Exhibit J - Specifications for Road Widener~1.docx

State of Illinois Department of Central Management Services

Exhibit J Specifications for Road Widening & Shouldering Machine This specification describes a lay down, road widener, with shoulder spreading capabilities for spreading rock and/or asphalt shoulder materials by the ordering entity. The specifications for acceptable units by required features and accessories as outlined below.

Parts and services for the equipment should be readily available within the State of Illinois.

Unless otherwise specified, the proposed equipment shall be complete in all parts and ready for immediate use upon delivery.

The State reserves the right to waive minor informalities, deficiencies, or technical variances which by their nature are restrictive to a given manufacturer, if in its’ judgement, it would be in the best interest of the State.

The unit shall include the following standard or optional accessories and equipment.

Road Widener:

Model FH-R – Dual Discharge Model or equivalent.

Model FH-R – Single Discharge Model- Right Side Only The unit shall include the following standard or optional accessories and equipment:

· The machine shall consist of a hopper with a reversible conveyor belt at the bottom and hydraulically extendable side shoes used to place material dumped into the hopper by dump trucks.

· The Widener is powered by a skid steer, track steer, wheel loader, or motor grader and connected into the prime-mover’s hydraulic system.

· The prime-mover’s hydraulics power the conveyor and adjust the width of the shoes and is controlled by a wireless remote.

Mounting Pad:

The widener shall include a universal type hitch pad that will be functional with wheel loader, track steer, motor grader, etc.

The widener shall also include a pintle hitch push plate to accommodate our single and tandem axle dump trucks.

Ordering entity shall note type of prime over.

The hydraulic operation of the conveyor and shoes shall be standard hydraulic requirements 17.5 gpm to 24.2 gpm with quick connects to the prime mover.

Remote Control:

The wireless remote shall allow the full operation of the widener by either the prime-mover operator or another individual from a safe location away from the prime-mover.

The remote shall include a lanyard and/or clip to attach to the belt of the operator.

The remote shall include the following functions and operations:

· Learn/left side

· Power on

· Right side

· Shoe out

· Shoe down

· Conveyor on

· Shoe float Power off

· Conveyor speed decrease

· Conveyor speed increase

· Shoe up button

· Shoe in Hopper:

The hopper shall be designed to accept material dumped from 8 and 12 cubic yard standard dump bodies or combination tractor/trailers.

At the bottom of the dumping hopper shall be a bi-directional conveyor belt to direct the flow of material. The conveyor shall be approximately 96” in length and approximately 24” wide.

The direction of the conveyor shall be controlled by the operator using a hand-held wireless device.

The widener shall have dual, extendable rollers to contact the rear wheels of the truck.

The rollers and the construction of the hopper shall be robust to allow the pushing of a fully loaded single or tandem axle truck on an up-hill grade.

The hopper shall include roller extensions for use with combination tractor trailer units.

The hopper shall have an overall width (shoes retracted) of approximately 138”, an overall height of approximately 49”, an overall length of approximately 98”. The height to clear the push rollers shall be approximately 21”.

The hopper shall be supported on the bottom by two (2) yokes of two (2) caster wheels for smooth support of the widener.

They shall have steel hubs with hard poly covers at a diameter furnished by the manufacturer.

Conveyor:

The conveyor belt shall be approximately 24” wide with a belt on chain design and capable of discharge from the right side only (unless the option to spread from both sides is called for in the bid documents).

The length of the conveyor shall be approximately 96”.

The belt shall withstand heat of approximately 350 F rated for aggregate or hot asphalt use and be fully adjustable.

Drive system:

The conveyor shall be operated by a reversible hydraulic motor. The hydraulic motor shall drive a sprocket and chain type conveyor with idler shafts.

All drive or idler shafts with non-sealed bearings shall be drilled and tapped with grease zerks for ease of maintenance in the field.

The drive system shall allow for adjustment of conveyor chain in the field and shall not require disassembly to perform adjustments.

The drive system shall include all fittings and hoses needed to operate the conveyor when installed.

Shoes:

The widener shall include hydraulically extendable shoe(s) or side plate on the right and left side of the machine (depending on the type discharge called for in the bid).

They shall be capable of being fully closed or extendable to from (one) 1’ to (four) 4’ and provide a positive lock and hold to any dimension in between.

The shoes shall be capable of be raised, lowered, or operated in a “float” position, all controlled by the wireless remote.

The shoes shall be sized to prevent material from going over the top.

Paint/Finish:

All exterior surfaces normally painted shall be cleaned, prepped, painted or powder coated manufacturer’s standard color.

Please identify below any additions, deletions, or variations from the above specifications.

Bid Response:

Bidders should provide descriptive literature for the item being bid. The submitted literature must clearly demonstrate compliance with the specifications stated above, and bidders should identify the specific page(s), section(s), or feature descriptions that correspond to each of the specification requirements identified above.