J02 Measurement and Payment.pdf

MEASUREMENT & PAYMENT FOR PRICE SCHEDULE LINE ITEMS

MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION

Payment shall be made as a lump sum for transportation of equipment, material, and personnel to and from the job site location (regardless of trips required), all construction permits and fees required by the county, and all other necessary items to complete the work.

SOLID SEWER PIPE

Payment for solid sewer pipe shall be made at the contract unit price for the sizes of pipe listed based on the number of linear feet installed. Compensation shall include payment for excavation, backfilling and compaction; all pipe and fittings; connection of the solid sewer pipe to an existing sewer service line or building (house) drain; testing;

resurfacing trenched areas to equal or better condition than existing; and all other necessary items for a complete and operational installation.

UNDERGROUND DOUBLESWEEP CLEANOUT

Payment for the underground cleanouts shall be made at the contract unit price for the sizes listed based on the number of underground cleanouts installed. Compensation shall include payment for excavation, backfilling and compaction, all pipe and fittings, concrete pad around the cleanout, and all other necessary items for a complete and operational installation. No payment shall be made for cleanouts installed above grade as part of the connection to existing house, or as part of drop manholes.

PUMP CHAMBER

Payment for concrete pump tanks shall be made at the contract unit price for the size listed based on the number of complete pump tanks installed. Compensation shall include payment for excavation, backfilling and compaction, sand or gravel where non-uniform native soil or groundwater is present, lift station basin, access riser and lid, effluent pump at the size specified in the design, lift station piping, valves and fittings, electrical controls and alarm, mechanical level control switches, electrical and control cable, and all other necessary items for a complete and operational installation.

SEWER FORCE MAIN

Payment for sewer force main pipe connections from the pump chamber to the drainfield manifolds shall be made at the contract unit price for the sizes of pipe listed based on the number of linear feet installed. Compensation shall include payment for excavation, backfilling, pipe and fittings, connections, and all other necessary items for a complete and operational installation.

SAND BED DRAINFIELD

Payment for a low-pressure dosed sand bed drainfield as specified in the detail drawings shall be made at the contract unit price for the based on the square footage of beds installed. Compensation shall include payment for excavation, manifolds, distribution laterals, imported sand and gravel, filter fabric, cleanouts, observation ports, end caps, access risers, fittings, hydro seeding or grass seeding with a mulch cover, pressure testing and adjustments, backfilling, final grading, and all other necessary items needed for a complete and operational installation.

WATER TIGHTNESS TEST

Payment for water tightness testing shall be made as a lump sum based on the successful testing of existing septic tank. Testing shall be completed following the procedure specified in the design. Compensation shall include performance of the test on the existing septic tank, and retesting if required.

OPTIONAL ITEMS:

SEPTIC TANK

Payment for the septic tank shall be made at the contract unit price for the sizes listed based on the number of septic tanks installed. Compensation shall include payment for excavation, backfilling and compaction; sand or gravel where non-uniform native soil or groundwater is present, installing septic tank, baffles, two access risers and lids, effluent filter at the size specified in the design, inspection ports as required, all piping, valves and fittings in the chamber, testing, and all other necessary items for a complete and operational installation.

PUMP AND ABANDON EXISTING SEPTIC TANK

Payment for pumping and abandoning existing septic tanks shall be made at the contract unit price for the tank sizes listed based on the number of septic tanks pumped and abandoned. Compensation shall include payment for excavation, locating and pumping the tank, disposal of the liquid and solids, breaking open the tank, filling the tank with borrow material, backfilling and compaction, restoring the ground surface, and all other necessary items for a complete abandonment.