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit # PA0270792 (NPDES PERMIT NO: PA0270792) regulations, Record Keeping, by documenting Contractor herbicide work.

NPDES PERMIT NO: PA0270792 (including Renewals or Replacement Permits) Requirements are made a part of this contract.

XIII.

LIST OF SPARE PARTS AND TOOLS REQUIRED FOR EACH SPRAY TRUCK

· Two (2) translucent 5 gallon buckets with 0.25 gallon graduations.

· One (1) 128 fluid ounce liquid measure measuring pitcher with graduations of 2 ounces marked on the pitcher

· One (1) 64 fluid ounce liquid measure measuring pitcher with graduations of 2 ounces marked on the pitcher

· All personal protective equipment as required by the pesticides being applied.

· Guiderail Application System:

· Two (2) spare nozzles of each design type and size of each type used including the nut

· Off Center Nozzles that must be available

· OC20

· OC40

· OC60

· OC80

· Nutating Application Spray System:

· Two (2) spare nozzles of each design type used

· Three (3) Spare 90 degree elbows of each design used in the application head

· One (1) set of large channel lock type pliers

· Two (2) Pipe wrenches: one 14” inch and One 12” pipe wrench

· Two (2) Adjustable crescent wrenches: one 15”and one 10”

· Two (2) Philips screw drivers

· Two (2) standard screw drivers

· Four (4) worm gear type hose clamps to fit each type of hose size

· One (1) large funnel

· A spill kit of sufficient size to effectively contain a spill based on the size of the tanks

· Fire extinguisher

· Nut drivers and wrenches of various sizes to adjust or remove nozzles and hose clamps

· Two extra check valves of the same design used on the truck

Attachment “A” Part 1 I.

Overview

The Department of Transportation’s desire is utilize a tank mixed pesticide application unit with computer flow control. The flow control system shall be capable of ten independent patterns and utilize all factory systems for boom control. This unit shall be capable of independent pattern control of an eight pattern nutating spray head with a two (2’) foot to thirty-two (32’) foot wide no streak pattern. Plus two additional independent pattern controls for use as needed.

II.

Equipment Requirements

All equipment must have a current Pennsylvania Pesticide Application Business License number on the side of the vehicles. A copy of the Business license shall be on file in the District Roadside Specialist office.

A.

One (1) truck of sufficient size to legally haul all required equipment and supplies: truck bed for sufficient size to accommodate sprayer(s). All equipment shall be in accordance with Attachment “A”, Section VIII.

B.

This work will require a 1000 gallon or larger capacity truck mounted sprayer with independently separate, dual tank capability. The smaller tank will have a minimum capacity of 200 gallons and a maximum capacity of 300 gallons. Both tanks will be equipped with mechanical or hydraulic agitation, tanks of a free standing leg design shall incorporate agitation into the Leg area to prevent the buildup of residue. A high volume-low pressure pump powered by a minimum twelve (12.0) horsepower engine, independent of the transport vehicle and dedicated to the spray system. The engine shall be in sound mechanical condition with working factory muffler system and a pump to engine pulley ratio producing a system capable of discharging the required quantity of spray mixture at the specified pressure. The pump return line to the tank shall be of the same size as the pump effluent housing. A metal valve and a liquid filled system pressure gauge, approved by the Roadside Specialist, shall be installed in the return line as close to the pump effluent as possible for regulating and reading system pressure.

All plumbing shall be assembled to function as recommended by the nutating spray head manufacturer and the computer flow control system manufacturer.

All valves shall be permanently labeled to indicate their operational function.

Unit to be equipped with a sprayer control system capable of; automatically maintaining application rate, a vehicle speed sensor which is either connected to Attachment “A” Part 1 the vehicle speedometer or a radar type sensor, a minimum of eight separate boom widths; two different application ratios and a manual setting for spot spraying.

This system shall also be integrated with a positive displacement; pressure side single injection unit, with a chemical injection tank. Injection tank capacity minimum of twelve (12) gallons and a maximum of twenty-five (25) gallons. The injection unit shall be operated by a single switch to engage or disengage the injection system so as to be able to inject under normal spray operational conditions and speeds.

The spray unit shall have at least one hose connection point that is independent of the computer flow control system. This port is to be used for handgun spot treatment in conjunction with the other application systems.

C.

Auxiliary refill system shall include a separate refill pump with adequate check valves, capable of refilling tank(s) from roadside streams in less than 20 minutes.

D.

A nozzle system for applying non-selective herbicide to guiderail and other areas as directed by the District Roadside Specialist. This system shall contain a check valve on each individual nozzle assembly immediately preceding that nozzle assembly. This system shall be capable of simultaneously spraying both the guiderail and the roadway shoulder on both the left and right sides. This system shall be permanently mounted on the back of the truck with all nozzle assemblies units able to be operated individually or simultaneously.

The guiderail application system shall be constructed of solid metal pipe and pipe fitting to utilize two nozzles pointed toward the Guiderail that can be set at up to 70° degrees from a point that is perpendicular to the direction of travel (allowing up to 140° between nozzles), to provide coverage inside and behind guiderail posts and be capable of spraying an eighteen to thirty-six inch wide pattern.

The shoulder application system shall be constructed of solid metal pipe and pipe fitting to utilize four 3/4 inch nozzle body assemblies. (Each nozzle assembly shall spray an eighteen to thirty-six inch pattern behind the truck to completely cover the area between the left and right guiderail application nozzles.

All guiderail and shoulder nozzles shall be adjustable both in and out, up and down and must overlap each adjacent nozzle. The guiderail nozzle assemblies shall be capable of extending out from each side of the truck at least two foot.

E. The herbicide application Unit is to be equipped with an eight boom nutating spray head, using all brass or stainless steel nozzles capable of delivering a no streak pattern of two feet to thirty-two feet. All booms shall operate independently or simultaneously to apply the necessary spray widths as needed. The application system shall have oscillating motion on booms one through four; these nozzles Attachment “A” Part 1 must be electrically driven by a12-volt system. The unit to provide a uniform spray pattern while providing spray drift control. The nutating spray head shall be capable of applying thirty-five gallons per acre at vehicle speeds of up to 11 miles per hour.

F.

Sprayer to be equipped with various size orifice nozzles for all application devices and include two spare nozzles and caps if necessary of each required size, nozzle plugs, one nut-driver or wrench sized for each nozzle used and an IN LINE FILTER OF THE MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDED MESH MUST BE INSTALLED.

1. The sprayer to be equipped with manufacturer recommended solenoid valves regulators and a manual back-up shut off valve to individually control each spray boom width. The nutating spray head shall be capable of mounting on each side of the truck bed according to the manufactures instructions. The mounting point shall be at a point half the length of the total truck bed length.

2. The nutating spray head is to be equipped with remote controlled swing (in – out); when constructed the (in) setting of the spray head shall face the rear of the spray vehicle, minimum rotation 90 degrees (90°) and an (up – down) movement, minimum of 30 degrees (30°). All required spray head movement shall be controlled from the applicators seat through electrical or hydraulic controls.

G.

Incidental equipment and tools required shall include, but not be limited to: two hundred feet of PVC/ POLYURETHANE blended core Double nylon braid 1/2" Electric reel mounted hose with a 600 pound pressure rating, wands, handguns and booms for special projects, pressure nozzles with orifice size calculated for specific operation.

One Birchmeier BCS backpack shall be available at all time as an integral part of complement operations, an additional Birchmeier BCS backpack shall be supplied during low volume applications for each person on the spray crew. All backpacks shall be equipped with quick couple devices so as to be able to switch between three application devices. One each for low volume foliar, low volume Basal and the general use wand supplied with the backpack.

Low volume foliar Application:

capable of instantaneously switching between a minimum of two different application patterns

Low volume Basal application:

ultra low volume wand 24” length with shutoff in unit tip Attachment “A” Part 1

III.

Personnel

Certified Commercial pesticide applicators assigned to this contract shall not be replaced, unless authorized by the DRS, during the duration of the contract so long as the contractor employs them in an applicator position.

A.

Two (2) persons are required with this item. The applicator shall possess a current Pennsylvania certified commercial applicator’s license with valid certification in categories 10 and 23. A copy of each applicators license shall be on file in the District Roadside Specialist office prior to the start of spraying operations. The applicator must demonstrate the ability to operate, calibrate and perform field maintenance on all equipment associated the spraying complement.

1. One person shall be responsible for the following:

a.

Varying the rates of application based upon all site conditions such as spray material, pest being controlled, weather, speed of equipment, wind speed, direction of traffic and other factors in accordance with the product label.

b.

The daily recording on County Maps (supplied by the District Roadside Specialist) of routes completed, and the scheduling of pesticide spray within the individual county as coordinated with the District Roadside Specialist and County Maintenance Manager.

c.

Reviewing work with the County Maintenance Manager or District Roadside Specialist, prior to working in a County, and resolving the sequence of pesticide application; the routes or areas to be treated and respective traffic controls and protection equipment and devices required.

d.

A complete understanding of the procedure for reporting work progress through the use of Form M-609.

B.

The foreman or the operator shall be qualified and licensed to drive the equipment.

C.

At least one (1) member of the crew must possess knowledge and ability to maintain and make field adjustments to the equipment in order to attain a continuous and productive operation. Assigned personnel must possess technical ability to distinguish between desirable and undesirable vegetation as specified by the District Roadside Specialist.

Attachment “A” Part 1 D.

Training of all contractor applicator personnel in computer flow control programming and operation, spray head set-up/ nozzle adjustment and proper calibration is mandatory.

The Department reserves the right to question applicators on the proper use of the required spray equipment, the contractor’s contract administrator may be present; but will not assist the applicator in answering. An applicators failure to properly set up and calibrate their equipment shall result in their removal from all application work on a spray unit until they demonstrate to the DRS that their ability has increased to an adequate level.

Attachment “A” Part 2 I.

Overview

The Contractor will utilize a smaller version of the same type truck specified in Attachment A, Part 1.

II.

Equipment Requirements A. One (1) truck of sufficient size to legally haul all required equipment and supplies: truck bed of sufficient size to accommodate sprayer(s) and storage box.

The Spray unit shall be Equipped with a 500-gallon capacity or larger spray tank, with all equipment as specified in Attachment A, Part 1.

B. Two Birchmeier BCS backpack shall be available at all time as an integral part of complement operations, an additional Birchmeier BCS backpack shall be supplied during low volume applications for each person on the spray crew. All backpacks shall be equipped with quick couple devices so as to be able to switch between three application devices. One each for low volume foliar, low volume Basel and the general use wand supplied with the backpack.

Low volume foliar Application:

capable of instantaneously switching between a minimum of two different application patterns

Low volume Basal application:

ultra low volume wand 24” length with shutoff in unit tip

C. Pesticide Storage Container: A lockable, fully enclosed storage box for pesticide storage, the minimum size of this storage box will be 48” long by 30” wide by 30”high. These storage boxes shall be mounted on the truck bed so as the top of the box is not higher than 36” from the truck bed. These boxes are to be watertight.

III.

Personnel Certified Commercial pesticide applicators assigned to this contract shall not be replaced, unless authorized by the District Roadside Specialist, during the duration of the contract and its renewals so long as the contractor employs them in an applicator position.

A. Two people will be required with this item; one person must possess a current Pennsylvania certified commercial applicators license with valid certification in categories 10 and 23.

Attachment “A” Part 2 One person must at minimum be a pesticide application technician with the required training in low volume basal and low volume foliar applications.

B. A copy of Department of Agriculture technician registration card shall be required prior to start of work for any Registered Technician working on this contract.

C. Training of all contractor applicator personnel in computer flow control programming and operation, spray head set-up/ nozzle adjustment and proper calibration is mandatory.

The Department reserves the right to question applicators on the proper use of the required spray equipment, the contractors contract administrator may be present; but will not assist the applicator in answering. An applicators failure to properly set up and calibrate their equipment shall result in their removal from all application work on a spray unit until they demonstrate to the DRS that their ability has increased to an adequate level.

Part 3

I.

Shadow Vehicles Shadow Vehicle - A vehicle positioned within the activity in advance of the work space and work vehicles. The primary purpose of the shadow vehicle is to provide advance information to approaching drivers while protecting workers and work vehicles. Any vehicle can be used as a shadow vehicle as long as it is equipped with a flashing, oscillating, or revolving yellow light which is visible from any direction (360° visibility) and is not being used as a work vehicle. The yellow light must be activated within an active work zone.

The following conditions apply to shadow vehicles used on freeways and expressways

1.

Shadow vehicle 1 & 2, as identified in PATA 601, 602 or 603, shall be equipped with a Truck Mounted Attenuator (TMA) rated for the work zone.

2.

Shadow Vehicles equipped with a Truck Mounted Attenuator as stated in Publication 213; General notes page 2 of 2

Truck Mounted Attenuators (TMA) - Shall be mandatory for placement on shadow vehicles utilized on freeways and expressways, including exit and entrance ramps. The TMA is optional on all other highways. When a TMA is used, the weight of the shadow vehicle must be greater than the minimum weight specified by the TMA manufacturer.

3.

WHILE DOING WORK ON THE FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAY; ENTRANCE AND EXIT RAMPS; one Truck Mounted Attenuator shall be required. Since driving between interchanges at normal highway speeds is routine in this operation the Department is specifying that a towable style attenuator that can travel at normal highway speeds be required. This Shadow Vehicles equipped with a towable Attenuator shall meet the requirements for TMA as stated in Publication 213.

II.

Personnel One person is required with each vehicle used under this item this item. The driver will possess a current driver’s license with all required endorsements as required by the current laws.

III.

Equipment Requirements A. One (1) truck of sufficient size to haul legally all required equipment and supplies: All equipment shall be in accordance with, Section IV; paragraph “B” and Attachment “A” Section VIII.

B. Seating space within the cab shall be provided for a Department Inspector if assigned to this operation.

Attachment “A”

Part 3

IV.

Availability of equipment This equipment shall be available within forty-eight (48) hours of verbal notification to the crew foreman. Liquidated damages in the amount of two hundred–fifty ($250.00) dollars will be deducted from payments due for each day this equipment is not available, regardless whether the crew performs other work or not.

Part 4 I.

Shadow vehicles A. Shadow Vehicle - A vehicle positioned within the activity in advance of the work space and work vehicles. The primary purpose of the shadow vehicle is to provide advance information to approaching drivers while protecting workers and work vehicles. Any vehicle can be used as a shadow vehicle as long as it is equipped with a flashing, oscillating, or revolving yellow light which is visible from any direction (360° visibility) and is not being used as a work vehicle. The yellow light must be activated within an active work zone.

B. This vehicle shall be equipped as Stated in “Work Zone Traffic Control Guidelines” Publication 213 PATA 303.

C. This shadow shall be utilized as identified in:

a. “Flashing Arrow Panel in Caution Mode” under PATA 303

II.

Personnel One person is required with this item. The driver will possess a current driver’s license with all required endorsements as required by the current laws.

III.

Equipment Requirements C. One (1) truck of sufficient size to legally haul all required equipment and supplies: All equipment shall be in accordance with, Attachment “A”; Section IV; paragraph “B” and Attachment “A” Section VIII.

A. Seating space within the cab shall be provided for a Department Inspector if assigned to this operation.