SECTION 302
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE REMOVAL OF STRUCTURES, OBSTRUCTIONS,
SURFACING, AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
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DESCRIPTION This work shall include the removal, razing, demolition,
and disposal of buildings, foundations, structures, fences, asphalt, and
concrete pavement, sidewalks, driveways, curb and gutters, manholes,
pipes, and other similar items shown on the plans or designated by the
Engineer.
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CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS Unless otherwise specified, all
salvageable material shall become the property of the Contractor.
All material removed from the site may be disposed of at the Municipal
Landfill at no charge to the Contractor.
All building and basement foundations shall be completely removed. All
building sewers shall be plugged with concrete. All building water and
sewer services shall be located and left exposed until the Engineer has
measured their locations.
All building and basement foundation excavations or any other cavity
resulting from the removal work shall be backfilled with suitable material
and compacted to 95% dry density as determined by the Standard Proctor
Test Method. No separate payment shall be made for excavating,
backfilling, or compacting these cavities.
Items designated for removal and salvage shall be removed and stored
without breakage or damage. Items broken or damaged by the Contractor
shall be replaced at the Contractor's expense.
Asphalt pavement to be removed shall be cut by the means of a saw, colter
wheel, jack hammer, or similar means producing a reasonably straight and
vertical cut.
Concrete pavement, driveways, sidewalks, and other surfaces to be
removed shall be removed to an existing joint or saw cut.
Removal of asphalt and concrete surfaces shall be to the limits designated
by the Engineer. Any surfaces damaged or destroyed by the Contractor's
operations beyond these limits shall be removed and replaced at the
Contractor's expense.
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MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT Items to be removed or removed and
salvaged shall be listed in the Bidder's Proposal. The removal or removal
and salvage of items shown on the plans, but not listed on the Bidder's
Proposal, shall be considered incidental to the project. Items encountered
during the work which are not shown on the plans and whose removal or
removal and salvage are necessary to complete the work or are required by
the Engineer, shall be considered extra work.
Removal or removal and salvage shall be measured on any of the following
basis: Lump Sum (L SUM), Each (EA), Square Foot (SF), Square Yard
(SY), Cubic Yard (CY), Ton (TON), or Linear Foot (LF) complete and
accepted by the Engineer.
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