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MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.01 REQUIREMENTS INCLUDED:

A. Scope of Payment

B. Measurement of Quantities

C. Partial Payments

D. Payment for Materials on Hand

E. Payment for Increased or Decreased Quantities

F. Eliminated Contract Items

G. Incidental Work

1.02 RELATED REQUIREMENTS

A. All Contract Documents

1.03 SCOPE OF PAYMENT

A. Payments to the Contractor will be made for the actual quantities of Contract items performed and accepted in accordance with the Drawings and Specifications. Upon completion of the construction, if these actual quantities show either an increase or a decrease from the quantities given in the Bid Form, the Contract unit prices will still prevail, except as provided hereinafter.

For lump sum payment items, payments to the Contractor will be based upon the Contractor’s estimate of percentage completion of the lump sum tasks. The estimate shall be based on approximated quantities of work completed in accordance with the Drawings and Specifications and shall be reviewed and approved by the Owner.

B. The Contractor shall accept as compensation, full payment for furnishing all materials, labor, tools, equipment, and incidentals necessary to complete the work and for performing all work contemplated and embraced by the Contract. The payment shall be made with the prices contained in the Bid Form and which shall include compensation for all loss or damage which may result from the nature of the work, or from the action of the elements, or from any unforeseen difficulties which may be encountered during the execution of the work and until its final acceptance by the Owner, and for all risks of every description, connected with the execution of the work, except as provided herein, also for all expense incurred in consequence of the suspension of the work as herein authorized.

1.04 MEASUREMENT OF QUANTITIES

A. All unit price Contract items will be measured by the Contractor or a licensed land surveyor and approved by the Owner and the Owner’s Representative to determine progress payments and to determine final quantities of work in place prior to the final payment of the Contract.

B. All units of measurement shall be standard United States units as applied to the specific items of work by tradition and as interpreted by the Owner. Area measurements will be plan view. No additional compensation for slopes will be considered.

C. All final quantities shall be verified by a third-party licensed surveyor unless otherwise approved by the

Owner/Engineer.

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1.05 PARTIAL PAYMENTS:

A. Partial payments shall be made monthly as the work progresses. All partial invoices and payments shall be subject to correction in the final quantity invoice and payment.

B. Prior to request for partial payment, the Contractor’s Superintendent or other authorized representative of the Contractor shall meet with the Owner or Owner’s Representative to determine and agree upon quantities of unit price work accomplished and/or completed during the work period.

C. Once each month prior to the 25th of each month, the Contractor will prepare an “Application for

Payment” form as part of his partial payment request.

D. These completed forms will provide the basis of the Owner’s review of monthly quantity estimates upon which payment will be made. Items not appearing on the “Application for Payment” form will not be considered for payment.

E. No monthly progress payment shall be required to be made when, in the opinion of the Owner, the work is not proceeding in accordance with the provisions of the Contract, or when, in his opinion, the total value of the work completed since the last payments, amounts to less than $5,000.

1.06 PAYMENT FOR MATERIALS ON HAND

A. At the request of the Contractor and at the discretion of the Owner, an invoice accompanied by receipted bills may be made for payment of all or part of the value of acceptable, non-perishable materials and equipment which are to be incorporated in the work which have been delivered to the site or other acceptable storage places, and not used at the time of such invoice. For geosynthetic materials which have been delivered to the site, payment shall be made upon receipt and acceptance of all required submittals, shop drawings and conformance test results.

B. Materials so paid for by the Owner shall become the property of the Owner and in the event of default on the part of the Contractor, the Owner may use, or cause to be used, these materials in the construction of the Contract work.

C. The Contractor shall be responsible for any damage to, or loss of, these materials.

D. The amount thus paid by the Owner shall reduce estimated amounts due to the Contractor as the material is used in the work.

1.07 PAYMENT FOR INCREASED OR DECREASED QUANTITIES

A. Payment for unit price adjustments shall be made in accordance with General Conditions when alterations in the quantities of work not requiring supplemental agreements are ordered and performed. The

Contractor shall accept payment in full at the Contract unit price for the actual quantities of work performed. No allowance will be made for anticipated profits.

1.08 ELIMINATED CONTRACT ITEMS

A. The Owner may eliminate any items from the Contract should they be found unnecessary for the proper completion of the contracted work. Such action shall in no way invalidate the Contract, and no allowance will be made for eliminated items in final payments to the Contractor.

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1.09 INCIDENTAL WORK

A. Incidental work items for which payment is not measured or made, include but are not limited to:

1. Litter clean up

2. Site restoration

3. Cooperation with the facility operations staff

4. Temporary shelters and utilities

5. Traffic regulation

6. All other work indicated in the Contract Documents and not specifically listed among the bid items below.

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PART 2 – MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT OF CONTRACT ITEMS

ITEM 1 – GENERAL CONDITIONS

MEASUREMENT: Quantities of work for this lump sum payment item shall not be measured.

PAYMENT: Payment at the Contract lump sum price shall constitute full compensation for all labor, equipment, materials and resources to provide and install all items not included in other lump sum or unit price payment items including but not limited to preparation of submittals, site signage, and temporary access roads as detailed in the Contract Drawings and Specifications. Payment for this Contract item shall be made in evenly distributed monthly payments based on the proposed duration of the project.

ITEM 2 – PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BOND

PAYMENT: Payment at the Contract lump sum price shall constitute full compensation for the supply of a Performance and Payment Bond. Payment for this Contract item shall be made as part of the Contractor’s initial application for payment.

ITEM 3 – MOBILIZATION/DEMOBILIZATION

labor, materials, resources, and temporary support facilities, including but not limited to the required field office trailers, portable sanitary facilities, utilities, and equipment necessary to perform the required work. Fifty percent of this Contract item can be paid for mobilization as part of the initial applications for payment.

The remainder will be paid for demobilization after the work has been deemed substantially complete, the Contractor has provided Record Documents in accordance with the Contract Documents and the Contractor has demobilized from the site.

ITEM 4 – CASWELL LANDFILL LEACHATE TANK TIGHTNESS TESTING

PAYMENT: Payment for the Contract lump sump price shall constitute full compensation for all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to perform Tank Tightness Testing on the two leachate tanks at the Caswell Landfill in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations and application state regulations. Fifty percent of this Contract item can be paid at the completion of the initial testing. The remaining balance shall be paid upon completion of the repairs and secondary tank tightness testing for confirmation of success of the repairs.

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ITEM 5 – HILLVIEW LANDFILL LEACHATE TANK TIGHTNESS TESTING

PAYMENT: Payment for the Contract lump sum price shall constitute full compensation for all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to perform Tank Tightness Testing on the two leachate tanks at the Hillview Landfill in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations and application state regulations. Fifty percent of this Contract item can be paid at the completion of the initial testing. The remaining balance shall be paid upon completion of the repairs and secondary tank tightness testing for confirmation of success of the repairs.

ITEM 6 – COLLECTION AND DISPSOAL OF DEBRIS AND SLUDGE FROM HOLDING TANKS, PUMP

STATIONS, MANHOLES, CLEANOUTS, ETC

MEASUREMENT: Quantities of work for this cubic yard payment item shall be the number of cubic yards actually removed from the tanks, measured based on the truck loads of material removed from the site.

PAYMENT: Payment at the cubic yard price shall constitute full compensation of all labor, equipment, materials, and resources to remove and dispose of material collected from the cleaning of the collection and conveyance system and the leachate tanks.

Work incidental to this item includes any confined space entry required during the performance of tank or manhole structure cleaning, dewatering of solid materials for disposal, loading of material, hauling of solids to an off-site permitted disposal facility and disposal fees.

ITEM 7 – PERFORM HIGH PRESSURE CLEANING OF LEACHATE COLLECTION AND

CONVEYANCE LINES AND LATERALS AT THE CASWELL AND HILLVIEW LANDFILLS

MEASUREMENT: Quantities of work for this linear foot payment item shall be measured by the linear feet of leachate collection and conveyance piping cleaned based on the provided as-built information for the Caswell and Hillview Closed Landfills.

PAYMENT: Payment at the Contract linear foot price shall constitute full compensation for all labor, equipment, materials, and resources to clean all underground leachate collection and conveyance piping at the Caswell and Hillview Closed Landfills.

Work incidental to this item includes providing water for high-pressure cleaning.

Water is not available onsite for use in cleaning activities.

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ITEM 8 – CAMERA INSPECTION OF THE LEACHATE COLLECTION AND CONVEYANCE LINES

AT THE CASWELL AND HILLVIEW LANDFILLS

MEASUREMENT: Quantities of work for this linear foot payment item shall be measured by the linear feet of leachate collection and conveyance piping video camera inspected based on the provided as-built information for the Caswell and Hillview Closed Landfills.

PAYMENT: Payment at the Contract linear foot price shall constitute full compensation for all labor, equipment, materials, and resources to camera inspect all underground leachate collection and conveyance lines at the Caswell and Hillview Closed

Landfills. Work incidental to this item includes providing all video recordings to the Owner and generating a report of recommended repairs to the system for review by the Owner and Engineer. The Owner will make the final decisions on repairs to be made to the leachate collection and conveyance piping network.

ITEM 9 – SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF CONTROL VALVES ON THE CASWELL LEACHATE

TANKS

MEASUREMENT: Quantities of work for this each payment item shall be the number of control valves installed on the Caswell Leachate Tanks.

PAYMENT: Payment at the contract each payment item shall constitute full compensation for all labor, equipment, materials, and resources to remove and replace the existing (3) control valves on the Caswell Leachate tanks. Work incidental to this item includes any labor and training for confined space entry to replace the valves, supply of valves, piping ports, and associated connections necessary for installation, removal and disposal of existing control valves.

ITEM 10 – SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND CONDUIT TO SUPPORT REMOTE

MONITORING EQUIPMENT AND FOR FUTURE CONDUCTORS AND EQUIPMENT

MEASUREMENT: Quantities of work for this linear foot payment item shall be measured by the linear feet of conduit measured along the top of the pipe installed.

PAYMENT: Payment of the Contract linear foot price shall constitute full compensation for all labor, equipment, materials, and resources to supply and install underground electrical conduit in accordance with the Contract Documents and Specifications. The

Contractor is responsible to provide a fully functional underground electrical conduit system with appropriate seals and connections as specified in the Contract Documents.

Any fittings not shown on the drawings necessary to have a functioning system must be included in the unit price. Work incidental to this item includes the supply and installation of conduit, removal and cutting of concrete tank pads to facilitate conduit install, trenching for conduit installation, supply and installation of backfill and compaction around electrical conduit, supply and install of concrete to replace and repair the tank pad, and supply and install of watertight seal between conduit and existing well riser. Any fittings not shown on the drawings necessary to have a functioning system must be included in the unit price.

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ITEM 11 – SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF REMOTE MONITORING EQUIPMENT FOR CASWELL

AND HILLVIEW LANDFILLS

equipment necessary for remote monitoring equipment at Caswell and Hillview

Landfills in accordance with the Contract Documents. Work incidental to this item includes procurement of equipment, supply of all cables and intrinsically safe barriers required for installation, and installation.

ITEM 12 – REMOVAL OF ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AT HILLVIEW LANDFILL

labor, equipment, materials, and recourses necessary to remove the onsite existing electrical infrastructure and dispose of the materials in accordance with applicable county and state laws. Work incidental to this item includes but is not limited to excavation of existing underground conduit, removal, modification of existing tank pads, and soil stockpile and debris management.

ITEM 13 – CONSTRUCTION DEWATERING

MEASUREMENT: Quantities of work for this lump sump payment item shall not be measured.

labor, equipment, materials, and resources necessary to manage groundwater and stormwater within the limits of work throughout the duration of the project as detailed in the Contract Drawings and Specifications. Payment for this Contract item shall be made in evenly distributed monthly payments based on the proposed duration of the project.

ITEM 14 – SITE EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION

labor, equipment, materials, and resources necessary to install and maintain site erosion and sedimentation controls to comply with applicable NYSDEC stormwater regulations. Work incidental to this item includes but is not limited to temporary seeding of soil stockpiles and disturbed areas, dust control, silt fencing, and other stormwater controls deemed necessary during construction to effectively control stormwater. Payment for this Contract item shall be made in evenly distributed monthly payments based on the proposed duration of the project.

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ADDITIVE BID ITEMS

ITEM 1A CASWELL LANDFILL – REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF 6” DIAMETER SOLID SDR-

17 HDPE PIPING

MEASUREMENT: Quantities of work for this linear foot payment items shall be measured by the linear feet of solid conveyance piping replaced at the Caswell Landfill.

PAYMENT: Payment of the contract linear foot price shall constitute full compensation for all labor, equipment, materials, and resources to supply and install the conveyance piping as specified in the Contract Drawings and Specifications. Work incidental to this item includes supply and installation of the new solid walled piping; excavation, removal, and disposal of the existing conveyance piping, soils, and wastes related to this activity; supply and installation of associated fittings to connect the new pipe to the old pipe; supply and installation of backfill materials (common fill, granular fill, topsoil, low permeability soils, etc.) to be replaced in-kind with original design.

ITEM 1B – CASWELL LANDFILL – REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF 6” DIAMETER SDR-17

PERFORATED HDPE PIPING

feet of perforated collection piping replaced at the Caswell Landfill.

labor, equipment, materials, and resources to supply and install the collection piping as specified in the Contract Drawings and Specifications. Work incidental to this item includes supply and installation of the new perforated piping; excavation, removal, and disposal of the existing conveyance piping, soils, and wastes related to this activity; supply and installation of associated fittings to connect the new pipe to

ITEM 1C – HILLVIEW LANDFILL – REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF 6” DIAMETER SOLID

SDR-35 PVC PIPING

feet of solid conveyance piping replaced at the Hillview Landfill.

labor, equipment, materials, and resources to supply and install the collection or conveyance as specified in the Contract Drawings and Specifications. Work incidental to this item includes supply and installation of the new solid walled piping; excavation, removal, and disposal of the existing conveyance piping, soils, and wastes related to this activity; supply and installation of associated fittings to connect the new pipe to the old pipe; supply and installation of backfill materials

(common fill, granular fill, topsoil, low permeability soils, etc.) to be replaced in-kind with original design.

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ITEM 1D – HILLVIEW LANDFILL – REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF 6” DIAMETER

PERFORATED SDR-35 PVC PIPING

feet of perforated collection piping at the Hillview Landfill.

labor, equipment, materials, and resources to supply and install the collection piping as specified in the Contract Drawings and Specifications. Work incidental to this item includes supply and installation of the new perforated piping; excavation, removal, and disposal of the existing conveyance piping, soils, and wastes related to this activity; supply and installation of associated fittings to connect the new pipe to