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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC20-195 Ewing ConstructionCONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT
THIS CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT is dated as of the __________, by and
between Eagle County, Colorado a body corporate and politic (hereinafter called “County” or
"Owner") whose address for purposes hereof is P.O. Box 850, 500 Broadway, Eagle, CO 81631,
and Ewing Trucking & Construction LLC, a Colorado corporation licensed to work in the State
of Colorado (hereinafter called "Contractor") whose address for purposes hereof is P.O. Box
2303, 28 2nd Street, Edwards, CO 81632.
Owner and Contractor, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, agree as
follows:
ARTICLE 1 – THE PROJECT AND THE WORK
1.1 The construction project which is the subject matter hereof is generally described as
follows: construction services for construction of a trailhead and related parking, trail and
installation of a bridge across Brush (the “Project”) located at 4381 Brush Creek Road, Eagle,
Colorado on the Brush Creek Valley Ranch and Open Space property. Contractor shall supply
and perform all work to complete the Project as specified in the Contract Documents (“Work”).
1.2 A more complete description of the Project and a description of the applicable Project site
(the “Site”) is provided by the Contract Documents.
1.3 Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed
to them in the General Conditions and (or) the other Contract Documents as applicable.
1.4 The intent of the Contract Documents is to include all items reasonably necessary for
the proper execution and completion of the Work. The Contract Documents are complementary
and what is required by any one shall be binding as if required by all. Based on Contractor’s
careful review of the Contract Documents, Contractor acknowledges that the Contract
Documents require the construction of a completed Project in accordance with the terms hereof.
1.5 Contractor shall perform all the Work required by the Contract Documents or
reasonably inferable therefrom, for the complete construction of the Project in accordance with
the Contract Documents. Contractor shall provide and furnish all materials, supplies, equipment,
tools, implements, all other facilities, and all other labor, supervision, security, transportation,
utilities, storage, appliances and all other services as and when required for or in connection with
the complete construction of the Project.
1.6 If the Work is taking place on property owned by other federal, state or local
governmental entities, or a public utility or other third party, Contractor shall comply with any
additional terms and conditions required by applicable law and (or) applicable permits.
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ARTICLE 2 - OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE
2.1 The Project is under the authority of the Owner, through the Eagle County Project
Management Department, Kevin Sharkey, or his designee, shall be Owner's liaison with
Contractor with respect to the performance of the Work. The Eagle County Facilities
Director, Rick Ullom, or his designee, shall be authorized to sign change orders
increasing the scope of work and associated compensation within the budget constraints
set for the Project. Change orders in excess of the budgeted amount must be signed and
approved by the Board of County Commissioners.
2.2 Contractor’s representative is Bart Ewing.
2.3 Neither Owner’s nor Contractor’s representative shall be changed with less than ten (10)
days prior written notice to the other party.
ARTICLE 3 - CONTRACT TIME
3.1 The Work will be Substantially Complete on or before August 31, 2020. Final
Completion in accordance with the Contract Documents shall occur on or before
September 30, 2020.
3.2 Contractor shall employ all such additional labor, services and supervision, including
such extra shifts and over time, as may be necessary to maintain and to achieve Final
Completion in accordance with the Contract Documents all without an increase in the
Contract Price.
3.3 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: Owner and Contractor recognize that time is of the
essence of this Agreement and that Owner will suffer financial loss if the Work is not
substantially complete within the time specified in paragraph 3.1 above, plus any
extensions thereof allowed in accordance with the General Conditions. They also
recognize the delays, expense, and difficulties involved in proving at a legal or
arbitration hearing, the actual loss suffered by Owner if the Work is not substantially
complete on time. Accordingly, instead of requiring such proof, Owner and Contractor
agree that as liquidated damages for delay (but not as a penalty) Contractor shall pay
Owner two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each day that expires after the time
specified in paragraph 3.1 for completion until the Work is Substantially Complete. If
the liquidated damages set forth herein are determined to be invalid or unenforceable
for any reason, Owner reserves the right to seek and recover actual, consequential,
special damages which arise or are the result of Contractor’s failure to achieve
Substantial Completion on or prior to the date set forth in the Contract Documents.
ARTICLE 4 - CONTRACT PRICE
4.1 Owner shall pay Contractor, for Contractor’s performance of the Work under the
Contract Documents, including contingencies, an amount not to exceed Three Hundred
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Eleven Thousand Seven Hundred Forty Seven Dollars and Sixty One Cents; ($311,747.
61) “Contract Price” or “Guaranteed Maximum Price” or “GMP”). Any project savings,
below the Guaranteed Maximum Price, resulting from bidding of subcontractors and
other costs of the work shall accrue to the County.
4.2 Notwithstanding anything in the Contract Documents to the contrary, the Contract Price
includes, without limitation, the entire amount of overhead and profit payable to
Contractor in connection with the Work under the Contractor Documents. Contractor
shall not have the right to, nor shall it seek to recover, any additional compensation for
overhead or profit. The quantities associated with unit prices may be adjusted as set
forth in the Contract Documents subject to the not to exceed Contract Price. In no event
shall the unit prices set forth in Contractor’s Proposal Form be adjusted.
4.3 Contractor acknowledges that Owner is a tax exempt entity and that Owner has
appropriated funds for this Project in a sum equal to or in excess of the Contract Price.
4.4 Owner shall pay Contractor for performance of the Work in accordance with the
Contract Documents.
4.5 Pursuant to the provisions of C.R.S. § 24-91-103.6, and notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained elsewhere in the Contract Documents, no change order or other
form of order or directive by Owner, and no amendment to this Agreement, requiring
additional compensable Work to be performed which Work causes the aggregate
amount payable under the Agreement to exceed the amount appropriated for the original
Agreement, shall be of any force or effect unless accompanied by a written assurance
by Owner that lawful appropriations to cover the costs of the additional Work have been
made or unless such Work is covered under a remedy-granting provision in the
Agreement.
4.6 Eagle County is a governmental entity and all obligations beyond the current fiscal year
are subject to funds being budgeted and appropriated. Specifically, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Owner shall have no obligations
under this Agreement, nor shall any payment be made to Contractor in respect of any
period after December 31 of each calendar year during the term of this Agreement,
without an appropriation therefore by the Owner in accordance with a budget adopted by
the Board of County Commissioners in compliance with the provisions of Article 25 of
Title 30 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the Local Government Budget Law (C.R.S. §
29-1-101 et. seq.), and the TABOR Amendment (Constitution, Article X, Sec. 20).
ARTICLE 5 - PAYMENT PROCEDURES
Contractor shall submit Applications for Payment in accordance with the General Conditions.
Applications for Payment will be processed as provided in the General Conditions.
5.1 PROGRESS PAYMENTS: Owner shall make monthly progress payments on account
of the Contract Price and as provided in the Contract Documents. All progress payments
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will be on the basis of the progress of the Work. Owner shall have the right to request
and inspect supporting documentation for progress payments, including but not limited
to receipts and invoices evidencing payments of charges associated with the Work.
5.2 The period covered by each Application for Payment shall be one calendar month
beginning on the first of each month and ending on the last day of the month.
5.3 Each Application for Payment shall be based upon the unit prices, percentage of
completion, and Contract Price and otherwise in accordance with the Contract
Documents. Each Application for Payment shall show actual quantities incorporated
into the Project for each portion of the Work as of the end of the period covered by such
Application for Payment.
5.4 Prior to Completion, Owner shall authorize partial payments at the end of each calendar
month or as soon thereafter as practicable if Contractor is satisfactorily performing the
Agreement. Progress payments will be in an amount equal to:
95% of the Work completed. The withheld percentage of the Contract Price shall
be retained until the Agreement is completed satisfactorily and finally accepted.
5.5 Progress payments and retained funds shall occur in compliance with the General
Conditions attached hereto and C.R.S. § 24-91-103.
5.6 In taking action on Contractor’s Applications for Payment, Owner shall be entitled to
rely on the accuracy and completeness of the information furnished by Contractor and
shall not be deemed to represent that (i) Owner has made a detailed examination, audit
or arithmetic verification of the documentation submitted by Contractor; (ii) Owner has
made exhaustive or continuous on-site inspections of the Work; or (iii) Owner has made
examination to ascertain how or for what purposes Contractor has used amounts
previously paid on the Contract Price.
5.7 FINAL PAYMENT: Upon final completion and acceptance in accordance with the
General Conditions, Owner shall pay the remainder of the Contract Price. The final
payment shall not be made until after final settlement of this contract has been duly
advertised at least ten days prior to such final payment by publication of notice thereof
at least twice in a public newspaper of general circulation published in Eagle County,
and the Board of County Commissioners sitting as the as sole member of Owner has
held a public hearing thereon and complied with C.R.S. § 38-26-107. Final payment
shall be made in accordance with the requirements of the aforesaid statute. Owner shall
make a final settlement in accordance with C.R.S. § 38-26-107 within sixty days after
the contract is completed satisfactorily and finally accepted by Owner.
5.8 Owner may withhold payments due to Contractor, to such an extent as may be
necessary to protect Owner from loss, because of defective work or material not
remedied or the failure of Contractor to carry out the Work in accordance with this
Agreement.
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5.9 Contractor acknowledges and agrees that payment shall be made in accordance with
C.R.S. §§ 24-91-103 and 38-26-107 and hereby waives it right to lien the property.
Contractor shall include the language of this paragraph 5.9 in any subcontracts for the
Project.
ARTICLE 6 - CONTRACTOR'S REPRESENTATIONS
In order to induce Owner to enter into this Agreement, Contractor makes the following
representations:
6.1 Contractor has familiarized himself with the nature and extent of the Contract
Documents, Work, locality, and with all local conditions, and federal, state, and local
laws, ordinances, rules and regulations that in any manner may affect cost, progress, or
performance of the Work.
6.2 Contractor has made, or caused to be made, examinations, investigations, and tests and
studies of such reports and related data as he deems necessary for the performance of
the Work at the Contract Price, within the Contract Time, and in accordance with other
terms and conditions of the Contract Documents; and no additional examinations,
investigations, tests, reports, or similar data are, or will be required by Contractor for
such purposes.
6.3 Contractor has correlated the results of all such observations, examinations,
investigations, tests, reports, and data with the terms and conditions of the Contract
Documents.
6.4 Contractor has given Owner written notice of all conflicts, errors, or discrepancies that
he has discovered in the Contract Documents and the written resolution thereof by
Owner is acceptable to Contractor.
6.5 In performing the Work under this Agreement, the Contractor acts as an independent
contractor and is solely responsible for necessary and adequate worker’s compensation
insurance, personal injury and property damage insurance, as well as errors and
omissions insurance. The Contractor, as an independent contractor, is obligated to pay
federal and state income tax on moneys earned. The personnel employed by the
Contractor are not and shall not become employees, agents or servants of the Owner
because of the performance of any Work by this Agreement.
6.6 Contractor represents and warrants that it holds a license, permit or other special
license, as required by law, to perform the Work required under the Contract
Documents and shall keep and maintain such licenses, permits and special licenses in
good standing and in full force and effect at all times while Contractor is performing the
Work under the Contract Documents.
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6.7 Contractor shall maintain insurance as set forth in the General Conditions. Before
permitting any of his subcontractors to perform any Work under this Agreement,
Contractor shall require each of his subcontractors to procure and maintain such
insurance as set forth in the General Conditions.
ARTICLE 7 - CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
The Contract Documents which comprise the entire Agreement are made a part hereof, and
consist of the following:
7.1 This Agreement including the Contractor’s certificate of insurance.
7.2 Contractor's Proposal Form attached as Exhibit A.
7.3 Proposal Documents including Instructions to Proposers, if any is attached as Exhibit B.
7.4 General Conditions (Pages 1 to 34, inclusive) attached as Exhibit C.
7.5 Construction Plan Set, Project Special Provisions, Supplementary Information
documents listed a.-b. listed in the proposal documents and Basic Requirements for the
Project, including any addendum thereto, attached as Exhibit D.
7.6 Proposal Schedule Descriptions (See Section C of Exhibit A).
7.7 Addenda as Exhibit E.
7.8 Performance and Payment Bonds.
7.9 Notice of Award and, if any, Notice to Proceed.
7.10 Any modification, including Change Orders, duly delivered after execution of
Agreement.
The parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement and the General Conditions attached
hereto, shall supersede and control over any inconsistent or contrary provision in any other
attachment or agreement. There are no Contract Documents other than those listed above in this
Article 7. The Contract Documents may only be altered, amended, or repealed by an executed,
written amendment to this Agreement.
ARTICLE 8 – BONDS
8.1 Contractor shall deliver to the Owner the bonds required by the Contract Documents with
the executed Contract Documents and before starting work. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in the Contract Documents, Owner shall have no liability or
obligation hereunder unless and until the bonds have been so delivered.
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ARTICLE 9 - SUBCONTRACTS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
9.1 Those portions of the Work that Contractor does not customarily perform with
Contractor’s own personnel shall be performed under subcontracts and (or) by other
appropriate agreements with Contractor (individually a “Subcontract” and collectively
“Subcontracts”).
9.2 All Subcontracts shall conform to provisions of this Agreement. Owner shall have the
right to review and approve each form of Subcontract. By an appropriate written
agreement, Contractor shall require the subcontractor to the extent of the Work to be
performed by the subcontractor, to be bound to Contractor by the terms of the Contract
Documents and to assume toward Contractor all the obligation and responsibility which
Contractor, by these Documents, assumes towards Owner. Said agreement shall preserve
and protect the rights of Owner under the Contract Documents with respect to the Work
to be performed by the subcontractor so that the subcontracting thereof will not prejudice
such rights. Contractor shall require each subcontractor to enter into similar agreements
with its subcontractors. Contractor shall make available to each proposed subcontractor,
prior to the execution of the subcontract, the Contract Documents to which the
subcontractor will be bound by this paragraph 9.2. Each subcontractor shall similarly
make copies of such Contract Documents available to its subcontractors. Owner shall
have the right to review and approve each form of Subcontract.
9.3 Contractor shall be responsible to Owner for the acts and omissions of its agents,
employees, suppliers, subcontractors performing Work under a contract with Contractor
and such subcontractors’ lower-tier subcontractors, agents and employees.
9.4 Nothing contained in the Contract Documents shall be deemed to create any contractual
relationship between any subcontractor of any tier and Owner.
ARTICLE 10 - MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 No assignment by a party hereto of any rights under, or interests in the Contract
Documents will be binding on another party hereto without the written consent of the
party sought to be bound; and specifically, but without limitation, moneys that may
become due and moneys that are due may not be assigned without such consent (except
to the extent that the effect of this restriction may be limited by law), and unless
specifically stated to the contrary in any written consent to an assignment, no
assignment will release or discharge the assignor from any duty or responsibility under
the Contract Documents.
10.2 Owner and Contractor each binds himself, his partners, successors, assigns and legal
representatives to the other party hereto, in respect to all covenants, agreements, and
obligations contained in the Contract Documents.
10.3 Intentionally Omitted.
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10.4 Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, nothing herein shall constitute a
waiver, express or implied, of any of the immunities, rights, benefits, protection, or
other provisions of the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, if applicable.
10.5 This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado. Jurisdiction
and venue of any suit, right, or cause of action arising under, or in connection with this
Agreement shall be exclusive in District Court for Eagle County, Colorado.
10.6 This Agreement supersedes all previous communications, negotiations and/or contracts
between the respective parties hereto, either verbal or written, and the same not
expressly contained herein are hereby withdrawn and annulled. This is an integrated
agreement and there are no representations about any of the subject matter hereof
except as expressly set forth in the Contract Documents.
10.7 Any notice and all written communications required under this Agreement shall be
deemed properly delivered when (i) personally delivered, (ii) mailed in the United
States mails, first class postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by FedEx or other comparable
courier service, charges prepaid, to the parties at their respective addresses listed below,
(iv) when sent via facsimile so long as the sending party can provide facsimile machine
or other confirmation showing the date, time and receiving facsimile number for the
transmission, or (v) when transmitted via e-mail with confirmation of receipt.
Owner: Eagle County
c/o Eagle County Project Management Department
Attn: Kevin Sharkey
3289 Cooley Mesa Road
Post Office Box 1070
Gypsum, CO 81637
kevin.sharkey@eaglecounty.us
(970) 328-3523
Contractor: Ewing Trucking & Construction
Bart Ewing
P.O. Box 2303
28 2nd Street
Edwards, CO 81632
bart@ewingtrucking.com
(970) 926-2770
Notices delivered in person shall be effective as of the date of delivery, mailed notices will be
deemed given three business days after the date of deposit in a regular depository of the United
States Postal Service, and Fax notices will be deemed given upon transmission, if during
business hours, or the next business day. Either party can change its address for notice by notice
to the other in accordance with this paragraph.
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10.8 PROHIBITIONS ON GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS:
As used in this Section 10, the term undocumented individual will refer to
those individuals from foreign countries not legally within the United States as set forth
in C.R.S. § 8-17.5-101 et. seq. If Contractor has any employees or subcontractors,
Contractor shall comply with these statutory provisions as they relate to undocumented
individuals. By execution of this Agreement, Contractor certifies that it does not
knowingly employ or contract with an undocumented individual who will perform under
this Agreement and that Contractor will participate in the E-verify Program or other
Department of Labor and Employment program (“Department Program”) in order to
confirm the eligibility of all employees who are newly hired for employment to perform
Services under this Contract.
A. Contractor shall not:
(i) Knowingly employ or contract with an illegal alien to perform work under
this contract for services; or
(ii) Enter into a contract with a subcontractor that fails to certify to the
Contractor that the subcontractor shall not knowingly employ or contract
with an illegal alien to perform work under the public contract for
services.
B. Contractor has confirmed the employment eligibility of all employees who are
newly hired for employment to perform work under this Contract through
participation in the E-verify Program or Department Program, as administered by
the United States Department of Homeland Security. Information on applying for
the E-verify program can be found at:
https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify
C. Contractor shall not use either the E-verify program or other Department Program
procedures to undertake pre-employment screening of job applicants while the
public contract for services is being performed.
D. If Contractor obtains actual knowledge that a subcontractor performing work
under the public contract for services knowingly employs or contracts with an
illegal alien, the Contractor shall be required to:
(i) Notify the subcontractor and the Owner within three days that the
Contractor has actual knowledge that the subcontractor is employing or
contracting with an illegal alien; and
(ii) Terminate the subcontract with the subcontractor if within three days of
receiving the notice required pursuant to subparagraph (i) of the paragraph
(D) the subcontractor does not stop employing or contracting with the
illegal alien; except that the Contractor shall not terminate the contract
with the subcontractor if during such three days the subcontractor provides
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information to establish that the subcontractor has not knowingly
employed or contracted with an illegal alien.
E. The Contractor shall comply with any reasonable request by the Department of
Labor and Employment made in the course of an investigation that the department
is undertaking pursuant to its authority established in C.R.S. § 8-17.5-102(5).
F. If Contractor violates these prohibitions, the Owner may terminate the contract
for a breach of the contract. If the contract is so terminated specifically for a
breach of this provision of this Contract, the Contractor shall be liable for actual
and consequential damages to the Owner as required by law.
G. The Owner will notify the office of the Colorado Secretary of State if Contractor
violates this provision of this Contract and the Owner terminates the Contract for
such breach.
10.9 Contractor shall keep full and detailed accounts and exercise such controls as may be
necessary for proper financial management under the Contract Documents, and all such
accounting and control systems shall be satisfactory to Owner. Owner and Owner’s
accountants shall be afforded access to, and shall be permitted to audit and copy
Contractor’s records, books, correspondence, instructions, drawings, receipts,
Subcontracts, purchase orders, vouchers, memoranda and other data relating to the
Contract Documents and Contractor shall preserve these documents for a period of not
less than three (3) years after final payment, or for such longer period as may be required
by law.
10.10 Any indemnity, warranty or guaranty given by Contractor to Owner under the Contract
Documents shall survive the expiration or termination of the Contract Documents and
shall be binding upon Contractor until any action thereunder is barred by the applicable
statute of limitations or as otherwise expressly provided on the Contract Documents.
10.11 The signatories to this Agreement aver to their knowledge, no employee of the Owner
has any personal or beneficial interest whatsoever in the Work or property described in
this Agreement. The Contractor has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct
or indirect, that would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of the
Work and Contractor should not employ any person having such known interests.
10.12 In the event a change order or amendment to the Contract Documents is agreed to by the
parties, the same shall be in writing and executed by both parties. The Eagle County
Facilities Director, Rick Ullom, or his designee, shall be authorized to sign change orders
increasing the scope of work and associated compensation within the budget constraints
set for the Project. Change orders in excess of the budgeted amount must be approved by
the Board of County Commissioners with additional funding appropriation allocated to
the Project.
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PROPOSAL FOR:
BRUSH CREEK TRAILHEAD PARKING
DECEMBER 18, 2019
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. General Project Approach
B. Summary of Firm & Project Team Experience
1. Organization Charts
2. Resumes
3. Civil Project Experience
a) Eagle Valley Trail Town of Eagle to Horn Ranch
b) Sylvan State Park Bear Gulch Bridge
c) Brush Creek Bridge Replacement
d) US Hwy 6 lake Creek Bridge Replacement
e) Horse Creek Boat Ramp
4. Familiarity with Location & Type of Project
5. Self-Performed Scope of Work
C. Scheduling
D. Practices & Procedures
E. Legal Issues
F. Completed GC Bid Proposal
G. Bonding Ability and Insurance Coverage
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SECTION A.
GENERAL APPROACH
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GENERAL APPROACH TO THE PROJECT
Ewing Trucking & Construction plans to approach this project with enthusiasm and
careful planning. As soon as the project is awarded, we would be available to begin work as
soon as the weather permits in the spring. We are confident we have the manpower, equipment
and skillset to complete this project quickly with no complications.
Ewing Trucking would begin the project by clearing, removal of existing fence and
existing vegetation as well as installing erosion control devices and vehicle tracking pads. Using
the approved construction access points, we would then begin to excavate for the bridge
abutments on either side of the creek. As bridge abutments are being cast in place, we will be
construction the access road and parking lot. We anticipate finishing the aggregate base course
on the parking lot prior to the bridge being set. Asphalt, fencing and revegetation will be the
final phase of the project.
Bart Ewing is the owner and manager of Ewing Trucking & Construction; his role will be
to work with the owners and engineers to problem solve any issues that arise. He will research
alternative solutions and the viability of that option. During the construction phase of the
project, he will be responsible for project scheduling, overall project coordinating, and quality
control.
Trent Eichler is the lead estimator and project supervisor. He has been with Ewing
Trucking for the past 12 years and has worked in the construction industry of Eagle County for
nearly 42 years. During the construction phase, Trent will coordinate with any subcontractors,
communicate with the owners, and support the crew any way he can.
Mason Ewing has worked in the construction industry in Eagle County for 17 years.
During the construction phase, Mason will be onsite daily as a project manager. He will line out
the crew and work alongside them, ensuring quality work throughout. He will communicate
daily with Bart, Trent and the Owners.
Overall, if selected, Ewing Trucking & Construction will approach this project with full
force to complete the project online and the owner’s satisfaction.
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SECTION B.
SUMMARY OF FIRM & PROJECT TEAM EXPERIENCE
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PERSONNEL ORGANIZATION CHART
CONSTRUCTION PHASE
Bart Ewing
(Manager)
Trent Eichler
(Estimator/Project
Supervisor)
Subcontractor
Organization
Owner
Correspondence
Mason Ewing
(Project Manager)
Onsite
Performance
Quality Control
Owner
Correspondence
Mary Kate Ewing
(Partner)
Payroll
Subcontrator
Administator
Acct Payable/Acct
Recievable
Katie Jean Ewing
(Administative
Assistant)
Quantity Tracking
Pay Request
Submittals
Owner
Correspondence Project Scheduling
Quality Control
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BART EWING Manager
Personal Statement
I have been involved in construction for the past 42 years. I have worked on projects
of all sizes and have learned something new on each one. For the past 14 years, I have
primarily been on the administrative side of the game. Reviewing and bidding as
many as 30 projects each year has taught me how to quickly read the plans and
envision how the project will come together. To varying degrees, field changes
happen often and I work effectively and efficiently with the owner to solve the
problem and allow the project to continue on course.
Relevant Experience Eagle Valley Trail TOE to Horn Ranch; ECO Trail & Open Space, 2017-19
Construction of 7.5 miles of recreation trail from Eagle to Horn Ranch,
including installation of a pedestrian bridge over the Eagle River and trailhead
parking at junction with US Hwy 6.
Eagle Valley Trail Beaver Creek to Stonebridge; Town of Avon & CDOT, 2016
Construct 3000 feet of new bike path between the Eagle River and Hwy 6,
included multiple retaining walls, hand rails, and lights
Brush Creek Replacement Bridge, Ralph Wadsworth Construction, 2015
Replacement of CDOT US Hwy 6 bridge over Brush Creek in Eagle CO.
Horse Creek Boat Ramp; Eagle County Open Space, 2013
Construction of a 100 feet concrete boat ramp was installed along the Colorado
River for recreational use, included new parking lot and restroom facilities
Safety Trainings
10 Hour OSHA Certification
MSHA Training
Registered Underground Fire Line Contractor
Individual Sewage Disposal License
DOT Drug and Alcohol Program Manager
Safety Committee Coordinator
References
Bill Simmons Dave Berg
Beaver Creek Metro Bachelor Gulch Metro
(970) 748-9174 (970) 390 3708
P.O. Box 2303
28 2nd Street
Edwards, CO 81632
Office: (970) 926-2770
Cell: (970) 390-3708
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TRENT EICHLER Estimator/Project Supervisor
Personal Statement
I have spent 42 years in the construction industry in western Colorado and have
worked on projects of all sizes from the construction of I-70 in the Glenwood Canyon,
to parking structures, to commercial buildings, to residential homes. I work with a
project from the preliminary estimating, through construction, to the final cleanup.
Because I am familiar with the all aspects of the industry, I am able to offer quality
suggestions to owners on the best approach to a project.
Relevant Experience Eagle Valley Trail TOE to Horn Ranch; ECO Trail & Open Space, 2017-19
Construction of 7.5 miles of recreation trail from Eagle to Horn Ranch,
including installation of a pedestrian bridge over the Eagle River and trailhead
parking at junction with US Hwy 6.
Eagle Valley High School Addition; Haselden Construction, 2017
Demolition of portions of school and construction of new foundation for
building expansion; new parking lots and new water, sewer and shallow utility
lines
Sylvan Lake State Park Bear Gulch Bridge, 2013
Install new pedestrian bridge over Bear Gulch and align with existing trail;
install storage and lavatory buildings
Freedom Park Parking Lot; Elam Construction, 2014
Regrading of the 2 acre parking lot for asphalt paving, including curb and gutter,
parking islands, and site lighting
Safety Trainings
10 Hour OSHA Certification
MSHA Training
Trench Shoring Certification
CPR/1st Aid Certification
References Chad Salli Jeff Townsend
Town of Vail Resort Concepts
(970) 479-2169 (970) 390-3738
P.O. Box 2303
28 2nd Street
Edwards, CO 81632
Office: (970) 926-2770
Cell: (970) 904-6430
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MASON EWING Projects Manager
Education
Bachelor of Science, Construction Management
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Personal Statement
I have been working in the construction industry for 17 years and have been around it
all my life. The combination of my knowledge from CSU and my time at Ewing
Trucking & Construction has given me the ability to evaluate any job and execute
those plans in the field. I feel confident in my ability to overcome any complication
that arises in the field by working with the owners and engineers, and offering my
own suggestions. I have been a project manager on jobs of all sizes, leading several
crews doing different tasks.
Relevant Experience
Eagle Valley Trail TOE to Horn Ranch; ECO Trail & Open Space, 2017-19
Construction of 7.5 miles of recreation trail from Eagle to Horn Ranch,
including installation of a pedestrian bridge over the Eagle River and trailhead
parking at junction with US Hwy 6.
Eagle Valley Trail Beaver Creek to Stonebridge; Town of Avon & CDOT, 2016
Construct 3000 feet of new bike path between the Eagle River and Hwy 6,
included multiple retaining walls, hand rails, and lights
Lake Creek Bridge Replacement; Hamilton Construction, 2016
Replacement of highway bridge over Lake Creek CDOT US Hwy 6 MM 164.
Horse Creek Boat Ramp; Eagle County Open Space, 2013
Install new 100 feet concrete boat ramp was installed along the Colorado River
for recreational use, included new parking lot and restroom facilities
Safety Trainings
10 Hour OSHA Certification
MSHA Training
Trench Shoring Certification
Safety Committee Member
References
Robert Salazar Bryon McGinnis
Town of Gypsum Town of Eagle
(970) 524-3124 (970) 328-6678
P.O. Box 2303
28 2nd Street
Edwards, CO 81632
Office: (970) 926-2770
Cell: (970) 904-6427
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EAGLE VALLEY TRAIL TOWN OF EAGLE TO HORN RANCH
Date: Summer 2017 – Spring 2019
Project Cost: $6,809,150.00
Owner Contact: Eagle County Govt. Kevin Sharkey
PO Box 975 Project Engineer
Avon, CO 81620 (970) 328-3523
Scope of Work: This project involved the extension of the recreational path an additional
7.5 miles, from the Town of Eagle past the Horn Ranch Open Space
connecting back to US Hwy 6 near mile marker 157. In order to build this
new section of path, we had to construct several large block retaining
walls in various locations. Several large culverts and headwalls were
installed to allow drainage of the I-70 corridor.
The project included 2 bridges, the first
being a 150-foot-long bridge across the
protected wetlands. The second, larger,
bridge was constructed over the Eagle
River, spanning a distance of 208 feet to
connect the trail back to Hwy 6.
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SYLVAN LAKE STATE PARK BEAR GULCH BRIDGE
Date: Summer 2013
Project Cost: $75,757.00
Owner Contact: Colo Park & Wildlife Chris Roeder
1313 Sherman St Project Engineer
Denver, CO 80203 (303)297-1192
Scope of Work: This project included the improvement of an existing parking lot and
facilities to the Bear Gulch hiking trail for the Sylvan Lake State
Park. There was significant improvements made to the creek around the
bridge abutments. The new bridge was placed allowing new pedestrian
access across Brush Creek. The job was completed in a short timeframe
and disturbed minimal surrounding vegetation. This project took 2 weeks
to complete.
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BRUSH CREEK BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
Date: Summer 2015
Project Cost: $1,228,500.00
Owner Contact: Colorado Department of Transportation Karen Berdoulay
4201 East Arkansas Ave (970) 328-9934
Denver, CO 80222 karen.berdoulay@state.co.us
Prime Contractor: Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Co., LLC Nathan Calloway
166 East 14000 South, Suite 200 (801) 553-1661
Draper, UT 84020 ncallaway@wadsco.com
Scope of Work: In the summer of 2015, Ewing Trucking & Construction was instrumental
in the earthwork of the bridge replacement project on Hwy 6 west of
Eagle, Colorado. 15,000 yards of material was hauled in to create a
temporary detour bridge. A new concrete box culvert was installed on
Hockett Gulch and drainage ditches were improved. The existing bridge
was removed and replaced with a longer and wider bridge. The detour
bridge and temporary roadway was then removed.
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LAKE CREEK BRIDGE
Date: Summer 2016
Project Cost: $555,000.00
Owner Contact: Hamilton Construction Jorden Marks
5350 DTC Pkwy (720) 552 7965
Greenwood Village, CO 80111 jmarks@hamil.com
Engineer: Hamilton Construction, Inc. Jorden Marks
5350 DTC Pkwy (720) 552 7965
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Scope of Work: This project involved the construction of a temporary bridge to allow
unimpeded traffic on US Hwy 6 in Edwards, Colorado during the
project. The existing CDOT bridge across Lake Creek was removed and
replaced with a wider, stronger bridge. Once traffic was directed back to
the original route the temporary bridge was removed, restored to previous
conditions and reveged. This bridge replacement was completed with
little disturbance to the heavy traffic flow on US Hwy 6 and with no
negative environmental impacts.
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HORSE CREEK BOAT RAMP
Date: Summer 2013
Project Cost: $246,000.00
Owner Contact: Eagle County Government Rick Ullom
PO Box 850 (970) 328-8780
Eagle, CO 81631 rick.ullom@eaglecounty.us
(970) 328-8600
Scope of Work: This project involved the installation of a new recreational boat ramp
along the Colorado River at the Horse Creek River Access. The
improvements included a 100-foot concrete boat ramp, new parking lot,
and handicap accessible restroom facilities. In order to create a workable
area in the Colorado River, a coffer dam was put in place, and a floating
turbidity curtain was strung around the worksite perimeter. The river was
too deep for a standard coffer dam so thick steel plates were placed
upright and backfilled from the inside to form the border. To create the
dry conditions necessary for the subgrade prep and concrete pour, inside
the coffer dam needed to be dewatered by pumps running 24 hours a day
for three weeks. The discharge water was released to an area with a
separate floating turbidity curtain and oil boom before returning to the
Colorado River.
The site proved to be challenging due to the access
being restricted by an active overhead Railroad
track. Extreme care had to be taken to ensure that
mobilization of the large equipment did not damage
the bridge. In addition, there was no cell phone
reception onsite. This required the communication
between all members of the team to be clear at the
beginning of the day to allow work to continue
uninterrupted.
After we began excavation of the boat ramp it was
apparent that the soils were unsuitable to support the
boat ramp. We worked with the engineers to re-
design the foundation for the ramp. Due to Ewing
Trucking & Construction having the ability and
knowledge to problem solve the situation, the project
was able to move forward on schedule. With our
value engineering we were able to keep the costs of
the change in the project to a minimum.
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FAMILIARITY WITH LOCATION & TYPE OF PROJECT
Ewing Trucking & Construction has operated in Eagle County for the past 38 years. We
are familiar with the territory as well as the local agencies. The past three years we have
successfully worked with the ECO Trails and Open Space to complete the trail from the Town of
Eagle to 3 miles passed Horn Ranch. We are very familiar with the practices and expectations of
ECO Trails.
Over the years, we have worked closely with CDOT. Three projects of importance were;
Brush Creek Bridge Replacement, Lake Creek Bridge Replacement, and the Eagle Valley Trail
Beaver Creek to Stonebridge. With these projects, we became familiar with the construction
conditions, codes and practices of CDOT. These projects ran smoothly and finished on time
with no complications.
Throughout our 38 years, we have worked with nearly every municipal organization in
Eagle County. We have strong professional relationships with Vail Resorts, Beaver Creek
Metro, Bachelor Gulch Metro, Eagle River Water & Sanitation District, Cordillera Metro, as
well as many others. Projects with these entities have ranged from small emergency repairs to
full water/sewer line replacements to new site developments. We are familiar with and adhere to
all industry standards as well as specific job provisions.
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SELF-PERFORMED SCOPE OF WORK
Ewing Trucking & Construction plans to self-perform 85% of this project. We will perform
the following scope of work:
• Demolition of Existing Fences
• Drainage Control and Maintenance
• Clearing & Grubbing
• Earthwork
• Aggregate Base Course
• Fence Installation
The only work we do not plan on performing is the concrete, asphalt, and revegetation.
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SCHEDULING & CRITICAL PATH METHOD
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County at no fault of the Contractor. The construction agreement has been updated
to allow for more time to complete the project. Substantial Completion is August
31, 2020, and Final Completion is now September 30, 2020.
Scheduling
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PRACTICES & PROCEDURES
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PRACTICES & PROCEDURES
Ewing Trucking & Construction’s management approach is largely based on customer
satisfaction. It is important to Ewing Trucking that the customer is not only satisfied with the
end result, but also satisfied with us throughout the project. We take great pride in our work and
we want our customers to be proud to have us onsite. We keep a clean and organized worksite,
free of debris and trash. Even an untrained eye should be able to drive past the construction site
and notice that it is being run by professionals.
Ewing Trucking understands that safety is of the utmost importance and is taken
seriously by all member of our team. Safety has been a core value and a part of our company
from the beginning. We hold weekly safety meetings to discuss general safety issues, job specific
concerns, and proper PPE. Safety is everyone’s responsibility, and we could not have the clean
safety record we do without the diligent attention of all crewmembers onsite. Providing a safe
work environment is a priority and adherence to safety policies is a condition of employment.
Ewing Trucking & Construction LLC is proud to have been awarded the prestigious
Circle of Safety Award from Pinnacol Assurance for the past 7 years. We have also been
awarded the Cost Containment Certificate from the State of Colorado since 2009. In July 2014
Ewing Trucking & Construction was awarded the Employer Safety Award from the Colorado
Department of Labor and Employment. We were honored to be one of only six Colorado
companies to receive this acknowledgment. Ewing Trucking & Construction LLC has an NCCI
Experience Modification rating of .74, which is one of the best possible ratings in the industry.
Ewing Trucking & Construction has numerous policies that outline our safety practices
and expectations in the field and at our shop. We also have a Zero Tolerance drug and alcohol
policy with pre-employment and random drug testing. Ewing Trucking & Construction strives to
provide a safe work environment for its employees by providing them with the tools and
knowledge to complete their job.
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SECTION E.
LEGAL ISSUES
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LEGAL ISSUES
Ewing Trucking & Construction LLC is not currently, nor in the past 5 years, been
involved in any Federal, State, or local lawsuits of any kind. In addition, no member of the team
is involved in any lawsuit currently, or in the past 5 years. To the best of our knowledge, there
are no potential claims or liabilities pending against Ewing Trucking & Construction LLC or any
member.
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SECTION F.
COMPLETED GC BID PROPOSAL
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SECTION G.
BONDING ABILITY & INSURANCE COVERAGE
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ADENDUM #1
BRUSH CREEK VALLEY RANCH OPEN SPACE
TRAILHEAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
December 5, 2019
Proposal responses shall acknowledge receipt of this Addendum. Failure to do so may render
the Proposal non-responsive. The following changes, additions, or deletions shall be made to the
Proposal Documents and Construction Plan Set as indicated, and all other conditions shall
remain the same.
General Clarifications and Answers to Submitted Questions
1) Please note the Plans have been updated and there is a new Bid Schedule. Both are
attached to this Addendum. For your proposal, please refer to the Bid Set – Addendum 1
dated December 2019, and submit the new Bid Schedule dated 4-Dec-19.
2) The combination of the .87’ elevation change and the 6” camber require results in a deck
slope that exceeds 5%. As a result, since this bridge does not have a graspable handrail
shown, it would not be ADA compliant. Can the camber be reduced to ensure a deck
slope of less than 5%? The proposed trail is a soft surface trail and the short section
of the bridge (approx. 10’) where the grade exceeds 5% is acceptable to the County.
3) The notes on sheet 11 appear to indicate that the bridge designer is responsible for
designing the connection of the 4” conduit to the bridge. This is not a typical requirement
and the type of pipe support or strap is normally determined by the engineer of record for
the project, not the bridge designer. Can SGM provide this information? The bridge
designer shall be the Engineer of Record for the prefabricated bridge structure. It
is anticipated that the conduit will be installed by the bridge fabricator prior to the
timber decking and the bridge designer will be responsible for determining the
connection detail that works best for their bridge design and fabrication
requirements.
4) What is the maximum distance that 4” rigid sch 40 PVC can span in this environment and
application? This will be determined by the bridge designer.
5) Can you please confirm the H-10 (10 ton) vehicle requirement? Per AASHTO LRFD
Guide Specifications for the Design of Pedestrian Bridges, bridges with a clear width of
7’-10’ shall only need to be designed for an H-5 (5 ton) vehicle. Eagle County requires
that the bridge be designed for the H-10 vehicle.
6) Does any snow load need to be considered in the design of this bridge? If so, can it be
evaluated separate from the live/vehicle loads? Snow load does not need to be
considered separately or in addition to the 90 psf pedestrian live load.
Project Management
Department
Phone: (970) 328-8880
FAX: (970) 328-8899
Eagle County
P.O. Box 850
500 Broadway
Eagle, CO 81631
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7) Can the end treatment railing be designed to be bolted or field welded onto the bridge?
Bolted connections are preferable. If field welding is required it shall be performed
by a certified welder per the details provided in the bridge shop drawings. Field
welding will not be paid for separately but shall be included in the work.
8) Does the railing on the end treatment need to be in line with the bridge railing? It is
preferable that it lines up, to the extent practical.
9) Would Eagle County accept a liquid anti strip in lieu of Hydrated Lime? Yes
10) Would Zycotherm be acceptable in lieu of lime? Yes
11) Erosion Control Supervisor (ECS): Can the Superintendent be this person as per
specifications 208.03 (C) state otherwise. Yes
12) Payment of ECS: The pay method for this item is a Day. Does this mean the ECS has to
be full time? What if the ECS spends 2 hours on site every other day? Is payment a full
day per site visit? If employee other than Supt. is the ECS, does every day he/she is on
site, does this count as an ECS Day? Payment for the ECS will be by the DAY for
duties performed in the role of ECS as approved by the County; including, regular
2-week stormwater inspections and inspections following runoff events as required
by the Stormwater Management Plan.
13) Please explain Earthwork quantities table on page 3 in relationship to pay items.
Contractor will be paid for Embankment 800 cy; Stockpile Topsoil 100 cy,
(stripping existing); and Topsoil (Import) 213 cy.
14) Are you stripping 413 cy of topsoil and placing 313cy (Topsoil) which leaves 100cy
(Stockpile Topsoil) to be left on-site? Bid plans have been clarified. Stockpile Topsoil
100 cy, (stripping existing); and Topsoil (Import) 213 cy; Place Topsoil 313 cy.
15) Table shows Unclassified excavation @ 750 cy with embankment quantity of 1550cy.
Therefore, is this an import project? Yes
16) Can all excavated soils in excess of topsoil be used for embankment? Yes, Plans and
Geotechnical Investigation have assumed on-site soils, less topsoil, can be used as
Embankment.
17) Per Topsoil 207.02 Topsoil shall be free of “rocks”. Do existing soils have to be screened
and if so, to what size? Rocks larger than 4” will need to be removed from the
Topsoil.
18) Bid Item Rip Rap UOM-Each? Should it be CY? Yes, See revised Bid Schedule
19) Can Contractor cross the stream since project has 404 permit? Can we take down the Silt
Fence when crossing and working in the stream? The 404 permit does not include
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stream crossing. Access to the east side of the creek from Brush Creek Road is
available approximately ¼ mile north of the site.
20) Would it be possible to attain a burn permit from Eagle County to burn brush and trees
from clear and grubbing site? Yes, a burn permit may be acquired from Eagle County
by the Contractor. Burn piles must be less than 10 ft x 10 ft, no more than 75 burn
piles total, and at least 75 feet away from Brush Creek.
21) Are there project signs not shown on the page 5-site plan? What size is “No motorized
vehicle sign”? Otherwise, please check posts and sign bid quantities. All signs are shown
on the Plans. The “No motorized vehicle sign” is an ECO Trail standard (3 sf). Sign
quantity revised on Bid Schedule 36 sf.
22) The Soils report mentions soft spots subgrade. How are these areas to be paid since there
are no muck excavation and replacement bid item for unsuitable soils? Also what areas
is the bid item “Geotextile (Separator)(Cl 1) to be placed since this quantity is not the
whole site and quantity includes area under riprap. A Subgrade Stabilization item has
been added for payment of soft spot repair. Geotextile quantity includes only area
beneath Rip-Rap.
23) On page 10- Detail of 10’ Trail shows 4” of class 6. The typical gravel section below
states 8” of class 6. Please confirm 4” is correct. The 8” of Class 6 ABC includes 4” of
Class 6 ABC and 4” of Class 6 ABC (special). The Special Class 6 will be Crusher
Fines as defined in the PSP.
24) Does the Electrical conduit at the bridge need expansion joints when entering and
existing the bridge abutments? Do they need to be strap to the stringer beams? This
aspect should be part of the bridge design and will be reviewed following Award
through the submittal process.
25) Does the bridge have expansion joints? The general notes state the material to meet
AASHTO Specifications N213. If required, please provide a detail. This will be
determined by the bridge designer, and will be reviewed following Award through
the submittal process.
26) Please provide seed mix and soil conditioning requirements? Is Biosol required for soil
conditioning? Please see added plan sheet #10
27) Is Eagle County going to offer a 5% locales incentive like Garfield County does? It's not
an official policy, but we aren't required to take the lowest bidder. We also consider
previous experience working with contractors and other factors as outlined in
Section V of the RFP. As an example, bids within 5% of each other would make us
consider other factors listed in Section V such as local knowledge and experience.
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Responses to questions from the Pre-Bid meeting 11/21/19
28) Per General Notes, Plan Sheet #12, Dewatering is incidental to the Work.
29) Timber decking should meet requirements of PSP 628. The determination of width
will be by the bridge designer and will be reviewed following Award through the
submittal process. Typical width on similar projects has been 8”-12”.
30) Eagle County will provide a materials testing consultant.
31) In regard to section Permits 6.17, which reads; Unless otherwise provided in the Contract
Documents, CONTRACTOR shall obtain and pay for all construction permits and
licenses. CONTRACTOR shall obtain and pay for Eagle County licenses. OWNER shall
assist CONTRACTOR, when necessary, in obtaining such permits and licenses.
CONTRACTOR shall pay all governmental charges and inspection fees necessary for the
prosecution of the Work, which are applicable at the time of opening of Proposals.
CONTRACTOR shall pay all charges of utility service companies for connections to the
Work, and OWNER shall pay all charges of such companies for capital costs related
thereto.
a. Owner will pay for all Eagle County licenses and Permits
b. Owner has obtained and paid for USACE NWP 14 Permit
c. Contractor shall obtain and pay for CDPHE Construction Stormwater
Permit
d. Contractor will be required to obtain and pay for any other Permits required
for the Work.
32) Bridge supplier must meet the requirements of PSP 628
33) For the removal of the manhole identified on the Plans, the Contractor shall assume
excavation to a depth of at least 3 ft, removal of steel or concrete barrel section at
joint or by cutting, and either backfill of remaining manhole, or placement of steel
or concrete lid that could be backfilled in the event the existing manhole is
extraordinarily deep.
34) The County will remove potentially hazardous materials (tires, plastic barrels) from
the existing site prior to commencing construction.
35) Bid Schedule has been revised to include and clarify the following items
a. Subgrade Stabilization 600 sy added
b. Topsoil (Import) 213 cy clarified
c. Geotextile 130 sy clarified
d. Fence Combination Wire w/ Treated Wood Posts 870 lf added
e. Sign Panel (Class 1) 36 sf clarified
f. F/A Minor Contract Revisions value of $20,000 included
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ADDENDUM #2, LAST ADDENDUM
BRUSH CREEK VALLEY RANCH OPEN SPACE
TRAILHEAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
December 11, 2019
Proposal responses shall acknowledge receipt of this Addendum. Failure to do so may render
the Proposal non-responsive. The following changes, additions, or deletions shall be made to the
Proposal Documents and Construction Plan Set as indicated, and all other conditions shall
remain the same.
General Clarifications and Answers to Submitted Questions
1) The Seeding was reduced to .6 Acres. Is the total site footprint 1 acre or greater which
would require a stormwater permit? The Seeding area hasn’t changed, I expanded the
decimal point. The total site footprint hasn’t changed and should be assumed to be >
1 ac including potential contractor staging area. A stormwater permit should be
required.
2) The previous addendum mentioned substitutes for hydrated lime. Is there a requirement
to use hydrated lime? If so, where? Is it anticipated that hydrated lime or approved
equivalent will be needed? Hydrated lime is a CDOT requirement for HMA, we are
using CDOT specifications.
Approved Bridge Suppliers
The following bridge suppliers are hereby added to the approved bridge supplier list:
1. SMI & Hydraulics
Contact:
David Schrunk, P.E.
V.P. of Engineering & Operations
D 507.296.4551 x 240
C 507.829.8835
www.smihyd.com
david.schrunk@smihyd.com
2. Bridge Brothers
Contact:
Aaron Gentilucci
main: : 866.258.3401
cell: 540.266.8473
fax: 404.937.6199
w: www.bridgebrothers.com
agentilucci@bridgebrothersinc.com
Project Management
Department
Phone: (970) 328-8880
FAX: (970) 328-8899
Eagle County
P.O. Box 850
500 Broadway
Eagle, CO 81631
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8055 East Tufts Avenue, Suite 1000
Denver, CO 80237 | 303.824.6600
760 Horizon Drive, Suite 302
Grand Junction, CO 81506 | 970.248.8300 moodyins.com
July 17, 2019
To Whom It May Concern
Re: Ewing Trucking and Construction, LLC Surety Bonding Capacity
The principals of Ewing Trucking and Construction, LLC have been a surety client of the
Moody Insurance Agency since 1995. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company will
provide surety bonds with a single job capacity of $7,500,000 and aggregate bond limit
of $10,000,000. Due to the long relationship with the principals, Nationwide Mutual
Insurance Company will consider higher value contracts on a case by case basis when
requested by our customer.
The surety will underwrite each contract for specific details related to the contract, work
to be performed, current financial condition and other underwriting considerations. This
letter should not be construed as a formal commitment to provide bonds at this time.
I recommend you give full consideration to this excellent contractor and I am available
to answer any questions regarding Ewing Trucking and Construction, LLC.
Sincerely,
James Lummis, CIC, ARM
Partner
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
BRUSH CREEK VALLEY RANCH AND OPEN SPACE
TRAILHEAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
Issued Tuesday, November 5, 2019
SEALED PROPOSALS DUE
2:00 p.m. local time, Wednesday, December 18, 2019
BIDS TO BE SENT OR DELIVERED TO:
EAGLE COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Kevin Sharkey, P.E., ECO Trails Program Manager
3289 Cooley Mesa Road (delivery)
P.O. Box 1070 (U.S. mail)
Gypsum, CO 81637
(970) 328-3523
kevin.sharkey@eaglecounty.us
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
BRUSH CREEK VALLEY RANCH AND OPEN SPACE
TRAILHEAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
Issued Tuesday November 5, 2019
PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS INDEX
I.Objective of the Request
II.Project Summary
III.Project Schedule
IV. General Instructions
V.Selection Criteria
VI. Special Instructions
VII. Insurance and Bonding Requirements
VIII. Proposal Form
IX. Bid Form
X.Sample Contract
XI. General Conditions
XII. Project Special Provisions
XIII. Supplementary Information
a.Geotechnical Report, Brush Creek Valley Trail & Bridge dated October 23,
2019, Job #19-3668 by Ground Engineering.
b.U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit Trailhead NWP 14
Application & Pre-Construction Notice, September 23, 2019 by SGM (This
document will be available at or before the pre-bid meeting)
c.Wetland Delineation Report, included in b.
d.Cultural Resource Survey, included in b
XIV.Drawings [“Bid Plan Set”] Brush Creek Trailhead Improvements October 14, 2019
by SGM
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I. OBJECTIVE OF THE REQUEST
The objective of the request is to select a highly-qualified General Contractor (“GC”) firm to
provide construction services for the construction of improvements at the Brush Creek Valley
Ranch and Open Space property as defined in the following sections.
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II. PROJECT SUMMARY
The Project purpose is to construct all components of proposed improvements at the Brush
Creek Valley Ranch and Open Space (“BCVROS”) property including parking lot and access
driveway grading, crusher fine trail, and the installation of a 44-foot long pedestrian bridge over
the Brush Creek.
The parking lot and access road will generally be on previously disturbed areas, will contain
some fill including class 6 road base.
The trail typical is ten feet wide (10’) and un-paved with four inches (4”) of crusher fine over
four inches (4”) of Class 6 Aggregate Base Course as defined in the Contract Documents.
(Contract Documents is defined in Article 7 of the Construction Agreement).
The bridge is a pre-fabricated steel truss. Work includes bridge procurement, delivery and
installation according to the plans and specifications contained herein.
Construction is expected to begin in the spring of 2020, and be completed by May 15, 2020.
The general contractor will work with Eagle County to complete the Project in a reasonable
amount of time. Actual construction schedule will depend on weather, permit restrictions,
ground conditions, value engineering, schedule phasing efficiency, and other factors. Funding
will not restrict the schedule.
Eagle County will manage the construction contract.
There are no U.S. Federal Government nor Colorado Department of Transportation funds for
the Project; therefore Davis-Bacon, DBE and other requirements customary to said funding will
not apply to this work. The Project is funded by Eagle County. This publicly owned Project is
tax-exempt.
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III. PROJECT SCHEDULE
Proposal Due: 2:00 p.m., local time, December 18, 2019.
The final Project schedule is not certain at this time; however, it is Eagle County’s (hereinafter
the “Owner” or “County”) intent to select the construction firm by December 31, 2019. It is
anticipated that Work (defined in the Construction Agreement) will commence in the spring
before runoff, and all components will be completed and ready for Owner occupancy by May
15, 2019. (Substantial Completion), and Final Completion by May 24, 2019.
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IV. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. Proposals will be received via hand delivery, UPS, FedEx or DHL at the Eagle County
Project Management Office, attention Kevin Sharkey, Trails Manager, 3289 Cooley
Mesa Road Gypsum, CO 81637 or via U.S. Mail to the ECO Trails Office, attention Kevin
Sharkey, Trails Manager, P.O. Box 1070, Gypsum, CO 81631 until 2:00 p.m., local time,
December 18, 2019. No telephone, email or facsimile proposals will be accepted. Any
proposal received after this time will be considered non-responsive and returned
unopened. Proposals will be evaluated only from those firms that meet the minimum
criteria as set forth in the complete Request for Proposals document.
2. Any question, interpretation or clarification regarding this Request for Proposals (“RFP”)
is required no later than 5:00 p.m. December 6, 2019. Responses, if any, will be issued
by addenda posted to http://www.eaglecounty.us not later than 5:00p.m. December
11, 2019. All questions regarding this RFP or these instructions must be emailed to
Kevin Sharkey at kevin.sharkey@eaglecounty.us No additional questions will be
accepted after the date and time referenced above unless good cause is shown as
determined by Eagle County in its sole discretion. Oral interpretations shall be of no
force and effect.
3. A mandatory pre-proposal meeting for all general contractors who wish to submit
proposals will take place on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. local time at
the Eagle County Building in the Garden Level class room, at 500 Broadway, Eagle, CO
81631. The meeting will include a field visit to the Project site. Failure to attend will
result in Proposal disqualification.
4. Examination of Contract Documents and Site
a. Before submitting a Proposal, each respondent shall (a) examine the Contract
Documents thoroughly; (b) visit the site to become familiar with local conditions that in
any manner affect cost, progress or performance of the Work; (c) become familiar with
federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations that in any manner affect
cost, progress or performance of the Work; and (d) study and carefully correlate the
Bidder’s observations with the Contract Documents.
b. Access to the site is open by appointment only so that the County may unlock
the gate. This can be arranged by contacting Kevin Sharkey (970) 328-3523 or
kevin.sharkey@eaglecounty.us; Phil Kirkman (970) 328-8701 or
phillip.kirkman@eaglecounty.us; or Peter Suneson (970) 328-8637 or
peter.sunseon@eaglecounty.us.
c. The submission of a proposal shall constitute an incontrovertible representation
by the respondent of compliance with every requirement of the proposal documents
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(see the index for the complete list of proposal documents), and that the proposal
documents are sufficient in scope and detail to indicate and convey understanding of all
terms and conditions for performance of the Work.
5. Please provide two (2) hard copies and one Thumb Drive containing a PDF version of
your proposal. Please include the name, address, and phone number of the firm’s
submitting project personnel.
6. Eagle County reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals
submitted in response to this RFP, and to waive or not waive informalities or
irregularities in statements received, or RFP procedures. Eagle County also reserves the
right to re-advertise, or to otherwise provide the services as determined by Eagle
County to be in its best interest. Eagle County may also choose to disregard all
proposals and issue another RFP.
7. Eagle County may, at its sole discretion, modify or amend any and all provisions of these
instructions or the RFP or the Contract Documents. If it becomes necessary to revise any
part of the instructions, RFP or Contract Documents, addenda will be provided through
posting at http://www.eaglecounty.us. Eagle County reserves the right to extend the
RFP submittal date or to postpone selection of the most qualified respondent(s).
8. Respondents are encouraged to clearly identify any proprietary or confidential data or
information submitted in response to this RFP. Regardless of whether or not so marked,
Eagle County will endeavor to keep that information confidential, separate and apart
from the statement of qualification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, respondent
acknowledges that Eagle County may be required to release the information in
accordance with state statute or order of the court.
9. Eagle County will not pay for any information requested herein, nor is it liable for any
costs incurred by the respondent in connection with its response to this RFP.
10. No telephone or oral proposals will be accepted.
11. Proposals must be clearly identified on the front of the envelope by RFP title.
Responsibility for timely submittal of proposals lies solely with the respondent.
Proposals received after the closing time specified will be considered non-responsive
and will be returned unopened.
12. Complete sets of proposal documents (see index for a complete list) shall be used for
preparing proposals. Eagle County assumes no responsibility for errors or
misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of documents. Eagle
County makes these documents available for the purpose of obtaining proposals and
does not confer a license or grant for any other use.
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13. Respondent(s) who submit a proposal are responsible for becoming fully informed
regarding all circumstances, information, laws and any other matters that might, in any
way, affect the respondent’s role and responsibilities. Any failure to become fully
knowledgeable shall be at the respondent’s sole risk. Eagle County assumes no
responsibility for any interpretations made by respondents on the basis of information
provided in this RFP or through any other source.
14. All Respondents must complete and include with their proposals the following:
a. Narrative Explaining General Approach to the Project
b. Summary of Firm and Project Team Experience
c. Discussion of Project Schedule and Budget Constraints
d. Summary of Practices and Procedures
e. Disclosure of Legal Issues
f. Completed GC Bid Proposal Form
g. Proof of Ability to Secure Required Bonding and Insurance Coverage
15. All proposals will be reviewed by Eagle County and any other review as determined to
be necessary. Respondents may be asked to supplement their initial proposal with
additional written material. Eagle County may short list respondents based upon an
evaluation of the written submittals. Eagle County may request in-person interviews
with respondents prior to determining a short list and/or request a detailed
presentation. The respondents achieving the highest scores on the decision matrix may
be selected as the successful respondent but Eagle County reserves to select the
respondent with the proposal that Eagle County considers to be in its best interests,
even if not the lowest cost proposal. Eagle County will not supply the decision matrix
forms to respondents.
16. Following evaluation of the proposals received by Eagle County in response to the RFP,
the successful respondent will be given the first right to negotiate an agreement
acceptable to Eagle County. In the event that an agreement satisfactory to Eagle County
cannot be reached, Eagle County may enter into negotiations with one or more of the
remaining respondents. The successful respondent shall commence work only after
execution of an acceptable agreement and approval of insurance certificates and notice
to proceed given by Eagle County.
17. This RFP is not intended to completely define the process for the ultimate selection of
the successful respondent or the contractual relationship to be entered into with the
successful respondent.
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V. SELECTION CRITERIA
Respondents shall address each of the evaluation criteria listed below. The relative importance of
each criterion is identified on a scale of 1 to 4, with 4 being of the highest importance. These
criteria are not listed in any order of evaluation priority and are a non-exhaustive list. Eagle
County may seek additional information or perform further investigations as it deems necessary.
Evaluation Criteria
Relative Importance
(1 to 4)
a. Narrative Explaining General Approach to the Project 2
b. Summary of Firm and Project Team Experience 4
c. Discussion of Project Schedule and Budget Constraints 3
d. Summary of Practices and Procedures 2
e. Disclosure of Legal Issues 3
f. Completed GC Bid Proposal Form 3
g. Proof of Ability to Secure
Required Bonding and Insurance Coverage.
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VI. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Respondents shall address each of the evaluation criteria as described herein.
A. Narrative Explaining General Approach to the Project: Provide a narrative or other form to
explain your firm’s intended approach to the overall Project. Identify who will be directly
involved with the Project and how much time each person will be available to meet with the
Project team. Describe the roles of each member of your proposed team. Relative
Importance 2.
B. Summary of Firm and Project Team Experience: Each firm will be evaluated based on its
overall experience providing construction services for public construction projects,
experience with construction practices and procedures with Eagle County, Federal and State
Government Agencies, stream and mountain environments. Relative Importance 4.
Evaluation of experience will include the following:
1. Provide an organization chart graphically indicating how your firm would staff and
structure the proposed team (both in the field and in the office) during the
Construction phases.
2. Resumes of the proposed members of the project management team who will be
committed to the Project, for construction services. Resumes must include a
description of the person’s qualifications, past experience with similar projects, and
specific examples of projects they have undertaken that demonstrate their
qualifications.
3. The firm’s experience in the preconstruction and construction process of civil projects.
Provide specific examples of similar or larger projects and all applicable contact
information, including owner, architect, engineer or other parties.
4. Provide a narrative describing your firm’s familiarity with Eagle County and civil road
and trail type projects with local agencies and CDOT construction conditions, codes
and practices.
5. Provide a list of the trades that you propose to perform with your own forces on this
Project.
C. Schedule and Budget Constraints: Identify your firm’s ability to undertake and complete the
Project in a timely manner. Relative Importance 3.
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D. Practices and Procedures: Describe your firm’s construction project management
approach; quality control and assurance procedures; safety record and program; and any
other pertinent factors as deemed appropriate for a project of this scope. Relative
Importance 2.
E. Legal Issues: Are any lawsuits; Federal, State, or Local tax liens; or any potential claims or
liabilities pending against your firm, your team members, or the officers of the team firms
at this time? If yes, please explain. Please disclose any and all claims in the past 5 years.
Relative Importance 3.
F. Completed GC Bid Proposal Form: Respondents are instructed to complete all items for the
Bid. For details of each Bid Item see Section xx Section for Summary of work bid items.
G. Proof of Ability to Secure Required Bonding and Insurance Coverage: Please provide proof
of your ability to provide the required bonding and insurance coverage.
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VII. INSURANCE AND BONDING REQUIREMENTS
All insurance and bonding requirements are set forth in Article 5 of the General Conditions.
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VIII. PROPOSAL FORM
THIS FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH YOUR PROPOSAL
TO: Eagle County ECO Trails
P.O. Box 1070
289 Cooley Mesa Road
Gypsum, CO 81637
The undersigned, having examined the proposal documents identified in the index and the
Contract Documents identified in Article 7 of the Construction Agreement and any and all
documents related to the above referenced Request for Proposals:
(a) Has visited the site for the Project and having full knowledge of the conditions under
which the Work must be performed, hereby proposes to enter into a Construction
Agreement to perform such Work as set forth in the Contract Documents, of which
this Proposal forms a part; and agrees to perform the Work and will furnish all
required labor and materials and pay all incidental costs associated with such Work;
(b) Agrees to comply with all conditions, requirements, and instructions of the Request
for Proposals as stated or implied therein;
(c) Acknowledges the right of Eagle County in its sole discretion to reject any or all
proposals submitted, and that an award may be made even though not the lowest
cost or a short list of respondents may be identified;
(d) Acknowledges and agrees that the discretion of Eagle County in selection of the
successful respondents shall be final, not subject to review or attack; and
(e) Acknowledges that its proposal is made with full knowledge of the foregoing and full
agreement thereto.
By submission of its proposal, and signature below, the respondent acknowledges that he has
the authority to sign this Proposal Submittal Form and bind the company named below. The
respondent further acknowledges that Eagle County has the right to make any inquiry or
investigation it deems appropriate to substantiate or supplement information contained in the
proposal and related documents, and authorizes release to Eagle County of any and all
information sought in such inquiry or investigation.
Company Name: _______________________________________
Title of Respondent: _______________________________________
Signature of Respondent: _______________________________________
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GENERAL CONDITIONS
TO CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT
ARTICLE 1 – DEFINITIONS
Wherever used in these General Conditions or in the other Contract Documents, the following terms have
the meanings indicated which are applicable to both the singular and plural thereof:
ADDENDA: Written or graphic instruments issued prior to the opening and review of Proposals
which clarify, correct, or change the bidding documents or the Contract Documents.
AGREEMENT: The written agreement between OWNER and CONTRACTOR covering the
Work to be performed; other Contract Documents are attached to the Agreement and made a part
thereof as provided therein.
APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT: Applications for payment must be made on AIA G702 and
G703 in written or electronic form. The form accepted by OWNER which is to be used by
CONTRACTOR in requesting progress or final payment, and which is to include such supporting
documentation as is required by the Contract Documents.
BONDS: Performance and payment bonds and other instruments of security.
CHANGE ORDER: A written order to CONTRACTOR signed by OWNER authorizing an
addition, deletion, or revision in the Work, or an adjustment in the Contract Price or the Contract
Time issued after the effective date of the Agreement to be signed by both Owner and Contractor.
COLORADO LABOR: means as provided in C.R.S. 8-17-101 et. seq.
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: Those documents set forth in Article 7 of the Agreement.
CONTRACT PRICE: The monies payable by OWNER to CONTRACTOR under the Contract
Documents as stated in the Agreement.
CONTINGENCY: means the set percentage, or stipulated sum, of the construction contract
amount budgeted for unforeseen conditions or emergencies. Any expenditure of Contingency
must be expressly approved in writing by OWNER.
CONTRACT TIME: The number of days (computed as provided in these General Conditions),
or the date stated in the Agreement for the completion of the Work.
CONTRACTOR: The person, firm, or corporation with whom OWNER has entered into the
Agreement.
COST: means the total cost of labor, materials, provisions, supplies, fees, tests, expenses,
equipment rentals, equipment purchases, insurance, supervision, engineering, clerical and
accounting services, the value of the use of equipment and reasonable estimates of other
administrative costs which may be reasonably apportioned to this Project to complete in
accordance with this Contract.
DAY: A calendar day of twenty-four hours measured from midnight to the next midnight.
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DEFECTIVE: An adjective which, when modifying the word “Work,” refers to Work that is
unsatisfactory, faulty or deficient, or does not meet the requirements of any inspection, test, or
approval referred to in the Contract Documents, or has been damaged prior to ENGINEER’S
recommendation of final payment or prior to the guarantee period under paragraph 13.12 or prior
to the expiration of any applicable statute of limitations.
DRAWINGS: Graphic and pictorial portions of the Contract Documents which show the
character and scope of the Work to be performed including design, location and dimension of the
Work including plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules and diagrams, and which have been
prepared or approved by ENGINEER, and are referred to in the Contract Documents.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AGREEMENT: The date indicated in the Agreement on which
it becomes effective, but, if no such date is indicated, it means the date on which the Agreement
is signed and delivered by the last of the two parties to sign and deliver.
ENGINEER: The person, firm or corporation to be identified by OWNER. The ENIGINEER
may be a department employee of OWNER who may perform all or some of the duties of
ENGINEER, but in such case shall exercise his duties in conformance with the standards
applicable to independent professional engineers.
FIELD ORDER: A written order issued by ENGINEER or OWNER which orders minor
changes in the Work in accordance with paragraph 10.2, but which does not involve a change in
the Contract Price or the Contract Time.
FINAL COMPLETION: Means (a) the Work has passed all applicable inspections and
Contractor has obtained all required approvals, permits, certificates and sign-offs from the
appropriate agencies, including governmental authorities and utilities, (b) all Work, including all
punch list Work, has been completed to Owner’s satisfaction, as evidenced by a written approval
notice to Contractor from Owner’s Authorized Representative and (c) Contractor has delivered to
Owner the as-built Plans, and other documentation required and cleaned the Site.
GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE: means that maximum amount for which the Work will
be accomplished.
MODIFICATION: (a) A written amendment of the Contract Documents signed by both parties,
or (b) a change order. The Contract Documents may only be amended by a modification. A
modification may only be issued after the effective date of the Agreement. The Contract
Documents only create a contractual relationship between Owner and Contractor.
NOTICE OF AWARD: The written notice by OWNER to the apparent successful bidder stating
that upon compliance by the apparent Successful Proposer with the conditions precedent
enumerated therein, within the time specified, OWNER will sign and deliver the Agreement.
NOTICE TO PROCEED: A written notice given by OWNER to CONTRACTOR (with a copy
to ENGINEER) fixing the date on which the Contract Time will commence to run, and on which
CONTRACTOR shall start to perform his obligations under the Contract Documents.
OWNER: Eagle County.
OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE: The Owner’s Representative is the Eagle County Project
Management Department and Kevin Sharkey or her designee.
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PROJECT: The “Brush Creek Valley Ranch and Open Space Trailhead Improvements Project”.
The total construction of which the Work to be provided under the Contract Documents may be
the whole or a part, as indicated elsewhere in the Contract Documents.
PROPOSAL: The offer or proposal of the Proposer submitted on the prescribed form setting
forth the prices for the Work to be performed.
SHOP DRAWINGS: All drawings, diagrams, illustrations, schedules, and other data which are
specifically prepared by CONTRACTOR, a Subcontractor, manufacturer, fabricator, supplier, or
distributor to illustrate some portion of the work, and all illustrations, brochures, standard
schedules, performance charts, instructions, diagrams, and other information prepared by a
manufacturer, fabricator, supplier, or distributor and submitted by CONTRACTOR to illustrate
material or equipment for some portion of the Work.
SPECIFICATIONS: Those portions of the Contract Documents consisting of written technical
descriptions of materials, equipment, construction systems, standards, and workmanship as
applied to the Work and certain administrative details applicable thereto.
SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION: The Work (or a specified part thereof) has progressed to the
point where, in the opinion of ENGINEER with concurrence of OWNER as evidenced by his
definitive certificate of substantial completion, it is sufficiently complete, in accordance with the
Contract Documents, so that the Work (or specified part) can be utilized for the purposes for
which it was intended; or if there be no such certificate issued, when a Temporary Certificate of
Occupancy is issued by the Building Permit Official or when final payment is due in accordance
with paragraph 14.13. The terms “substantially complete” and “substantially completed” as
applied to any Work refer to substantial completion thereof.
WORK: The entire completed construction or the various separately identifiable parts thereof
required to be furnished under the Contract Documents. Work is the result of performing
services, furnishing and incorporating materials and equipment into all construction, all as
required by the Contract Documents or reasonably inferable therefrom and includes all labor,
materials, equipment and services provided or to be provided by CONTRACTOR or to fulfill
CONTRACTOR’S obligations.
ARTICLE 2 – PRELIMINARY MATTERS
DELIVERY OF BONDS:
2.1 When Contractor delivers the executed Agreement to OWNER, CONTRACTOR shall also
deliver to OWNER such bonds as CONTRACTOR may be required to furnish in accordance with
paragraph 5.1.
COPIES OF DOCUMENTS:
2.2 OWNER shall furnish to CONTRACTOR up to two (2) copies (unless otherwise specified in the
Contract Documents) of the Contract Documents as are reasonable necessary for the execution of
the Work. Additional copies will be furnished, upon request, at the cost of reproduction.
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COMMENCEMENT OF CONTRACT TIME; NOTICE TO PROCEED:
2.3 The Contract Time will commence upon issuance of a Notice to Proceed. A Notice to Proceed
may be given at any time within thirty days after the effective date of the Agreement.
STARTING THE PROJECT:
2.4 CONTRACTOR shall start to perform the Work on the date when the Contract Time commences
to run, but no Work shall be done at the site prior to the date on which the Contract Time.
commences to run.
BEFORE STARTING CONSTRUCTION:
2.5 Before undertaking each part of the Work, CONTRACTOR shall carefully study and compare the
Contract Documents and check and verify pertinent figures shown thereon and all applicable field
measurements. CONTRACTOR shall promptly report in writing to ENGINEER and OWNER
any conflict, error, or discrepancy which CONTRACTOR may discover; however,
CONTRACTOR shall not be liable to OWNER or ENGINEER for failure to report any conflict,
error, or discrepancy in the Drawings or Specifications, unless CONTRACTOR had actual
knowledge thereof, or should reasonably have known thereof.
2.6 Within ten days after the effective date of the Agreement (unless otherwise specified in the
Contract Documents) CONTRACTOR shall submit to ENGINEER and OWNER for review and
acceptance an estimated progress schedule indicating the starting and completion dates of the
various stages of the Work, a preliminary schedule of shop drawings submissions, and a
preliminary schedule of values of the Work.
2.7 Before any Work at the site is started, CONTRACTOR shall deliver to OWNER, with a copy to
ENGINEER, certificates of insurance (and other evidence of insurance requested by OWNER)
which CONTRACTOR is required to purchase and maintain in accordance with Article 5 hereof.
PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE:
2.8 Within twenty days after the effective date of the Agreement, but before CONTRACTOR starts
the Work at the site, a conference will be held for review and acceptance of the schedules referred
to in paragraph 2.6, to establish procedures for handling shop drawings and other submittals, and
for processing applications for payment, and to establish a working understanding among the
parties as to the Work.
ARTICLE 3 – CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: INTENT AND REUSE
INTENT:
3.1 The Contract Documents comprise the entire agreement between OWNER and CONTRACTOR
concerning the Work. They may be altered only by a Modification.
3.2 The Contract Documents are complementary; what is called for by one is as binding as if called
for by all. If during the performance of the Work, CONTRACTOR finds a conflict, error, or
discrepancy in the Contract Documents, he shall report it to ENGINEER and OWNER in writing
at once and before proceeding with the Work affected thereby; however, CONTRACTOR shall
not be liable to OWNER or ENGINEER for failure to report any conflicts, error, or discrepancy
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in the Specifications or Drawings unless CONTRACTOR had actual knowledge thereof, or
should reasonably have known thereof.
3.3 The Contract documents include those documents set forth in Article 7 of the Agreement.
3.4 It is the intent of the Specifications and Drawings to describe a complete Project (or part thereof)
to be constructed in accordance with the Contract Documents. Any Work that may reasonably be
inferred from the Specifications or Drawings as being required to produce the intended result
shall be supplied whether or not it is specifically called for. When words which have a well-
known technical or trade meaning are used to describe work, materials, or equipment, such words
shall be interpreted in accordance with such meaning. References to codes of any technical
society, organization, or association, or to the code of any governmental authority, whether such
reference be specific or by implication, shall mean the latest standard specification, manual, or
code in effect at the time of opening of Proposals (or on the effective date of the agreement if
there were no Proposals), except as may be otherwise specifically stated. However, no provision
of any referenced standard specification, manual, or code (whether or not specifically
incorporated by reference in the contract documents) shall change the duties and responsibilities
of OWNER, CONTRACTOR, or ENGINEER, or any of their agents or employees from those set
forth in the Contract Documents. Clarifications and interpretations of the Contract Documents
shall be issued by ENGINEER with concurrence of OWNER as provided for in paragraph 9.3.
3.5 The Contract Documents will be governed by the law of the place of the Project.
REUSE OF DOCUMENTS:
3.6 Neither CONTRACTOR nor any Subcontractor, manufacturer, fabricator, supplier, or distributor
shall have or acquire any title to or ownership rights in any of the Drawings, Specifications, or
other documents (or copies of any thereof) prepared by or bearing the seal of ENGINEER; and
they shall not reuse any of them on extensions of the Project, or any other project, without written
consent of OWNER and ENGINEER, and specific written verification or adaptation by
ENGINEER.
ARTICLE 4 – AVAILABILITY OF LANDS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONS; REFERENCE POINTS
4.1 Intentionally Omitted.
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS – INVESTIGATIONS AND REPORTS:
4.2 Reference is made to the supplementary conditions for identification of those reports of
investigations and tests of subsurface and latent physical conditions at the site or otherwise
affecting cost, progress, or performance of the Work which have been relied upon by ENGINEER
in the preparation of the drawings and specifications.
UNFORESEEN PHYSICAL CONDITIONS:
4.3 CONTRACTOR shall promptly notify OWNER and ENGINEER in writing of any subsurface or
latent physical conditions at the site or in an existing structure differing materially from those
indicated or referred to in the Contract Documents. ENGINEER will promptly review those
conditions and advise OWNER in writing if further investigation or tests are necessary. Promptly
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thereafter, OWNER may obtain the necessary additional investigations and tests, and furnish
copies to ENGINEER and CONTRACTOR. If ENGINEER and OWNER find that the results of
such investigations or tests indicate that there are subsurface or latent physical conditions which
differ materially from those intended in the Contract Documents, and which could not reasonably
have been anticipated by CONTRACTOR, a change order may be issued incorporating the
necessary revisions as agreed upon by the parties.
REFERENCE POINTS:
4.4 OWNER shall provide engineering surveys for construction to establish reference points which in
his judgment are necessary to enable CONTRACTOR to proceed with the Work.
CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for laying out the Work (unless otherwise specified herein),
shall protect and preserve the established reference points, and shall make no changes or
relocations without the prior written approval of OWNER. CONTRACTOR shall report to
ENGINEER and OWNER whenever any reference point is lost or destroyed or requires
relocation because of necessary changes in grades or locations, and shall be responsible for
replacement or relocation of such reference points by professional qualified personnel.
ARTICLE 5 – BONDS AND INSURANCE
PERFORMANCE AND OTHER BONDS
5.1 CONTRACTOR shall furnish performance and payment bonds, each in an amount at least equal
to the Contract Price as security for the faithful performance and payment of all
CONTRACTOR’S obligations under the Contract Documents. These bonds shall remain in
effect at least until two years after the date of final payment, except as otherwise provided by law.
CONTRACTOR shall also furnish other bonds as are required by the Contract Documents. All
bonds shall be in the forms prescribed by the Contract Documents, and be executed by such
sureties as (a) are licensed to conduct business in the state of Colorado, and (b) are named in the
current list of “Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal
Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies” as published in Circular 570 (amended) by the
Audit Staff Bureau of Accounts, U.S. Treasury Department. All bonds signed by an agent must
be accompanied by a certified copy of the authority to act.
5.2 If the surety on any bond furnished by CONTRACTOR is declared bankrupt, or becomes
insolvent, or its right to do business is terminated in the state of Colorado, or it ceases to meet the
requirements of clauses (a) and (b) of paragraph 5.1, CONTRACTOR shall within five days
thereafter substitute another bond and surety, both of which shall be acceptable to OWNER.
INSURANCE:
5.3 CONTRACTOR’S Liability Insurance: The CONTRACTOR shall purchase and maintain such
insurance as will protect him from claims set forth below which may arise out of or result from
the CONTRACTOR’S operations under the Agreement, whether such operations be by himself,
or by any Subcontractor, or by anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them, or by
anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable.
All such insurance shall remain in effect until final payment, and at all times thereafter when
CONTRACTOR may be correcting, removing, or replacing defective Work in accordance with
paragraph 13.12. In addition, CONTRACTOR shall maintain such completed operations
insurance for at least two years after final payment, and furnish OWNER with evidence of
continuation of such insurance at final payment and one year thereafter.
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5.3.1 Claims under Worker’s Compensation, disability benefits, and other similar employee
benefit acts;
5.3.2 Claims for damage because of bodily injury, occupational sickness or disease, or death of
his employees, and claims insured by usual personal injury liability coverage;
5.3.3 Claims for damage because of bodily injury, sickness or disease, or death of any person
other than his employees, and claims insured by usual personal injury liability coverage;
and
5.3.4 Claims for damages because of injury to or destruction of tangible property, including
loss of use resulting therefrom.
Worker’s Compensation insurance shall provide coverage as required by the laws of the
State of Colorado.
Insurance covering claims for damages to persons or property required by the preceding
paragraph (except subparagraph 5.3.1) shall be in the following minimum amounts:
Bodily Injury Liability:
Each Person: $1,000,000
Each Accident or Occurrence: $2,000,000
Property Damage Liability:
Each Accident or Occurrence: $1,000,000
Aggregate: $2,000,000
Products and completed operations aggregate $2,000,000
Employers Liability, including Occupational
Disease $500,000
Any one fire $50,000
If any aggregate limit is reduced below $1,000,000 because of claims made or paid,
CONTRACTOR shall immediately obtain additional insurance to restore the full
aggregate limit and furnish to OWNER a certificate or other document satisfactory to
OWNER showing compliance with this provision.
Said insurance shall be furnished in types specified as follows:
5.3.5 CONTRACTOR’S Commercial General Liability Insurance issued to and covering the
liability for damage imposed by law upon the CONTRACTOR and each Subcontractor
with respect to all Work performed by them under the Agreement and covering premises
operations, fire damage, independent contractors, products and completed
operations, blanket Grantual liability, personal injury, and advertising liability.
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5.3.6 CONTRACTOR’S Protective Liability Insurance issued to and covering the liability for
damages imposed by law upon the CONTRACTOR and each Subcontractor with respect
to all Work under the Agreement performed for the CONTRACTOR by Subcontractors.
5.3.7 Completed Operations Liability Insurance issued to and covering the liability for damage
imposed by law upon the CONTRACTOR and each Subcontractor arising between the
date of final cessation of the Work, and the date of final acceptance thereof out of that
part of the Work performed by each.
5.3.8 Comprehensive Automobile Insurance covering any auto (including owned, hired and
non-owned autos) shall be carried with a minimum limit of $1,000,000.00 each accident
combined single limit. All liability and property damage insurance required hereunder
shall be Comprehensive General and Automobile Bodily Injury and Property Damage
form of policy.
5.3.9 Employer’s Liability Insurance covering all of CONTRACTOR’s and any
Subcontractor’s employees acting within the course and scope of their employment.
5.3.10 The CONTRACTOR shall in addition, and in the amounts required under the above,
obtain Protective Liability Insurance issued to and covering the liability for damages
imposed by law upon the OWNER with respect to all operations under the Agreement by
the CONTRACTOR or his Subcontractors, including omissions and supervisory acts by
the OWNER.
5.4 Comprehensive Risk Policy Option: In lieu of the several policies specified for
CONTRACTOR’S Liability Insurance, a comprehensive liability and property damage insurance
policy inclusive of all the insurance and requirements hereinafter set forth, with an umbrella
covering of $2,000,000, subject to the approval of the OWNER, will be permissible.
5.5 Subcontractor’s Insurance: Before permitting any of his Subcontractors to perform any Work
under this Agreement, CONTRACTOR shall either (a) require each of his Subcontractors to
procure and maintain during the life of his Subcontracts, Subcontractor’s Public Liability and
Property Damage Insurance of the types and in the amounts as may be applicable to his Work,
which type and amounts shall be subject to the approval of the OWNER, or (b) insure the
activities of his Subcontractors in his own policy.
5.6 Builder’s Risk Insurance: CONTRACTOR shall procure and maintain, for the duration of the
Work of this Project, Builder’s Risk Insurance, including the perils of fire, extended coverage
(loss due to vehicles, explosion, wind, flood, riot, etc.), vandalism and malicious mischief, and
special extended coverage (loss due to falling objects, collapse, water damage from faulty or
leaking systems, etc.) in the full amount of the Contract Price plus the cost of authorized extras.
Said amount of insurance coverage shall be considered to cover the insurable value of the Work
under this Agreement which is considered not to exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the
amount of this Agreement and authorized extras. Such policy shall not insure any tools or
equipment, or temporary structures erected at the site and belonging to any person or persons, or
their Subcontractors who are obliged by contract with the OWNER to do Work on the Projects.
Such insurance shall be placed jointly in the names of the OWNER, CONTRACTOR, and any
and all Subcontractors, and any and all others obliged by contract with the OWNER to do Work
on this Project and at the OWNER’s option, any other person or persons whom the OWNER
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deems to have an insurable interest in said property, or any part thereof, payable as their several
interests may appear.
CONTRACTOR shall furnish OWNER with certification of said insurance prior to
commencement of any Work. Any proceeds obtained from insurance provided for by this
paragraph shall be paid to and held by the OWNER as trustee. The OWNER shall have the right
to withhold payment of such proceeds until such time as the Work destroyed or damaged and
covered by such insurance shall be reconstructed and shall pay such proceeds on an installment
basis similar to that provided for by progress payment covering the original Work.
5.7 CONTRACTOR’S pollution liability insurance: CONTRACTOR shall purchase and maintain a
policy covering third-party injury and property damage claims, including clean-up costs, as a result of
pollution conditions arising from CONTRACTOR’S operations and completed operations. This insurance
shall be maintained for no less than three years after final completion.
5.8 Certificates of Insurance: Certificates of Insurance acceptable to the OWNER shall be provided
to the OWNER for attachment to the Agreement. These Certificates shall contain provisions naming the
OWNER as an additional insured under all CONTRACTOR’S insurance, as more fully required by the
General Conditions herein, and that coverage afforded under the policies will not be cancelled until at
least thirty days prior written notice has been given the OWNER. CONTRACTOR and his
Subcontractors shall not permit any of his Subcontractors to start Work until all required insurance has
been obtained and certificates with the proper endorsements have been filed with the OWNER. Failure of
the CONTRACTOR to comply with the foregoing insurance requirement shall in no way waive the
OWNER’S rights hereunder.
5.9 Owner’s Liability Insurance: The OWNER, at his option, may but shall not be required to
purchase and maintain such liability insurance as will protect him against claims which may arise
from operations under this Agreement. Purchasing and maintaining such insurance, however,
will not relieve the CONTRACTOR from purchasing and maintaining the insurance hereinbefore
specified.
5.10 Loss of Use of Insurance: The OWNER, at his option, may but shall not be required to, purchase
and maintain such insurance as will insure him against loss of use of his property due to fire or
other hazards, however caused.
5.11 Coverage required of CONTRACTOR and any of its Subcontractors shall be primary over any
insurance or self-insurance program carried by OWNER.
5.12 All insurance policies in any way related to this Agreement and secured and maintained by
CONTRACTOR as required in this Article 5 shall include clauses stating that each carrier shall
waive all rights of recovery, under subrogation or otherwise, against Owner, its members,
managers, agencies, institutions, organizations, officers, agents, employees and volunteers.
5.13 OWNER shall be named as additional insured on the Commercial General Liability, Automobile
Liability Insurance and Completed Operations Liability Insurance policies.
5.14 CONTRACTOR shall insert a clause containing the terms of section 5.3 and all its subparts in all
contracts or sub-contracts, and all Subcontractors shall purchase and maintain the insurance on the
terms and conditions as set forth herein.
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ARTICLE 6 – CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES
SUPERVISION AND SUPERINTENDENCE:
6.1 CONTRACTOR shall supervise and direct the Work competently and efficiently, devoting such
attention thereto and applying such skills and expertise as may be necessary to perform the Work
in accordance with the Contract Documents. CONTRACTOR shall be solely responsible for the
means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction. CONTRACTOR shall
not be responsible for the negligence of others in the design or selection of a specific means,
method, technique, sequence, or procedure of construction which is indicated in and required by
the Contract Documents. CONTRACTOR shall be responsible to see that the finished Work
complies accurately with the Contract Documents.
6.2 CONTRACTOR shall keep on the Work at all times during its progress a competent resident
superintendent, who shall not be replaced without written notice to OWNER and ENGINEER
except under extraordinary circumstances. The superintendent will be CONTRACTOR’S
representative at the site and shall have authority to act on behalf of CONTRACTOR. All
communications given to the superintendent shall be as binding as if given to CONTRACTOR.
6.2.1 CONTRACTOR shall maintain and deliver to OWNER a daily job report of Work performed,
notable events and incidents, weather conditions, Subcontractor’s performance, any deficiencies
(and the corrective actions taken), delays, and other information that OWNER may reasonably
request.
6.2.2 CONTRACTOR will participate in meetings with OWNER at a specific date, time and place
established by OWNER, and to deliver all attending parties current reports on the following
items: progress payment requests; requests for information-current log; change requests- current
log; submittals- current log; change orders- current list; claims- pending claims, notices of claims
and any plans to file claims, if applicable, project progress report, job problems and quality
control review.
LABOR, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT:
6.3 CONTRACTOR shall provide competent, suitably qualified personnel to survey and lay out the
Work, and perform construction as required by the Contract Documents. CONTRACTOR shall
at all times maintain good discipline and order at the site. Except in connection with the safety or
protection of persons, or the Work, or property at the site or adjacent thereto, and except as
otherwise indicated in the supplementary conditions, if any, all Work at the site shall be
performed during regular working hours and CONTRACTOR will not permit overtime Work or
the performance of Work on Saturday, Sunday, or any legal holiday without OWNER’S written
consent given after prior written notice to ENGINEER.
6.4 Colorado labor shall be employed to perform the Work to the extent of not less than eighty
percent of each type or class of labor in the several classifications of skilled and common labor
employed on the Project. “Colorado labor” means any person who is a resident of the State of
Colorado, at the time of employment, without discrimination as to race, color, creed, sex, age, or
religion except when sex or age is a bona fide occupational qualification.
6.5 CONTRACTOR shall furnish all materials, equipment, labor, transportation, construction
equipment and machinery, tools, appliances, fuel, power, light, heat, telephone, water, and
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sanitary facilities, and all other facilities and incidentals necessary for the execution, testing,
initial operation, and completion of Work.
6.6 All materials and equipment shall be of good quality and new, except as otherwise provided in
the Contract Documents. If required by ENGINEER, CONTRACTOR shall furnish satisfactory
evidence (including reports of required test) as to the kind and quality of materials and
equipment.
6.7 All materials and equipment shall be applied, installed, connected, erected, used, cleaned, and
conditioned in accordance with the instructions of the applicable manufacturer, fabricator,
supplier, or distributor, except as otherwise provided in the Contract Documents.
6.8 CONTRACTOR shall replace supervision personnel as-needed based upon OWNER’s
assessment that the Project is not adequately staffed or the Work is not progressing adequately.
6.9 CONTRACTOR shall at all times maintain a full-time management and supervisory staff of
competent persons at the Project site to coordinate and provide general direction of the Work and
progress of Subcontractors on the Project.
6.10 CONTRACTOR agrees that only competent and skilled workmen who satisfactorily perform
their duties shall be employed on the Project and CONTRACTOR shall ensure that there are an
adequate and competent supply of skilled workmen and materials as necessary to carry out the
Work on a continuous basis.
EQUIVALENT MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT:
6.11 Whenever materials or equipment are specified or described in the drawings or specifications by
using the name of a proprietary item, or the name of a particular manufacturer, fabricator,
supplier, or distributor, the naming of the item is intended to establish the type, function, and
quality required. Unless the name is followed by words indicating that no substitution is
permitted, materials or equipment of other manufacturers, fabricators, suppliers, or distributors
may be accepted by ENGINEER and OWNER if sufficient information is submitted by
CONTRACTOR to ENGINEER and OWNER to determine that the material or equipment
proposed is equivalent to that named. The procedure for review by ENGINEER and OWNER
will be as set forth in paragraphs 6.11.1 and 6.11.2 below.
6.11.1 Requests for review of substitute items of material and equipment will not be accepted by
ENGINEER or OWNER from anyone other than CONTRACTOR consistent with section
1.51 of the Basic Requirements. If CONTRACTOR wishes to furnish or use a substitute
item of material or equipment, CONTRACTOR shall make written application to
ENGINEER and OWNER for acceptance thereof, certifying that the proposed substitute
will perform adequately the functions called for by the general design, be similar and of
equal substance to that specified and be suited to the same use and capable of performing
the same function as that specified. The application will state whether or not acceptance
of the substitute for use in the Work will require a change in the drawings or
specifications to adapt the design to the substitute and whether or not incorporation or use
of the substitute in connection with the Work is subject to payment of any license fee or
royalty. All variations of the proposed substitute from that specified shall be identified in
the application and available maintenance, repair and replacement service will be
indicated. The application will also contain an itemized estimate of all costs or savings
that will result directly or indirectly from acceptance of such substitute, including costs of
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redesign and claims of other contractors affected by the resulting change, all of which
shall be considered by ENGINEER and OWNER in evaluating the proposed substitute.
ENGINEER may require CONTRACTOR to furnish, at CONTRACTOR'S expense,
additional data about the proposed substitute. ENGINEER and OWNER will be the sole
judge of acceptability, and no substitute will be ordered or installed without
ENGINEER’S and OWNER’s prior written acceptance. OWNER may require
CONTRACTOR to furnish, at CONTRACTOR’S expense, a special performance
guarantee or other surety with respect to any substitute.
6.11.2 ENGINEER will record time required by ENGINEER and ENGINEER'S consultants in
evaluating substitutions proposed by CONTRACTOR and in making changes in the
drawings or specifications occasioned thereby, whether or not ENGINEER accepts a
proposed substitute. CONTRACTOR shall reimburse OWNER for the charges of
ENGINEER and ENGINEER'S consultants for evaluating any proposed substitute.
CONCERNING SUBCONTRACTORS:
6.12 CONTRACTOR shall not employ any Subcontractor or other person or organization (including
those who are to furnish the principal items of materials or equipment), whether initially or as a
substitute, against whom OWNER or ENGINEER may have reasonable objection. A
Subcontractor or other person or organization identified in writing to OWNER and ENGINEER
by CONTRACTOR prior to the Notice of Award, and not objected to in writing by OWNER or
ENGINEER prior to the Notice of Award, will be deemed acceptable to OWNER and
ENGINEER. Acceptance of any Subcontractor, other person or organization by OWNER or
ENGINEER shall not constitute a waiver of any right of OWNER or ENGINEER to reject
defective work. If OWNER or ENGINEER, after due investigation, has reasonable objection to
any Subcontractor, or other person or organization proposed by CONTRACTOR after the Notice
of Award, CONTRACTOR shall submit an acceptable substitute, and the Contract Price shall be
increased or decreased by the difference in cost occasioned by such substitution, and an
appropriate change order shall be issued. CONTRACTOR shall not be required to employ any
Subcontractor, other person or organization against whom CONTRACTOR has reasonable
objection.
6.13 CONTRACTOR shall be fully responsible for all acts and omissions of his Subcontractors, and of
persons and organizations directly or indirectly employed by them, and of persons and
organizations for whose acts any of them may be liable to the same extent that CONTRACTOR is
responsible for the acts and omissions of persons directly employed by CONTRACTOR.
Nothing in the Contract Documents shall create a contractual relationship between OWNER or
ENGINEER and any Subcontractor or other person or organization having a direct contract with
CONTRACTOR, nor shall it create any obligation on the part of OWNER or ENGINEER to pay
or to see to the payment of any monies due any Subcontractor, or other person or organization,
except as may otherwise by required by law. OWNER or ENGINEER may furnish to any
Subcontractor or other person or organization, to the extent practicable, evidence of amounts paid
to CONTRACTOR on account of specific Work done.
6.14 The divisions and sections of the specifications and the identifications of any drawings shall not
control CONTRACTOR in dividing the Work among Subcontractors, or delineating the Work to
be performed by any specific trade.
6.15 All Work performed for CONTRACTOR by a Subcontractor will be pursuant to an appropriate
agreement between CONTRACTOR and the Subcontractor which specifically binds the
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Subcontractor to the applicable terms and conditions of the Contract Documents for the benefit of
the OWNER and ENGINEER. CONTRACTOR shall pay each Subcontractor a just share of any
insurance monies received by CONTRACTOR on account of losses under policies issued
pursuant to paragraph 5.6.
PATENT FEES AND ROYALTIES:
6.16 CONTRACTOR shall pay all license fees and royalties, and assume all costs incident to the use
in the performance of the Work, or the incorporation in the Work of any invention, design,
process, product, or device which is the subject of patent rights or copyrights held by others. If a
particular invention, design, process, product, or device is specified in the Contract Documents
for use in the performance of the Work, and if to the actual knowledge of OWNER or
ENGINEER its use is subject to patent rights or copyrights calling for the payment of any license
fee or royalty to others, the existence of such rights shall be disclosed by OWNER in the Contract
Documents. CONTRACTOR shall indemnify and hold harmless OWNER and ENGINEER and
anyone directly or indirectly employed by either of them from and against all claims, damages,
losses, and expenses (including attorney’s fees) arising out of any infringement of patent rights or
copyrights incident to the use in the performance of the Work, or resulting from the incorporation
in the Work of any invention, design, process, product, or device not specified in the Contract
Documents, and shall defend all such claims in connection with any alleged infringement of such
rights.
PERMITS:
6.17 Unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents, CONTRACTOR shall obtain and pay for
all construction permits and licenses. CONTRACTOR shall obtain and pay for Eagle County
licenses. OWNER shall assist CONTRACTOR, when necessary, in obtaining such permits and
licenses. CONTRACTOR shall pay all governmental charges and inspection fees necessary for
the prosecution of the Work, which are applicable at the time of opening of Proposals.
CONTRACTOR shall pay all charges of utility service companies for connections to the Work,
and OWNER shall pay all charges of such companies for capital costs related thereto.
LAWS AND REGULATIONS:
6.18 CONTRACTOR shall give all notices and comply with all laws, ordinances, rules, and
regulations applicable to the Work. If CONTRACTOR observes that the Specifications or
Drawings are at variance therewith, CONTRACTOR shall give ENGINEER and OWNER
prompt written notice thereof, and any necessary changes shall be adjusted by an appropriate
Modification. If CONTRACTOR performs any Work knowing, or having reason to know, that it
is contrary to such laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations, and without such notice to
ENGINEER and OWNER, CONTRACTOR shall bear all costs arising therefrom; however, it
shall not be CONTRACTOR'S primary responsibility to make certain that the Specifications and
Drawings are in accordance with such laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations.
TAXES:
6.19 CONTRACTOR shall pay all sales, consumer, use, and other similar taxes required to be paid by
him in accordance with the law of the place of the Project. OWNER of this Project is Tax
Exempt.
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USE OF PREMISES:
6.20 CONTRACTOR shall confine construction equipment, the storage of materials and equipment,
and the operations of workmen to areas permitted by law, ordinances, permits, or the
requirements of the Contract Documents, and shall not unreasonably encumber the premises with
construction equipment or other materials or equipment.
6.21 During the progress of the Work, CONTRACTOR shall keep the premises free from
accumulations of waste materials, rubbish, and other debris resulting from the Work. At the
completion of the Work, CONTRACTOR shall remove all waste materials, rubbish, and debris
from and about the premises as well as all tools, appliances, construction equipment, and
machinery, and surplus materials, and shall leave the site clean and ready for occupancy by
OWNER. CONTRACTOR shall restore to their original condition those portions of the site not
designated for alteration by the Contract Documents.
6.22 CONTRACTOR shall not load, nor permit any part of any structure to be loaded, in any manner
that will endanger the structure, nor shall CONTRACTOR subject any part of the Work or
adjacent property to stresses or pressures that will endanger it.
6.23 CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for removing all water and or mud interfering with the
Work.
6.24 CONTRACTOR shall perform the Work so as not to interfere with or disrupt the business
operations of any adjacent businesses.
6.25 Intentionally Omitted.
6.26 CONTRACTOR will locate all underground pipelines, conduits, ducts, cables, wires, manholes,
vaults, tanks, tunnels, or other such facilities or attachments, and any easements containing such
facilities, including those that convey electricity, gasses, steam, liquid petroleum products,
telephone or other communications, cable television, water, wastewater, storm water, other
liquids or chemicals, or traffic or other control systems which shall collectively be known as the
“Underground Facilities” prior to performing the Work. Unless it is otherwise expressly provided
in the Contract Documents;
6.26.1 OWNER shall not be responsible for providing any information to
CONTRACTOR regarding the Underground Facilities; and
6.26.2 The cost of all of the following will be included in the Contract Price, and
CONTRACTOR shall have full responsibility for:
a. Locating all Underground Facilities;
b. Coordination of the Work with the owners of such Underground Facilities,
including OWNER, during construction; and
c. Assurance that all safety and protection of all such Underground Facilities
and repairing any damage thereto resulting from the Work.
RECORD DOCUMENTS:
6.27 CONTRACTOR shall keep one record copy of all Specifications, Drawings, Addenda,
Modifications, Shop Drawings, and samples at the site in good order and annotated to show all
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changes made during the construction process. These shall be available to ENGINEER for
examination and shall be delivered to ENGINEER for OWNER upon completion of the Work.
SAFETY AND PROTECTION:
6.28 CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for initiating, maintaining, and supervising all safety
precautions and programs in connection with the Work. CONTRACTOR shall take all necessary
precautions for the safety of, and shall provide the necessary protection to prevent damage,
injury, or loss to:
6.28.1 all employees and Subcontractors on the Work and other persons who may be affected
thereby,
6.28.2 all the work and all materials or equipment to be incorporated therein, whether in storage
on or off the site, and
6.28.3 other property at the site, or adjacent thereto, including trees, shrubs, lawns, walks,
pavements, roadways, structures, and utilities not designated for removal, relocation or
replacement in the course of construction. CONTRACTOR shall comply with all
applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and orders of any public body having
jurisdiction for the safety of persons or property, or to protect them from damage, injury,
or loss; and shall erect and maintain all necessary safeguards for such safety and
protection. CONTRACTOR shall notify owners of adjacent property and utilities when
prosecution of the Work may affect them. All damage, injury, or loss to any property
referred to in paragraph 6.28.2 or 6.28.3 caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part,
by CONTRACTOR, any Subcontractor, or anyone directly or indirectly employed by any
of them, or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable, shall be remedied by
CONTRACTOR (except damage or loss attributable to the sole fault of drawings or
specifications, or solely to the acts or omissions of OWNER or ENGINEER).
CONTRACTOR'S duties and responsibilities for the safety and protection of the Work
shall continue until such time as all the Work is completed and ENGINEER has issued a
notice to OWNER and CONTRACTOR, in accordance with paragraph 14.13, that the
Work is acceptable.
6.29 CONTRACTOR shall designate a responsible member of his organization at the site whose duty
shall be the prevention of accidents. This person shall be CONTRACTOR'S superintendent,
unless otherwise designated in writing by CONTRACTOR to OWNER.
EMERGENCIES:
6.30 In emergencies affecting the safety or protection of persons, or the Work, or property at the site or
adjacent thereto, CONTRACTOR, without special instruction or authorization from ENGINEER
to OWNER, is obligated to act to prevent threatened damage, injury, or loss. CONTRACTOR
shall give ENGINEER and OWNER prompt written notice of any significant changes in the
Work, or deviations from the Contract Documents caused thereby.
SHOP DRAWINGS AND SAMPLES:
6.31 After checking and verifying all field measurements, CONTRACTOR shall submit to
ENGINEER for review and approval, in accordance with the accepted schedule of Shop Drawing
submissions, five copies of all shop drawings, which shall have been checked by, and stamped
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with the approval of, CONTRACTOR, and identified as ENGINEER may require. The data
shown on the Shop Drawings will be complete with respect to dimensions, design criteria,
materials of construction, and like information to enable ENGINEER to review the information as
required.
6.32 CONTRACTOR shall also submit to ENGINEER for review and approval, with such promptness
as to cause no delay in Work, all samples required by the Contract Documents. All samples will
have been checked by, and stamped with the approval of CONTRACTOR, identified clearly as to
material, manufacturer, and any pertinent catalog numbers, and the use for which intended.
6.33 At the time of each submission, CONTRACTOR shall, in writing, call ENGINEER'S and
OWNER’s attention to any deviations that the shop drawings or samples may have from the
requirements of the Contract Documents.
6.34 ENGINEER with prior approval of OWNER will review and approve, with reasonable
promptness, shop drawings and samples, but ENGINEER'S and/or OWNER’s review and
approval shall be only for conformance with the design concept of the Project, and for
compliance with the information given in the Contract Documents, and shall not extend to means,
methods, sequences, techniques, or procedures of construction, or to safety precautions of
programs incident thereto. The review and approval of a separate item as such will not indicate
approval of the assembly in which the item functions. CONTRACTOR shall make any
corrections required by ENGINEER or OWNER, and shall return the required number of
corrected copies of shop drawings, and resubmit new samples for review and approval.
CONTRACTOR shall direct specific attention in writing to revisions other than the corrections
called for by ENGINEER or OWNER on previous submittals. CONTRACTOR'S stamp of
approval on any shop drawing or sample shall constitute a representation to OWNER and
ENGINEER that CONTRACTOR has either determined and verified all quantities, dimensions,
field construction criteria, materials catalog numbers, and similar data, or assumes full
responsibility for doing so, and that CONTRACTOR has reviewed or coordinated each Shop
Drawing or sample with the requirements of the Work and the Contract Documents.
6.35 Where a Shop Drawing or sample is required by the specifications, no related Work shall be
commenced until the submittal has been reviewed and approved by ENGINEER as to Shop
Drawing and ENGINEER and OWNER as to samples
6.36 ENGINEER'S review and approval of Shop Drawings or ENGINEER’S and OWNER’S review
and approval samples shall not relieve CONTRACTOR from responsibility for any deviations
from the Contract Documents unless CONTRACTOR has, in writing, called ENGINEER'S and
/or OWNER’s attention to such deviation at the time of submission, and ENGINEER with prior
approval of OWNER has given written concurrence and approval to the specific deviation, nor
shall any concurrence or approval by ENGINEER or OWNER relive CONTRACTOR from
responsibility for errors or omissions in the Shop Drawings.
CONTINUING THE WORK:
6.37 CONTRACTOR shall carry on the Work and maintain the progress schedule during all disputes
or disagreements with OWNER. No Work shall be delayed or postponed pending resolution of
any disputes or disagreements, except as CONTRACTOR and OWNER may otherwise agree in
writing.
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INDEMNIFICATION:
6.38 To the fullest extent permitted by law, CONTRACTOR shall indemnify and hold harmless
OWNER and ENGINEER, and their officials, agents and employees, from and against any and
all claims, damages, liabilities, losses, cleanup or damages derived from pollutants, and expenses
including, but not limited to, attorney’s fees and costs arising out of, or resulting from, the
performance or non-performance of the Work, and including, but not limited to, claims, damages,
liabilities, losses, or expenses attributable to bodily injury, sickness, disease, or death, or to injury
to or destruction of tangible property including the loss of use resulting therefrom or is caused, in
whole or in part, by any negligent act or omission of CONTRACTOR, any Subcontractor, anyone
directly or indirectly employed by any of them, or anyone for whose acts any of them may be
liable. Nothing in the contract shall be interpreted that the OWNER waives its sovereign
immunity granted under Colorado Governmental Immunity Act if applicable or other applicable
law.
6.39 In any and all claims against OWNER or ENGINEER, or any of their agents or employees, by
any employee of CONTRACTOR, any Subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by
any of them, or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable, the indemnification obligation
under paragraph 6.38 shall not be limited in any way by any limitation on the amount or type of
damages, compensation, or benefits payable by or for CONTRACTOR or any Subcontractor
under worker’s compensation acts, disability benefit acts, or other employee benefit acts.
6.40 The obligations of CONTRACTOR under paragraph 6.38 shall not extend to the liability of
ENGINEER, his agents, or employees arising out of the preparation or approval of maps,
drawings, opinions, reports, surveys, change orders, designs, or specifications.
ARTICLE 7 – WORK BY OTHERS
7.1 OWNER may perform additional Work related to the Project by himself, or have additional work
performed by utility service companies, or let other direct contracts therefore which shall contain
general conditions similar to these. CONTRACTOR shall afford the utility service companies
and the other contractors who are parties to such direct contracts (or OWNER, if OWNER is
performing the additional work with OWNER'S employees) reasonable opportunity for the
introduction and storage of materials and equipment, and the execution of work, and shall
properly connect and coordinate his work with theirs.
7.2 If any part of CONTRACTOR'S Work depends, for proper execution or results, upon the Work of
any such other contractor or utility service company (or OWNER), CONTRACTOR shall inspect
and promptly report to ENGINEER and OWNER in writing any patent or apparent defects or
deficiencies in such Work that render it unsuitable for such proper execution and results.
CONTRACTOR'S failure to so report shall constitute an acceptance of the other Work as fit and
proper for integration with CONTRACTOR'S Work, except for latent or non-apparent defects
and deficiencies in the other Work.
7.3 CONTRACTOR shall do all cutting, fitting, and patching of his Work that may be required to
make its several parts come together properly and integrate with such other Work.
CONTRACTOR shall not endanger any work of others by cutting, excavating, or otherwise
altering their work, and will only cut or alter their work with the written consent of ENGINEER
and OWNER and the others whose work will be affected.
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7.4 If the performance of additional work by other contractors or utility service companies or
OWNER was not noted in the Contract Documents, written notice thereof shall be given to
CONTRACTOR prior to starting any such additional work. If CONTRACTOR believes that the
performance of such additional work by OWNER or others involves additional expense to
CONTRACTOR, or requires an extension of the Contract Time, CONTRACTOR may make a
claim therefore as provided in Articles 11 and 12.
ARTICLE 8 – OWNER’S RESPONSIBILITIES
8.1 OWNER shall issue communications to CONTRACTOR or through ENGINEER.
8.2 In case of termination of the employment of ENGINEER, OWNER shall appoint an ENGINEER
whose status under the Contract Documents shall be that of the former ENGINEER.
8.3 OWNER and all of its employees and agents shall have the right to full access and use of the
Project site. Such use shall not constitute acceptance of the Work or any part thereof, or waive
any of OWNER’S rights or remedies under the Contract Documents.
ARTICLE 9 – ENGINEER’S STATUS DURING CONSTRUCTION
OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE:
9.1 The duties and responsibilities and the limitations of authority of ENGINEER as an OWNER'S
representative during construction are set forth in the Contract Documents, and shall not be
extended without written consent of OWNER and ENGINEER. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, in all instances in the Contract Documents where ENGINEER has the authority
to make decisions concerning quality of and acceptance of the Work performed by
CONTRACTOR the ENGINEER shall first discuss such decision and proposed acceptance with
OWNER and obtain its approval prior to communicating with the CONTRACTOR. Further, in all
instances in the Contract Documents where ENGINEER has the authority to make a decision that
impacts the Project budget or Contract Price or payment to the CONTRACTOR, then
ENGINEER shall first discuss the payment or costs with OWNER and obtain its approval prior to
approving any payment, additive or deductive Work. This paragraph is not intended as and shall
not be a waiver of ENGINEER’S responsibility for oversight of the Work.
VISITS TO SITE:
9.2 ENGINEER will make visits to the site at intervals appropriate to the various stages of
construction to observe the progress and quality of the executed Work and to determine, in
general, if the Work is proceeding in accordance with the Contract Documents. ENGINEER will
not be required to make exhaustive or continuous on-site inspections to check the quality or
quantity of the Work. ENGINEER'S efforts will be directed toward providing for OWNER a
greater degree of confidence that the completed Work will conform to the Contract Documents.
On the basis of such visits and on-site observations, as an experienced and qualified design
professional, ENGINEER will keep OWNER informed of the progress of the Work, and will
endeavor to guard OWNER against defects and deficiencies in the Work.
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CLARIFICATIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS:
9.3 ENGINEER will issue, with reasonable promptness, such written clarifications or interpretations
of the Contract Documents (in the form of drawings or otherwise) as ENGINEER and OWNER
may determine necessary, which shall be consistent with, or reasonably inferable from, the
overall intent of the Contract Documents.
If CONTRACTOR believes that a written clarification or interpretation justifies an increase in the
Contract Price or Contract Time, CONTRACTOR may make a claim therefore, as provided in
Article 11 or Article 12.
REJECTING DEFECTIVE WORK:
9.4 ENGINEER after conferring and receiving approval of OWNER will have authority to
disapprove or reject Work which is defective, and will also have authority to require special
inspection or testing of the Work as fabricated, installed, or completed.
SHOP DRAWINGS, CHANGE ORDERS, AND PAYMENTS:
9.5 In connection with ENGINEER'S responsibility for Shop Drawings and samples, see paragraphs
6.31 through 6.37 inclusive.
9.6 In connection with ENGINEER'S responsibilities as to Change Orders see Articles 10, 11, and
12.
9.7 In connection with ENGINEER'S responsibilities in respect to applications for payment, etc., see
Article 14.
PROJECT REPRESENTATION:
9.8 Intentionally Omitted.
DECISIONS ON DISAGREEMENTS:
9.9 ENGINEER will be the initial interpreter of the requirements of the Contract Documents
concerning the acceptability of the Work thereunder. Claims, disputes, and other matters relating
to the acceptability of the Work, or the interpretation of the requirements of the Contract
Documents pertaining to the execution and progress of the Work, shall be referred initially to
ENGINEER in writing with a request for a formal decision which ENGINEER and OWNER will
together render in writing within a reasonable time. The final decision concerning any claim,
dispute or other matter relating to acceptability of the Work or interpretation of the requirements
of the Contract Documents pertaining to the execution and progress of the Work shall be
OWNER’s.
LIMITATIONS ON ENGINEER'S RESPONSIBILITIES:
9.10 Neither ENGINEER'S or OWNER’s authority to act under this Article 9, or elsewhere in the
Contract Documents, nor any decision made by ENGINEER or OWNER in good faith either to
exercise or not exercise such authority shall give rise to any duty or responsibility of ENGINEER
or OWNER to CONTRACTOR, any Subcontractor, any manufacturer, fabricator, supplier, or
distributor, or any of their agents or employees, or any other person performing any of the Work.
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9.11 Whenever, in the Contract Documents, the terms “as ordered”, “as directed”, “as required”, “as
allowed”, or terms of like effect or import are used, or the adjectives “reasonable”, “suitable”,
“acceptable”, “proper”, or “satisfactory”, or adjectives of like effect or import are used to
describe requirement, direction, review, or judgment of ENGINEER as to the Work, it is intended
that such requirement direction, review, or judgment will be solely to evaluate the Work for
compliance with the Contract Documents (unless there is a specific statement indicating
otherwise). The use of any such term or adjective never indicates that ENGINEER shall have
authority to supervise or direct performance of the Work, or authority to undertake responsibility
contrary to the provisions of paragraphs 9.12 or 9.13.
9.12 ENGINEER and OWNER will not be responsible for CONTRACTOR'S means, methods,
techniques, sequences or procedures of construction, or the safety precautions and programs
incident thereto, and ENGINEER and OWNER will not be responsible for CONTRACTOR'S
failure to perform the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents.
9.13 ENGINEER and OWNER will not be responsible for the acts or omissions of CONTRACTOR,
or of any Subcontractor, or of the agents or employees of any CONT RACTOR or Subcontractor,
or of any other persons at the site or otherwise performing any of the Work.
ARTICLE 10 – CHANGES IN THE WORK
10.1 Without invalidating the Agreement, OWNER may, at any time or from time to time, order
additions, deletions, or revisions in the Work; these will be authorized by written change orders.
Upon receipt of a change order, CONTRACTOR shall proceed with the Work involved. All such
Work shall be executed under the applicable conditions of the Contract Documents. If any
change order causes an increase or decrease in the Contract Price, or an extension or shortening
of the Contract Time, an equitable adjustment will be made as provided in Article 11 or Article
12 on the basis of a claim made by either party.
10.2 ENGINEER with approval of OWNER may authorize minor changes in the Work, not involving
an adjustment in the Contract Price or the Contract Time, which are consistent with the overall
intent of the Contract Documents. These may be accomplished by a field order, and shall be
binding on OWNER, and also on CONTRACTOR who shall perform the change promptly. If
CONTRACTOR believes that a field order justifies an increase in the Contract Price or Contract
Time, CONTRACTOR may make a claim therefore as provided in Article 11 or Article 12.
10.3 Additional Work performed without authorization of a change order will not entitle
CONTRACTOR to an increase in the Contract Price, or an extension of the Contract Time,
except in the case of an emergency as provided in paragraph 6.30, and except as provided in
paragraph 13.9.
10.4 OWNER may execute appropriate change orders prepared by ENGINEER covering changes in
the Work which are required by OWNER, or required because of unforeseen physical conditions
or emergencies, or because of uncovering Work found not to be defective, or as provided in
paragraphs 11.10 or 11.11.
10.5 Intentionally Omitted.
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ARTICLE 11 – CHANGE OF CONTRACT PRICE
11.1 The Contract Price constitutes the total compensation (subject to authorized adjustments) payable
to CONTRACTOR for performing the Work. All duties, responsibilities, and obligations
assigned to or undertaken by CONTRACTOR shall be at his expense without change in the
Contract Price.
11.2 The Contract Price may only be changed by a Change Order. Any claim for an increase in the
Contract Price shall be based on written notice delivered to OWNER and ENGINEER within
seven days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the claim. Any change in the Contract
Price resulting from any such claim shall first be approved by ENGINEER and OWNER before
being incorporated in a change order.
11.3 No change orders or other form of order or directive which requires additional compensable
Work to be performed may be issued or be effective unless accompanied by a written assurance
to the CONTRACTOR that lawful appropriations to cover the costs of the additional Work have
been made.
11.4 The value of any Work covered by a change order, or of any claim for an increase or decrease in
the Contract Price, shall be determined in one of the following ways:
11.4.1 Where the Work involved is covered by unit prices contained in the Contract Documents,
by application of unit prices to the quantities of the items involved (subject to the
provisions of paragraph 11.10).
11.4.2 By mutual acceptance of a lump sum.
11.4.3 On the basis of the Cost of the Work (determined as provided in paragraphs 11.5 and
11.6) plus a Contractor’s Fee for overhead and profit as provided in paragraph 11.7.
11.4.4 Regardless of method for determining the value of any Work covered by a change order,
the CONTRACTOR shall provide OWNER with written documentation concerning the
claim, including but not limited to the specific reasons for the claim.
11.5 The term “Cost of the Work” means the sum of any and all costs necessarily incurred and paid by
CONTRACTOR in the proper performance of the Work. Except as otherwise may be agreed to
in writing by OWNER, such costs shall be in amounts no higher than those prevailing in the
locality for the Project, shall include only the following items, and shall not include any of the
costs itemized in paragraph 11.6:
11.5.1 Payroll costs for employees in the direct employ of CONTRACTOR on-site in the
performance of the Work under schedules of job classifications agreed upon by OWNER
and CONTRACTOR. Payroll costs for employees not employed full time on the Work
shall be apportioned on the basis of their time spent on the Work. Payroll costs shall
include, but not be limited to, salaries and wages, plus the cost of fringe benefits which
shall include social security contributions, unemployment, excise and payroll taxes,
worker’s compensation, health and retirement benefits, bonuses, sick leave, vacation and
holiday pay applicable thereto. Such employees shall include superintendents and
foremen at the site. The expenses of performing Work after regular working hours, or on
Sunday or legal holidays, shall be included in the above only to the extent authorized by
OWNER.
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11.5.2 Cost of all materials and equipment furnished and incorporated in the Work, including
costs of transportation and storage thereof, and manufacturers’ field services required in
connection therewith. All cash discounts shall accrue to OWNER. All trade discounts,
rebates and refunds, and all returns from sale of surplus materials and equipment shall
accrue to OWNER, and CONTRACTOR shall make provisions so that they may be
obtained.
11.5.3 Payments made by CONTRACTOR to the Subcontractors for Work performed by
Subcontractors. If required by OWNER, CONTRACTOR shall obtain competitive bids
from Subcontractors acceptable to CONTRACTOR, and shall deliver such bids to
OWNER, who will then determine, with the advice of ENGINEER, which bids will be
accepted. If a subcontract provides that the Subcontractor is to be paid on the basis of
Cost of the Work, the Subcontractor’s Cost of the Work plus a fee shall be determined in
the same manner as CONTRACTOR'S Cost of the Work. All Subcontracts shall be
subject to the other provisions of the Contract Documents insofar as applicable.
11.5.4 Supplemental costs including the following:
11.5.4.1 The proportion of necessary transportation, travel, and subsistence expenses of
CONTRACTOR'S employees incurred in discharge of duties connected with the
Work.
11.5.4.2 Cost, including transportation and maintenance, of all materials, supplies,
equipment, machines, appliances, office and temporary facilities at the site, and
hand tools not owned by the workmen, which are consumed in the performance
of the Work, and cost less market value of such items used but not consumed
which remain the property of CONTRACTOR.
11.5.4.3 Rentals of all construction equipment and machinery, and the parts thereof,
whether rented from CONTRACTOR or others in accordance with rental
agreements approved by OWNER with the advice of ENGINEER, and the costs
of transportation, loading, unloading, installation, dismantling and removal
thereof, all in accordance with terms of said rental agreements. The rental of any
such equipment, machinery or parts shall cease when the use thereof is no longer
necessary for the Work.
11.5.4.4 Intentionally Omitted.
11.5.4.5 Deposits lost for causes other than CONTRACTOR'S negligence, royalty
payments, and fees for permits and licenses.
11.5.4.6 Intentionally Omitted.
11.5.4.7 Intentionally Omitted.
11.5.4.8 Intentionally Omitted.
11.5.4.9 Cost of premiums for additional bonds and insurance required because of
changes in the Work.
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11.6 The term “Cost of the Work” shall not include any of the following:
11.6.1 Payroll costs and other compensation of CONTRACTOR'S officers, executives,
principals (of partnership and sole proprietorship), general managers, ENGINEER's,
ENGINEERs, estimators, lawyers, auditors, accountants, purchasing and contracting
agents, expediters, timekeepers, clerks, and other personnel employed by
CONTRACTOR whether at the site or in his principal or a branch office for general
administration of the Work, and not specifically included in the agreed upon schedule of
job classifications referred to in subparagraph 11.5.1. all of which are considered to be
administrative costs covered by the Contractor’s Fee.
11.6.2 Expenses of CONTRACTOR'S principal and branch office, other than CONTRACTOR'S
office at the site.
11.6.3 Any part of CONTRACTOR'S capital expenses including interest on CONTRACTOR'S
capital employed for the Work, and charges against CONTRACTOR for delinquent
payments.
11.6.4 Cost of premiums for all bonds and for all insurance whether or not CONTRACTOR is
required by the Contract Documents to purchase and maintain the same (except for
additional bonds and insurance required because of changes in the Work).
11.6.5 Costs due to the negligent performance or non-performance of CONTRACTOR, any
Subcontractor, or anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them, or for whose
acts any of them may be liable, including, but not limited to, the correction of defective
Work, disposal of materials or equipment wrongly supplied, and making good any
damage to property.
11.6.6 Other overhead or general expense costs of any kind, and the costs of any item not
specifically and expressly included in paragraph 11.5.
CONTRACTOR’S FEE:
11.7 The Contractor’s Fee allowed to CONTRACTOR for overhead and profit shall be determined as
follows:
11.7.1 A mutually acceptable fixed fee as provided in the SUPPLEMENTAL UNIT PRICING
for Construction Manager/General Contractor Overhead and Profit Fee.
11.7.2. No fee shall be payable on the basis of costs itemized under paragraphs 11.5.4 and 11.6.
11.8 The amount of credit to be allowed by CONTRACTOR to OWNER for any such change which
results in a net decrease in cost will be the amount of the actual net decrease. When both
additions and credits are involved in any one change, the combined adjustment to overhead and
profit shall be figured on the basis of the net increase or decrease in allowable costs, if any.
ADJUSTMENT OF UNIT QUANTITIES:
11.9 Whenever the cost of any Work is to be determined based upon unit price, CONTRACTOR will
submit, in form acceptable to ENGINEER and OWNER, an itemized cost breakdown together
with supporting data.
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11.10 Where the quantity of Work with respect to any item that is covered by a unit price differs
materially and significantly from the quantity of such Work indicated in the Contract Documents,
an appropriate change order (additive or deductive) may be issued on recommendation of
ENGINEER with written approval of OWNER. In no event will the unit price bid by
CONTRACTOR be modified, but the quantity of any item may be increased or decreased as set
forth herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the change modify the not to exceed
the Contract Price or otherwise be modified without a change order approved by OWNER in
writing.
CASH ALLOWANCES:
11.11 It is understood that CONTRACTOR has included in the Contract Price all allowances so named
in the Contract Documents, and shall cause the Work so covered to be done by such
Subcontractors, manufacturers, fabricators, suppliers, or distributors, and for such sums within the
limit of the allowances as may be acceptable to ENGINEER and OWNER. Upon final payment,
the Contract Price shall be adjusted as required, and an appropriate change order issued.
CONTRACTOR agrees that the original Contract Price includes such sums as CONTRACTOR
deems proper for costs and profit on account of cash allowances. No demand for additional cost
or profit in connection therewith will be valid.
ARTICLE 12 – CHANGE OF THE CONTRACT TIME
12.1 The Contract Time may only be changed by a change order. Any claim for an extension in the
Contract Time shall be based on written notice delivered to OWNER and ENGINEER within
seven days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the claim. Any change in the Contract
Time resulting from any such claim shall be incorporated in a change order.
12.2 All time limits stated in the Contract Documents are of the essence of the Agreement. The
provisions of Articles 11 and 12 are CONTRACTOR'S sole remedies for delay by any cause
whatsoever, including acts of OWNER.
ARTICLE 13 – WARRANTY AND GUARANTEE; TESTS AND INSPECTION; CORRECTION,
REMOVAL OR ACCEPTANCE OF DEFECTIVE WORK
WARRANTY AND GUARANTEE:
13.1 CONTRACTOR warrants and guarantees to OWNER and ENGINEER that all Work will be in
accordance with the Contract Documents and will not be defective. Prompt notice of all defects
shall be given to CONTRACTOR. All defective Work, whether or not in place, may be rejected,
corrected, or accepted as provided in this Article 13. Further, CONTRACTOR warrants to
OWNER that (i) materials and equipment furnished under the Contract Documents shall be of
highest quality and new unless otherwise required or permitted by the Contract Documents; (ii)
the Work shall be free from defects and deficiencies; (iii) the Work shall conform to the
requirements of the Contract Documents, applicable laws and applicable permits; and (iv) the
Work shall be performed in a good and workman like manner. All guarantees and warranties of
equipment or materials furnished to CONTRACTOR or any Subcontractor(s) by any
manufacturer or supplier shall be for the benefit of OWNER. CONTRACTOR does hereby
covenant, warrant and agree that it shall repair or replace any and all of the Work, together with
other Work which may be displaced by such repair or replacement, without any cost to OWNER
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for a period of two years following the date of Substantial Completion of the Work. This
obligation shall survive both final payment for the Work or designated portion thereof and
termination of this Agreement.
ACCESS TO WORK:
13.2 OWNER, ENGINEER, ENGINEER'S representatives, other representatives of OWNER, testing
agencies, and governmental agencies with jurisdictional interests will have access to the Work at
reasonable times for their observation, inspection and testing. CONTRACTOR shall provide
proper and safe conditions for such access.
TESTS AND INSPECTIONS:
13.3 CONTRACTOR shall give ENGINEER and OWNER timely notice of readiness of Work for all
required inspections, tests or approvals.
13.4 If any law, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, or order of any public body having jurisdiction
requires any Work (or part thereof) to specifically be inspected, tested, or approved,
CONTRACTOR shall assume full responsibility therefore, pay all costs in connection therewith,
and furnish ENGINEER and OWNER the required certificates of inspection, testing, or approval.
CONTRACTOR shall also be responsible for and shall pay all costs in connection with any
inspection or testing required in connection with OWNER'S or ENGINEER'S acceptance of a
manufacturer, fabricator, supplier or distributor of materials or equipment proposed to be
incorporated in the Work, or of materials or equipment submitted for approval prior to
CONTRACTOR'S purchase thereof for incorporation of the Work. The cost of all other
inspections, tests, and approvals required by the Contract Documents shall be paid by OWNER
(unless otherwise specified).
13.5 Any inspections, tests, or approvals, other than those required by law, ordinance, rule, regulation,
code, or order of any public body having jurisdiction, shall be performed by organizations
acceptable to OWNER and CONTRACTOR (or by ENGINEER if so specified).
13.6 If any Work that is to be inspected, tested, or approved is covered without written concurrence of
ENGINEER and OWNER, it must, if requested by ENGINEER or OWNER, be uncovered for
observation. Such uncovering shall be at CONTRACTOR'S expense, unless CONTRACTOR
has given ENGINEER and OWNER timely notice of CONTRACTOR'S intention to cover such
Work and ENGINEER or OWNER has not acted with reasonable promptness in response to such
notice.
13.7 Neither observations by ENGINEER or OWNER nor inspections, tests, or approvals by others
shall relieve CONTRACTOR from his obligations to perform the Work in accordance with the
Contract Documents.
UNCOVERING WORK:
13.8 If any Work is covered contrary to the written request of ENGINEER or OWNER, it must, if
requested by ENGINEER or OWNER, be uncovered for ENGINEER’S and OWNER’s
observation and replaced at CONTRACTOR'S expense.
13.9 If ENGINEER or OWNER considers it necessary or advisable that covered Work be observed by
ENGINEER or OWNER, or inspected or tested by others, CONTRACTOR, at ENGINEER'S or
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OWNER’s request, shall uncover, expose, or otherwise make available for observation,
inspection, or testing as ENGINEER or OWNER may require, that portion of the Work in
question, furnish all necessary labor, material, and equipment. If it is found that such Work is
defective, CONTRACTOR shall bear all the expenses of such uncovering, exposure, observation,
inspection, and testing of satisfactory reconstruction, including compensation for additional
professional services, and an appropriate deductive change order shall be issued. If, however,
such Work is not found to be defective, CONTRACTOR shall be allowed an increase in the
Contract Price, or an extension of the Contract Time, or both, directly attributable to such
uncovering, exposure, observation, inspection, testing, and reconstruction.
OWNER MAY STOP THE WORK:
13.10 If the Work is defective, or CONTRACTOR fails to supply sufficient skilled workmen or suitable
materials or equipment, OWNER may order CONTRACTOR to stop the Work, or any portion
thereof, until the cause for such order has been eliminated; however, this right of OWNER to stop
the Work shall not give rise to any duty on the part of OWNER to exercise this right for the
benefit of CONTRACTOR or any other party.
CORRECTION OR REMOVAL OF DEFECTIVE WORK:
13.11 If required by ENGINEER or OWNER, CONTRACTOR shall promptly, without cost to
OWNER and as specified by ENGINEER or OWNER, either correct any defective Work,
whether or not fabricated, installed, or completed, or, if the Work has been rejected by
ENGINEER or OWNER, remove it from the site and replace it with non-defective Work in a
manner acceptable to the ENGINEER and OWNER.
TWO YEAR CORRECTION PERIOD:
13.12 If, within two years after the date of Substantial Completion, or such longer period of time as may
be prescribed by law, or by the terms of any applicable special guarantee required by the Contract
Documents, or by any other specific provision of the Contract Documents, any Work is found to
be defective, CONTRACTOR shall promptly, without cost to OWNER, and in accordance with
OWNER'S written instructions, either correct such defective Work, or, if it has been rejected by
OWNER, remove it from the site, and replace it with non-defective Work. If CONTRACTOR
does not promptly comply with the terms of such instructions, or in an emergency where delay
would cause serious risk of loss or damage, OWNER may have the defective Work corrected or
the rejected Work removed and replaced, and all direct and indirect costs of such removal and
replacement, including compensation for additional professional services, shall be paid by
CONTRACTOR.
ACCEPTANCE OF DEFECTIVE WORK:
13.13 If, instead of requiring correction or removal and replacement of defective Work, OWNER (and
prior to ENGINEER'S recommendation of final payment) prefers to accept it, OWNER may do
so. In such case, if acceptance occurs prior to ENGINEER'S recommendation of final payment, a
change order shall be issued incorporating the necessary revisions in the Contract Price; or, if the
acceptance occurs after such recommendation, an appropriate amount shall be paid by
CONTRACTOR to OWNER.
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OWNER MAY CORRECT DEFECTIVE WORK:
13.14 If CONTRACTOR fails, within a reasonable time after written notice of ENGINEER and
OWNER, to proceed to correct defective Work, or to remove and replace rejected Work as
required by ENGINEER or OWNER in accordance with paragraph 13.11, or if CONTRACTOR
fails to perform the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents (including any
requirements of the progress schedule), OWNER may, after seven days written notice to
CONTRACTOR, correct and remedy any such deficiency. In exercising his rights under this
paragraph OWNER shall proceed expeditiously. To the extent necessary to complete corrective
and remedial action, OWNER may exclude CONTRACTOR from all part of the site, take
possession of all or part of the Work, and suspend CONTRACTOR'S services related thereto,
take possession of CONTRACTOR'S tools, appliances, construction equipment, and machinery at
the site, and incorporate in the Work all materials and equipment stored at the site, or for which
OWNER has paid CONTRACTOR, but which are stored elsewhere. CONTRACTOR shall allow
OWNER, OWNER'S representatives, agents, and employees such access to the site as may be
necessary to enable OWNER to exercise his rights under this paragraph. All direct and indirect
costs of OWNER in exercising such rights shall be charged against CONTRACTOR in an
amount verified by ENGINEER, and a change order shall be issued incorporating the necessary
revisions in the Contract Documents and a reduction in the Contract Price. Such direct and
indirect costs shall include, in particular but without limitation, compensation for additional
professional services required, and all costs of repair and replacement of work of ot hers destroyed
or damaged by correction, removal, or replacement of CONTRACTOR'S defective Work.
CONTRACTOR shall not be allowed an extension of the Contract Time because of any delay in
performance of the Work attributable to the exercise by OWNER of OWNER'S rights hereunder.
ARTICLE 14 – PAYMENTS TO CONTRACTOR AND COMPLETION
SCHEDULES:
14.1 At least ten days prior to submitting the first application for a progress payment, CONTRACTOR
shall (except as otherwise specified in the general requirements) submit to ENGINEER and
OWNER a progress schedule, a final schedule of Shop Drawing submissions, and, where
applicable, a schedule of values of the Work. These schedules shall be satisfactory in form and
substance to ENGINEER and OWNER. The schedule of values shall include quantities and unit
prices aggregating the Contract Price, and shall subdivide the Work into component parts in
sufficient detail to serve as the basis for progress payments during construction. Upon acceptance
of the schedule of values by ENGINEER and OWNER, it shall be incorporated into a form of
application for payment acceptable to ENGINEER and OWNER.
APPLICATION FOR PROGRESS PAYMENT:
14.2 At least ten days before each progress payment falls due (but not more often than once a month),
CONTRACTOR shall submit to ENGINEER and OWNER for review an application for payment
filled out and signed by CONTRACTOR covering the Work completed as of the date of the
application, and accompanied by such supporting documentation as is required by the Contract
Documents, and also as ENGINEER or OWNER may reasonably require. If payment is
requested on the basis of materials and equipment not incorporated in the Work, but delivered and
suitably stored at the site or at another location agreed to in writing, the application for payment
shall also be accompanied by such data, satisfactory to OWNER, as will establish OWNER'S title
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to the material and equipment, and protect OWNER'S interest therein, including applicable
insurance. Each subsequent application for payment shall include an affidavit of
CONTRACTOR stating that all previous progress payments received on account of the Work
have been applied to discharge in full all of CONTRACTOR'S obligations reflected in prior
applications for payment. The amount of retainage with respect to progress payments will be as
stipulated in the Agreement.
CONTRACTOR'S WARRANTY OF TITLE:
14.3 CONTRACTOR warrants and guarantees that title to all Work, materials, and equipment covered
by any application for payment, whether incorporated in the Project or not, will pass to OWNER
at the time of payment free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests, and encumbrances
(hereafter in these General Conditions referred to as “Liens”).
REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR PROGRESS PAYMENT:
14.4 ENGINEER will, within ten days after receipt of each application for payment, either indicate in
writing a recommendation of payment and present the application to OWNER, or return the
application to CONTRACTOR indicating in writing ENGINEER'S reasons for refusing to
recommend payment. In the latter case, CONTRACTOR may make the necessary corrections
and resubmit the application. OWNER shall, within twenty days of presentation to him of the
application for payment with ENGINEER'S recommendation, pay CONTRACTOR the amount
recommended.
14.5 ENGINEER'S recommendation of any payment requested in an application for payment will
constitute a representation by ENGINEER to OWNER that, based on ENGINEER'S on-site
observations of the Work in progress as an experienced and qualified design professional, and on
ENGINEER'S review of the application for payment, and the accompanying data and schedules,
the Work has progressed to the point indicated; that, to the best of ENGINEER'S knowledge,
information, and belief, the quality of the Work is in accordance with the Contract Documents
(subject to an evaluation of the Work as a functioning Project upon substantial completion, and to
the results of any subsequent tests called for in the Contract Documents and any qualifications
stated in the recommendation); and, that CONTRACTOR is entitled to payment of the amount
recommended. However, by recommending any such payment, ENGINEER will not thereby be
deemed to have represented that exhaustive or continuous on-site inspections have been made to
check the quality or the quantity of Work, or that the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and
procedures of construction have been reviewed, or that any examination has been made to
ascertain how or for what purpose CONTRACTOR has used the monies paid or to be paid to
CONTRACTOR on account of the Contract Price, or that title to any Work, materials, or
equipment has passed to OWNER free and clear of any Liens.
14.6 ENGINEER'S recommendation of final payment will constitute an additional representation by
ENGINEER to OWNER that the conditions precedent to CONTRACTOR'S being entitled to
final payment as set forth in paragraph 14.13 have been fulfilled.
14.7 ENGINEER may refuse to recommend the whole, or any part of any payment if, in his opinion, it
would be incorrect to make such representations to OWNER. He may also refuse to recommend
any such payment, or, because of subsequently discovered evidence, or the results of subsequent
inspections or tests, nullify any such payment previously recommended to such extent as may be
necessary in ENGINEER'S opinion to protect OWNER from loss because:
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14.7.1 the work is defective, or completed Work has been damaged requiring correction or
replacement,
14.7.2 written claims have been made against OWNER, or liens have been filed in connection
with the Work,
14.7.3 the Contract Price has been reduced because of Modifications,
14.7.4 OWNER has been required to correct defective Work, or complete the Work in
accordance with paragraph 13.14,
14.7.5 of CONTRACTOR'S unsatisfactory prosecution of the Work in accordance with the
Contract Documents, or
14.7.6 CONTRACTOR'S failure to make payment to Subcontractors, or for labor, materials, or
equipment.
SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION:
14.8 When CONTRACTOR considers the entire Work ready for its intended use, CONTRACTOR
shall, in writing to OWNER and ENGINEER, certify that the entire Work is substantially
complete, and request that ENGINEER issue a certificate of substantial completion. Within a
reasonable time thereafter, OWNER, CONTRACTOR, and ENGINEER shall make an inspection
of the Work to determine the status of completion. If ENGINEER after conferring with OWNER
does not consider the Work substantially complete, ENGINEER will notify CONTRACTOR in
writing giving his reasons therefor. If ENGINEER after conferring with OWNER considers the
Work substantially complete, ENGINEER will prepare and deliver to OWNER a tentative
certificate of substantial completion which shall fix the date of substantial completion. There
shall be attached to the certificate a tentative list of items to be completed or corrected before
final payment. OWNER shall have seven days after receipt of the tentative certificate during
which he may make written objection to ENGINEER as to any provisions of the certificate or
attached list. If, after considering such objections, ENGINEER concludes that the Work is not
substantially complete, ENGINEER will, within fourteen days after submission of the tentative
certificate to OWNER, notify CONTRACTOR in writing stating his reasons therefor. If, after
consideration of OWNER’S objections, ENGINEER considers the Work substantially complete,
ENGINEER will, within said fourteen days, execute and deliver to OWNER and
CONTRACTOR a definitive certificate of substantial completion (with a revised tentative list of
items to be completed or corrected) reflecting such changes from the tentative certificate as he
believes justified after consideration of any objections from OWNER. At the time of delivery of
tentative certificate of substantial completion, OWNER and CONTRACTOR will mutually agree
upon the division of responsibilities pending final payment between OWNER and
CONTRACTOR with respect to security, operation, safety, maintenance, heat, utilities, and
insurance.
14.9 OWNER shall have the right to exclude CONTRACTOR from the Work after the date of
substantial completion, but OWNER shall allow CONTRACTOR reasonable access to complete
or correct items on the tentative list.
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PARTIAL UTILIZATION:
14.10 Use by OWNER of completed portions of the Work may be accomplished prior to substantial
completion of all the Work subject to the following:
14.10.1 OWNER, at any time, may request CONTRACTOR in writing to permit OWNER to use
any part of the Work which OWNER believes to be substantially complete and which
may be so used without significant interference with construction of the other parts of the
Work. If CONTRACTOR agrees, CONTRACTOR will certify to OWNER and
ENGINEER that said part of the Work is substantially complete, and request ENGINEER
to issue a certificate of substantial completion for that part of the Work. Within a
reasonable time thereafter, OWNER, CONTRACTOR, and ENGINEER shall make an
inspection of that part of the Work to determine its status of completion. If ENGINEER
after conferring with OWNER considers that part of the Work to be substantially
complete, ENGINEER will execute, and deliver to OWNER and CONTRACTOR, a
certificate to that effect, fixing the date of substantial completion as to that part of the
Work, attaching thereto a tentative list of items to be completed or corrected before final
payment. Prior to issuing a certificate of substantial completion as to part of the Work,
ENGINEER after conferring with OWNER will deliver to OWNER and CONTRACTOR
a written recommendation as to the division of responsibilities pending final payment
between OWNER and CONTRACTOR with respect to security, operation, safety,
maintenance, utilities, and insurance for that part of the Work which shall become
binding upon OWNER and CONTRACTOR at the time of issuing the definitive
certificate of substantial completion as to that part of the Work, unless OWNER and
CONTRACTOR shall have otherwise agreed in writing. OWNER shall have the right to
exclude CONTRACTOR from any part of the Work which ENGINEER has so certified
to be substantially complete, but OWNER shall allow CONTRACTOR reasonable access
to complete or correct items on the tentative list.
14.10.2 In lieu of the issuance of a certificate of substantial completion as to part of the work,
OWNER may take over operation of a facility constituting part of the Work, whether or
not it is substantially complete, if such facility is functionally and separately usable;
provided that prior to any such takeover, OWNER and CONTRACTOR have agreed as
to the division of responsibilities between OWNER and CONTRACTOR for security,
operation, safety, maintenance, correction period, heat, utilities, and insurance with
respect to such facility.
14.10.3 No occupancy of part of the Work, or taking over of operations of a facility will be
accomplished before the insurers providing the property insurance have acknowledged
notice thereof and in writing effected any changes in coverage necessitated thereby. The
insurers providing the property insurance shall consent by endorsement on the policy or
policies, but the property insurance shall not be cancelled or permitted to lapse on
account of any such partial use or occupancy.
FINAL INSPECTION:
14.11 Upon written notice from CONTRACTOR that the Work is complete, ENGINEER will make a
final inspection with OWNER and CONTRACTOR, and will notify CONTRACTOR in writing
of all particulars in which this inspection reveals that the Work is incomplete or defective.
CONTRACTOR shall immediately take such measures as are necessary to remedy such
deficiencies.
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FINAL APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT:
14.12 After CONTRACTOR has completed all such corrections to the satisfaction of ENGINEER and
OWNER, and delivered all maintenance and operating instructions, schedules, guarantees, bonds,
warranties, certificates of inspection, marked-up record documents, three (3) complete bound
sets of required operations and maintenance manuals and instructions, two (2) sets of as built
drawings, to the extent not already furnished, one (1) copy of all corrected Shop Drawings,
satisfactory evidence that all payroll, material bills and other indebtedness with the Work have
been paid or otherwise satisfied, consent of surety to final payment and other documents, all as
required by the Contract Documents, and after ENGINEER and OWNER has indicated that the
Work is acceptable (subject to the provisions of paragraph 14.14), CONTRACTOR may make
application for final payment following the procedure for progress payments. The final
application for payment shall be accompanied by all documentation called for in the Contract
Documents, and such other data and schedules as ENGINEER and OWNER may reasonably
require. Payment shall be processed in accordance with C.R.S. §§ 24-91-103 and 38-26-107.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, CONTRACTOR will provide complete and legally effective lien
releases or waivers satisfactory to OWNER. In lieu thereof, and as approved by OWNER,
CONTRACTOR may furnish receipts or releases in full; an affidavit of CONTRACTOR that the
releases and receipts include all labor, services, material, and equipment for which lien could be
filed, and that all payrolls, material, and equipment bills, and other indebtedness connected with
the Work, for which OWNER or his property might in any way be responsible, have been paid or
otherwise satisfied; and consent of the surety, if any, to final payment. If any Subcontractor,
manufacturer, fabricator, supplier, or distributor fails to furnish a release or receipt in full,
CONTRACTOR may furnish a bond or other collateral satisfactory to OWNER to indemnify
OWNER.
FINAL COMPLETION AND FINAL PAYMENT AND ACCEPTANCE:
14.13 If, after conferring with OWNER and on the basis of ENGINEER'S observation of the Work
during construction and final inspection, and ENGINEER'S review of the final application for
payment and accompanying documentation, all as required by Contract Documents, ENGINEER
and OWNER are satisfied that the Work has been completed and CONTRACTOR has fulfilled
all of his obligations under the Contract Documents, ENGINEER will, within ten days after
receipt of the final application for payment, indicate in writing his recommendation of payment,
and present the application to OWNER for payment. Thereupon, ENGINEER will give written
notice to OWNER and CONTRACTOR that the Work is acceptable subject to the provisions of
paragraph 14.15. Otherwise, ENGINEER will return the application to CONTRACTOR,
indicating in writing the reasons for refusing to recommend final payment, in which case
CONTRACTOR shall make the necessary corrections, and resubmit the application. If the
application and accompanying documentation are appropriate as to form and substance, OWNER
shall, after receipt thereof, pay CONTRACTOR in accordance with the payment procedures set
forth in the Agreement, the amount recommended by ENGINEER.
CONTRACTOR’S CONTINUING OBLIGATION:
14.14 CONTRACTOR'S obligation to perform and complete the Work in accordance with the Contract
Documents shall be absolute. Neither recommendation of any progress or final payment by
ENGINEER, nor the issuance of a certificate of substantial completion, nor any payment by
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OWNER to CONTRACTOR under the Contract Documents, nor any use or occupancy of the
Work or any part thereof by OWNER, nor any act of acceptance by OWNER, nor any failure to
do so, nor the issuance of a notice of acceptability by ENGINEER pursuant to paragraph 14.13,
nor any correction of defective Work by OWNER shall constitute an acceptance of Work not in
accordance with the Contract documents or a release of CONTRACTOR'S obligation to perform
the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents.
WAIVER OF CLAIMS:
14.15 The making and acceptance of final payment shall constitute:
14.15.1 a waiver of all claims by OWNER against CONTRACTOR, except claims arising from
unsettled liens, from defective Work appearing after final inspection pursuant to
paragraph 14.11, or from failure to comply with the Contract Documents or the terms of
any special guarantees specified therein; however, it shall not constitute a waiver by
OWNER of any rights in respect of CONTRACTOR'S continuing obligations under the
Contract Documents; and
14.15.2 a waiver of all claims by CONTRACTOR against OWNER other than those previously
made in writing and still unsettled.
ARTICLE 15 – SUSPENSION OF WORK AND TERMINATION
OWNER MAY SUSPEND WORK:
15.1 OWNER may, at any time and without cause, suspend the Work, or any portion thereof, for a
period of not more than ninety days, by notice in writing to CONTRACTOR and ENGINEER
which shall fix the date on which Work shall be resumed. CONTRACTOR shall resume the
Work on the date so fixed. CONTRACTOR may, at the OWNER'S sole discretion, be allowed
an increase in the Contract Price, or an extension of the Contract Time, or both, directly
attributable to any suspension, if he makes a claim therefor as provided in Articles 11 and 12.
15.2 Upon the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:
15.2.1 if CONTRACTOR is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent,
15.2.2 if CONTRACTOR makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors,
15.2.3 if a trustee or receiver is appointed for CONTRACTOR or for any of CONTRACTOR'S
property,
15.2.4 if CONTRACTOR files a petition to take advantage of any debtor’s act, or to reorganize
under the bankruptcy or similar laws,
15.2.5 if CONTRACTOR repeatedly fails to supply sufficient skilled workmen, or suitable
materials or equipment,
15.2.6 if CONTRACTOR repeatedly fails to make prompt payments to Subcontractors, or for
labor, materials, or equipment,
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15.2.7 if CONTRACTOR disregards laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, or orders of any public
body having jurisdiction,
15.2.8 if CONTRACTOR disregards the authority of ENGINEER, or
15.2.9 if CONTRACTOR otherwise violates, in any substantial way, any provisions of the
Contract Documents,
OWNER may, after giving CONTRACTOR and his surety seven days written notice, terminate
the services of CONTRACTOR, exclude CONTRACTOR from the site, and take possession of
the Work and of all CONTRACTOR'S tools, appliances, construction equipment, and machinery
at the site, and use the same to the full extent they could be used by CONTRACTOR (without
liability to CONTRACTOR for trespass or conversion), incorporate in the Work all materials and
equipment stored at the site, or for which OWNER has paid CONTRACTOR but which are
stored elsewhere, and finish the Work as OWNER may deem expedient. In such case,
CONTRACTOR shall not be entitled to receive any further payment until the Work is finished.
If the unpaid balance of the Contract Price exceeds the direct and indirect costs of completing the
Work, including compensation for additional professional services, such excess shall be paid to
CONTRACTOR. If such costs exceed such unpaid balance, CONTRACTOR shall pay the
difference to OWNER. Such costs incurred by OWNER shall be verified by ENGINEER and
incorporated in a change order, but in finishing the Work, OWNER shall not be required to obtain
the lowest figure for the Work performed.
15.3 Where CONTRACTOR'S services have been so terminated by OWNER, the termination shall not
affect any rights of OWNER against CONTRACTOR then existing, or which may thereafter
accrue. Any retention or payment of monies due CONTRACTOR by OWNER will not release
CONTRACTOR from liability.
15.4 Upon seven days written notice to CONTRACTOR and ENGINEER, OWNER may, without
cause and without prejudice to any other right or remedy, terminate the Agreement. In such case,
CONTRACTOR shall be paid for all Work executed and expenses sustained through the date of
termination.
CONTRACTOR MAY STOP WORK OR TERMINATE:
15.5 If, through no act or fault of CONTRACTOR, the Work is suspended for a period of more than
ninety days by OWNER, or under an order of court or other public authority, or ENGINEER fails
to act on any application for payment within thirty days after it is submitted, or OWNER fails for
thirty days to pay CONTRACTOR any sum finally determined to be due, then CONTRACTOR
may, upon seven days written notice to OWNER and ENGINEER, terminate the Agreement and
recover from OWNER payment for all Work executed through the date of termination.
ARTICLE 16 – MISCELLANEOUS
GIVING NOTICE:
16.1 Whenever any provision of the Contract Documents requires the giving of written notice, it shall
be deemed to have been validly given if delivered in person to the individual, or to a member of
the firm, or to an officer of the corporation for whom it is intended, or if delivered at or sent by
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registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the last business address known to the giver of the
notice.
COMPUTATION OF TIME:
16.2 When any period of time is referred to in the Contract Documents by days, it shall be calendar
days and be computed to exclude the first and include the last day of such period. If the last day
of any such period falls on a Saturday or Sunday, or on a day made a legal holiday by the law of
the applicable jurisdiction, such day shall be omitted from the computation.
GENERAL:
16.3 Should OWNER or CONTRACTOR suffer injury or damage to his person or property because of
any error, omission or act of the other party or of any of the other party’s employees or agents, or
others for whose acts the other party is legally liable, claim shall be made in writing to the other
party within a reasonable time of the first observances of such injury or damage.
16.4 The duties and obligations imposed by these General Conditions and the rights and remedies
available hereunder to the parties hereto, and, in particular, but without limitation, the warranties,
guarantees, and obligations imposed upon CONTRACTOR by paragraphs 6.38, 13.1, 13.11,
13.14, 14.3, and 15.2, and all of the rights and remedies available to OWNER and ENGINEER
thereunder, shall be in addition to, and shall not be construed in any way as a limitation of, any
rights and remedies available to any or all of them which are otherwise imposed or available by
law or contract, by special warranty or guarantee, or by other provisions of this paragraph shall be
as effective as if repeated specifically in the Contract Documents in connection with each
particular duty, obligations, right and remedy to which they apply. All representations,
warranties, and guarantees made in the Contract Documents shall survive final payment and
termination or completion of this Agreement.
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EAGLE COUNTY OPEN SPACE
PROJECT SPECIAL PROVISIONS
BRUSH CREEK TRAILHEAD
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) 2019 Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge
Construction controls construction of this project. The following special provisions supplement or
modify the Standard Specifications and take precedence over the Standard Specifications and plans.
When specifications or special provisions contain both English units and SI units, the English units apply
and are the specification requirement.
PROJECT SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Date Page
Index Page (Oct. 24, 2019) 1
Revision of Section 104 – Maintaining Traffic (Oct. 24, 2019) 2
Revision of Section 202 – Removal of Structures & Obstructions (Oct. 24, 2019) 3
Revision of Section 203 – Excavation and Embankment (Oct. 24, 2019) 4
Revision of Section 208 – Erosion Control (Oct. 24, 2019) 5
Revision of Section 304 – Aggregate Base Course (Oct. 24, 2019) 6
Revision of Section 401 – Plant Mix Pavements-General (Oct. 24, 2019) 7
Revision of Section 403 – Hot Mix Asphalt (Oct. 24, 2019) 8-10
Revision of Section 506 – Rip Rap (Oct. 24, 2019) 11
Revision of Section 603 – Culverts (Oct. 24, 2019) 12
Revision of Section 614 – Ground Signs (Oct. 24, 2019) 13
Revision of Section 628 – Bridge and Girder Deck Unit (Oct. 24, 2019) 14-18
Revision of Section 703 – Aggregates (Oct. 24, 2019) 19
Fire Protection Plan (Oct. 24, 2019) 20
Special Construction Requirements (Oct. 24, 2019) 21
Traffic Control Plan – General (Oct. 24, 2019) 22
XII.
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REVISION OF SECTION 104
MAINTAINING TRAFFIC
Section 104 of the Supplemental Specifications is hereby revised for this project as follows:
Subsection 104.04 shall include the following:
104.04 Maintaining Traffic
Traffic delays and interruptions by the Contractor will only be allowed as described in Traffic Control
Plan - General - Construction Operations. Unauthorized delays or traffic interruptions will be considered
a violation of this provision and shall be subject to price reductions as described in Revision of Section
105 - Control of work.
Delays or impacts to the Contractor due to the requirements of this provision or the Traffic Control Plan –
General, shall not be a basis for an extension of time or additional compensation, or both.
Any denial or revocation of prior approval for traffic-handling requests shall not be the basis for any
claim for additional time or compensation.
Prior to the award of the contract, the Contractor shall provide the required preconstruction information,
contained in Section 630 – Construction Traffic Control, pertaining to the initial MHT, Traffic Control
Plan, and TCS and Flagger certifications to the Engineer. If this information is not provided in timely
manner it may cause the delay in award and notice to proceed for the contract.
All costs incidental to the foregoing requirements will not be paid for separately but shall be included in
the Traffic Control (Special) bid item.
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REVISION OF SECTION 202
REMOVAL OF STRUCTURES AND OBSTRUCTIONS
Section 202 of the Standard Specifications is hereby revised for this project as follows:
Subsection of 202.12 shall include the following:
Removal of all existing items not specifically listed in Bid Schedule shall be considered part of the pay
item for Clearing and Grubbing, and no additional payment shall be made. Those items include, but are
not limited to existing abutments, manhole, pvc riser.
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REVISION OF SECTION 203
EXCAVATION AND EMBANKMENT
Section 203 of the Standard Specifications and Supplemental Specifications is hereby revised for this
project as follows:
Subsection 203.04 shall include the following:
The County has obtained permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (404) for work in and near
waterways. The Contractor shall prevent and avoid the release of organic and non-organic pollutants into
the Brush Creek during the construction of the project.
The Contractor shall mitigate all impacts which his/her construction activities may have on this waterway.
The Contractor shall be responsible for all sanctions and monetary assessments against the County due to
the Contractor’s failure to fulfill these requirements.
If the Contractor’s planned method of completing the work fails to perform the intended function, the
Engineer will suspend operations which are impacting the waterways. The Contractor shall immediately
clean up any spilled materials to the satisfaction of the Engineer. The Engineer will allow the
Contractor’s operations to resume when revised Working Drawings detailing the contractors proposed
corrections have been submitted.
If the Contractor’s planned method of completing the work fails to perform the intended function, the
Engineer will determine whether the Contractor was performing the operation in conformance with the
working drawings and whether the failure was due to neglect or substandard design or workmanship on
the part of the Contractor. Based on this determination the Engineer will assign to the appropriate parties
any costs associated with changes to the Contractor’s operations or containment system and any costs for
cleanup or remediation of damages.
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REVISION OF SECTION 208
EROSION CONTROL
Section 208 of the Standard Specifications is hereby revised for this project as follows:
In subsection 208.01, add:
Contractor shall obtain a Storm Water Discharge Permit from the Colorado Department of Public Health
and Environment (CDPHE) and shall meet all permit requirements until permanent erosion control
measures are in place. Engineer has developed a Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP) which is
included in the plans. Contractor shall construct, install, maintain, and remove, when required, erosion
control measures during the life of the Contract to prevent or minimize erosion, sedimentation, and
pollution of any state waters as defined in subsection 107.25, including wetlands.
For the duration of the project and the Storm Water Discharge Permit, Contractor will be responsible for
the implementation and evolution of the SWMP. Modifications to the SWMP due to Contractors methods
and means shall be prepared by Contractor and submitted to Engineer for review. These modifications
will not be measured or paid for separately and should be included in Contractors bid.
In subsection 208.03(c), add:
Contractor shall assign to the project an employee to serve in the capacity of the Erosion Control
Supervisor (ECS).
Delete subsection 208.11 and replace with the following:
Obtaining a CDPHE Storm Water Discharge permit; performing work to furnish, install, maintain,
remove, and dispose of items using Best Management Practices as part of the implementation of the
Storm Water Management Plan; preparing and implementing modifications due to Contractors methods
and means; any excavation required for removal of accumulated sediment from traps, basins, areas
adjacent to erosion logs, and any other clean out excavation of accumulated sediment, and the disposal of
such sediment; and all required inspection, documentation, and management shall be included in the work
for the designated BMP.
No separate measurements will be made for Erosion Control other than the items specified for payment in
the Bid Schedule for project erosion control and shall include all necessary work. Contractor shall provide
a schedule of placement, construction, maintenance, and removal of items in the SWMP.
The Contractor shall be responsible for identifying and implementing all measures to prevent or minimize
erosion and sedimentation both during and after construction and all work necessary to implement the
Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP).
Subsection 208.12 shall include the following:
Temporary erosion and pollution control measures required due to the Contractor's negligence,
carelessness, or failure to install permanent controls as a part of the work as scheduled, shall be performed
at the Contractor's expense.
In the case of repeated failures on the part of the Contractor in controlling erosion, sedimentation, and/or
water pollution, the Owner reserves the right to employ outside assistance to provide the necessary
corrective measures. Such incurred direct costs, plus project engineering costs, will be charged to the
Contractor and appropriate deduction will be made from monies due the Contractor.
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REVISION OF SECTION 304
AGGREGATE BASE COURSE
Section 304 of the Standard Specification is hereby revised for this project as follows:
Subsection 304.01 shall include the following:
This work also includes furnishing and placing the aggregate for soft surface trail (crusher fine
material) on a prepared subgrade.
Subsection 304.02 shall include the following:
The aggregate used for the soft surface trail (crusher fine material) shall meet the requirements of
Project Special Provision 703.
Subsection 304.08 shall include the following:
The accepted quantities of the aggregate base course used for the soft surface trail (crusher fine
material) will be paid for at the contract bid price per ton or per cubic yard, as shown in the bid
schedule.
Payment will be made under:
Pay Item Pay Unit
Aggregate Base Course (Class 6) (Special) Ton, Cubic Yard
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REVISION OF SECTION 401
PLANT MIX PAVEMENTS-GENERAL
Section 401 of the Standard Specifications is hereby revised for this project as follows:
In subsection 401.02 replace (a) Mix Design with:
(a) Mix Design.
1. Contractor shall provide a hot mix asphalt design, for each grade of binder, prepared in
accordance with Colorado Procedure 52 by an independent laboratory. The job-mix formula for
each mixture shall establish a single percentage of aggregate passing each required sieve size, a
single percentage of bituminous material to be added to the aggregate, and a single temperature
for the mixture at the discharge point of the plant. Certifications of materials compliance shall be
included. A Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado shall seal the submitted mix design(s).
2. Aggregate. The proposed job-mix gradation shall be in accordance with Table 703-4 Grading SX.
The weight of lime, if used, shall be included in the total weight of the material passing the No.
200 sieve. The restricted zone boundaries given in the Asphalt Institute’s Superpave Series No. 2
(SP-2) Manual, Appendix B are to be used as guidelines in mix design development. However,
the job-mix gradation is not required to pass above or below the restricted zone boundaries.
For Gradings S, SX, and SG, a percentage of the aggregate retained on the No. 4 sieve shall have
at least two mechanically induced fractured faces when tested in accordance with Colorado
Procedure 45. This percentage will be specified in Table 403-1. The angularity of the fine
aggregate shall be a minimum of 45.0% when determined according to AASHTO T304.
Aggregate samples representing each aggregate stockpile shall be non-plastic if the percent of
aggregate passing the Number 8 sieve is greater than or equal to 10 percent by weight of the
individual aggregate sample. Plasticity will be determined in accordance with AASHTO T 90.
The material shall not contain clay balls, vegetable matter, or other deleterious substances. The
aggregate for Grading S, SX, and SG shall have a percentage of wear of 45 or less when tested in
accordance with AASHTO T 96.
3. Bituminous Material (binder). Asphalt binder for all pavement shall be Performance Grade (PG)
58-28. Provide the name of the refinery supplying the asphalt cement and the source of the anti-
stripping additive.
4. Design Gyrations. N (design) equals 75. Contractor to submit a job mix composition meeting this
section. Submittal shall include testing results sufficient to show compliance. Testing shall be
under the certification of an independent testing laboratory acceptable to the Engineer. The mix
design shall have been completed within the preceding 12 months or with a change in source
materials whichever is less.
5. The Hot Bituminous Pavement can contain reclaimed material.
Each mix design shall be submitted to the project engineer and approved by the Engineer prior to any hot
bituminous pavement placement. As part of the approval process, the Engineer may request sufficient
materials to verify the submitted mix design. Contractor shall supply these materials at no additional cost
to the project. No additional contract time will be given to the contractor for this approval process.
Once approval has been given for a project asphalt mix design, no changes will be allowed without
approval of those changes by the Engineer and CDOT.
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HOT MIX ASPHALT
Section 403 of the Standard Specifications is hereby revised for this project as follows:
Subsection 403.02 shall include the following:
The design mix for hot mix asphalt shall conform to the following:
Table 403-1
Property Test Method
Value For Grading
SX(75) Patching
Air Voids, percent at:
N (design) CPL 5115 3.5 – 4.5 3.5-4.5
Lab Compaction (Revolutions):
N (design) CPL 5115 75 75
Stability, minimum CPL 5106 28 28
Aggregate Retained on the 4.75 mm (No. 4) Sieve
for S, SX and SG, and on the 2.36mm (No. 8)
Sieve for ST and SF with at least 2 Mechanically
Induced fractured faces, % minimum*
CP 45 60 60
Accelerated Moisture Susceptibility Tensile
Strength Ratio (Lottman), minimum
CPL 5109
Method B 80 80
Minimum Dry Split Tensile Strength, kPa (psi) CPL 5109
Method B 205 (30) 205 (30)
Grade of Asphalt Cement, Top Layer PG 58-28 PG 58-28
Grade of Asphalt Cement, Layers below Top PG 58-28 PG 58-28
Voids in the Mineral Aggregate (VMA) %
minimum CP 48 See Table
403-2
See Table
403-2
Voids Filled with Asphalt (VFA), % AI MS-2 65-80 65-80
Dust to Asphalt Ratio
Fine Gradation
Coarse Gradation
CP 50
0.6 – 1.2
0.8 – 1.6
0.6 – 1.2
0.8 – 1.6
Note: AI MS-2 = Asphalt Institute Manual Series 2
Note: Mixes with gradations having less than 40% passing the 4.75 mm (No. 4) sieve shall be
approached with caution because of constructability problems.
Note: Gradations for mixes with a nominal maximum aggregate size of one-inch or larger are
considered a coarse gradation if they pass below the maximum density line at the #4 screen.
Gradations for mixes with a nominal maximum aggregate size of 3/4” to 3/8” are considered
a coarse gradation if they pass below the maximum density line at the #8 screen.
Gradations for mixes with a nominal maximum aggregate size of #4 or smaller are
considered a coarse gradation if they pass below the maximum density line at the #16
screen.
*Fractured face requirements for SF may be waived by RME depending on project conditions.
All mix designs shall be run with a gyratory compaction angle of 1.25 degrees and properties must satisfy
Table 403-1
Table 403-2
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Minimum Voids in the Mineral Aggregate (VMA)
Nominal
Maximum Size*,
mm (inches)
***Design Air Voids **
3.5% 4.0% 4.5% 5.0%
37.5 (1½) 11.6 11.7 11.8
N/A
25.0 (1) 12.6 12.7 12.8
19.0 (¾) 13.6 13.7 13.8
12.5 (½) 14.6 14.7 14.8
9.5 (⅜) 15.6 15.7 15.8
4.75 (No. 4) 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9
* The Nominal Maximum Size is defined as one sieve
larger than the first sieve to retain more than 10%.
** Interpolate specified VMA values for design air voids
between those listed.
*** Extrapolate specified VMA values for production air
voids beyond those listed.
The Contractor shall prepare a quality control plan outlining the steps taken to minimize segregation of
HMA. This plan shall be submitted to the Engineer and approved prior to beginning the paving
operations. When the Engineer determines that segregation is unacceptable, the paving shall stop and the
cause of segregation shall be corrected before paving operations will be allowed to resume.
The hot mix asphalt shall not contain any reclaimed asphalt pavement.
Hot mix asphalt for patching shall conform to the gradation requirements for Hot Mix Asphalt (Grading
SX)(75)(PG 58-28).
A minimum of 1 percent hydrated lime by weight of the combined aggregate (or approved equal) shall be
added to the aggregate for all hot mix asphalt.
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HOT MIX ASPHALT
Delete subsection 403.05 and replace with the following:
403.05 The accepted quantities of hot mix asphalt will be paid for in accordance with subsection 401.22,
at the contract unit price per ton for the bituminous mixture.
Payment will be made under:
Pay Item Pay Unit
Hot Mix Asphalt (Grading SX)(75)(PG 58-28) Ton
Aggregate, asphalt recycling agent, asphalt cement, additives, hydrated lime, and all other work and
materials necessary to complete each hot mix asphalt item will not be paid for separately but shall be
included in the unit price bid. When the pay item includes the PG binder grade, any change to the
submitted mix design optimum asphalt cement content to establish production targets on the Form 43 will
not be measured and paid for separately but shall be included in the work. No additional compensation
will be considered or paid for any additional asphalt cement, plant modifications and additional personnel
required to produce the HMA as a result in a change to the mix design asphalt cement content.
Historically, typical asphalt cement increases reflected on the Form 43 are from 0.1 to 0.5 percent.
However, the Contractor should anticipate the AC increases typical of his mixes. Contractors bidding the
project should anticipate this change and factor it into their unit price bid.
When the pay item does not include the PG binder grade, asphalt cement will be measured and paid for in
accordance with Section 411. Asphalt cement used in Hot Mix Asphalt (Patching) will not be measured
and paid for separately but shall be included in the work.
Excavation, preparation, and tack coat of areas to be patched will not be measured and paid for separately
but shall be included in the work.
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REVISION OF SECTION 506
RIPRAP
Section 506 of the Standard Specifications is hereby revised for this project as follows:
In subsection 506.05 delete the last paragraph and replace with the following:
Excavation for riprap will not be measured separately, but shall be included in the work.
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REVISION OF SECTION 603
CULVERTS
Section 603 of the Standard Specifications is hereby revised for this project as follows:
In subsection 603.13, delete the third paragraph and replace with the following:
Structure excavation, structure backfill and bedding for culverts and irrigation piping will not be
measured and paid for separately but shall be included in the work.
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REVISION OF SECTION 614
GROUND SIGNS
Section 614 of the Standard Specifications is hereby revised for this project as follows:
In subsection 614.13, delete the fourth paragraph and replace with the following:
Ground Signs will be paid for as each installation and shall include concrete footings, sign supports, sign
posts, sign panels and all mounting and backing materials.
Subsection 614.14. add as follows:
Pay Item Pay Unit
Ground Sign (Special) Each
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REVISION OF SECTION 628
BRIDGE GIRDER AND DECK UNIT
Section 628 is hereby added to the Standard Specifications for this project as follows:
DESCRIPTION
628.01 This work consists of the design, fabrication, and erection of a simple span, welded self-
weathering steel, pedestrian truss bridge with timber deck in accordance with the specifications and plan
details.
Potential bridge suppliers are:
1. Big R Manufacturing LLC
19060 County Road 66
Greeley, Colorado 80631
1-888-339-1684
2. Continental Pedestrian Truss (Contech)
9025 Centre Pointe Drive
West Chester, Ohio 45069
1-800-338-1122
3. Steadfast Bridges
4021 Gault Ave. South
Fort Payne, Alabama 35967
256-845-0154
4. Excel Bridge Manufacturing Company
12001 Shoemaker Avenue
Santa Fe Springs, California 90670
562-944-0701
5. Wheeler Lumber, LLC
9330 James Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55431
952-929-7854
MATERIALS
628.02 Structural Steel. All structural steel shall be new (unused) material and shall conform to the
requirements in Section 509. Floor beams, stringers, and members of each truss (upper and lower chords,
diagonals, end posts and vertical posts) utilized in the bridges shall meet a longitudinal Charpy V notch
(CVN) values per Table C6.6.2.1-1 of the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications for Temperature
Zone 2 (typically 25 ft. lbs. at 40 degrees Fahrenheit). Testing shall be in accordance with AASHTO T
243 (ASTM A 673). The H frequency of heat testing shall be used. The Contractor shall provide the
Engineer with copies of all certified mill test reports, CVN test reports and heat numbers for all structural
steel and bolts. Minimum thickness of closed structural tubular members shall be 1/4 of an inch.
All square and rectangular structural steel tubing shall conform to the requirements of ASTM A 847,
Cold-Formed Welded and Seamless High Strength, Low Alloy Structural Tubing with Improved
Atmospheric Corrosion Resistance.
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BRIDGE GIRDER AND DECK UNIT
All structural steel shapes and plates shall conform to requirements of ASTM A 588, High-Strength Low-
Alloy Structural Steel.
All anchor bolts, washers, and nuts shall be galvanized in accordance with the requirements of ASTM
A153. Each anchor bolt shall be provided with two nuts for jamming.
628.03 Concrete. When concrete deck is used, concrete shall be Class D (Bridge) unless specified
otherwise in the plans. The concrete and reinforcement shall conform to the requirements in Sections 601
and 602 respectively.
628.04 Timber. When timber deck is used, the timber shall conform to the requirements in Section 508.
It shall be placed transverse to the trusses and have a minimum nominal thickness of 3 inches. Decking
shall be fastened securely to each stringer and at each end to prevent warping. All timber shall be new
(unused) material and conform to either of the following:
(a) Southern Pine, No. 1 or better quality, Graded in accordance with Southern Pine Inspection Bureau
(SPIB) rules.
(b) Douglas Fir-Larch, No. 1 or better quality, Graded in accordance with West Coast Lumber Inspection
Bureau (WCLIB) rules.
All lumber shall be manufactured and inspected in accordance with the latest edition of Product Standard
20-70 as published by the Department of Commerce and shall be grade marked or have an accompanying
certificate from a certified grading agency. The grading agency shall be certified by the Board of Review
of the American Lumber Standards Committee.
All timber shall be pressure treated, conforming to the requirements of the American Wood Preserver's
Association (AWPA) Standards, Section C1 and C2 (Soil Contact). Either Ammoniacal Copper
Quaternary (ACQ), Ammoniacal Copper Zinc Arsenate (ACZA) or Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA)
preservatives conforming to the requirements of Section P5 (Standards for Waterborne Preservatives) of
the AWPA Standards shall be utilized and treatment shall be to a total absorption of 0.40 pounds per
cubic foot of timber. A certified treatment report shall be provided to the Engineer.
CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
628.05 Design. The current editions of the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, LRFD Guide
Specifications for the Design of Pedestrian Bridges, and CDOT Bridge Design Manual Section 31, shall
govern the design.
The superstructure of the pedestrian bridge shall consist of two parallel Half-through trusses with at least
one diagonal per panel. The trusses shall be the main load-carrying members of the bridge.
The members of each Half-through truss (upper and lower chords, diagonals, end posts, and vertical
posts) shall be fabricated from square and rectangular structural steel tubing.
Floor beams and stringers shall be fabricated from structural steel shapes or square and rectangular
structural steel tubing.
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BRIDGE GIRDER AND DECK UNIT
The structure shall conform to the clear span, clear width, structure depth, deck location and camber
requirements shown on the plans.
Each pedestrian bridge shall be designed for the following loads and loading conditions:
1. Dead load shall be as defined in Section 3.5 of the AASHTO Bridge Specifications. No
allowances for future wearing surface or utilities are required.
2. Live load shall be as defined in the AASHTO Guide Specifications. Distribution to the stringer
and floor beams shall be in accordance with Sections 3 and 4 of the AASHTO Bridge
Specifications. Deflection due to pedestrian live load and vibration limits as per the AASHTO
Guide Specifications shall apply. Deflections due to occasional vehicular traffic shall not be
considered. Pedestrian live load shall be 90 psf. Vehicle live load shall be as defined herein and
as shown on the plans:
The vehicle live loads shall be the AASHTO H-10 Design Vehicle
The vehicle live loads shall be combined with other loads as defined herein. These vehicle live
loads are not to be combined with the pedestrian live load.
The dynamic load allowance (Impact) need not be considered for these vehicular loadings.
The deck and supporting members shall be designed to carry equestrian loading.
3. Wind load shall be as defined by the AASHTO Guide Specifications, and used in combination
with other loads in accordance with the AASHTO Bridge Specifications, Section 3. The
horizontal deflections due to wind loads shall satisfy the deflection criteria in Section 5 of the
AASHTO Guide Specifications.
4. Fatigue loading used for the fatigue and fracture limit state (Fatigue I) shall be in accordance with
the AASHTO Guide Specifications. The fatigue importance factor, If, shall be taken as 1.0.
5. The structure shall be designed for all applicable load combinations.
6. Distribution of wheel loads on timber deck shall be in accordance with Section 4 of the AASHTO
Bridge Specifications.
Allowable loads in the structural steel members and weld metal shall be in accordance with Section 6 of
the AASHTO Bridge Specifications.
Minimum thickness of structural steel shall be 3/16 of an inch.
½ inch diameter drain holes shall be drilled (flame cut holes will not be allowed) at all low points of all
steel tubing members as oriented in the in-place, completed structure. In members that are level, or flat, a
total of two drain holes shall be drilled, one at each end. Drain holes and their locations shall be shown
on the Shop Drawings.
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All welded tubular connections shall be designed in accordance with Section 2, Part A and Section 9, Part
A of the Structural Welding Code-Steel ANSI/AWS/D1.1 (Latest Edition).
Horizontal safety rails shall be placed on the structure up to a minimum height of 4’-6” above the deck
surface. Openings between horizontal or vertical members on pedestrian railings shall be small enough
that a 4 in. sphere cannot pass through them. Safety rails shall be angles welded to the inside or outside
of the structure at the County’s option.
The safety rail system shall be designed in accordance with Section 13 of the AASHTO Bridge
Specifications.
Bearings and anchor bolts shall be designed by the bridge manufacturer to satisfy the design loads and
anticipated thermal movements of the superstructure. Details of the bearings and anchor bolts shall be
provided to the Engineer prior to commencement of abutment construction to verify abutment design and
dimensions. These details shall include the design reactions at the bearing locations.
628.06 Submittals. The Contractor shall submit Design Calculations and Shop Fabrication Details (Shop
Drawings) to the Engineer. This submittal shall be in accordance with Subsection CDOT Standard
Specification Section 105.02. The Design Calculations and Shop Drawings shall contain the endorsement
seal of the Professional Engineer registered in the State of Colorado responsible for the design.
628.07 Shop Fabrication. Welding and fabrication of weathering steel pedestrian bridges shall conform
to the requirements of the Structural Welding Code-Steel ANSI/AWS D1.1 (Latest Edition) as amended
by the following:
1. As required in Subsection 4.7, a welding procedure shall be established by qualification in
accordance with the requirements of Subsection 3.3 for the ASTM A 847 material used on the
bridge. The results of the Procedure Qualification shall be recorded on Form M1 in Annex M of
AWS D 1.1.
2. The Contractor shall submit a Quality Control Plan. The Plan shall include personnel
qualifications, certifications, and a Written Practice in accordance with ASNT SNT-TC-1A.
3. The quality of all welds shall be in accordance with Section 6, Table 6.1 for non- tubular and
Section 9 and 9.16 for tubular. In Table 6.1, Undercut 7(B), the criteria for primary members
shall apply to the bottom chord members.
4. All Complete Joint Penetration Groove Welds in butt joints in the bottom chord members shall be
100% Magnetic Particle tested in accordance with ASTM E709. Acceptance shall be determined
in accordance with Section 6.10 and Table 6.1 for non-tubular using alternating Current. Section
9 and Table 9.16 for tubular, UT in accordance with 9.27.1. In addition, complete joint
penetration groove butt welds welded from one side without backing of bottom chord members
shall be examined by ultrasonic testing in accordance with Section 6.11.
5. Magnetic Particle Testing shall be performed on 100% of all attachment welds to the bottom
chord, using Alternating Current, in accordance with Section 6.10 and Table 6.1 for non-tubular,
Section 9 and 9.16 for tubular.
6. Welder Qualification Test Records shall follow 4.2.3 Period of Effectiveness.
7. A copy of all Procedure Qualification Records, Welder Qualification Test Records, Quality
Control Plan and all visual and nondestructive test reports shall be provided to the Engineer.
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REVISION OF SECTION 628
BRIDGE GIRDER AND DECK UNIT
The structure shall conform to the clear span, clear width, structure depth, railing and any other
requirements as shown on the plans.
All weathering steel shall be blast cleaned, Steel Structures Painting Council Surface Preparation No. 7
(SSPC-SP7, Brush-Off Blast Cleaning), to remove mill scale and foreign material which would prohibit
rusting to a uniform color.
628.08 Field Construction. The substructure shall be constructed in accordance with the details shown
in the plans and the pedestrian bridge shop drawings. Before construction begins on the substructure, the
Contractor shall determine the anchor bolt requirements and substructure dimensions needed to properly
erect the structure. The Engineer shall be provided with two copies of detail sheets delineating these
requirements before work begins.
The Contractor shall comply with CDOT Standard Specification Subsection 509.26 through 509.31 for
Field Construction Requirements paying particular attention to Section 509.28 for Connections Using
High-Strength Bolts. Fastener assemblies shall be tested using a Calibrated Tension Measuring Device.
DTI washers shall be subject to tension verification by use of a separate direct tension measuring device.
A Pre-Erection Conference will be held at least one week prior to the beginning of erection. At least one
week prior to the Pre-Erection Conference, the Contractor shall submit an Erection Plan (as specified in
Section 509) to the Engineer for review. The Erection Plan will be reviewed by the Engineer. Written
comments submitted by the Engineer shall be discussed at the Pre-Erection Conference and incorporated
into the Final Erection Plan. The Final Erection Plan shall be signed and sealed by the Contractor's
Engineer and Marked "Approved for Construction". If false work drawings are required, they shall
conform to and be submitted in accordance with subsection 601.11.
METHOD OF MEASUREMENT
628.09 Pedestrian bridge will be measured by the complete Bridge Girder and Deck Unit installed and
accepted.
BASIS OF PAYMENT
628.10 The accepted quantity shall be paid for at the contract unit price for the pay unit listed below.
Payment will be made under:
Pay Item Pay Unit
Bridge Girder and Deck Unit (45 feet to 50 feet) EACH
Payment shall be full compensation for all work necessary to complete the item, which shall include
design, fabrication, transportation to the bridge site, erection, inspection and construction including deck,
railing, and other items as shown on the plans. The substructure shall be measured and paid for
separately. Payment will not be made for this item until all required reports, certifications, and forms have
been submitted to the Engineer.
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REVISION OF SECTION 703
AGGREGATES
Section 703 of the Standard Specification is hereby revised for this project as follows:
Subsection 703.03 shall include the following:
Aggregate for the soft surface trail shall be crushed stone or crushed gravel which conforms to the
quality requirements specified in this subsection for Aggregates for Bases.
Aggregate for the soft surface trail shall have a liquid limit not greater than 30 and the plasticity
index shall not exceed 6 when the aggregate is tested in accordance with AASHTO T89 and T90
respectively.
Aggregate for the soft surface trail shall meet the following grading requirements:
Sieve Size Mass Percent Passing Square
Mesh Sieves
9.5 mm (⅜”) 100
4.75 mm (#4) 30-65
2.36 mm (#8) 25-55
75 µm (#200) 3-12
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FIRE PROTECTION PLAN
The Contractor is hereby required to provide a Fire Protection Plan for the project. The Fire Protection
Plan will be submitted to, and approved by, the Engineer prior to commencement of trail earthmoving and
HMA operations.
The Fire Protection Plan shall address the following items:
1. Fire safety practices and/or policies of the Contractor and any relevant Sub-Contractor(s).
2. Availability and location of Fire Suppression Equipment during HMA operations.
3. Contact information for local Fire Departments.
The Contractor and their Sub-Contractor(s) will be required to have a copy of the Fire Protection Plan at
any work location on the project.
The Contractor is required to provide a copy of the Fire Protection Plan to the local fire districts, BLM,
and the US Forest Service.
All costs incidental to the foregoing requirements shall not be paid for separately but shall be included in
the original contract prices for the project.
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SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
The following are special construction requirements for this project:
1. The Contractor shall maintain drainage during construction. The proposed method shall be
submitted to the Engineer for approval prior to the start of work. The cost of all temporary
measures to provide adequate drainage during construction will not be measured and paid for
separately but shall be included in the work.
2. All costs for the foregoing requirements will be included in the original contract prices for the
project.
3. During the Work, the Contractor shall work diligently from the time an existing area is first
disturbed to a stable condition or completion before moving on to the next area or phase of work.
Contractor shall phase all work to minimize impacts to properties on which the work is occurring,
or neighboring properties.
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TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN – GENERAL
The key elements of the Contractor's method of handling traffic (MHT) are outlined in subsection 630.09.
The components of the TCP for this project are included in the following:
1. Subsection 104.04 and Section 630 of the specifications.
2. Standard Plan S-630-1, Traffic Controls for Highway Construction and all applicable cases
3. Standard Plan S-630-2.
4. Schedule of Construction Traffic Control Devices.
Special Traffic Control Plan requirements for this project are as follows:
Construction Operations. Traffic control shall be coordinated by the Contractor such that the delays to
the traveling public through the construction zones will be minimized, and to provide safety to the
travelling public. It is anticipated that minimal traffic control will be required on Brush Creek Road
during the project, limited to advance warning and signage of construction access areas and potential
flagging during large or continuous material deliveries.
Lane closures must be approved by Engineer and County Representative 48 hours prior to closure.
The Contractor shall not have construction equipment or materials in the lanes open to traffic at any time.
Storage of the Contractor’s equipment as approved by the Engineer shall be limited to the following:
• At least 30-feet from the edge of the pavement
• Behind protected barrier if less than 30 feet
The Contractor shall equip construction vehicles with flashing amber lights.
The Contractor shall ensure that the Project Superintendent and the Traffic Control Manager maintain
cellular phone and radio communication throughout the course of the work.
Any guardrail, signs, delineators, or other devices damaged due to Contractor operations shall be replaced
in kind or repaired by the Contractor at no cost to project. The Contractor, prior to starting work, shall
make an inventory of existing signs and submit the inventory to the Engineer.
All costs incidental to the foregoing requirements shall be included in the original contract prices for the
project, using the Traffic Control (Special) bid item.
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;?3GRGUNDENGINEERING5GM118West6thStreet,Suite200GlenwoodSprings,CO81601Attention:Mr.DanCokleyJobNumber:19-3668October23,201941InvernessDriveEastIEnglewood,CO80112I(303)289-1989Iwww.groundeng.comENGLEWOODICOMMERCECITYILOVELANDIGRANBYIGYPSUMGeotechnicalSubsurfaceExplorationProgramBrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalPreparedfor:DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
TABLEOFCONTENTSPagePurposeandScopeofStudy.IProposedConstruction2SiteConditions2SubsurfaceExploration3LaboratoryTesting4GeologicSetting4GeologicHazards5SubsurfaceConditions8SeismicClassification10BridgeStructureFoundations10WingWalls14Water-SolubleSulfates15SoilCorrosivity15LateralEarthPressures17ProjectEarthwork18ExcavationConsiderations21AggregateSurfacePavementAreas23PavementSections—Apron/DriveLane24TemporaryFireTruckAccess28Closure29LocationsofTestHolesFigures1-lALogsofTestHolesFigures2-3LegendandNotesFigure4GradationTestResultsFigures5-12SeismicResponseSpectrumFigure13SummaryofLaboratoryTestResultsTable1SummaryofSoilCorrosionResultsTable2DetailedTestHoleLogsAppendixADocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalPURPOSEANDSCOPEOFSTUDYThisreportpresentstheresultsofageotechnicalevaluationperformedbyGROUNDEngineeringConsultants,Inc.(GROUND)forSGMinsupportoftheproposedBrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeprojectlocatedinEagle,Colorado.OurstudywasconductedingeneralaccordancewithGROUND’sProposalNumber1905-0908,datedMay10,2019.Afieldexplorationprogramwasconductedtoobtaininformationonthesubsurfaceconditions.Materialsamplesobtainedduringthesubsurfaceexplorationweretestedinthelaboratorytoprovidedataontheengineeringcharacteristicsoftheon-sitesoils.Theresultsofthefieldexplorationandlaboratorytestingarepresentedherein.Thisreporthasbeenpreparedtosummarizethedataobtainedandtopresentourfindingsandconclusionsbasedontheproposedimprovementsandthesubsurfaceconditionsencountered.Designparametersandadiscussionofengineeringconsiderationsrelatedtotheproposedimprovementsareincludedherein.Thisreportshouldbeunderstoodandutilizedinitsentirety;specificsectionsofthetext,drawings,graphs,tables,andotherinformationcontainedwithinthisreportareintendedtobeunderstoodinthecontextoftheentirereport.ThisincludestheClosuresectionofthereportwhichoutlinesimportantlimitationsontheinformationcontainedherein.ThisreportwaspreparedfordesignpurposesoftheSGMbasedonourunderstandingoftheproposedprojectatthetimeofpreparationofthisreport.Thedata,conclusions,opinions,andgeotechnicalparametersprovidedhereinshouldnotbeconstruedtobesufficientforotherpurposes,includingtheusebycontractors,oranyotherpartiesforanyreasonnotspecificallyrelatedtothedesignoftheproject.Furthermore,theinformationprovidedinthisreportwasbasedontheexplorationandtestingmethodsdescribedbelow.Deviationsbetweenwhatwasreportedhereinandtheactualsurfaceand/orsubsurfaceconditionsmayexist,andinsomecasesthosedeviationsmaybesignificant.JobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page1of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalPROPOSEDCONSTRUCTIONBasedontheRFPdatedApril23,2019,weunderstandthatproposedconstructionwillconsistofapre-fabricatedpedestrianbridgeacrossBrushCreek.Additionally,gravel-surfacedprivateparkingareasandadrivelanewithanasphaltapronnearBrushCreekRoadarealsoplannedforconstruction.Structureloadsfortheproposedbridgestructurewereunavailableatthetimeofthisreportpreparation.BasedonpreliminaryabutmentelevationsprovidedbytheClient,weunderstandthatthetopofthenortheasternabutmentelevationisapproximately6,921.9feetandthetopofthesouthwesternabutmentelevationisapproximately6,921.3feet.Ifproposedconstructiondiffersfromthosedescribedabove,orchangessubsequently,GROUNDshouldbenotifiedtoreevaluatetheinformationinthisreport.SITECONDITIONSAtthetimeofourexploration,BrushCreektraversedtheprojectsitefromnorthwesttosoutheastandisapproximately20feetwideatthelocationoftheproposedbridge.BrushCreekRoadislocatedalongthesouthwesternmarginoftheprojectvicinity.CountyRoad8412previouslyrannorthtosouththroughtheprojectsite,crossingBrushCreek.CountyRoad8412haslargelybeenovergrownwithvegetationandsomeofitsformeralignmentisnolongerapparent.Thesouthernportionoftheroadiscurrentlybeingusedasanaccessroadfornearbyequestrianareas.BasedonGoogleEarthhistoricalimagery,abridgewaslocatedwithintheprojectareabetween2006and2010andhassincebeendemolished.Theconcreteabutmentsfromthisbridgewerestillinplaceatthetimeofourexplorationprogram.JobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page2of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalThegeneraltopographyoftheareaslopedtowardBrushCreekatflattogentleslopesoflessthanapproximatelyonepercent.Steeperslopeswerelocatedattheedgeofanoldterracethatbeginsapproximately120feetnorthoftheproposedbridgeandexhibitsapproximately40feetofelevationreliefwithnearverticalslopestowardthetop.Man-madefillwasobservedinthetestholesatthetimeofdrilling,andappearstobeassociatedwiththeoldroadwayalignmentandbridgeembankment.Theexactextents,limits,andcompositionofanymanmadefillwerenotdeterminedaspartofthescopeofworkaddressedbythisstudyandshouldbeexpectedtopotentiallyexistatvaryingdepthsandlocationsacrossthesite.SUBSURFACEEXPLORATIONThesubsurfaceexplorationfortheprojectwasconductedonAugust9,2019.Atotaloffour(4)testholesweredrilledwithatrack-mounted,continuousflightpoweraugerrigtoevaluatethesubsurfaceconditionsaswellastoretrievesoilsamplesforlaboratorytestingandanalysis.Two(2)ofthetestholesweredrillednear/adjacenttotheproposedbridgeabutmentstodepthsofapproximately40to41feetbelowexistinggrade.Theremainingtwo(2)testholesweredrilledwithintheproposedparkingareaanddrivelanetodepthsofapproximately6to9feetbelowexistinggrade.ArepresentativeofGROUNDdirectedthesubsurfaceexploration,loggedthetestholesinthefield,andpreparedthesamplesfortransporttoourlaboratory.Samplesofthesubsurfacematerialswereretrievedwitha2-inchI.D.Californialinersampleranda1¾-inchsplitspoonsampler.Thesamplersweredrivenintothesubstratawithblowsfroma140-poundhammerfalling30inches.ThisprocedureissimilartotheStandardPenetrationTestdescribedbyASTMMethodD1586.Penetrationresistancevalues,whenproperlyevaluated,indicatetherelativedensityorconsistencyofsoils.DepthsatwhichthesampleswereobtainedandassociatedJobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page3of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalpenetrationresistancevaluesareshownonthetestholelogs.TheapproximatelocationsofthetestholesareshowninFigures1and1A.LogsoftheexploratorytestholesarepresentedinFigures2and3andAppendixA.ExplanatorynotesandalegendareprovidedinFigure4.LABORATORYTESTINGSamplesretrievedfromourtestholeswereexaminedandvisuallyclassifiedinthelaboratorybytheprojectengineer.Laboratorytestingofsoilsamplesobtainedfromthesubjectsiteincludedstandardpropertytests,suchasnaturalmoisturecontents,dryunitweights,grainsizeanalyses,swell-consolidationtesting,unconfinedcompressivestrengthtesting,andliquidandplasticlimits.Water-solublesulfateandcorrosivitytestswerecompletedonaselectedsampleofthesoilsaswell.Proctortestingandresilientmodulustestingwereperformedonacompositebulksample.LaboratorytestswereperformedingeneralaccordancewithapplicableASTMandAASHTOprotocols.ResultsofthelaboratorytestingprogramaresummarizedinTables1and2andAppendixA.GEOLOGICSETTINGAccordingtoavailablegeologicmaps(TwetoandOthers,19781)thedepositsunderlyingtheprojectareaaremappedasPleistocene-agedYoungGravels(Qg).Thesematerialsgenerallyconsistofstream,terrace,andoutwashgravels.ThesematerialsweremappedasunderlainbythePennsylvanian-agedEagleValleyEvaporite(Pee).Thisformationisdescribedasinterbeddedgypsum,anhydrite,andsiltstonewithoccasionalthickdepositsofrocksalt.Aportionofthatgeologicmapisreproducedbelow.1Tweto,Ogden,Moench,RobertH.,Reed,JohnC.1976.“GeologicMapoftheLeadville1x2Quadrangle,NorthwesternColorado”.UnitedStatesGeologicSurvey.MiscellaneousInvestigationsSeries,Map1-999.JobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page4of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,Colorado#1w7Lmm7ui17--—Izir.m;[E’rrGEOLOGICHAZARDSSolubleMineralDissolutionandSinkholesGypsum,haliteandothermineralsintheEagleValleyEvaporite(andtheEagleValleyFormation)arevulnerabletodissolutioningroundwater.Theresultantvoidshavepropagatedtothegroundsurfaceresultinginsinkholes.’SinkholesofvariousageshavebeenmappedwithinEagleandtheRoaringForkRivervalleys,aswellasalongthetributariestothoserivers(suchasBrushCreek).SinkholesappeartohavedevelopedwiththegreatestfrequencywheretheEagleValleyEvaporateisoverlainintheshallowsubsurfacebystreamgravels....FApproximateProjectSiteSurfaceKarstFeatures-Pointlocationsoflocalizedcaverns,grounddepressions,andsinkholes(White,2012)JobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page5of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalMappingbyWhite,(2012)2indicatesnumerouskarstfeatures(caverns,grounddepressions,orsinkholes)thathaveoccurredintheimmediateprojectareawithintheBrushCreekValley.Theselocationsareindicatedinthemapabove.Basedonoursubsurfaceexploration,gravellyalluviumovermaterialsderivedfromtheEagleValleyEvaporitewasencounteredinourtestholes.Bedrockwasnotobviouslyencounteredtothedepthsexploredinourtestholes.Theriskofsinkholedevelopmentatorneartheprojectsitemaybeconsideredatleastmoderate.Thelikelihoodofdevelopmentofasinkholeatagivenlocation,however,isdifficulttoforecast.Additionalgeotechnicaldrillingandgeophysicalstudiesattemptingtolocatenascentsinkholesinthenearsurfacehavebeenunreliable,inourexperience.Also,theriskatthelocationsoftheproposedimprovementsisnogreaterthanatmostnearbysitesintheBrushCreekValley.Thenearbyhomes,roadways,andbridgesallhavebeenconstructedandutilizeddespitethesimilarrisk.Geotechnicalmeasurestomitigatetheriskofstructuraldamagefromsinkholedevelopment—suchasadeep,geo-textile-reinforced,remedialfillsection—arerelativelyexpensiveandareun-provenintheireffectiveness.Therefore,ifEagleCountycanaccepttheriskofsinkholedevelopmentandpotentialassociateddistress,theimprovementsmaybeconstructedwithoutmeasurestomitigatethatspecificrisk.GROUNDwillbeavailabletodiscussthisriskinmoredetail.CollapsibleSoilsCertainsurficialdepositsintheBrushCreekValleyarea,typicallyalluvialfananddebrisflowmaterialsderivedfromtheEagleValleyFormationorEagleValleyEvaporateareknowntobesusceptibletolocalhydro-consolidationor“collapse.”Hydro-consolidationconsistsofasignificantvolumelossduetore-structuringoftheconstituentgrainsofthesoiltoamorecompactarrangementuponwetting.Thelocalsoilsgenerallyarecoarse,alluvialmaterials,notalluvialfandeposits.Therefore,thepotentialforhydro-consolidationattheprojectsitemaybeconsideredtobelow.However,consolidationmaybeassociatedwiththesitesoilsinlocalizedareas.SeismicActivity/FaultingNeithersitereconnaissancenorreviewofavailablegeologicmapsindicatedthetraceofanactiveorpotentiallyactivefaulttraversingorimmediately2White,JohnathanL.2012.ColoradoMapofPotentialEvaporiteDissolutionandEvaporiteKarstSubsidenceHazards.ColoradoGeologicSurvey,OF-12-02.JobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page6of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittaladjacenttothesite.Therefore,thelikelihoodofsurfacefaultruptureatthesiteisconsideredtoberelativelylow.TheColoradoGeologicSurvey(2008)indicatesthatanUnnamedFaultEastofEagleislocatedapproximately2.5milestothenortheastoftheprojectsiteandisnotconsideredtobeactive.GeologicallyyoungfaultsrelatedtoevaporitetectonicsarepresentwithintheEaglecollapsecenterandaredepictedbyTwetoetal.(1978)approximately6mileswestoftheprojectsite.ThenearestQuaternaryagefaulttothesiteistheGreenhornMountainFault5,depictedapproximately4milesnorthoftheprojectsite.Thisfaultisdescribedasanortheast-dippingnormalfault.ComparedwithotherregionsofColorado,recordedearthquakefrequencyintheprojectareaismoderate.SlopeStabilityandErosionMappingbyColtonandothers(1976)6andavailablemapdatabasebytheColoradoGeologicalSurvey7didnotdepictlandslidedepositsonorimmediatelyadjacenttothesubjectsite.Duringoursitereconnaissanceofthesitearea,slopeinstabilitywasobservedatagravellyterracelocatedapproximately120feettothenorthoftheproposedbridge.Gravelsandcobblesderivedfromerosionwereobservedscattedatthebaseoftheterraceslope;however,theredidnotappeartobeanyindicationofthisattheproposedbridgesite.Evenso,thelikelihoodofprojectdevelopmentsbeingaffectedbyexistinglargescale,unanticipatedslopeinstabilitiesisconsideredlowtomoderate.SlopestabilityanalysiswasoutsidethescopeofGROUND’sstudy.Weshouldbecontactedintheeventthisanalysisisdesired.FloodingFloodinformationwasnotavailablebyFEMA°forthisareaofEagleCounty.DuetotheverycloseproximityoftheprojectsitetoBrushCreek,floodingand/orflashfloodingshouldbeexpectedduringtimesofheavyrainfallandrapidsnowmelt.Thesiteshouldbeevaluatedbyacivilengineerinthatregard.ColoradoGeologicalSurvey,2008,PreliminaryQuaternanjFaultandFoldDatabase,andMapSenier,http://geosurvey.state.co.us/Default.aspx?tabid=453.Tweto,0.,Moench,R.H.,&ReedJr,J.C.(1978).GeologicmapoftheLeadville1degreeby2degreesQuadrangle,northwesternColorado(No.999).Widmann,B.L.,compiler,1997,Faultnumber2297,GreenhornMountainfault,inQuaternaryfaultandfolddatabaseoftheUnitedStates;U.S.GeologicalSurveywebsite,https://earthquakes.usgs.gov/hazards/qfaults,accessed11/13/201807;21AM.6Colton,R.B.,J.A.Holligan,andL.W.Anderson,1976,Preliminary’MapofLandslideDeposits,Denver7°x2”Quadrangle,Colorado,U.S.GeologicalSurvey,MiscellaneousInvestigationSeriesMap1-964.ColoradoLandslideInventory,ColoradoGeologicalSurvey,https://coloqeosurvey.maps.arcgscorn8FEMA,EffectiveDecember4,2007,TownofEagle.Firm08037C0389DJobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page7of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalWetlandPotentialTheprojectareawithinBrushCreekisclassifiedasaR3UBHhabitatbytheU.S.FishandWildlifeService9whichisapermanentlyflowingrivetchannelwithahighgradientandanunconsolidatedbottom.TheareaoftheproposedtoadinthesouthernportionoftheptojectsitenearBrushCreekRoadisclassifiedasPEM1Cwhichisavegetatedareathatisseasonallyflooded.Therefore,duringsitedevelopment,allregulationsconcerningwetlandprotection,aswellasanyotherareasdesignatedaswetlandsbytheFederalWetlandsProtectionActshouldbeadheredto.Explicitdesignationofwetlandswasnotincludedaspartofthescopeofthisstudy.MiningActivityandSubsidenceReviewofU.S.GeologicalSurveymapscoveringthesitesuchasTwetoandOthers,(1978),andotheravailable,publishedmapsdepictingareasofminingactivities,didnotindicatepastminingactivitiesonorimmediatelyadjacenttothesubjectparcel.Additionally,nosurfaceindicationsofminingactivities(i.e.subsidence)wereapparentonthesiteduringthesitereconnaissance.Therefore,thereappearstobelittlepotentialforsurfacesubsidenceassociatedwithconsolidationofformermineworkingsatdepth.MappingbyWhite,(2002)indicatesthatahistoricalorcurrentgypsummineislocatedapproximately2milestothenortheastoftheprojectsite.Thisminedoesnotappeartoimpacttheprojectsite.Publishedgeologicmapsdoindicatepotentialformationsunderlyingthesiteatrelativelydeepdepthsthatincludeevaporate(salt,gypsum,etc.)deposits,limestonesorothermaterialsvulnerabletosubsurfacedissolution.ThispotentialisdiscussedaboveundertheSolubleMineralDissolutionandSinkholessectionofthisreport.SUBSURFACECONDITIONSThesurficialmaterialsencounteredinthetestholesgenerallyconsistedoftopsoil(approximately12inchesthick),underlainbyman-madefilltodepthsofapproximately1to334feetbelowexistinggrade.Thefillmaterialswereunderlainbysandandsiltytoclayeygravelwithpossiblycobblesandboulders.Thesematerialswereunderlainbysilt/clayatdepthsofapproximately32to36feetbelowexistinggrade.Thetestholesextendedtodepthsofapproximately6to41feetbelowexistinggrades.U.S.FishandWildlifeService,NationalWetlandsInventory,May5,2019,www.fws.gov/wetlandsJobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page8of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalAdditionally,the2-inchdiameter(orsmaller)samplingapparatusinherentlycannotsampleundisturbedcobbleandbouldermaterialsduetotheirlargersize.Itshouldbeunderstoodthatthesamplesobtainedduringdrillingoperationsmaynotberepresentativeofthelargersizedearthmaterialsthatmaybeencounteredduringconstruction.Materialsizesanddescriptionsarelargelyinterpretedbasedondrillingadvancementratesandotherobservationsduringthedrillingoperations.Additionalexplorationutilizingalternatemethods,suchastestpits,shouldbeconsideredifmoreinformationisdesired.Man-MadeFillconsistedofsilt/clayandsandswithgravels,wasfinetocoarsegrained,lowplastic,verymoisttowet,andgraytobrownincolor.Theman-madefillencounteredisassumedtobederivedfromtheroadwayalignmentandbridgeembankment.Delineationofthecompletelateralandverticalextentsofanyfillsatthesite,ortheircompositions,however,wasbeyondourpresentscopeofservices,Iffillsoilvolumesandcompositionsatthesiteareofsignificance,theyshouldbefurtherevaluatedusingtestpits.SandandGravelwereinterebedded,finetocoarsegrainedwithcobblesandboulderspossible,non-plastictolowplastic,mediumdensetoverydense,moisttowet,andreddishgraytoreddishbrownincolor.Silt/Claywassandy,finegrained,lowtomediumplastic,verystifftohard,moisttowet,andreddishgraytoreddishbrowntograyincolor.Swell-consolidationtestingofsamplesoftheon-sitematerialsretrievedfromthetestholesindicatedapotentialforconsolidation.Consolidationsofapproximately0.1and0.5percentweremeasuredundervarioussurchargeloads(SeeTable1).Groundwaterwasencounteredinthetestholesatdepthsofapproximately3to4feetbelowexistinggradeatthetimeofdrilling.ThetestholeswerebackfilledupondrillingcompletionperCodeofColoradoRegulations(2CCR402-2).Groundwaterlevelscanbeexpectedtofluctuate,however,inresponsetoannualandlonger-termcyclesofprecipitation,irrigation,surfacedrainage,nearbyriversandcreeks,landuse,andthedevelopmentoftransient,perchedwaterconditions.Thegroundwaterobservationsperformedduringourexplorationmustbeinterpretedcarefullyastheyareshort-termJobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page9of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalanddonotconstituteagroundwaterstudy.IntheeventtheClientdesiresadditional/repeatedgroundwaterlevelobservations,GROUNDshouldbecontacted;additionalexplorationandfeeswillbenecessaryinthisregard.SEISMICCLASSIFICATIONWeestimatethattheproposedsitewouldmeettheparametersofaSeismicSiteClassDsite,inaccordancewithAASHTOBridgeDesignSpecifications81hEdition(November2017),basedonextrapolationofavailabledatatodepth.GROUNDutilizedtheATCHazardsbyLocationTool(https://hazards.atcouncil.orq)andreferencedocumentASCE7-16todeterminethebasicseismicparameters.Seismiccoefficientsforthesiteareasfollows:PeakGroundAcceleration(PGA)=0.208gSpectralAccelerationforshortperiod(Ss)=0.345gSpectralAccelerationforlongperiod(Si)=0.08gCoefficientatzero-period(Fpga)=1.392Coefficientforshodperiod(Fa)=1.524Coefficientforlongperiod(F)=2.4AccelerationCoefficient(As)=0.29AccelerationCoefficient(SDS)0.35AccelerationCoefficient(SD7)0.128TheresponsespectrumforthebridgeseismicdesignisshowninFigure13.TheprojectareafallswithinSeismicZoneI(Table3.10.6-1,AASHTO2017)basedonanaccelerationcoefficient(SD1)of0.128,andisconsideredtohavealowprobabilityforlargedamagingearthquakes.BRIDGESTRUCTUREFOUNDATIONSGeotechnicalConsiderationsForDesignTheconclusionsandparametersprovidedinthisreportwerebasedonthedatapresentedherein,ourexperienceinthegeneralprojectareawithsimilarstructures,andourengineeringjudgmentwithregardtotheapplicabilityofthedataandmethodsofforecastingfutureperformance.Avarietyofengineeringparameterswereconsideredasindicatorsofpotentialfuturesoilmovements.OurparametersandconclusionswereJobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page10of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalbasedonourjudgmentof“likelymovementpotentials,”(i.e.,theamountofmovementlikelytoberealizedifsitedrainageisgenerallyeffective,estimatedtoareasonabledegreeofengineeringcertainty)aswellasourassumptionsabouttheowner’swillingnesstoacceptgeotechnicalrisk.‘Maximumrossible”movementestimatesnecessarilywillbelargerthanthoserresentedherein.Theyalsohaveasignificantlylowerlikelihoodofbeingrealizedinouropinion,andgenerallyrequiremoreexpensivemeasurestoaddress.WeencourageSGMandEagleCountyuponreceiptofthisreport,todiscusstheserisksandthegeotechnicalalternativeswithus.GeneralDiscussionofGeotechnicalConcernsandRelatedRisksAccordingtoprovidedpreliminarygradinginformation,weunderstandthatthetopofthenortheasternabutmentisapproximately6,921.9feetandthetopofthesouthwesternabutmentisapproximately6,921.3feet.Inaddition,man-madefillmaterialswereobservedinthetestholes,extendingtodepthsuptoapproximately3%feetbelowexistinggrades.Itisunknownifthesematerialswereplacedinaproperlymoisture-densitytreatedmanner,andintheabsenceoftestingand/orfillplacementdocumentationfortheexistingfill,itshouldbeassumedthattheywerenot.Inundocumentedfillsoils,thereexistsalargelyunquantifiableriskofvolumechangeofthefill(primarilyfromconsolidationofmaterials)associatedwiththepresenceofunknownmaterialsandvoidsinthefill.Basedontheapproximateelevationsofthebridgeabutmentsandanticipatedfrostdepths,removaloftheman-madefillmaterialsappeartoberequiteddutingfoundationexcavation.Anyman-madefillsremainingshouldberemovedpriortoconstruction.Beneaththeman-madefillsoils,nativesandsandgravelswereencountered.AsstatedintheSolubleMineralDissolutionandSinkholesection,theriskofsinkholedevelopmentatornearthesitemustbeconsideredmoderate.Therefore,ifEagleCountycanaccepttheriskofsinkholedevelopment,theimprovementsmaybeconstructedwithoutmeasurestomitigatethatspecificrisk.JobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page11of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalFoundationSystemsTypicallyintheprojectarea,fortheleastriskofpost-constructionmovements,bridgesaresupportedondeepfoundationssuchasdrivenH-pilesordrilledcaissonsbearinginthebedrockunderlyingthesite.Sincebedrockwasnotencounteredtodepthsuptoapproximately41feetbelowexistinggrades,adeepfoundationsystemmaynotbedesiredasthiswouldpotentiallyinvolvelargediameterpierswithlengthsgreaterthanapproximately41feet.IfdrivenH-pile/drilledcaissonparametersaredesired,theycanbeprovideduponrequestbutwillrequireadditionalexploratorydrillingoperationsunderaseparatescopeandfee.Anotheroptionthatcouldbeconsideredwouldbetosupportthebridgeabutmentsonashallowfoundationsystemconsistingofspreadfootingsconstructedonthenativesandsandgravelsorproperlypreparedapprovedimportgranularmaterialsuchasapproximately%-inchto1inchcrushedrockoraggregatebasecourseintheeventmanmadefillisencounteredatthefoundationbearingelevation.Ifcrushedrockoraggregatebasecourseisutilized,alayerofgeotextile,i.e.,Mirafi®RS58Oi,HP570Geofabric,orapprovedequivalent,betweenthecrushedrock/aggregatebasecourseandon-sitesandsandgravelsshouldalsobeinstalled.Thecrushedrock/aggregatebasecourseshouldextendatleast2feetbeyondtheedgeofthefootingonallsides.Post-constructionmovementsofapproximately1inchshouldbeanticipated.Intheeventthesemovementscannotbetolerated,adeepfoundationsystemshouldbeconsidered;GROUNDshouldbecontactedtoprovideadditionaldesignparametersinthisregard.Groundwaterwasencounteredinthetestholesatdepthsofapproximately3to4feetbelowexistinggradeatthetimeofdrilling.Inlocalizedareaswithintheprojectsite,groundwatermaybeencounteredwithinexcavationsduringfootingexcavation.Thecontractorshouldbepreparedtodewatertheexcavationduringconstruction.Otherfinancialimpactsmayalsobeassociatedwiththepresenceofwater.Itmaybenecessarytoplacealayerofcrushedrock(%-inchto1inchinmaximumnominalsize)toaidinstability.Thecrushedrockshouldbeproperlycompactedwithaheavyvibratoryroller/platecompactororequivalentinaccordancewiththeProjectEarthworksectionofthisreport.Temporarydewatering/pumpingofthegroundwatermayalsobenecessarywithindeeperexcavations.Thethicknessandamount/typeofcrushedrockisdependentonthatnecessarytoachievestabilityofthefoundation/equipment-supportingJobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page12of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalsoils.Greaterthicknessesofcrushedrockmaybenecessaryandisdependentonthestabilityofthefoundationsoilsandthedepthofscourduringafloodevent.Otherremedial/stabilizationmeasuresmayalsobenecessary.ShallowFoundationSystemThegeotechnicalcriteriabelowshouldbeobservedforshallowfoundationsystemstosupporttheproposedabutments.1)Thefoundationsshouldbearondense,undisturbed,nativesandsandgravelsorproperlypreparedapprovedimportgranularmaterial.Fine-grained,soft,looseorotherwisedeleteriousmaterialsexposedatfootingbearingelevation,e.g.,asiltpocket,shouldberemovedentirelyandreplacedwithmaterialssuchas‘dental’concrete,basecourse(suchasCDOTClass6AggregateBaseCourse),crushedrock,etc.‘Dental’concretegenerallyconsistsofconventionalconcreteusedtoshapesurface,fillirregularities,andprotectpoorrock.Likewise,voidscreatedbyremovalofbouldersshouldbereplacedwith‘dental’concrete,basecourse,orcrushedrock.Ageotechnicalengineershouldberetainedtoobservethesurfacesonwhichthefootingswillbear.Theexposedsurfacesshouldbeapprovedpriortoplacementofreinforcingsteelorfootingconcrete.2)Foundations/footingsbearingondense,undisturbed,nativesandsandgravelsoronproperlypreparedapprovedimportgranularmaterialmaybedesignedforthenominalbearingpressureandresistancefactortabulatedbelow.NominalBearingPressureResistanceFactor(Pb)6.5ksf0.45Compressionofthebearingsoilsfortheprovidedbearingpressureisestimatedtobe%inch,basedonanassumptionofdrainedfoundationconditions.Iffoundationsoilsaresubjectedtoanincrease/fluctuationinmoisturecontent,theeffectivebearingcapacitywillbereducedandgreaterpost-constructionmovementsthanthoseestimatedabovemayresult.JobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page13of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittal3)Foundationloadsshouldbeasuniformaspossible.Differentiallyloadedfoundationswillsettledifferentially.Similarly,differentialfillthicknessesbeneathfoundationswillresultinincreaseddifferentialsettlements.4)Foundationsshouldbearataminimumof4feetbelowthelowestadjacentfinishgradetoprovideadequatecoverforfrostprotectionandbearatanelevationbelowthedesignscourelevation.Otherscourprotectionmeasuressuchasatoewall,riprap,etc.mayalsobeprovided.5)Continuousfoundationwallsshouldbereinforcedasdeterminedbythestructuralengineer.6)GeotechnicalparametersforlateralresistancetofoundationloadsareprovidedintheLateralEarthPressuressectionofthisreport.ShallowFoundationConstruction7)Thecontractorshouldtakeadequatecarewhenmakingexcavationsnottocompromisethebearingorlateralsupportfornearbyimprovements.8)Foundationexcavationbottomsmayexposefinegrainedsoils,loose,soft,orotherwisedeleteriousmaterials.Firmmaterialsmaybecomedisturbedbytheexcavationprocess.Allsuchunsuitablematerialsshouldbeexcavatedandreplacedwith‘dental’concrete,basecourse,orcrushedrock.9)FillplacedagainstthesidesofthefoundationsshouldbeproperlycompactedinaccordancewiththeProjectEarthworksectionofthisreport.WINGWALLSWeunderstandthatasystemsimilartothetypicalCDOTcast-in-placewalldetailanddrainagesystemisbeingconsideredfortheproject.Toachievesimilarperformance,anywingwallsforthebridgeshouldbesupportedonshallowfoundationsinthesamemannerasthebridgeoronthebridgefoundations.GeotechnicalparametersforshallowfoundationdesignareprovidedintheShallowFoundationsectionsofthisreport.JobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page14of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalLateralloadparametersfordesignoftheabutmentandwingwallsforthebridgeareprovidedintheLateralLoadssectionofthisreport.Walldesignshouldincorporateanyupwardslopingbackfills,liveloadssuchastraffic,constructionequipment,materialstockpiles,etc.,andothersurchargepressures.WATER-SOLUBLESULFATESTheconcentrationsofwater-solublesulfatesmeasuredinaselectedsampleretrievedfromthetestholeswasapproximately0.06percent(SeeTable2).Suchaconcentrationofwater-solublesulfatesrepresentsanegligibleenvironmentforsulfateattackonconcreteexposedtothesematerials.Degreesofattackarebasedonthescaleof‘negligible,’‘moderate,’‘severe’and‘verysevere’asdescribedinthe“DesignandControlofConcreteMixtures,”publishedbythePortlandCementAssociation(PCA).TheColoradoDepartmentofTransportation(CDOT)utilizesacorrespondingscalewith4classesofseverityofsulfateexposure(Class0toClass3)asdescribedinthepublishedtablebelow.REQUIREMENTSTOPROTECTAGAINSTDAMAGEToCONCRETEBYSULFATEATTACKFROMEXTERNALSOURCESOFSULFATEWater-SolubleWaterCementitiousSeverityofSulfate(SO4)CementitiousSulfate(504)SulfateInWater.MaterialInDrySoilRatioRequirementsExposure(%)(ppm)(maximum)Class00.00to0.100to1500.45Class0Class10.11to0.20151to15000.45ClassIClass20.21to2.001501to10,0000.45Class2Class32.01orgreater10,001orgreater0.40Class3BasedonthesedataGROUND,makesnorecommendationforuseofaspecial,sulfateresistantcementinprojectconcrete.SOILCORROSIVITYAccordingtoArticle10.7.5oftheAASHTOLRFDBridgeDesignSpecifications,thefollowingsoilconditionsshouldbeconsideredasindicativeofpotentialpiledeteriorationorcorrosionsituation:JobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page15of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittal>Resistivitylessthan2,000ohm-cm>pHlessthan5.5>pHbetween5.5and8.5insoilswithhighorganiccontent>Sulfateconcentrationsgreaterthan1000ppm>Landfillsandcinderfills>SoilssubjecttomineorindustrialdrainageThedegreeofriskforcorrosionofmetalsinsoilscommonlyisconsideredtobeintwocategories:corrosioninundisturbedsoilsandcorrosionindisturbedsoils.Thepotentialforcorrosioninundisturbedsoilisgenerallylow,regardlessofsoiltypesandconditions,becauseitislimitedbytheamountofoxygenthatisavailabletocreateanelectrolyticcell.Indisturbedsoils,thepotentialforcorrosiontypicallyishigher,butisstronglyaffectedbysoilchemistryandotherfactors.Apreliminarycorrosivityanalysiswasperformedtoprovideageneralassessmentofthepotentialforcorrosionofferrousmetalsinstalledincontactwithearthmaterialsatthesite,basedontheconditionsexistingatthetimeofGROUND’sevaluation.SoilchemistryandphysicalpropertydataincludingpH,reduction-oxidation(redox)potential,andsulfidescontentwereobtained.TestresultsaresummarizedonTable2.pHTestingindicatedapHvalueofapproximately9.0.Reduction-Oxidationtestingindicatedanegativepotential:approximately-112millivolts.Suchlowpotentialstypicallycreateamorecorrosiveenvironment.SulfideReactivitytestingforthepresenceofsulfidesindicatedtrace’results.Thepresenceofsulfidesinthesitesoilsalsosuggestsamorecorrosiveenvironment.SoilResistivityInordertoassessthe“worstcase”formitigationplanning,asampleofmaterialsretrievedfromthetestholeswastestedforresistivityintheinthelaboratory,afterbeingsaturatedwithwater,ratherthaninthefield.Resistivityalsovariesinverselywithtemperature.Therefore,thelaboratorymeasurementsweremadeatacontrolledtemperature.Measurementsofelectricalresistivityindicatedavalueofapproximately3,565ohmcentimetersinsamplesofthesiteearthmaterials.JobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page16of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalCorrosivityAssessmentBasedonthesoilconditionsindicatedabove,thesoilappearstocomprisealowpotentialforacorrosiveenvironmentofburiedmetals.Epoxycoatedrebarcouldbeconsideredfortheprojectifcorrosionprotectionisnecessaryfordesign.AOlguidelines(AOl318-11)fortheuseofepoxycoatedrebarinconcreteplacedon-siteshouldbefollowedinthatregard.Ifadditionalinformationareneededregardingsoilcorrosivity,aCorrosionEngineershouldbecontacted.Itshouldbenoted,however,thatchangestothesiteconditionsduringconstruction,suchastheimportofothersoils,ortheintendedorunintendedintroductionofoff-sitewater,maysignificantlyaltercorrosionpotential.LATERALEARTHPRESSURESStructureswhicharelaterallysupportedandcanbeexpectedtoundergoonlyalimitedamountofdeflectionshouldbedesignedfor“at-rest”lateralearthpressures.Thecantileveredretainingstructureswillbedesignedtodeflectsufficientlytomobilizethefullactiveearthpressurecondition,andmaybedesignedforactive”lateralearthpressures.‘Passive”earthpressuresmaybeappliedinfrontofthestructuralembedmenttoresistdrivingforces.Theat-rest,active,andpassiveearthpressuresintermsofequivalentfluidunitweightfortheon-sitebackfillandCDOTClassIstructurebackfillaresummarizedonthetablebelow.Basefrictionmaybecombinedwithpassiveearthpressureifthefoundationisinadrainedcondition.Theuseofpassivepressureunderasaturatedconditionisnotsuggested.Thevaluesfortheon-sitebackfillintheupper10feetprovidedinthetablebelowwereapproximatedutilizingaunitweightof130pcfandanestimatedphiangleof38degrees.JobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page17of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalLATERALEARTHPRESSURES(EQUIVALENTFLUIDUNITWEIGHTS)MaterialTeWaterAt-RestActivePassiveFriction‘pCondition(pcf)(pcf)(pci)CoefficientDrained50315000.52On-SiteSandsandGravelsSubmerged8878-0.52StructureBackfill(CDOTClass1)Drained55354000.45Iftheselectedon-sitesoilmeetsthecriteriaforCDOTClass1structurebackfill,thelateralearthpressuresforCDOTClass1structurebackfillasshownontheabovetablemaybeused.Torealizethelowerequivalentfluidunitweight,theselectedstructurebackfillshouldbeplacedbehindthewalltoaminimumdistanceequaltotheretainedwallheight.Thelateralearthpressuresindicatedaboveareforahorizontalupperbackfillslope.Theadditionalloadingofanupwardslopingbackfillaswellasloadsfromtraffic,stockpiledmaterials,etc.,shouldbeincludedinthewall/shoringdesign.GROUNDcanprovidetheadjustedlateralearthpressureswhentheadditionalloadingconditionsandsitegradingareclearlydefined.PROJECTEARTHWORKPriortoearthworkconstruction,existingvegetation,topsoil,asphalt,andotherdeleteriousmaterialsshouldberemovedanddisposedofoff-site.Relicundergroundutilities,ifencountered,shouldbeabandonedinaccordancewithapplicableregulations,removedasnecessary,andcappedatthemarginsoftheproperty.Amaterialstestingfirmshouldbecontractedtotestthebackfillduringplacement.Topsoilshouldnotbeincorporatedintofillplacedonthesite.Instead,topsoilshouldbestockpiledduringinitialgradingoperationsforplacementinareastobelandscapedorforotherapproveduses.JobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page18of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalExistingFillSoils:Man-madefillwasencounteredineachofthetestholesduringtheexplorationprogram.Actualcontentsandcompositionoftheman-madefillmaterialsarenotknown;therefore,someoftheexcavatedman-madefillmaterialsmaynotbesuitableforreplacementasbackfill.TheGeotechnicalEngineershouldberetainedduringsiteexcavationstoobservetheexcavatedfillmaterialsandprovideparametersforitssuitabilityforreuse.UseofExistingNativeSoils:Overburdensoilsthatarefreeoforganicsaresuitable,ingeneral,forplacementascompactedfill.Fragmentsofrockandcobbleslargerthan3inchesinmaximumdimensionwillrequirespecialhandlingand/orplacementtobeincorporatedintoprojectfills.Ingeneral,suchmaterialsshouldbeplacedasdeeplyaspossibleintheprojectfills.AGeotechnicalEngineershouldbeconsultedregardingappropriateinformationforusageofsuchmaterialsonacase-by-casebasiswhensuchmaterialshavebeenidentifiedduringearthwork.StandardparametersthatlikelywillbegenerallyapplicablecanbefoundinSection203ofthecurrentCDOTStandardSpecificationsforRoadandBridgeConstruction.FillPlatformPreparation:Priortofilling,thetop8to12inchesofin-placematerialsonwhichfillsoilswillbeplacedshouldbescarified,moistureconditionedandproperlycompactedinaccordancewiththeparametersbelowtoprovideauniformbaseforfillplacement.Ifsurfacestoreceivefillexposeloose,wet,softorotherwisedeleteriousmaterial,additionalmaterialshouldbeexcavated,orothermeasurestakentoestablishafirmplatformforfilling.Thesurfacestoreceivefillmustbeeffectivelystablepriortoplacementoffill.FillPlacement:Fillmaterialsshouldbethoroughlymixedtoachieveauniformmoisturecontent,placedinuniformliftsnotexceeding8inchesinloosethickness,andproperlycompacted.Nofillmaterialsshouldbeplaced,worked,rolledwhiletheyatefrozen,thawing,orduringpoor/inclementweatherconditions.JobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page19of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalCareshouldbetakenwithregardtoachievingandmaintainingpropermoisturecontentsduringplacementandcompaction.Materialsthatarenotproperlymoistureconditionedmayexhibitsignificantpumping,rutting,anddeflectionatmoisturecontentsnearoptimumandabove.Thecontractorshouldbepreparedtohandlesoilsofthistype,includingtheuseofchemicalstabilization,ifnecessary.Compactionareasshouldbekeptseparate,andnoliftshouldbecoveredbyanotheruntilrelativecompactionandmoisturecontentwithinthesuggestedrangesareobtained.CompactionStandards:SoilsthatclassifyasA-i,A-2orA-3soils(granularmaterials)inaccordancewiththeAASHTOclassificationsystem(granularmaterials),includingselect,granularfill,shouldbecompactedto95percentormoreofthemaximumdrydensityatmoisturecontentswithin2percentoftheoptimummoisturecontentasdeterminedbyAASHTOT180,themodifiedProctor.’SoilsthatclassifyasA-4,A-5,A-6orA-7shouldnotbeusedasfillforthistroiect.CutandFilledSlopes:Permanent,gradedslopessupportedbylocalsoilsupto10feetinheightshouldbeconstructednosteeperthan3:1(horizontal:vertical).Minorravelingorsurficialsloughingshouldbeanticipatedonslopescutatthisangleuntilvegetationiswellre-established.Surfacedrainageshouldbedesignedtodirectwaterawayfromslopefacesintodesigneddrainagepathwaysorstructures.Ifsteeperslopesaredesired,properlydesignedsoilreinforcementslopescouldbeconsideredprovidedslopesareprotectedagainsterosionandcontinuedmaintenanceoperationsareimplemented.WetSubgradePreparationThefollowingsubgradepreparationparametersandconsiderationsshouldbeutilizedwheresoft,wet,andunstablesubgradeconditionsareencountered:a.Inareaswhereapparentlystableconditionsarefound,thesubgradeshouldbeproof-rolled.b.Pocketsofweakorpumpingsoilsshouldbeexcavatedandreplacedwithpre-approvedcoarsegranularfill(pitrun)orroadbase.Thedepthofover-excavationwillbeontheorderofIto3feetormoretoprovideaJobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page20of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalstablesurface.Theuseofrecycledconcreteaggregatemaybeacosteffectivealternativeinthisapplication.c.Incaseswhereplacementofcoarseaggregatefilldoesnotresultinstableconditions,itwillbenecessarytoplaceawovengeotextile,Mirafi®RS5801orequivalentfabricplacedbelowthecoarseaggregatefill.d.Thesurfaceofthesubgradeshouldbeleveledpriortogeosyntheticreinforcementplacement.Veryweakorpumpingsoilsshouldbeexcavatedandreplacedwithgranularfillorroadbaseforbestperformance.Thegeosyntheticreinforcementshouldbeplaceddirectlyonthepreparedsubgrade.Placementshouldbeperformedaccordingtomanufacturer’srecommendations.e.Thegeosyntheticrollsshouldbeoverlappedinaccordancewithmanufacturer’srecommendations.f.Geosytheticreinforcementwillbedisturbedunderthewheelloadsofheavyconstructionvehicles,especiallytracktypevehicles,thereforenovehicletrafficshouldbeallowedoverthegeosyntheticreinforcementuntil8ormoreinchesofsoilhasbeenplacedover.EXCAVATIONCONSIDERATIONSExcavationDifficultyThetestholesforthesubsurfaceexplorationwereexcavatedtothedepthsindicatedbymeansofatrack-mounteddrillrigadvancingcontinuousflightaugers.Thecontractorshouldanticipatethatrelativelylargevolumesofgravels,cobbles,andbouldersarelikelytobepresentintheon-sitesoils.Thecontractorshouldbepreparedtohandletheselargeandpotentiallyawkwardmaterials.Conventionalheavy-dutyexcavationequipmentingoodworkingconditionwillbenecessary,ataminimum,anditmaybenecessarytousespecializedrock-breakingequipmentinlocalizedareas.TemporaryExcavationsandPersonnelSafetyExcavationsinwhichpersonnelwillbeworkingmustcomplywithallapplicableOSHAStandardsandRegulations,particularlyCFR29Part1926,OSHAStandards-Excavations,adoptedMarch5,1990.Thecontractor’s‘responsibleperson”shouldevaluatethesoilexposedintheJobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page21of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalexcavationsaspartofthecontractor’ssafetyprocedures.GROUNDhasprovidedtheinformationinthisreportsolelyasaservicetotheClient,andisnotassumingresponsibilityforconstructionsitesafetyorthecontractor’sactivities.Thecontractorshouldtakecarewhenmakingexcavationsnottocompromisethebearingorlateralsupportforanyadjacent,existingimprovements.Temporary,un-shoredexcavationslopesupto10feetinheight,ingeneral,becutnosteeperthan2:I(horizontal:vertical)intheon-sitesoilsintheabsenceofseepage.Somesurfacesloughingmayoccurontheslopefacesattheseangles.Shouldsiteconstraintsprohibittheuseoftheprovidedslopeangle,temporaryshoringshouldbeused.GROUNDisavailabletoperformshoringdesignuponrequestunderseparatecontract.GroundwaterGroundwaterwasencounteredinthetestholesatdepthsrangingfromapproximately3to4feetbelowexistinggradeatthetimeofdrilling.ThetestholeswerebackfilledupondrillingcompletionperCodeofColoradoRegulations(2CCR402-2).Groundwaterlevelscanbeexpectedtofluctuate,however,inresponsetoannualandlonger-termcyclesofprecipitation,irrigation,surfacedrainage,nearbyriversandcreeks,landuse,andthedevelopmentoftransient,perchedwaterconditions.Thegroundwaterobservationsperformedduringourexplorationmustbeinterpretedcarefullyastheyareshort-termanddonotcompriseagroundwaterstudy.IntheeventtheClientdesiresadditional/repeatedgroundwaterlevelobservations,GROUNDshouldbecontacted;additionalexplorationandfeeswillbenecessaryinthisregard.Itispossiblethatgroundwatermaybeencounteredinprojectexcavationsatdepthsbothshalloweranddeeperthanthoseindicatedabove.Thecontractorshouldbepreparedtodivertwaterseepageduringconstruction.Intheeventthatpumpinganddewateringisrequired,thedewateringapproachshouldultimatelybedeterminedbythecontractorbasedontheirmeansandmethodsexperience.Ifseepageorgroundwaterisencounteredduringexcavationoratanytimeduringconstruction,theGeotechnicalEngineershouldbecontactedtoevaluatetheconditions.Thepresenceofgroundwaterinthesetypesofsituationsandassociatedpotentialdesignchangescanhaveanimpacttoboththefinancialandschedulecomponentsofaproject.JobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page22of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalSurfaceWaterThecontractorshouldtakepro-activemeasurestocontrolsurfacewatersduringconstructionandmaintaingoodsurfacedrainageconditionstodirectwatersawayfromexcavationsandintoappropriatedrainagestructures.Aproperlydesigneddrainageswaleshouldbeprovidedatthetopsoftheexcavationslopes.Innocaseshouldwaterbeallowedtopondnearprojectexcavations.Temporaryslopesshouldalsobeprotectedagainsterosion.Erosionalongtheslopeswillresultinsloughingandcouldleadtoaslopefailure.AGGREGATESURFACEPAVEMENTAREASBasedontheDesignChartforAggregate-SurfacedRoadsintheFederalHighwayAdministration,GravelRoadConstructionandMaintenanceGuide,datedAugust2015,andassumingan18kipESALvalueof21,900,anallowableserviceabilitylossof2.5,resilientmodulusof5,565psiforthesubgradematerial,andanestimatedmodulusofbasematerialof10,000psi,weestimateabaselayerthicknessofatleast10inches.TheaggregatebasecourseshouldmeettherequirementsofCDOTClass6aggregatebasecourse.Priortoplacementofaggregatebasecourse,theupper12inchesoftheunderlyingmaterialshouldbeproperlycompactedandproof-rolled.Pocketsofweakorpumpingsoilsshouldbeexcavatedandreplacedwithpre-approvedcoarsegranularfill(pitrun)oraggregatebasecourse.Incaseswhereplacementofcoarseaggregatefilldoesnotresultinstableconditions,itmaybenecessarytoplaceawovengeotextile,MirafiRS580iorotherapprovedfabricplacedbelowthecoarseaggregatefill.Otherstabilizationmeasuresmaybenecessary.SeeWetSubgradePreparationsectionforadditionalsubgradepreparationparameters.Itshouldbeunderstoodthatwithanyaggregatesurface,shovinganddisplacementofthegranularmaterialsshouldbeexpectedduringrepetitivevehicular/equipmentloading.Therefore,regularmaintenanceshouldbeimplementedtoensurepropersurfaceandsubsurfacedrainage,repairdistressed/damagedareas,andre-establishgrades.Applicationofadditionalaggregatemayberequiredinthisregard.Additionally,theabilityoftheaggregatesurfaceparkinglottoaccommodatetrafficloadsisdirectlyrelatedtothequalityofthesubgradematerialsonwhichtheaggregateisplaced,notonlyontheaggregatesection.Ifwaterinfiltratestheseareas,additionalruttingandJobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page23of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalotherdistress,includingareductionincapacity,willresult,requiringadditionalmaintenance.Thecollectionanddiversionofsurfacedrainageawayfrompavedareasisextremelyimportanttothesatisfactoryperformanceoftheaggregatesurfacepavements.Allowingsurfacewaterstopondonaggregatesurfaceswillcauseprematurepavementdeterioration.PAVEMENTSECTIONS-APRON/DRIVELANEApavementsectionisalayeredsystemdesignedtodistributeconcentratedtrafficloadstothesubgrade.Performanceofthepavementstructureisdirectlyrelatedtothephysicalpropertiesofthesubgradesoilsandtrafficloadings.Thestandardcareofpracticeinpavementdesigndescribestheflexiblepavementsectionasa“20-year”designpavement:however,mostflexiblepavementswillnotremaininsatisfactoryconditionwithoutroutinemaintenanceandrehabilitationproceduresperformedthroughoutthelifeofthepavement.Pavementdesignsfortheapron/drivelaneweredevelopedingeneralaccordancewiththedesignguidelinesandproceduresoftheAmericanAssociationofStateHighwayandTransportationOfficials(AASHTO).SubgradeMaterialsBasedontheresultsofourfieldexplorationandlaboratorytesting,thepotentialpavementsubgradematerialsclassifyasA-I-atoA-2-4soilsinaccordancewiththeAmericanAssociationofStateHighwayandTransportationOfficials(AASHTO)classificationsystem.GROUNDcollectedacompositebulksamplefromthetestholes.ResilientModulus(MR)testing(AASHTOT-307)wasperformedonrepresentativecompositesamplesofthesubgradematerialsencounteredalongthealignments.Typically,theR-value,unconfinedcompressivestrength,CaliforniaBearingRatio(CBR),orotherindexpropertiesofsubgradematerialshavebeenobtainedandtheresilientmodulusobtainedonlybycorrelation.However,duetothevariabilityinthecorrelations,subjectingrepresentativesamplesofthesubgradetotheactualresilientmodulustestisthemostaccuratewaytodeterminesoilsupportcharacteristicsforuseinpavementdesign.JobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page24of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalAdynamicloadtest,theresilientmodulusmeasurestheelasticreboundstiffnessofflexiblepavementmaterials,basecourses,andsubgradesunderrepeatedloading.TheloadingcycleswereappliedundervariousconfininganddeviatoricstressesasspecifiedinAASTHOT-294.Thematerialwascompactedto95percentofmaximumdrydensityat2percentabovetheoptimum,basedonAASHTOT-180,the“modifiedProctor”.Accordingtoourtestingresults,aresilientmodulusvalueof5,565psiwasdeterminedforthesoilson-site.Itisimportanttonotethatsignificantdecreasesinsoilsupporthavebeenobservedasthemoisturecontentincreasesabovetheoptimum.Pavementsthatarenotproperlydrainedmayexperiencealossofthesoilsupportandsubsequentreductioninpavementlife.AnticipatedTrafficSpecifictrafficloadingswerenotavailableatthetimeofthisreportpreparation.Basedonourexperiencewithsimilarprojects,anequivalent18-kipdailyloadapplication(EDLA)valueof3wasassumedfortheasphaltapronanddrivelane.TheEDLAvalueof3wasconvertedtoequivalent18-kipsingleaxleload(ESAL)valueof21,900fora20-yeardesignlife.Ifanticipatedtrafficloadingsdiffersignificantlyfromtheseassumedvalues,GROUNDshouldbenotifiedtore-evaluatethepavementsectionsbelow.PavementDesignThesoilresilientmodulusandtheESALvaluewasusedtodeterminetherequireddesignstructuralnumberfortheprojectpavement.Therequiredstructuralnumberwasthenusedtodevelopthepavementsections.PavementdesignswerebasedontheDARWinTMcomputerprogramthatsolvesthe1993AASHTOpavementdesignequations.Areliabilitylevelof80percentandaterminalserviceabilityof2wereutilizedfordesignofthepavementsections.Astructuralcoefficientof0.40wasusedforhotbituminousasphaltand0.12wasusedforaggregatebasecourse.Theminimumpavementsectionsfora20-yeardesignaretabulatedbelow.JobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page25of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalMINIMUMPAVEMENTSECTIONSFlexibleSectionCompositeSectionLocation(inchesAsphalt)(inchesAsphaltfinchesAggregateBase)AsphaltApron/DriveLane53%I6Asphaltpavementshouldconsistofabituminousplantmixcomposedofamixtureofaggregateandbituminousmaterial.Asphaltmixture(s)shouldmeettherequirementsofajob-mixformulaestablishedbyaqualifiedEngineer.AggregatebasematerialshouldmeetthecriteriaofCDOTClass6aggregatebasecourse.Basecourseshouldbeplacedinuniformliftsnotexceeding8inchesinloosethicknessandcompactedtoatleast95percentofthemaximumdrydensityauniformmoisturecontentswithin2percentoftheoptimumasdeterminedbyASTMD1557IAASHTOT-160,the“modifiedProctor.”SubgradePreparationShortlybeforeplacementofpavementinallpavementareas,includingaggregatebase,theexposedsubgradesoilsshouldbescarifiedandre-compactedtoadepthofatleast12inches,inacàordancewiththeparametersprovidedintheProjectEarthworksectionofthisreport.Greaterdepthsofsubgradeprocessingwillfurtherreducepotentialpavementmovements.TheContractorshouldbepreparedeithertodrythesubgradematerialsormoistenthem,asneeded,priortocompaction.Itmaybedifficultforthecontractortoachieveandmaintaincompactioninsomeon-sitesoilsencounteredwithoutcarefulcontrolofwatercontents.Likewise,somesitesoilslikelywill“pump”ordeflectduringcompactionifmoisturelevelsarenotcarefullycontrolled.TheContractorshouldbepreparedtoprocessandcompactsuchsoilstoestablishastableplatformforpaving,includinguseofchemicalstabilization,ifnecessary.Immediatelypriortopaving,thesubgradeshouldbeproofrolledwithaheavilyloaded,pneumatictiredvehicle.Areasthatshowexcessivedeflectionduringproofrollingshouldbeexcavatedandreplacedand/orstabilized.AreasallowedtopondpriortopavingwillJobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page26of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalrequiresignificantre-workingpriortoproof-rolling.Passingaproofrollisanadditionalrequirement,beyondplacementandcompactionofthesubgradesoilsinaccordancewiththisreport.Somesoilsthatarecompactedinaccordancewiththeparametershereinmaynotbestableunderaproofroll,particularlyatmoisturecontentsintheupperportionoftheacceptablerange.AdditionalObservationsThecollectionanddiversionofsurfacedrainageawayfrompavedareasisextremelyimportanttothesatisfactoryperformanceofthepavements.Thesubsurfaceandsurfacedrainagesystemsshouldbecarefullydesignedtoensureremovalofthewaterfrompavedareasandsubgradesoils.Allowingsurfacewaterstopondonpavementswillcauseprematurepavementdeterioration.Wheretopography,siteconstraints,orotherfactorslimitorprecludeadequatesurfacedrainage,pavementsshouldbeprovidedwithedgedrainstoreducelossofsubgradesupport.Thelong-termperformanceofthepavementalsocanbeimprovedgreatlybyproperbackfillingandcompactionbehindcurbs,gutters,andsidewalkssothatpondingisnotpermittedandwaterinfiltrationisreduced.Asnotedabove,thestandardcareofpracticeinpavementdesigndescribestheflexiblepavementsectionasa“20-year”designpavement;however,mostpavementswillnotremaininsatisfactoryconditionwithoutroutine,preventivemaintenanceandrehabilitationproceduresperformedthroughoutthelifeofthepavement.Preventivepavementtreatmentsaresurfacerehabilitationandoperationsappliedtoimproveorextendthefunctionallifeofapavement.Thesetreatmentspreserve,ratherthanimprove,thestructuralcapacityofthepavementstructure.Intheeventtheexistingpavementisnotstructurallysound,thepreventivemaintenancewillhavenolong-lastingeffect.Therefore,aroutinemaintenanceprogramtosealcracks,repairdistressedareas,andperformthinoverlaysthroughoutthelifeofthepavementissuggested.Acracksealingandfogseal/chipsealprogramshouldbeperformedonthepavementsevery3to4years.Afterapproximately8to10years,patching,additionalcracksealing,andasphaltoverlaymayberequired.Priortofutureoverlays,itisimportantthatalltransverseandlongitudinalcracksbesealedwithaflexible,rubberizedcracksealantinordertoreducethepotentialforpropagationofthecrackthroughtheoverlay.TrafficJobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page27of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalvolumesthatexceedthevaluesutilizedbythisreportwilllikelynecessitatetheneedofpavementmaintenancepracticesonascheduleofshortertimeframethanthatstatedabove.Thegreatestbenefitofpreventivemaintenanceisachievedbyplacingthetreatmentsonsoundpavementsthathavelittleornodistress.GROUND’sexperienceindicatesthatlongitudinalcrackingiscommoninasphalt-pavementsgenerallyparalleltotheinterfacebetweentheasphaltandconcretestructuressuchascurbs,guttersordrainpans.Distressofthistypeislikelytooccurevenwherethesubgradehasbeenpreparedproperlyandtheasphalthasbeencompactedproperly.Theuseofthickbasecourseorreinforcedconcretepavementcanreducethis.Ourofficeshouldbecontactedifthesealternatesaredesired.Theassumedloadingdoesnotincludeexcessloadingconditionsimposedbyheavyconstructionvehicles.Consequently,heavilyloadedconcrete,lumber,andbuildingmaterialtruckscanhaveadetrimentaleffectonthepavement.Aneffectiveprogramofregularmaintenanceshouldbedevelopedandimplementedtosealcracks,repairdistressedareas,andperformthinoverlaysthroughoutthelifeofthepavements.TEMPORARYFIRETRUCKACCESSCommonly,constructionsitesarerequiredbylocalfiredepartmentstoprovidetemporaryaccessforemergencyresponse.IthasbeenGROUND’sexperiencetheseaccessdrivesaretoprovidesupportfortrucksweighingupto90,000poundsandaretypicallydesiredtobegravel/aggregate-surfaced.Basedonourexperience,atemporarysectionconsistingofatleast12inchesofmaterialmeetingtherequirementsofCDOTClass5orClass6AggregateBaseCourseoratleast8inchesofCDOTClass5orClass6AggregateBaseCourseoveralayerofstabilizationgeotextile/geofabric,suchasMirafi®RS3801ortheequivalent,couldbeutilizedprovidedtheOwnerunderstandsthatthissectionisfortemporaryaccessduringconstructiononlyandisnotareplacementoranequalalternatetothepavementsection(s)thatwasindicatedpreviously.Theaggregatebasecourseplacedforthispurposeshouldbecompactedtoatleast95percentofthemaximummodifiedProctordrydensity.Itshouldbenotedthattheaggregatebasecoursesectionsindicatedabovearenotintendedtosupportfiretruckoutriggerswithoutcribbingorsimilarmeasures.JobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page28of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalItshouldbeunderstoodthatwithanyaggregatesurface,shovinganddisplacementofthegranularmaterialsshouldbeexpectedduringrepetitivevehicular/equipmentloading.Therefore,regularmaintenanceshouldbeimplementedtoensurepropersurfaceandsubsurfacedrainage,repairdistressed/damagedareas,andre-establishgrades.Applicationofadditionalaggregatemayberequiredinthisregard.Additionally,theabilityoftheaggregatetemporaryaccessdrivetoaccommodateloadsasindicatedaboveisdirectlyrelatedtothequalityofthesubgradematerialsonwhichtheaggregateisplaced,notonlyontheaggregatesection.Ifwaterinfiltratestheseareas,additionalruttingandotherdistress,includingareductionincapacity,willresult,requiringadditionalmaintenance.CLOSUREThisreporthasbeenpreparedforSGMasitpertainstodesignoftheproposedpedestrianbridgeandparkinganddrivewayareasasdescribedherein.Itshouldnotbeassumedtocontainsufficientinformationforotherpartiesorotherpurposes.TheClienthasagreedtotheterms,conditions,andliabilitylimitationsoutlinedinourproposalbetweenSGMandGROUND.Relianceuponourreportisnotgrantedtoanyotherpotentialowner,contractor,orlender.Requestsforthird-partyrelianceshouldbedirectedtoGROUNDinwriting;grantingreliancebyGROUNDisnotguaranteed.Inaddition,GROUNDhasassumedthatprojectconstructionwillcommencebySpring/Summer2020.Anychangesinprojectplansorscheduleshouldbebroughttotheattentionofageotechnicalengineer,inorderthatthegeotechnicalconclusionsinthisreportmaybere-evaluatedand,asnecessary,modified.Thegeotechnicalconclusionsinthisreportwerebasedonsubsurfaceinformationfromalimitednumberofexplorationpoints,asshowninFigure1,aswellasthemeansandmethodsdescribedherein.Subsurfaceconditionswereinterpolatedbetweenandextrapolatedbeyondtheselocations.Itisnotpossibletoguaranteethesubsurfaceconditionsareasindicatedinthisreport.Actualconditionsexposedduringconstructionmaydifferfromthoseencounteredduringsiteexploration.Designmodificationsmaybenecessarybytheprojectteam;thismayresultinanincreaseinprojectcostsandscheduledelays.Inaddition,acontractorwhoobtainsinformationfromthisreportfordevelopmentofhisscopeofworkorcostestimatesdoessosolelyathisownriskandJobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page29of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalmayfindthegeotechnicalinformationinthisreporttobeinadequateforhispurposesorfindthegeotechnicalconditionsdescribedhereintobeatvariancewithhisexperienceinthegreaterprojectarea.Thecontractorshouldobtaintheadditionalgeotechnicalinformationthatisnecessarytodevelophisworkscopeandcostestimateswithsufficientprecision.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto,informationregardingexcavationconditions,earthmaterialusage,currentdepthstogroundwater,etc.Becauseofthenecessarilylimitednatureofthesubsurfaceexplorationperformedforthisstudy,thecontractorshouldbeallowedtoevaluatethesiteusingtestpitsorothermeanstoobtainadditionalsubsurfaceinformationtopreparehisbid.Ifduringconstruction,surface,soil,bedrock,orgroundwaterconditionsappeartobeatvariancewiththosedescribedherein,workshouldceaseandageotechnicalengineershouldberetainedatonce,sothatourconclusionsanddesignparametersforthissitemaybere-evaluatedinatimelymanneranddependentaspectsofprojectdesigncanbemodified,asnecessary.Thematerialspresenton-sitearestableattheirnaturalmoisturecontent,butmaychangevolumeorlosebearingcapacityorstabilitywithchangesinmoisturecontent.Performanceoftheproposedimprovementswilldependonimplementationoftheconclusionsandinformationinthisreportandonpropermaintenanceafterconstructioniscompleted.Becausewaterisasignificantcauseofvolumechangeinsoilsandrock,allowingmoistureinfiltrationmayresultinmovements,someofwhichwillexceedestimatesprovidedhereinandshouldthereforebeexpectedbySGM.ALLDEVELOPMENTCONTAINSINHERENTRISKS.ItisimportantthatALLaspectsofthisreport,aswellastheestimatedperformance(andlimitationswithanysuchestimations)ofproposedimprovementsareunderstoodbySGM.Utilizingthegeotechnicalparametersandmeasureshereinforplanning,design,and/orconstructionconstitutesunderstandingandacceptanceoftheconclusionswithregardtoriskandotherinformationprovidedherein,associatedimprovementperformance,aswellasthelimitationsinherentwithinsuchestimates.EnsuringcorrectinterpretationofthecontentsofthisreportbyothersisnottheresponsibilityofGROUND.Ifanyinformationreferredtohereinisnotwellunderstood,itisimperativethatSGMortheownercontacttheauthororaGROUNDprincipalimmediately.WewillbeavailabletomeettodiscusstheJobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page30of31DocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
BrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeEagle,ColoradoFinalSubmittalrisksandremedialapproachespresentedinthisreport,aswellasotherpotentialapproaches,uponrequest.Currentapplicablecodesmaycontaincriteriaregardingperformanceofstructuresand/orsiteimprovementswhichmaydifferfromthoseprovidedherein.Ourofficeshouldbecontactedregardinganyapparentdisparity.GROUNDmakesnowarranties,eitherexpressedorimplied,astotheprofessionaldata,opinionsorconclusionscontainedherein.BecauseofnumerousconsiderationsthatarebeyondGROUND’scontrol,theeconomicortechnicalperformanceoftheprojectcannotbeguaranteedinanyrespect.Thisdocument,togetherwiththeconceptsandconclusionspresentedherein,asaninstrumentofservice,isintendedonlyforthespecificpurposeandclientforwhichitwasprepared.Re-useof,orimproperrelianceonthisdocumentwithoutwrittenauthorizationandadaptionbyGROUNDEngineeringConsultants,Inc.,shallbewithoutliabilitytoGROUNDEngineeringConsultants,Inc.GROUNDappreciatestheopportunitytocompletethisportionoftheprojectandwelcomestheopportunitytoprovideSCMortheownerwithaproposalforconstructionobservationandmaterialstesting.Sincerely,GROUNDEngineeringConsultants,Inc.2827i10.23.19AmYCrandall,P.E.ReviewbyJasonA.Smith,REM,P.E.JobNo.19-3668GroundEngineeringConsultants,Inc.Page31of3lDocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
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GRGUNDENGINEERINGBrushCreekValleyTrailandBridgeTABLE1:SUMMARYOFLABORATORYTESTRESULTSSampleLocationNaturalNaturalAtterbergLimitsSwelllConsolidationUnconfinedAASHTOVolumeSurchargeCompressiveUSCSEquivalentSampleDescriptionDepthMoistureDr’GravelSandFinesLiquidPlasticityChangePressurestrengthEquivalentClassificationTestHoleContentDensityLimitIndexClassification(feet)(%)(pci)(%)(%)(%)(%)(psi)(psi)(ksf)(GroupIndex)158.2-79165NVNP---(GP-GM)sA-i-a(0)GRAVELwithSilt1816.8-394021NVNP---(SM)gA-i-b(0)SiltySANDwithGravel11210.9-592912NVNP---(GP-GM)sA-1-a(0)GRAVELwIthS1It14010.0SD413822NVNP---(GM)sA-1-b(0)S1ItyGRAVEL2322.095.0--59277-0.5375--s(CL-ML)A-4(2)FILL:SandySILT/CLAY21413.8-453421254---(GC-GM)sA-1-b(0)Silty,ClayeyGRAVELwithSand22414.3-324622NVNP---(SM)gA-1-b(0)SIItySANDwithGravel23912.2119.5--832910--49.37.1(CL)sA-4(7)CLAYwithSandP-I48.1SD503812NVNP---(GP-GM)sA-1-a(0)GRAVELw1thSiltP-2213.1107.4--16329-0.1200-SCA-2-4(0)FILL:ClayeySANDCreekBottomRG--80164NPNP---(GP-GM)sA-I-a(0)GRAVELwithSiftSD=Sampledisturbed,NV=Novalue,NP=Non-plastic,RG=RoughGradeDocuSign Envelope ID: 0DC4C938-C7D5-49E8-A361-C7CE9A00DB98
Brush Creek Valley Trail and Bridge
TABLE 2:SUMMARY OF SOIL CORROSION TEST RESULTS
Sample Location Water Redox USCS AASHTO
Soluble Sulfide Resistivity Equivalent
Depth pH Potential Equivalent Sample Description
Test Hole Sulfates Reactivity ClassificationClassification
feet ¾mV ohm-cm (Group Index)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SACRAMENTO DISTRICT
1325 J STREET
SACRAMENTO CA 95814-2922
October 3, 2019
Regulatory Division (SPK-2019-00690)
Eagle County Open Space
Attn: Ms. Diane Mauriello
500 Broadway St.
Eagle, Colorado 81631
diane.mauriello@eaglecounty.us
Dear Ms. Mauriello:
We are responding to your pre-construction notification for a Department of the Army
(DA) permit for the Brush Creek Trailhead Project. The approximately 4.85-acre project
site is located near 5200 Brush Creek Rd., in the northeast ¼ of Section 14, Township 5
South, Range 84 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, at Latitude 39.62183°, Longitude
‐106.77303°, 3 miles southeast of the Town of Eagle, in Eagle County, Colorado.
Based on the information you provided to this office, the Brush Creek Trailhead
Project involves the discharge of fill material into approximately 697 square feet of waters
of the United States for the construction of a bridge, subject to Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act. The specific activities that require DA authorization include the removal of
existing abandoned abutments, installation of new abutments, regrading of the stream
channel and banks, and the placement of riprap armoring to protect the abutments. These
activities will result in permanent impacts to 305 square feet of perennial stream, and
392 square feet of palustrine emergent wetland. The proposed activities would be
conducted in accordance with the Pre-Construction Notification, dated September 26,
2019.
We have determined that activities in waters of the United States associated with the
project are authorized by Nationwide Permit (NWP) 14 – Linear Transportation Projects.
You must comply with all terms and conditions of the NWP and applicable regional
conditions. Enclosed is information about the NWP terms and conditions and
Sacramento District regional conditions for Colorado (Enclosure 1). Please note, per
General Condition 30, you must sign the enclosed Compliance Certification and return it
to this office within 30 days after completion of the authorized work (Enclosure 2).
This verification is valid until March 18, 2022, when the existing NWPs are scheduled
to be modified, reissued, or revoked. Furthermore, if you commence or are under contract
to commence this activity before the date the NWP is modified, reissued, or revoked, you
will have 12 months from the date of the modification, reissuance or revocation to
complete the activity under the present terms and conditions. Failure to comply with the
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general and regional conditions of this NWP may result in the suspension or revocation of
your authorization.
Please refer to identification number SPK-2019-00690 in any correspondence
concerning this project. If you have any questions, please contact Tucker Feyder at the
Colorado West Section, 400 Rood Avenue, Room 224, Grand Junction, Colorado
81501, by email at tucker.j.feyder@usace.army.mil, or telephone at (970) 243-1199
extension 1017.
We would appreciate your feedback on this permit action including your interaction
with our staff and processes. For more information about our program or to complete
our Regulatory Program national customer service survey, visit our website at
www.spk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory.aspx.
Sincerely,
Benjamin R. Wilson
Regulatory Project Manager
Colorado West Section
Enclosures
1.NWP 14 and CO Regional Conditions
2.Compliance Certification
cc: (w/ encls)
Mr. Alex Nees, SGM-Inc., alexn@sgm-inc.com
Ms. Morgan Beryl, Eagle County, morgan.beryl@eaglecounty.us
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Nationwide
Permit Summary
33 CFR Part 330; Issuance of Nationwide
Permits – March 19, 2017
14. Linear Transportation Projects. Activities required for
crossings of waters of the United States associated with the
construction, expansion, modification, or improvement of linear
transportation projects (e.g., roads, highways, railways, trails,
airport runways, and taxiways) in waters of the United States.
For linear transportation projects in non-tidal waters, the
discharge cannot cause the loss of greater than 1/2-acre of waters
of the United States. For linear transportation projects in tidal
waters, the discharge cannot cause the loss of greater than 1/ 3-
acre of waters of the United States. Any stream channel
modification, including bank stabilization, is limited to the
minimum necessary to construct or protect the linear
transportation project; such modifications must be in the
immediate vicinity of the project.
This NWP also authorizes temporary structures, fills, and work,
including the use of temporary mats, necessary to construct the
linear transportation project. Appropriate measures must be
taken to maintain normal downstream flows and minimize
flooding to the maximum extent practicable, when temporary
structures, work, and discharges, including cofferdams, are
necessary for construction activities, access fills, or dewatering
of construction sites. Temporary fills must consist of materials,
and be placed in a manner, that will not be eroded by expected
high flows. Temporary fills must be removed in their entirety
and the affected areas returned to preconstruction elevations.
The areas affected by temporary fills must be revegetated, as
appropriate.
This NWP cannot be used to authorize non-linear features
commonly associated with transportation projects, such as
vehicle maintenance or storage buildings, parking lots, train
stations, or aircraft hangars.
Notification: The permittee must submit a pre-construction
notification to the district engineer prior to commencing the
activity if: (1) The loss of waters of the United States exceeds
1/10-acre; or (2) there is a discharge in a special aquatic site,
including wetlands. (See general condition 32.) (Authorities:
Sections 10 and 404)
Note 1: For linear transportation projects crossing a single
waterbody more than one time at separate and distant locations,
or multiple waterbodies at separate and distant locations, each
crossing is considered a single and complete project for purposes
of NWP authorization. Linear transportation projects must
comply with 33 CFR 330.6(d).
Note 2: Some discharges for the construction of farm roads or
forest roads, or temporary roads for moving mining equipment,
may qualify for an exemption under section 404(f) of the Clean
Water Act (see 33 CFR 323.4).
Note 3: For NWP 14 activities that require pre-construction
notification, the PCN must include any other NWP(s), regional
general permit(s), or individual permit(s) used or intended to be
used to authorize any part of the proposed project or any related
activity, including other separate and distant crossings that
require Department of the Army authorization but do not require
preconstruction notification (see paragraph (b) of general
condition 32). The district engineer will evaluate the PCN in
accordance with Section D, ‘‘District Engineer’s Decision.’’ The
district engineer may require mitigation to ensure that the
authorized activity results in no more than minimal individual
and cumulative adverse environmental effects (see general
condition 23).
A.Regional Conditions
1. Regional Conditions for California, excluding the
Tahoe Basin
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2.Regional Conditions for Nevada, including the
Tahoe Basin
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3.Regional Conditions for Utah
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tory/nwp/2017_nwps/Final_SPK_Regional_Conditions_for
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4.Regional Conditions for Colorado.
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B.Nationwide Permit General Conditions
Note: To qualify for NWP authorization, the prospective
permittee must comply with the following general conditions, as
applicable, in addition to any regional or case-specific conditions
imposed by the division engineer or district engineer.
Prospective permittees should contact the appropriate Corps
district office to determine if regional conditions have been
imposed on an NWP. Prospective permittees should also contact
the appropriate Corps district office to determine the status of
Clean Water Act Section 401 water quality certification and/ or
Coastal Zone Management Act consistency for an NWP. Every
person who may wish to obtain permit authorization under one
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or more NWPs, or who is currently relying on an existing or
prior permit authorization under one or more NWPs, has been
and is on notice that all of the provisions of 33 CFR 330.1
through 330.6 apply to every NWP authorization. Note
especially 33 CFR 330.5 relating to the modification,
suspension, or revocation of any NWP authorization.
1. Navigation.
(a) No activity may cause more than a minimal
adverse effect on navigation.
(b) Any safety lights and signals prescribed by the
U.S. Coast Guard, through regulations or otherwise, must
be installed and maintained at the permittee’s expense on
authorized facilities in navigable waters of the United
States.
(c) The permittee understands and agrees that, if
future operations by the United States require the
removal, relocation, or other alteration, of the structure or
work herein authorized, or if, in the opinion of the
Secretary of the Army or his authorized representative,
said structure or work shall cause unreasonable
obstruction to the free navigation of the navigable waters,
the permittee will be required, upon due notice from the
Corps of Engineers, to remove, relocate, or alter the
structural work or obstructions caused thereby, without
expense to the United States. No claim shall be made
against the United States on account of any such removal
or alteration.
2. Aquatic Life Movements. No activity may
substantially disrupt the necessary life cycle movements of those
species of aquatic life indigenous to the waterbody, including
those species that normally migrate through the area, unless the
activity’s primary purpose is to impound water. All permanent
and temporary crossings of waterbodies shall be suitably
culverted, bridged, or otherwise designed and constructed to
maintain low flows to sustain the movement of those aquatic
species. If a bottomless culvert cannot be used, then the crossing
should be designed and constructed to minimize adverse effects
to aquatic life movements.
3. Spawning Areas. Activities in spawning areas during
spawning seasons must be avoided to the maximum extent
practicable. Activities that result in the physical destruction (e.g.,
through excavation, fill, or downstream smothering by
substantial turbidity) of an important spawning area are not
authorized.
4. Migratory Bird Breeding Areas. Activities in waters
of the United States that serve as breeding areas for migratory
birds must be avoided to the maximum extent practicable.
5. Shellfish Beds. No activity may occur in areas of
concentrated shellfish populations, unless the activity is directly
related to a shellfish harvesting activity authorized by NWPs 4
and 48, or is a shellfish seeding or habitat restoration activity
authorized by NWP 27.
6. Suitable Material. No activity may use unsuitable
material (e.g., trash, debris, car bodies, asphalt, etc.). Material
used for construction or discharged must be free from toxic
pollutants in toxic amounts (see section 307 of the Clean Water
Act).
7. Water Supply Intakes. No activity may occur in the
proximity of a public water supply intake, except where the
activity is for the repair or improvement of public water supply
intake structures or adjacent bank stabilization.
8. Adverse Effects From Impoundments. If the activity
creates an impoundment of water, adverse effects to the aquatic
system due to accelerating the passage of water, and/or
restricting its flow must be minimized to the maximum extent
practicable.
9. Management of Water Flows. To the maximum extent
practicable, the preconstruction course, condition, capacity, and
location of open waters must be maintained for each activity,
including stream channelization, storm water management
activities, and temporary and permanent road crossings, except
as provided below. The activity must be constructed to withstand
expected high flows. The activity must not restrict or impede the
passage of normal or high flows, unless the primary purpose of
the activity is to impound water or manage high flows. The
activity may alter the preconstruction course, condition,
capacity, and location of open waters if it benefits the aquatic
environment (e.g., stream restoration or relocation activities).
10. Fills Within 100-Year Floodplains. The activity must
comply with applicable FEMA-approved state or local
floodplain management requirements.
11. Equipment. Heavy equipment working in wetlands or
mudflats must be placed on mats, or other measures must be
taken to minimize soil disturbance.
12. Soil Erosion and Sediment Controls. Appropriate soil
erosion and sediment controls must be used and maintained in
effective operating condition during construction, and all
exposed soil and other fills, as well as any work below the
ordinary high water mark or high tide line, must be permanently
stabilized at the earliest practicable date. Permittees are
encouraged to perform work within waters of the United States
during periods of low-flow or no-flow, or during low tides.
13. Removal of Temporary Fills. Temporary fills must be
removed in their entirety and the affected areas returned to pre-
construction elevations. The affected areas must be revegetated,
as appropriate.
14. Proper Maintenance. Any authorized structure or fill
shall be properly maintained, including maintenance to ensure
public safety and compliance with applicable NWP general
conditions, as well as any activity-specific conditions added by
the district engineer to an NWP authorization.
15. Single and Complete Project. The activity must be a
single and complete project. The same NWP cannot be used
more than once for the same single and complete project.
16. Wild and Scenic Rivers.
(a) No NWP activity may occur in a component of the
National Wild and Scenic River System, or in a river
officially designated by Congress as a ‘‘study river’’ for
possible inclusion in the system while the river is in an
official study status, unless the appropriate Federal agency
with direct management responsibility for such river, has
determined in writing that the proposed activity will not
adversely affect the Wild and Scenic River designation or
study status.
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(b) If a proposed NWP activity will occur in a
component of the National Wild and Scenic River System,
or in a river officially designated by Congress as a ‘‘study
river’’ for possible inclusion in the system while the river is
in an official study status, the permittee must submit a pre-
construction notification (see general condition 32). The
district engineer will coordinate the PCN with the Federal
agency with direct management responsibility for that river.
The permittee shall not begin the NWP activity until
notified by the district engineer that the Federal agency with
direct management responsibility for that river has
determined in writing that the proposed NWP activity will
not adversely affect the Wild and Scenic River designation
or study status.
(c) Information on Wild and Scenic Rivers may be
obtained from the appropriate Federal land management
agency responsible for the designated Wild and Scenic
River or study river (e.g., National Park Service, U.S. Forest
Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service). Information on these rivers is also
available at: http://www.rivers.gov/.
17. Tribal Rights. No NWP activity may cause more than
minimal adverse effects on tribal rights (including treaty rights),
protected tribal resources, or tribal lands.
18. Endangered Species.
(a) No activity is authorized under any NWP which
is likely to directly or indirectly jeopardize the continued
existence of a threatened or endangered species or a
species proposed for such designation, as identified under
the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), or which will
directly or indirectly destroy or adversely modify the
critical habitat of such species. No activity is authorized
under any NWP which ‘‘may affect’’ a listed species or
critical habitat, unless ESA section 7 consultation
addressing the effects of the proposed activity has been
completed. Direct effects are the immediate effects on
listed species and critical habitat caused by the NWP
activity. Indirect effects are those effects on listed species
and critical habitat that are caused by the NWP activity
and are later in time, but still are reasonably certain to
occur.
(b) Federal agencies should follow their own
procedures for complying with the requirements of the
ESA. If preconstruction notification is required for the
proposed activity, the Federal permittee must provide the
district engineer with the appropriate documentation to
demonstrate compliance with those requirements. The
district engineer will verify that the appropriate
documentation has been submitted. If the appropriate
documentation has not been submitted, additional ESA
section 7 consultation may be necessary for the activity
and the respective federal agency would be responsible
for fulfilling its obligation under section 7 of the ESA.
(c) Non-federal permittees must submit a pre-
construction notification to the district engineer if any
listed species or designated critical habitat might be
affected or is in the vicinity of the activity, or if the
activity is located in designated critical habitat, and shall
not begin work on the activity until notified by the district
engineer that the requirements of the ESA have been
satisfied and that the activity is authorized. For activities
that might affect Federally-listed endangered or
threatened species or designated critical habitat, the pre-
construction notification must include the name(s) of the
endangered or threatened species that might be affected
by the proposed activity or that utilize the designated
critical habitat that might be affected by the proposed
activity. The district engineer will determine whether the
proposed activity ‘‘may affect’’ or will have ‘‘no effect’’
to listed species and designated critical habitat and will
notify the non-Federal applicant of the Corps’
determination within 45 days of receipt of a complete pre-
construction notification. In cases where the non- Federal
applicant has identified listed species or critical habitat
that might be affected or is in the vicinity of the activity,
and has so notified the Corps, the applicant shall not
begin work until the Corps has provided notification that
the proposed activity will have ‘‘no effect’’ on listed
species or critical habitat, or until ESA section 7
consultation has been completed. If the non-Federal
applicant has not heard back from the Corps within 45
days, the applicant must still wait for notification from the
Corps.
(d) As a result of formal or informal consultation
with the FWS or NMFS the district engineer may add
species specific permit conditions to the NWPs.
(e) Authorization of an activity by an NWP does not
authorize the ‘‘take’’ of a threatened or endangered
species as defined under the ESA. In the absence of
separate authorization (e.g., an ESA Section 10 Permit, a
Biological Opinion with ‘‘incidental take’’ provisions,
etc.) from the FWS or the NMFS, the Endangered Species
Act prohibits any person subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States to take a listed species, where ‘‘take’’
means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill,
trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any
such conduct. The word ‘‘harm’’ in the definition of
‘‘take’’ means an act which actually kills or injures
wildlife. Such an act may include significant habitat
modification or degradation where it actually kills or
injures wildlife by significantly impairing essential
behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding or
sheltering.
(f) f the non-federal permittee has a valid ESA
section 10(a)(1)(B) incidental take permit with an
approved Habitat Conservation Plan for a project or a
group of projects that includes the proposed NWP
activity, the non-federal applicant should provide a copy
of that ESA section 10(a)(1)(B) permit with the PCN
required by paragraph (c) of this general condition. The
district engineer will coordinate with the agency that
issued the ESA section 10(a)(1)(B) permit to determine
whether the proposed NWP activity and the associated
incidental take were considered in the internal ESA
section 7 consultation conducted for the ESA section
10(a)(1)(B) permit. If that coordination results in
concurrence from the agency that the proposed NWP
activity and the associated incidental take were
considered in the internal ESA section 7 consultation for
the ESA section 10(a)(1)(B) permit, the district engineer
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does not need to conduct a separate ESA section 7
consultation for the proposed NWP activity. The district
engineer will notify the non-federal applicant within 45
days of receipt of a complete pre-construction notification
whether the ESA section 10(a)(1)(B) permit covers the
proposed NWP activity or whether additional ESA
section 7 consultation is required.
(g) Information on the location of threatened and
endangered species and their critical habitat can be
obtained directly from the offices of the FWS and NMFS
or their world wide Web pages at http://www.fws.gov/ or
http://www.fws.gov/ipac and
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/esa/ respectively.
19. Migratory Birds and Bald and Golden Eagles. The
permittee is responsible for ensuring their action complies with
the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle
Protection Act. The permittee is responsible for contacting
appropriate local office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to
determine applicable measures to reduce impacts to migratory
birds or eagles, including whether ‘‘incidental take’’ permits are
necessary and available under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act or
Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act for a particular activity.
20. Historic Properties.
(a) In cases where the district engineer determines
that the activity may have the potential to cause effects to
properties listed, or eligible for listing, in the National
Register of Historic Places, the activity is not authorized,
until the requirements of Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) have been satisfied.
(b) Federal permittees should follow their own
procedures for complying with the requirements of
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. If
pre-construction notification is required for the proposed
NWP activity, the Federal permittee must provide the
district engineer with the appropriate documentation to
demonstrate compliance with those requirements. The
district engineer will verify that the appropriate
documentation has been submitted. If the appropriate
documentation is not submitted, then additional
consultation under section 106 may be necessary. The
respective federal agency is responsible for fulfilling its
obligation to comply with section 106.
(c) Non-federal permittees must submit a pre-
construction notification to the district engineer if the
NWP activity might have the potential to cause effects to
any historic properties listed on, determined to be eligible
for listing on, or potentially eligible for listing on the
National Register of Historic Places, including previously
unidentified properties. For such activities, the
preconstruction notification must state which historic
properties might have the potential to be affected by the
proposed NWP activity or include a vicinity map
indicating the location of the historic properties or the
potential for the presence of historic properties.
Assistance regarding information on the location of, or
potential for, the presence of historic properties can be
sought from the State Historic Preservation Officer, Tribal
Historic Preservation Officer, or designated tribal
representative, as appropriate, and the National Register
of Historic Places (see 33 CFR 330.4(g)). When
reviewing pre-construction notifications, district
engineers will comply with the current procedures for
addressing the requirements of section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act. The district engineer shall
make a reasonable and good faith effort to carry out
appropriate identification efforts, which may include
background research, consultation, oral history
interviews, sample field investigation, and field survey.
Based on the information submitted in the PCN and these
identification efforts, the district engineer shall determine
whether the proposed NWP activity has the potential to
cause effects on the historic properties. Section 106
consultation is not required when the district engineer
determines that the activity does not have the potential to
cause effects on historic properties (see 36 CFR 800.3(a)).
Section 106 consultation is required when the district
engineer determines that the activity has the potential to
cause effects on historic properties. The district engineer
will conduct consultation with consulting parties
identified under 36 CFR 800.2(c) when he or she makes
any of the following effect determinations for the
purposes of section 106 of the NHPA: no historic
properties affected, no adverse effect, or adverse effect.
Where the non-Federal applicant has identified historic
properties on which the activity might have the potential
to cause effects and so notified the Corps, the non-Federal
applicant shall not begin the activity until notified by the
district engineer either that the activity has no potential to
cause effects to historic properties or that NHPA section
106 consultation has been completed.
(d) For non-federal permittees, the district engineer
will notify the prospective permittee within 45 days of
receipt of a complete pre-construction notification
whether NHPA section 106 consultation is required. If
NHPA section 106 consultation is required, the district
engineer will notify the non- Federal applicant that he or
she cannot begin the activity until section 106
consultation is completed. If the non- Federal applicant
has not heard back from the Corps within 45 days, the
applicant must still wait for notification from the Corps.
(e) Prospective permittees should be aware that
section 110k of the NHPA (54 U.S.C. 306113) prevents
the Corps from granting a permit or other assistance to an
applicant who, with intent to avoid the requirements of
section 106 of the NHPA, has intentionally significantly
adversely affected a historic property to which the permit
would relate, or having legal power to prevent it, allowed
such significant adverse effect to occur, unless the Corps,
after consultation with the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation (ACHP), determines that circumstances
justify granting such assistance despite the adverse effect
created or permitted by the applicant. If circumstances
justify granting the assistance, the Corps is required to
notify the ACHP and provide documentation specifying
the circumstances, the degree of damage to the integrity
of any historic properties affected, and proposed
mitigation. This documentation must include any views
obtained from the applicant, SHPO/ THPO, appropriate
Indian tribes if the undertaking occurs on or affects
historic properties on tribal lands or affects properties of
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interest to those tribes, and other parties known to have a
legitimate interest in the impacts to the permitted activity
on historic properties.
21. Discovery of Previously Unknown Remains and
Artifacts. If you discover any previously unknown historic,
cultural or archeological remains and artifacts while
accomplishing the activity authorized by this permit, you must
immediately notify the district engineer of what you have found,
and to the maximum extent practicable, avoid construction
activities that may affect the remains and artifacts until the
required coordination has been completed. The district engineer
will initiate the Federal, Tribal, and state coordination required
to determine if the items or remains warrant a recovery effort or
if the site is eligible for listing in the National Register of
Historic Places.
22. Designated Critical Resource Waters. Designated
Critical Resource Waters. Critical resource waters include,
NOAA-managed marine sanctuaries and marine monuments,
and National Estuarine Research Reserves. The district engineer
may designate, after notice and opportunity for public comment,
additional waters officially designated by a state as having
particular environmental or ecological significance, such as
outstanding national resource waters or state natural heritage
sites. The district engineer may also designate additional critical
resource waters after notice and opportunity for public comment.
(a) Discharges of dredged or fill material into waters
of the United States are not authorized by NWPs 7, 12,
14, 16, 17, 21, 29, 31, 35, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 49, 50, 51,
and 52 for any activity within, or directly affecting,
critical resource waters, including wetlands adjacent to
such waters.
(b) For NWPs 3, 8, 10, 13, 15, 18, 19, 22, 23, 25, 27,
28, 30, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, and 54, notification is required
in accordance with general condition 32, for any activity
proposed in the designated critical resource waters
including wetlands adjacent to those waters. The district
engineer may authorize activities under these NWPs only
after it is determined that the impacts to the critical
resource waters will be no more than minimal.
23. Mitigation. The district engineer will consider the
following factors when determining appropriate and practicable
mitigation necessary to ensure that the individual and cumulative
adverse environmental effects are no more than minimal:
(a) The activity must be designed and constructed to
avoid and minimize adverse effects, both temporary and
permanent, to waters of the United States to the maximum
extent practicable at the project site (i.e., on site).
(b) Mitigation in all its forms (avoiding, minimizing,
rectifying, reducing, or compensating for resource losses)
will be required to the extent necessary to ensure that the
individual and cumulative adverse environmental effects
are no more than minimal.
(c) Compensatory mitigation at a minimum one-for-
one ratio will be required for all wetland losses that
exceed 1⁄10-acre and require preconstruction notification,
unless the district engineer determines in writing that
either some other form of mitigation would be more
environmentally appropriate or the adverse environmental
effects of the proposed activity are no more than minimal,
and provides an activity-specific waiver of this
requirement. For wetland losses of 1⁄10-acre or less that
require preconstruction notification, the district engineer
may determine on a case-by-case basis that compensatory
mitigation is required to ensure that the activity results in
only minimal adverse environmental effects.
(d) For losses of streams or other open waters that
require pre-construction notification, the district engineer
may require compensatory mitigation to ensure that the
activity results in no more than minimal adverse
environmental effects. Compensatory mitigation for
losses of streams should be provided, if practicable,
through stream rehabilitation, enhancement, or
preservation, since streams are difficult-to- replace
resources (see 33 CFR 332.3(e)(3)).
(e) Compensatory mitigation plans for NWP
activities in or near streams or other open waters will
normally include a requirement for the restoration or
enhancement, maintenance, and legal protection (e.g.,
conservation easements) of riparian areas next to open
waters. In some cases, the restoration or
maintenance/protection of riparian areas may be the only
compensatory mitigation required. Restored riparian areas
should consist of native species. The width of the required
riparian area will address documented water quality or
aquatic habitat loss concerns. Normally, the riparian area
will be 25 to 50 feet wide on each side of the stream, but
the district engineer may require slightly wider riparian
areas to address documented water quality or habitat loss
concerns. If it is not possible to restore or maintain/protect
a riparian area on both sides of a stream, or if the
waterbody is a lake or coastal waters, then restoring or
maintaining/protecting a riparian area along a single bank
or shoreline may be sufficient. Where both wetlands and
open waters exist on the project site, the district engineer
will determine the appropriate compensatory mitigation
(e.g., riparian areas and/or wetlands compensation) based
on what is best for the aquatic environment on a
watershed basis. In cases where riparian areas are
determined to be the most appropriate form of
minimization or compensatory mitigation, the district
engineer may waive or reduce the requirement to provide
wetland compensatory mitigation for wetland losses.
(f) Compensatory mitigation projects provided to
offset losses of aquatic resources must comply with the
applicable provisions of 33 CFR part 332.
(1) The prospective permittee is responsible for
proposing an appropriate compensatory mitigation
option if compensatory mitigation is necessary to
ensure that the activity results in no more than
minimal adverse environmental effects. For the
NWPs, the preferred mechanism for providing
compensatory mitigation is mitigation bank credits or
in-lieu fee program credits (see 33 CFR 332.3(b)(2)
and (3)). However, if an appropriate number and type
of mitigation bank or in-lieu credits are not available
at the time the PCN is submitted to the district
engineer, the district engineer may approve the use of
permittee-responsible mitigation.
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(2) The amount of compensatory mitigation
required by the district engineer must be sufficient to
ensure that the authorized activity results in no more
than minimal individual and cumulative adverse
environmental effects (see 33 CFR 330.1(e)(3)). (See
also 33 CFR 332.3(f)).
(3) Since the likelihood of success is greater and
the impacts to potentially valuable uplands are
reduced, aquatic resource restoration should be the
first compensatory mitigation option considered for
permittee-responsible mitigation.
(4) If permittee-responsible mitigation is the
proposed option, the prospective permittee is
responsible for submitting a mitigation plan. A
conceptual or detailed mitigation plan may be used
by the district engineer to make the decision on the
NWP verification request, but a final mitigation plan
that addresses the applicable requirements of 33 CFR
332.4(c)(2) through (14) must be approved by the
district engineer before the permittee begins work in
waters of the United States, unless the district
engineer determines that prior approval of the final
mitigation plan is not practicable or not necessary to
ensure timely completion of the required
compensatory mitigation (see 33 CFR 332.3(k)(3)).
(5) If mitigation bank or in-lieu fee program
credits are the proposed option, the mitigation plan
only needs to address the baseline conditions at the
impact site and the number of credits to be provided.
(6) Compensatory mitigation requirements (e.g.,
resource type and amount to be provided as
compensatory mitigation, site protection, ecological
performance standards, monitoring requirements)
may be addressed through conditions added to the
NWP authorization, instead of components of a
compensatory mitigation plan (see 33 CFR
332.4(c)(1)(ii)).
(g) Compensatory mitigation will not be used to
increase the acreage losses allowed by the acreage limits
of the NWPs. For example, if an NWP has an acreage
limit of 1⁄2-acre, it cannot be used to authorize any NWP
activity resulting in the loss of greater than 1⁄2- acre of
waters of the United States, even if compensatory
mitigation is provided that replaces or restores some of
the lost waters. However, compensatory mitigation can
and should be used, as necessary, to ensure that an NWP
activity already meeting the established acreage limits
also satisfies the no more than minimal impact
requirement for the NWPs.
(h) Permittees may propose the use of mitigation
banks, in-lieu fee programs, or permittee-responsible
mitigation. When developing a compensatory mitigation
proposal, the permittee must consider appropriate and
practicable options consistent with the framework at 33
CFR 332.3(b). For activities resulting in the loss of
marine or estuarine resources, permittee-responsible
mitigation may be environmentally preferable if there are
no mitigation banks or in-lieu fee programs in the area
that have marine or estuarine credits available for sale or
transfer to the permittee. For permittee-responsible
mitigation, the special conditions of the NWP verification
must clearly indicate the party or parties responsible for
the implementation and performance of the compensatory
mitigation project, and, if required, its long-term
management.
(i) Where certain functions and services of waters of
the United States are permanently adversely affected by a
regulated activity, such as discharges of dredged or fill
material into waters of the United States that will convert
a forested or scrub-shrub wetland to a herbaceous wetland
in a permanently maintained utility line right-of-way,
mitigation may be required to reduce the adverse
environmental effects of the activity to the no more than
minimal level.
24. Safety of Impoundment Structures. To ensure that all
impoundment structures are safely designed, the district engineer
may require non-Federal applicants to demonstrate that the
structures comply with established state dam safety criteria or
have been designed by qualified persons. The district engineer
may also require documentation that the design has been
independently reviewed by similarly qualified persons, and
appropriate modifications made to ensure safety.
25. Water Quality. Where States and authorized Tribes, or
EPA where applicable, have not previously certified compliance
of an NWP with CWA section 401, individual 401 Water
Quality Certification must be obtained or waived (see 33 CFR
330.4(c)). The district engineer or State or Tribe may require
additional water quality management measures to ensure that the
authorized activity does not result in more than minimal
degradation of water quality.
26. Coastal Zone Management. In coastal states where an
NWP has not previously received a state coastal zone
management consistency concurrence, an individual state coastal
zone management consistency concurrence must be obtained, or
a presumption of concurrence must occur (see 33 CFR 330.4(d)).
The district engineer or a State may require additional measures
to ensure that the authorized activity is consistent with state
coastal zone management requirements.
27. Regional and Case-By-Case Conditions. The activity
must comply with any regional conditions that may have been
added by the Division Engineer (see 33 CFR 330.4(e)) and with
any case specific conditions added by the Corps or by the state,
Indian Tribe, or U.S. EPA in its section 401 Water Quality
Certification, or by the state in its Coastal Zone Management
Act consistency determination.
28. Use of Multiple Nationwide Permits. The use of
more than one NWP for a single and complete project is
prohibited, except when the acreage loss of waters of the United
States authorized by the NWPs does not exceed the acreage limit
of the NWP with the highest specified acreage limit. For
example, if a road crossing over tidal waters is constructed under
NWP 14, with associated bank stabilization authorized by NWP
13, the maximum acreage loss of waters of the United States for
the total project cannot exceed 1⁄3-acre.
29. Transfer of Nationwide Permit Verifications. If the
permittee sells the property associated with a nationwide permit
verification, the permittee may transfer the nationwide permit
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verification to the new owner by submitting a letter to the
appropriate Corps district office to validate the transfer. A copy
of the nationwide permit verification must be attached to the
letter, and the letter must contain the following statement and
signature:
When the structures or work authorized by this
nationwide permit are still in existence at the time
the property is transferred, the terms and conditions
of this nationwide permit, including any special
conditions, will continue to be binding on the new
owner(s) of the property. To validate the transfer of
this nationwide permit and the associated liabilities
associated with compliance with its terms and
conditions, have the transferee sign and date below.
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30. Compliance Certification. Each permittee who
receives an NWP verification letter from the Corps must provide
a signed certification documenting completion of the authorized
activity and implementation of any required compensatory
mitigation. The success of any required permittee-responsible
mitigation, including the achievement of ecological performance
standards, will be addressed separately by the district engineer.
The Corps will provide the permittee the certification document
with the NWP verification letter. The certification document will
include:
(a) A statement that the authorized activity was done
in accordance with the NWP authorization, including any
general, regional, or activity-specific conditions;
(b) A statement that the implementation of any
required compensatory mitigation was completed in
accordance with the permit conditions. If credits from a
mitigation bank or in-lieu fee program are used to satisfy
the compensatory mitigation requirements, the
certification must include the documentation required by
33 CFR 332.3(l)(3) to confirm that the permittee secured
the appropriate number and resource type of credits; and
(c) The signature of the permittee certifying the
completion of the activity and mitigation. The completed
certification document must be submitted to the district
engineer within 30 days of completion of the authorized
activity or the implementation of any required
compensatory mitigation, whichever occurs later.
31. Activities Affecting Structures or Works Built by
the United States. If an NWP activity also requires permission
from the Corps pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 408 because it will alter or
temporarily or permanently occupy or use a U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) federally authorized Civil Works project (a
‘‘USACE project’’), the prospective permittee must submit a
preconstruction notification. See paragraph (b)(10) of general
condition 32. An activity that requires section 408 permission is
not authorized by NWP until the appropriate Corps office issues
the section 408 permission to alter, occupy, or use the USACE
project, and the district engineer issues a written NWP
verification.
32. Pre-Construction Notification.
(a) Timing. Where required by the terms of the
NWP, the prospective permittee must notify the district
engineer by submitting a pre-construction notification
(PCN) as early as possible. The district engineer must
determine if the PCN is complete within 30 calendar days
of the date of receipt and, if the PCN is determined to be
incomplete, notify the prospective permittee within that
30 day period to request the additional information
necessary to make the PCN complete. The request must
specify the information needed to make the PCN
complete. As a general rule, district engineers will request
additional information necessary to make the PCN
complete only once. However, if the prospective
permittee does not provide all of the requested
information, then the district engineer will notify the
prospective permittee that the PCN is still incomplete and
the PCN review process will not commence until all of
the requested information has been received by the district
engineer. The prospective permittee shall not begin the
activity until either:
(1) He or she is notified in writing by the
district engineer that the activity may proceed under
the NWP with any special conditions imposed by the
district or division engineer; or
(2) 45 calendar days have passed from the
district engineer’s receipt of the complete PCN and
the prospective permittee has not received written
notice from the district or division engineer.
However, if the permittee was required to notify the
Corps pursuant to general condition 18 that listed
species or critical habitat might be affected or are in
the vicinity of the activity, or to notify the Corps
pursuant to general condition 20 that the activity
might have the potential to cause effects to historic
properties, the permittee cannot begin the activity
until receiving written notification from the Corps
that there is ‘‘no effect’’ on listed species or ‘‘no
potential to cause effects’’ on historic properties, or
that any consultation required under Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act (see 33 CFR 330.4(f))
and/or section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (see 33 CFR 330.4(g)) has been
completed. Also, work cannot begin under NWPs 21,
49, or 50 until the permittee has received written
approval from the Corps. If the proposed activity
requires a written waiver to exceed specified limits of
an NWP, the permittee may not begin the activity
until the district engineer issues the waiver. If the
district or division engineer notifies the permittee in
writing that an individual permit is required within 45
calendar days of receipt of a complete PCN, the
permittee cannot begin the activity until an individual
permit has been obtained. Subsequently, the
permittee’s right to proceed under the NWP may be
modified, suspended, or revoked only in accordance
with the procedure set forth in 33 CFR 330.5(d)(2).
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(b) Contents of Pre-Construction Notification: The
PCN must be in writing and include the following
information:
(1) Name, address and telephone numbers of
the prospective permittee;
(2) Location of the proposed activity;
(3) Identify the specific NWP or NWP(s) the
prospective permittee wants to use to authorize the
proposed activity;
(4) A description of the proposed activity; the
activity’s purpose; direct and indirect adverse
environmental effects the activity would cause,
including the anticipated amount of loss of wetlands,
other special aquatic sites, and other waters expected
to result from the NWP activity, in acres, linear feet,
or other appropriate unit of measure; a description of
any proposed mitigation measures intended to reduce
the adverse environmental effects caused by the
proposed activity; and any other NWP(s), regional
general permit(s), or individual permit(s) used or
intended to be used to authorize any part of the
proposed project or any related activity, including
other separate and distant crossings for linear projects
that require Department of the Army authorization
but do not require pre-construction notification. The
description of the proposed activity and any proposed
mitigation measures should be sufficiently detailed to
allow the district engineer to determine that the
adverse environmental effects of the activity will be
no more than minimal and to determine the need for
compensatory mitigation or other mitigation
measures. For single and complete linear projects, the
PCN must include the quantity of anticipated losses
of wetlands, other special aquatic sites, and other
waters for each single and complete crossing of those
wetlands, other special aquatic sites, and other
waters. Sketches should be provided when necessary
to show that the activity complies with the terms of
the NWP. (Sketches usually clarify the activity and
when provided results in a quicker decision. Sketches
should contain sufficient detail to provide an
illustrative description of the proposed activity (e.g.,
a conceptual plan), but do not need to be detailed
engineering plans);
(5) The PCN must include a delineation of
wetlands, other special aquatic sites, and other
waters, such as lakes and ponds, and perennial,
intermittent, and ephemeral streams, on the project
site. Wetland delineations must be prepared in
accordance with the current method required by the
Corps. The permittee may ask the Corps to delineate
the special aquatic sites and other waters on the
project site, but there may be a delay if the Corps
does the delineation, especially if the project site is
large or contains many wetlands, other special
aquatic sites, and other waters. Furthermore, the 45
day period will not start until the delineation has been
submitted to or completed by the Corps, as
appropriate;
(6) If the proposed activity will result in the
loss of greater than 1⁄10-acre of wetlands and a PCN
is required, the prospective permittee must submit a
statement describing how the mitigation requirement
will be satisfied, or explaining why the adverse
environmental effects are no more than minimal and
why compensatory mitigation should not be required.
As an alternative, the prospective permittee may
submit a conceptual or detailed mitigation plan.
(7) For non-Federal permittees, if any listed
species or designated critical habitat might be
affected or is in the vicinity of the activity, or if the
activity is located in designated critical habitat, the
PCN must include the name(s) of those endangered
or threatened species that might be affected by the
proposed activity or utilize the designated critical
habitat that might be affected by the proposed
activity. For NWP activities that require pre-
construction notification, Federal permittees must
provide documentation demonstrating compliance
with the Endangered Species Act;
(8) For non-Federal permittees, if the NWP
activity might have the potential to cause effects to a
historic property listed on, determined to be eligible
for listing on, or potentially eligible for listing on, the
National Register of Historic Places, the PCN must
state which historic property might have the potential
to be affected by the proposed activity or include a
vicinity map indicating the location of the historic
property. For NWP activities that require pre-
construction notification, Federal permittees must
provide documentation demonstrating compliance
with section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act;
(9) For an activity that will occur in a
component of the National Wild and Scenic River
System, or in a river officially designated by
Congress as a ‘‘study river’’ for possible inclusion in
the system while the river is in an official study
status, the PCN must identify the Wild and Scenic
River or the ‘‘study river’’ (see general condition
16); and
(10) For an activity that requires permission
from the Corps pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 408 because it
will alter or temporarily or permanently occupy or
use a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers federally
authorized civil works project, the pre-construction
notification must include a statement confirming that
the project proponent has submitted a written request
for section 408 permission from the Corps office
having jurisdiction over that USACE project.
(c) Form of Pre-Construction Notification: The
standard individual permit application form (Form ENG
4345) may be used, but the completed application form
must clearly indicate that it is an NWP PCN and must
include all of the applicable information required in
paragraphs (b)(1) through (10) of this general condition.
A letter containing the required information may also be
used. Applicants may provide electronic files of PCNs
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and supporting materials if the district engineer has
established tools and procedures for electronic submittals.
(d) Agency Coordination:
(1) The district engineer will consider any
comments from Federal and state agencies
concerning the proposed activity’s compliance with
the terms and conditions of the NWPs and the need
for mitigation to reduce the activity’s adverse
environmental effects so that they are no more than
minimal.
(2) Agency coordination is required for: (i) All
NWP activities that require pre-construction
notification and result in the loss of greater than 1⁄2-
acre of waters of the United States; (ii) NWP 21, 29,
39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 50, 51, and 52 activities that
require pre-construction notification and will result in
the loss of greater than 300 linear feet of stream bed;
(iii) NWP 13 activities in excess of 500 linear feet,
fills greater than one cubic yard per running foot, or
involve discharges of dredged or fill material into
special aquatic sites; and (iv) NWP 54 activities in
excess of 500 linear feet, or that extend into the
waterbody more than 30 feet from the mean low
water line in tidal waters or the ordinary high water
mark in the Great Lakes.
(3) When agency coordination is required, the
district engineer will immediately provide (e.g., via
email, facsimile transmission, overnight mail, or
other expeditious manner) a copy of the complete
PCN to the appropriate Federal or state offices (FWS,
state natural resource or water quality agency, EPA,
and, if appropriate, the NMFS). With the exception of
NWP 37, these agencies will have 10 calendar days
from the date the material is transmitted to notify the
district engineer via telephone, facsimile
transmission, or email that they intend to provide
substantive, site-specific comments. The comments
must explain why the agency believes the adverse
environmental effects will be more than minimal. If
so contacted by an agency, the district engineer will
wait an additional 15 calendar days before making a
decision on the preconstruction notification. The
district engineer will fully consider agency comments
received within the specified time frame concerning
the proposed activity’s compliance with the terms
and conditions of the NWPs, including the need for
mitigation to ensure the net adverse environmental
effects of the proposed activity are no more than
minimal. The district engineer will provide no
response to the resource agency, except as provided
below. The district engineer will indicate in the
administrative record associated with each pre-
construction notification that the resource agencies’
concerns were considered. For NWP 37, the
emergency watershed protection and rehabilitation
activity may proceed immediately in cases where
there is an unacceptable hazard to life or a significant
loss of property or economic hardship will occur. The
district engineer will consider any comments
received to decide whether the NWP 37 authorization
should be modified, suspended, or revoked in
accordance with the procedures at 33 CFR 330.5.
(4) In cases of where the prospective permittee
is not a Federal agency, the district engineer will
provide a response to NMFS within 30 calendar days
of receipt of any Essential Fish Habitat conservation
recommendations, as required by section
305(b)(4)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act.
(4) Applicants are encouraged to provide the
Corps with either electronic files or multiple copies
of preconstruction notifications to expedite agency
coordination.
C. District Engineer’s Decision
1. In reviewing the PCN for the proposed activity, the
district engineer will determine whether the activity authorized
by the NWP will result in more than minimal individual or
cumulative adverse environmental effects or may be contrary
to the public interest. If a project proponent requests
authorization by a specific NWP, the district engineer should
issue the NWP verification for that activity if it meets the
terms and conditions of that NWP, unless he or she
determines, after considering mitigation, that the proposed
activity will result in more than minimal individual and
cumulative adverse effects on the aquatic environment and
other aspects of the public interest and exercises discretionary
authority to require an individual permit for the proposed
activity. For a linear project, this determination will include an
evaluation of the individual crossings of waters of the United
States to determine whether they individually satisfy the terms
and conditions of the NWP(s), as well as the cumulative
effects caused by all of the crossings authorized by NWP. If
an applicant requests a waiver of the 300 linear foot limit on
impacts to streams or of an otherwise applicable limit, as
provided for in NWPs 13, 21, 29, 36, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 50,
51, 52, or 54, the district engineer will only grant the waiver
upon a written determination that the NWP activity will result
in only minimal individual and cumulative adverse
environmental effects. For those NWPs that have a waivable
300 linear foot limit for losses of intermittent and ephemeral
stream bed and a 1⁄2-acre limit (i.e., NWPs 21, 29, 39, 40, 42,
43, 44, 50, 51, and 52), the loss of intermittent and ephemeral
stream bed, plus any other losses of jurisdictional waters and
wetlands, cannot exceed 1⁄2- acre.
2. When making minimal adverse environmental effects
determinations the district engineer will consider the direct
and indirect effects caused by the NWP activity. He or she
will also consider the cumulative adverse environmental
effects caused by activities authorized by NWP and whether
those cumulative adverse environmental effects are no more
than minimal. The district engineer will also consider site
specific factors, such as the environmental setting in the
vicinity of the NWP activity, the type of resource that will be
affected by the NWP activity, the functions provided by the
aquatic resources that will be affected by the NWP activity,
the degree or magnitude to which the aquatic resources
perform those functions, the extent that aquatic resource
functions will be lost as a result of the NWP activity (e.g.,
partial or complete loss), the duration of the adverse effects
(temporary or permanent), the importance of the aquatic
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resource functions to the region (e.g., watershed or ecoregion),
and mitigation required by the district engineer. If an
appropriate functional or condition assessment method is
available and practicable to use, that assessment method may
be used by the district engineer to assist in the minimal
adverse environmental effects determination. The district
engineer may add case-specific special conditions to the NWP
authorization to address site-specific environmental concerns.
3. If the proposed activity requires a PCN and will
result in a loss of greater than 1⁄10-acre of wetlands, the
prospective permittee should submit a mitigation proposal
with the PCN. Applicants may also propose compensatory
mitigation for NWP activities with smaller impacts, or for
impacts to other types of waters (e.g., streams). The district
engineer will consider any proposed compensatory mitigation
or other mitigation measures the applicant has included in the
proposal in determining whether the net adverse
environmental effects of the proposed activity are no more
than minimal. The compensatory mitigation proposal may be
either conceptual or detailed. If the district engineer
determines that the activity complies with the terms and
conditions of the NWP and that the adverse environmental
effects are no more than minimal, after considering mitigation,
the district engineer will notify the permittee and include any
activity-specific conditions in the NWP verification the district
engineer deems necessary. Conditions for compensatory
mitigation requirements must comply with the appropriate
provisions at 33 CFR 332.3(k). The district engineer must
approve the final mitigation plan before the permittee
commences work in waters of the United States, unless the
district engineer determines that prior approval of the final
mitigation plan is not practicable or not necessary to ensure
timely completion of the required compensatory mitigation. If
the prospective permittee elects to submit a compensatory
mitigation plan with the PCN, the district engineer will
expeditiously review the proposed compensatory mitigation
plan. The district engineer must review the proposed
compensatory mitigation plan within 45 calendar days of
receiving a complete PCN and determine whether the
proposed mitigation would ensure the NWP activity results in
no more than minimal adverse environmental effects. If the
net adverse environmental effects of the NWP activity (after
consideration of the mitigation proposal) are determined by
the district engineer to be no more than minimal, the district
engineer will provide a timely written response to the
applicant. The response will state that the NWP activity can
proceed under the terms and conditions of the NWP, including
any activity-specific conditions added to the NWP
authorization by the district engineer.
4. If the district engineer determines that the adverse
environmental effects of the proposed activity are more than
minimal, then the district engineer will notify the applicant
either: (a) That the activity does not qualify for authorization
under the NWP and instruct the applicant on the procedures to
seek authorization under an individual permit; (b) that the
activity is authorized under the NWP subject to the applicant’s
submission of a mitigation plan that would reduce the adverse
environmental effects so that they are no more than minimal;
or (c) that the activity is authorized under the NWP with
specific modifications or conditions. Where the district
engineer determines that mitigation is required to ensure no
more than minimal adverse environmental effects, the activity
will be authorized within the 45-day PCN period (unless
additional time is required to comply with general conditions
18, 20, and/or 31, or to evaluate PCNs for activities authorized
by NWPs 21, 49, and 50), with activity-specific conditions
that state the mitigation requirements. The authorization will
include the necessary conceptual or detailed mitigation plan or
a requirement that the applicant submit a mitigation plan that
would reduce the adverse environmental effects so that they
are no more than minimal. When compensatory mitigation is
required, no work in waters of the United States may occur
until the district engineer has approved a specific mitigation
plan or has determined that prior approval of a final mitigation
plan is not practicable or not necessary to ensure timely
completion of the required compensatory mitigation.
D. Further Information
1. District Engineers have authority to determine if an
activity complies with the terms and conditions of an NWP.
2. NWPs do not obviate the need to obtain other federal,
state, or local permits, approvals, or authorizations required by
law.
3. NWPs do not grant any property rights or exclusive
privileges.
4. NWPs do not authorize any injury to the property or
rights of others.
5. NWPs do not authorize interference with any existing or
proposed Federal project (see general condition 31).
E. Definitions
Best management practices (BMPs): Policies, practices,
procedures, or structures implemented to mitigate the adverse
environmental effects on surface water quality resulting from
development. BMPs are categorized as structural or non-
structural.
Compensatory mitigation: The restoration (re-establishment
or rehabilitation), establishment (creation), enhancement,
and/or in certain circumstances preservation of aquatic
resources for the purposes of offsetting unavoidable adverse
impacts which remain after all appropriate and practicable
avoidance and minimization has been achieved.
Currently serviceable: Useable as is or with some
maintenance, but not so degraded as to essentially require
reconstruction.
Direct effects: Effects that are caused by the activity and
occur at the same time and place.
Discharge: The term ‘‘discharge’’ means any discharge of
dredged or fill material into waters of the United States.
Ecological reference: A model used to plan and design an
aquatic habitat and riparian area restoration, enhancement, or
establishment activity under NWP 27. An ecological reference
may be based on the structure, functions, and dynamics of an
aquatic habitat type or a riparian area type that currently exists
in the region where the proposed NWP 27 activity is located.
Alternatively, an ecological reference may be based on a
conceptual model for the aquatic habitat type or riparian area
type to be restored, enhanced, or established as a result of the
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proposed NWP 27 activity. An ecological reference takes into
account the range of variation of the aquatic habitat type or
riparian area type in the region.
Enhancement: The manipulation of the physical, chemical, or
biological characteristics of an aquatic resource to heighten,
intensify, or improve a specific aquatic resource function(s).
Enhancement results in the gain of selected aquatic resource
function(s), but may also lead to a decline in other aquatic
resource function(s). Enhancement does not result in a gain in
aquatic resource area.
Ephemeral stream: An ephemeral stream has flowing water
only during, and for a short duration after, precipitation events
in a typical year. Ephemeral stream beds are located above the
water table year-round. Groundwater is not a source of water
for the stream. Runoff from rainfall is the primary source of
water for stream flow.
Establishment (creation): The manipulation of the physical,
chemical, or biological characteristics present to develop an
aquatic resource that did not previously exist at an upland site.
Establishment results in a gain in aquatic resource area.
High Tide Line: The line of intersection of the land with the
water’s surface at the maximum height reached by a rising
tide. The high tide line may be determined, in the absence of
actual data, by a line of oil or scum along shore objects, a
more or less continuous deposit of fine shell or debris on the
foreshore or berm, other physical markings or characteristics,
vegetation lines, tidal gages, or other suitable means that
delineate the general height reached by a rising tide. The line
encompasses spring high tides and other high tides that occur
with periodic frequency but does not include storm surges in
which there is a departure from the normal or predicted reach
of the tide due to the piling up of water against a coast by
strong winds such as those accompanying a hurricane or other
intense storm.
Historic Property: Any prehistoric or historic district, site
(including archaeological site), building, structure, or other
object included in, or eligible for inclusion in, the National
Register of Historic Places maintained by the Secretary of the
Interior. This term includes artifacts, records, and remains that
are related to and located within such properties. The term
includes properties of traditional religious and cultural
importance to an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
and that meet the National Register criteria (36 CFR part 60).
Independent utility: A test to determine what constitutes a
single and complete non-linear project in the Corps
Regulatory Program. A project is considered to have
independent utility if it would be constructed absent the
construction of other projects in the project area. Portions of a
multi-phase project that depend upon other phases of the
project do not have independent utility. Phases of a project
that would be constructed even if the other phases were not
built can be considered as separate single and complete
projects with independent utility.
Indirect effects: Effects that are caused by the activity and are
later in time or farther removed in distance, but are still
reasonably foreseeable.
Intermittent stream: An intermittent stream has flowing
water during certain times of the year, when groundwater
provides water for stream flow. During dry periods,
intermittent streams may not have flowing water. Runoff from
rainfall is a supplemental source of water for stream flow.
Loss of waters of the United States: Waters of the United
States that are permanently adversely affected by filling,
flooding, excavation, or drainage because of the regulated
activity. Permanent adverse effects include permanent
discharges of dredged or fill material that change an aquatic
area to dry land, increase the bottom elevation of a waterbody,
or change the use of a waterbody. The acreage of loss of
waters of the United States is a threshold measurement of the
impact to jurisdictional waters for determining whether a
project may qualify for an NWP; it is not a net threshold that
is calculated after considering compensatory mitigation that
may be used to offset losses of aquatic functions and services.
The loss of stream bed includes the acres or linear feet of
stream bed that are filled or excavated as a result of the
regulated activity. Waters of the United States temporarily
filled, flooded, excavated, or drained, but restored to pre-
construction contours and elevations after construction, are not
included in the measurement of loss of waters of the United
States. Impacts resulting from activities that do not require
Department of the Army authorization, such as activities
eligible for exemptions under section 404(f) of the Clean
Water Act, are not considered when calculating the loss of
waters of the United States. Navigable waters: Waters subject
to section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. These
waters are defined at 33 CFR part 329.
Non-tidal wetland: A non-tidal wetland is a wetland that is
not subject to the ebb and flow of tidal waters. Nontidal
wetlands contiguous to tidal waters are located landward of
the high tide line (i.e., spring high tide line).
Open water: For purposes of the NWPs, an open water is any
area that in a year with normal patterns of precipitation has
water flowing or standing above ground to the extent that an
ordinary high water mark can be determined. Aquatic
vegetation within the area of flowing or standing water is
either non-emergent, sparse, or absent. Vegetated shallows are
considered to be open waters. Examples of ‘‘open waters’’
include rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds.
Ordinary High Water Mark: An ordinary high water mark is
a line on the shore established by the fluctuations of water and
indicated by physical characteristics, or by other appropriate
means that consider the characteristics of the surrounding
areas.
Perennial stream: A perennial stream has flowing water year-
round during a typical year. The water table is located above
the stream bed for most of the year. Groundwater is the
primary source of water for stream flow. Runoff from rainfall
is a supplemental source of water for stream flow.
Practicable: Available and capable of being done after taking
into consideration cost, existing technology, and logistics in
light of overall project purposes.
Pre-construction notification: A request submitted by the
project proponent to the Corps for confirmation that a
particular activity is authorized by nationwide permit. The
request may be a permit application, letter, or similar
document that includes information about the proposed work
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and its anticipated environmental effects. Preconstruction
notification may be required by the terms and conditions of a
nationwide permit, or by regional conditions. A pre-
construction notification may be voluntarily submitted in cases
where preconstruction notification is not required and the
project proponent wants confirmation that the activity is
authorized by nationwide permit.
Preservation: The removal of a threat to, or preventing the
decline of, aquatic resources by an action in or near those
aquatic resources. This term includes activities commonly
associated with the protection and maintenance of aquatic
resources through the implementation of appropriate legal and
physical mechanisms. Preservation does not result in a gain of
aquatic resource area or functions.
Protected tribal resources: Those natural resources and
properties of traditional or customary religious or cultural
importance, either on or off Indian lands, retained by, or
reserved by or for, Indian tribes through treaties, statutes,
judicial decisions, or executive orders, including tribal trust
resources.
Re-establishment: The manipulation of the physical,
chemical, or biological characteristics of a site with the goal of
returning natural/historic functions to a former aquatic
resource. Reestablishment results in rebuilding a former
aquatic resource and results in a gain in aquatic resource area
and functions.
Rehabilitation: The manipulation of the physical, chemical,
or biological characteristics of a site with the goal of repairing
natural/historic functions to a degraded aquatic resource.
Rehabilitation results in a gain in aquatic resource function,
but does not result in a gain in aquatic resource area.
Restoration: The manipulation of the physical, chemical, or
biological characteristics of a site with the goal of returning
natural/historic functions to a former or degraded aquatic
resource. For the purpose of tracking net gains in aquatic
resource area, restoration is divided into two categories:
Reestablishment and rehabilitation.
Riffle and pool complex: Riffle and pool complexes are
special aquatic sites under the 404(b)(1) Guidelines. Riffle and
pool complexes sometimes characterize steep gradient
sections of streams. Such stream sections are recognizable by
their hydraulic characteristics. The rapid movement of water
over a course substrate in riffles results in a rough flow, a
turbulent surface, and high dissolved oxygen levels in the
water. Pools are deeper areas associated with riffles. A slower
stream velocity, a streaming flow, a smooth surface, and a
finer substrate characterize pools.
Riparian areas: Riparian areas are lands next to streams,
lakes, and estuarine-marine shorelines. Riparian areas are
transitional between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems,
through which surface and subsurface hydrology connects
riverine, lacustrine, estuarine, and marine waters with their
adjacent wetlands, non-wetland waters, or uplands. Riparian
areas provide a variety of ecological functions and services
and help improve or maintain local water quality. (See general
condition 23.)
Shellfish seeding: The placement of shellfish seed and/or
suitable substrate to increase shellfish production. Shellfish
seed consists of immature individual shellfish or individual
shellfish attached to shells or shell fragments (i.e., spat on
shell). Suitable substrate may consist of shellfish shells, shell
fragments, or other appropriate materials placed into waters
for shellfish habitat.
Single and complete linear project: A linear project is a
project constructed for the purpose of getting people, goods, or
services from a point of origin to a terminal point, which often
involves multiple crossings of one or more waterbodies at
separate and distant locations. The term “single and complete
project” is defined as that portion of the total linear project
proposed or accomplished by one owner/developer or
partnership or other association of owners/developers that
includes all crossings of a single water of the United States
(i.e., a single waterbody) at a specific location. For linear
projects crossing a single or multiple waterbodies several
times at separate and distant locations, each crossing is
considered a single and complete project for purposes of NWP
authorization. However, individual channels in a braided
stream or river, or individual arms of a large, irregularly
shaped wetland or lake, etc., are not separate waterbodies, and
crossings of such features cannot be considered separately.
Single and complete non-linear project: For non-linear
projects, the term “single and complete project” is defined at
33 CFR 330.2(i) as the total project proposed or accomplished
by one owner/developer or partnership or other association of
owners/developers. A single and complete non-linear project
must have independent utility (see definition of “independent
utility”). Single and complete non-linear projects may not be
“piecemealed” to avoid the limits in an NWP authorization.
Stormwater management: Stormwater management is the
mechanism for controlling stormwater runoff for the purposes
of reducing downstream erosion, water quality degradation,
and flooding and mitigating the adverse effects of changes in
land use on the aquatic environment.
Stormwater management facilities: Stormwater
management facilities are those facilities, including but not
limited to, stormwater retention and detention ponds and best
management practices, which retain water for a period of time
to control runoff and/or improve the quality (i.e., by reducing
the concentration of nutrients, sediments, hazardous
substances and other pollutants) of stormwater runoff.
Stream bed: The substrate of the stream channel between the
ordinary high water marks. The substrate may be bedrock or
inorganic particles that range in size from clay to boulders.
Wetlands contiguous to the stream bed, but outside of the
ordinary high water marks, are not considered part of the
stream bed.
Stream channelization: The manipulation of a stream’s
course, condition, capacity, or location that causes more than
minimal interruption of normal stream processes. A
channelized stream remains a water of the United States.
Structure: An object that is arranged in a definite pattern of
organization. Examples of structures include, without
limitation, any pier, boat dock, boat ramp, wharf, dolphin,
weir, boom, breakwater, bulkhead, revetment, riprap, jetty,
artificial island, artificial reef, permanent mooring structure,
power transmission line, permanently moored floating vessel,
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piling, aid to navigation, or any other manmade obstacle or
obstruction.
Tidal wetland: A tidal wetland is a jurisdictional wetland that
is inundated by tidal waters. Tidal waters rise and fall in a
predictable and measurable rhythm or cycle due to the
gravitational pulls of the moon and sun. Tidal waters end
where the rise and fall of the water surface can no longer be
practically measured in a predictable rhythm due to masking
by other waters, wind, or other effects. Tidal wetlands are
Tribal lands: Any lands title to which is either: (1) Held in
trust by the United States for the benefit of any Indian tribe or
individual; or (2) held by any Indian tribe or individual subject
to restrictions by the United States against alienation.
Tribal rights: Those rights legally accruing to a tribe or tribes
by virtue of inherent sovereign authority, unextinguished
aboriginal title, treaty, statute, judicial decisions, executive
order or agreement, and that give rise to legally enforceable
remedies.
Vegetated shallows: Vegetated shallows are special aquatic
sites under the 404(b)(1) Guidelines. They are areas that are
permanently inundated and under normal circumstances have
rooted aquatic vegetation, such as seagrasses in marine and
estuarine systems and a variety of vascular rooted plants in
freshwater systems.
Waterbody: For purposes of the NWPs, a waterbody is a
jurisdictional water of the United States. If a wetland is
adjacent to a waterbody determined to be a water of the United
States, that waterbody and any adjacent wetlands are
considered together as a single aquatic unit (see 33 CFR
328.4(c)(2)). Examples of ‘‘waterbodies’’ include streams,
rivers, lakes, ponds, and wetlands.
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2017 Regional Conditions to Nationwide Permits
in the State of Colorado
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Albuquerque District
Omaha District
Sacramento District
Regional Conditions Applicable to Specific Nationwide Permits within the State of Colorado
1. Nationwide Permit No. 12: Utility Line Activities. Notification to the District Engineer (DE) in accordance
with General Condition (GC) No. 32, pre- construction notification (PCN) is required for utility line activities
that propose open trenching in perennial waters or for the purpose of creating a water intake.
2. Nationwide Permit No. 13: Bank Stabilization. PCN is required for bank stabilization activities that are
necessary for erosion prevention in streams with an average width of less than 20 feet (measured
between the ordinary high water marks (OHWM)). Bank stabilization activities in these small streams are
limited to the placement of no more than ¼ cubic yard of fill material per linear foot below the plane of the
OHWM unless the Corps determines on a case-by-case basis that the use of larger or greater quantities
of material is appropriate.
3. Nationwide Permit No. 23: Approved Categorical Exclusions. PCN is required for all projects utilizing
Categorical Exclusions.
4. Nationwide Permit No. 27: Aquatic Habitat Restoration, Establishment, and Enhancement Activities.
This permit is revoked for activities in which the project purpose is fishery enhancement in perennial
streams. These types of projects may qualify for authorization under Regional General Permit No. 12 for
Aquatic Habitat Improvement for Stream Channels in Colorado.
a. Channel realignment is not authorized by this permit unless it is demonstrated that the realignment is
consistent with the natural morphological evolution of the stream.
b. The use of concrete/grouting is not allowed in perennial streams unless waived in writing by the DE.
c. The construction of water parks (e.g. kayak courses) and flood control projects are not authorized by
this permit.
Regional Conditions Applicable to All Nationwide Permits within the State of Colorado
5. Important Spawning Areas. Activities are not authorized by any nationwide permit except after case -by-
case review and consultation with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) if the activities would adversely
affect important spawning areas or would be conducted in these waters during trout and Kokanee
spawning seasons. Bio-engineering techniques, such as native riparian shrub plantings, are required for
all bank protection activities that exceed 50 linear feet in important spawning areas. For activities located
in these important spawning areas, PCN is required and consultation with CPW must be conducted in
accordance with the timeframes established in GC 32 (Pre-Construction Notification). Important spawning
areas are considered Gold Medal Waters in Colorado (Attachment 2).
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NOTE: Pre-application consultation with the CPW, preferably on-site, is highly recommended. Providing
documentation of pre-application consultation with CPW, stating that CPW has reviewed the proposed
project and has no concerns, will be helpful in project evaluation by the Corps. Please visit the following
state website to determine the appropriate CPW office for coordination: http://cpw.state.co.us.
6. Fens. All nationwide permits, with the exception of 3, 5, 6, 20, 27, 32, 37, and 38, are revoked for
activities located in fens and wetlands adjacent to fens. PCN is required for activities proposed for
authorization by Nationwide Permits. The PCN will address potential adverse effects to fen hydrology.
The permittee may not begin the activity until the Corps determines the adverse environmental effects are
minimal.
A fen is defined as a groundwater-fed wetland with saturated organic soil (greater than or equal to 16
inches in thickness) that is classified as a histosol in the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States (Version 8.0, 2016). A copy of the document can be
obtained from the NRCS at
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs142p2_053171.pdf .
Note: A fen may be part of a larger aquatic system (fen complex) where wetlands and other waters
adjacent to the fen may provide a critical source of hydrology necessary for sustaining the fen.
7. Springs. PCN is required for all Nationwide Permits if the activities occur within 100 feet of the
discharge point of a spring. The Corps will determine if the proposed project will have more than a
minimal effect to the spring and may require an Individual Permit or project modification to
reduce/eliminate the spring impacts. For the purposes of this regional condition, a spring is defined as
any location where groundwater flow emanates from a distinct point. Springs do not include seeps or
other groundwater discharge areas where there is no distinct point sourc e.
8. Suitable Fill. A PCN is required for the use of broken concrete as fill material within the State of
Colorado. Permittees must demonstrate that soft engineering methods utilizing native or non -man made
materials are not practicable (with respect to cost, existing technology, and logistics), before broken
concrete is allowed as suitable fill. Use of broken concrete with exposed rebar is prohibited.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The following additional information relates to minimization of impacts to jurisdictional waters of the
United States and compliance with the General Conditions:
1. Permittees are reminded that appropriate erosion and sediment controls are required in accordance
with GC No. 12 in order to properly stabilize the site and prevent erosion and siltation into wetlands and
other waters downstream. Streambed material or other small aggregate material placed alone for bank
stabilization will not meet GC No. 12.
2. Permittee best management practices. In order to prevent the spread of invasive and/or nuisance
species (e.g., Asian Clam, Grand Valley Asian Tapeworm, Green River Mud Snail, New Zealand Mud
Snail), the permittee is strongly encouraged to clean heavy equipment prior to and after construction if the
equipment was previously used in another stream, river, lake, pond or wetland within 10 days of initiating
work. The following are recommended methods for preventing the spread of invasive aquatic
organisms:
Remove all mud and debris from equipment (tracks, turrets, buckets, drags, teeth, etc.) and
spray/soak equipment with a 1:15 solution of disinfection solution containing the following
ingredients:
• Dialkyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (5-10% by weight);
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• Alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (5-10% by weight);
• Nonyl phenol ethoxylate (5-10% by weight);
• Sodium sesquicarbonate (1-5%); and,
• Tetrasodium ethylene diaminetetraacetate (1-15%)
The equipment should be kept moist for at least 10 minutes, and rinsate should be managed as
a solid waste in accordance with local, county, state, or federal regulations. Alternately,
equipment, hand tools, boots and any other equipment that was previously used in a river,
stream, lake, pond, or wetland prior to moving the equipment to another water body may be
disinfected using the following methods:
• Spray/soak equipment with water greater than 140 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 10 minutes.
• Sanitize water suction hoses and water transportation tanks (using methods described above)
and discard rinse water at an appropriatel y permitted disposal facility.
3. Designated Critical Resource Waters. Within the State of Colorado, the waters listed in Attachment
1 are designated as Critical Resource Waters. In accordance with GC 22, the discharge of dredged or fill
material is not authorized by the following nationwide permits in these waters or their adjacent wetlands:
NWPs 7, 12, 14, 16, 17, 21, 29, 31, 35, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 49, 50, A and B. In addition, in accordance
with GC 32, notification to the DE is required for the use of the following nationwide permits in these
waters and their adjacent wetlands: NWPs 3, 8, 10, 13, 15, 18, 19, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30, 33, 34, 36, 37
and 38.
4. Gold Medal Waters. Within the State of Colorado, the waters listed in Attachment 2 are designated
as Gold Medal Waters. Requirements for projects located in these waters and their adjacent wetlands are
set forth in RC 5 above.
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ATTACHMENT 1
DESIGNATED CRITICAL RESOURCE WATERS
The Colorado Water Quality Control Division designates Critical Resource Waters within the State of
Colorado. Please note that the following list is subject to change and typically changes on an annual
basis. For the most current list, or for more information on specific designations within these watersheds
and their tributaries, please refer to the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission’s website:
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/wqcc
Animas and Florida River Basins. All tributaries to the Animas River and Florida River, including all
wetlands, which are within the Weminuche Wilderness Area.
Hermosa Creek, including all tributaries, from the source to immediately below the confluence with Long
Hollow, except for the East Fork of Hermosa Creek.
All lakes and reservoirs tributary to the Animas River and Florida River which are within the Weminuche
Wilderness Area. This segment includes Lillie Lake, Castilleja Lake, City Reservoir, Emerald Lake, Ruby
Lake, Balsam Lake, Garfield Lake, Vestal Lake, Eldorado Lake, Highland Mary Lakes, Verde Lakes, Lost
Lake, and Crater Lake.
Bear Creek Basin. The main stem of Bear Creek and all tributaries, lakes, and reservoirs, including
wetlands, within the Mt. Evans Wilderness Area.
Big Thompson River Basin. The main stem of the Big Thompson River, including all tributaries, lakes,
reservoirs, and wetlands, located within Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP).
Blue River Basin. North Fork of the Swan River, including all tributaries and wetlands, from the source to
the confluence with the Swan River.
All tributaries to the Blue River, including wetlands within the Eagle Nest and Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness
Areas.
All lakes and reservoirs within the Eagle Nest and Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness Areas.
Boulder Creek Basin. All tributaries to Boulder Creek, including lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands, located
within the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area.
Cache la Poudre River Basin. All tributaries to the Cache La Poudre River, including lakes, reservoirs,
and wetlands, located within RMNP and Rawah, Neota, Comanche Peak, and Cache La Poudre
Wilderness Areas.
Clear Creek Basin. All tributaries to Clear Creek, including lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands, located within
Mt. Evans Wilderness Area.
San Luis Valley (Closed Basin). All tributaries in the Closed Basin, including wetlands, lakes, and
reservoirs, located within the La Garita Wilderness Area.
The main stem of Sand Creek, including all tributaries and wetlands, from the source to the mouth.
The main stem of Medano Creek, including all tributaries and wetlands, from the source to the mouth
Colorado River Basin. The main stem of the Colorado River, including all tributaries and wetlands,
located within or flowing into RMNP.
All tributaries to the Colorado River and Frasier R iver within RMNP and within the Never Summer, Indian
Peaks, Byers, Vasquez, Eagles Nest, and Flat Top Wilderness Areas.
Main stem of Northwater Creek and Trapper Creek, including all tributaries and wetlands, from their
source to the confluence with the East Fork of Parachute Creek. East Middle Fork of Parachute Creek,
including all tributaries and wetlands from the source to the confluence with Middle Fork of Parachute
Creek.
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Battlement Creek, including all tributaries and wetlands, from its source to a point immediately
downstream boundary of BLM lands.
Main stem of Rapid Creek, including all tributaries and wetlands, from the source to a point immediately
below the confluence with Cottonwood Creek including Kruzen Springs.
Dolores River Basin. All tributaries to the Dolores River and West Dolores River, including all wetlands,
tributaries, which are within the Lizard Head Wilderness area.main stem of Rio Lado from the source to
the confluence with the Dolores River. Main stem of Spring Creek from the source to the confluence with
Stoner Creek. Main stem of Little Taylor Creek from the source to the confluence with Taylor Creek.
All lakes, and reservoirs tributary to the Dolores River and West Dolores River, which are within the Lizard
Head Wilderness area. This segment includes Navajo Lake.
Eagle River Basin. All tributaries to the Eagle River system, including lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands,
located within the Eagle Nest and Holy Cross Wilderness Areas of the Gore Range.
Abrams Creek, including all tributaries and wetlands, from the source to the eastern boundary of the BLM
lands.
Fountain Creek Basin. Severy Creek, including all tributaries, from the source to a point just upstream of
where the Forest Service Road 330 crosses the stream.
Bear Creek, including all tributaries, from the source to a point upstream of GPS coordinated N3847682,
W10454917 (this location is at elevation 8,200 feet above sea level at a 250 degree angle and 3,000 feet
from the trailhead of the Mount Buckhorn Trail of f High Drive).
Upper Gunnison River Basin. All tributaries to the Gunnison River, including and wetlands, within the La
Garita, Powderhorn, West Elk, Collegiate Peaks, Maroon Bells, Fossil Ridge, or Uncompahgre
Wilderness Areas.
All tributaries and wetlands from North Beaver Creek to Meyers Gulch, from the West Elk Wilderness
boundary to their confluences with Blue Mesa Reservoir, Morrow Point Reservoir, or the Gunnison River,
excluding Steuben Creek, North Willow Creek, and Soap Creek.
All lakes and reservoirs that are tributary to the Gunnison River and within the La Garita, Powderhorn,
West Elk, Collegiate Peaks, Maroon Bells, Raggeds, Fossil Ridge, or Uncompahgre Wilderness Areas.
Lower Gunnison River Basin. All tributaries to the Smith Fork, including all wetlands, which are within
the West Elk Wilderness Area.
All lakes and reservoirs tributary to the Smith Fork, and are within the West Elk Wilderness Area.
North Fork of the Gunnison River Basin. All tributaries to North Fork of the Gunnison River, including
all wetlands, within the West Elk or Raggeds Wilderness Areas.
All lakes and reservoirs that are tributary to the North Fork of the Gunnison River and within the West Elk
or Raggeds Wilderness areas.
Laramie River Basin. All tributaries to the Laramie River system, including lakes, reservoirs, and
wetlands, located within the Rawah Wilderness Area.
Los Pinos River Basin. All tributaries to the Los Pinos River, including all wetlands, which are within the
Weminuche Wilderness Area.
All lakes and reservoirs tributary to the Los Pinos River which are within the Weminuche Wilderness Area.
This includes Granite Lake, Divide Lakes, Elk Lake, Flint Lakes, Moon Lake, Rock Lake, Betty Lake, Lost
Lake, Hidden Lake, Vallecito Lake, Eldorado Lake, Trinity Lake, Leviathan Lake, Sunlight Lake, Hazel
Lake, Columbine Lake, and Emerald Lake.
Mancos River Basin. All tributaries of the Mancos River located within Mesa Verde National Park.
North Fork of the Gunnison River Basin. All tributaries to North Fork of the Gunnison River, including
lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands, located within the West Elk and Raggeds Wilderness Areas.
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North Platte River Basin. All tributaries to the North Platte River and Encampment Rivers, including
lakes and reservoirs.
All wetlands located within the Mount Zirkle, Never Summer, and Platte River Wilderness Areas.
Piedra River Basin. All tributaries to the Piedra River, including all wetlands, which are within the
Weminuche Wilderness Area.
All lakes and reservoirs tributary to the Piedra River which are within the Weminuche Wilderness Area.
This segment includes Window Lake, Monument Lake, Hossick Lake, and Williams Lakes.
Rio Grande Basin. All tributaries to the Rio Grande, including lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands, located
within the Weminuche Wilderness Area.
Roaring Fork River. All tributaries of the Roaring Fork River system, including lakes and reservoirs,
located within the Maroon Bells/Snowmass, Holy Cross, Raggeds, Collegiate Peaks, and
Hunter/Fryingpan Wilderness Areas.
San Juan River Basin. All tributaries to the San Juan River, Rio Blanco, and Navajo River including all
wetlands which are within the Weminuche Wilderness area and South San Juan Wilderness Area.
All lakes and reservoirs which are tributary to the San Juan River, Rio Blanco, and Navajo River and
located within the Weminuche Wilderness Area and South San Juan Wilderness Area.
This segment includes Archuleta Lake, Spruce Lakes, Turkey Creek Lake, Fourmile Lake, Upper
Fourmile Lake, Crater Lake, Quartz Lake, Fish Lake, and Opal Lake.
San Miguel River Basin. All tributaries, including wetlands, to the San Miguel River, and within the
boundaries of the Lizard Head, or Mount Sneffels Wilderness Areas.
All lakes and reservoirs tributary to the San Miguel River and within the boundaries of the Lizard Head, or
Mount Sneffels Wilderness Areas.
South Platte River Basin. All tributaries to the South Platte River, including lakes, reservoirs, and
wetlands, located within the Lost Creek and Mt. Evans Wilderness Areas.
St. Vrain Creek Basin. All tributaries to St. Vrain Creek, including lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands,
located within the Indian Peaks Wilderness Areas and RMNP.
Uncompahgre River Basin. All tributaries to the Uncompahgre River, including all wetlands, which are
within the Mt. Sneffels or Uncompahgre Wilderness Areas.
All lakes and reservoirs tributary to the Uncompahgre River and within the Mt. Sneffels or Uncompahgre
Wilderness Areas.
White River Basin. All tributaries to the White River, including lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands, located
within the Flat Tops Wilderness Area, including Trapper's Lake.
Yampa River Basin. All tributaries to the Yampa River, including lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands, located
within Zirkle, Flat Tops, and Sarvis Creek Wilderness Areas.
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ATTCHMENT 2
GOLD MEDAL WATERS
The following list of important spawning areas has been defined as Gold Medal Waters by the State of
Colorado. As a reminder, according to RC 5 above, PCN is required for all proposed nationwide permit
activities in these waters; consultation with CPW must be conducted in accordance with the timeframes
established in GC 32.
NOTE: This list of Gold Medal Waters is subject to change. For the most current list, please refer to the
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Colorado Fishing Brochure available on the CPW website
(http://cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/RegulationsBrochures.aspx) Fishing Brochure or contact any CPW
or Corps office in Colorado.
GOLD MEDAL LAKES:
North Delaney Butte Lake in Jackson County.
Spinney Mountain Reservoir in Park County.
Steamboat Lake in Routt County.
GOLD MEDAL STREAMS:
Animas River from Lightner Creek to Rivera Crossing Bridge.
Arkansas River from the confluence with the Lake Fork of the Arkansas, near Leadville, downstream to
Parkdale at the Hwy. 50 bridge crossing above the Royal Gorge.
Blue River from Dillon Reservoir Dam to Green Mountain Reservoir inlet; and
From Green Mountain Reservoir dam to Colorado River confluence.
Colorado River from Fraser River to Troublesome Creek confluence. Also, the 24 mile reach from the
confluence with Canyon Creek, at the mouth of Gore Canyon, downstream to the confluence of Rock
Creek, near the town of McCoy.
Fryingpan River from Ruedi Reservoir dam to Roaring Fork River
Confluence.
Gore Creek from Red Sandstone Creek to Eagle River confluence.
Gunnison River from the upper boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument
downstream to the confluence with the North Fork of the Gunnison River.
North Platte River from the Routt National Forest boundary to the Wyoming border.
Rio Grande from Farmer’s Union Canal upstream to the upper boundary of Collier State Wildlife Area.
Roaring Fork River from the confluence with the Crystal River downstream to the confluence with the
Colorado River.
South Platte River: The Middle Fork of the South Platte River downstream from U.S. Highway 285, the
South Fork of the South Platte River downstream from the outlet at Antero Reservoir, and from the
confluence of the Middle and South Forks of the South Platte River downstream to the inlet of Spinney
Mountain Reservoir.
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COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION
Permit File Name: Brush Creek Trailhead Project
Action ID: SPK-2019-00690
Nationwide Permit Number: 14 – Linear Transportation Projects
Permittee: Eagle County Open Space
Attn: Ms. Diane Mauriello
500 Broadway St.
Eagle, Colorado 81631
County: Eagle
Date of Verification: October 3, 2019
Within 30 days after completion of the activity authorized by this permit, sign this
certification and return it to the following address:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sacramento District
Colorado West Regulatory Branch
400 Rood Avenue, Room 224
Grand Junction, Colorado 81501
(970) 243-1199
Fax (970) 241-2358
DLL-CESPK-RD-Compliance@usace.army.mil
Please note that your permitted activity is subject to a compliance inspection by a U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers representative. If you fail to comply with the terms and
conditions of the permit your authorization may be suspended, modified, or revoked. If
you have any questions about this certification, please contact the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
* * * * * * * * *
I hereby certify that the work authorized by the above-referenced permit,
including all the required mitigation, was completed in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the permit verification.
Permittee Signature Date
Enclosure 2
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ADENDUM #1
BRUSH CREEK VALLEY RANCH OPEN SPACE
TRAILHEAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
December 5, 2019
Proposal responses shall acknowledge receipt of this Addendum. Failure to do so may render
the Proposal non-responsive. The following changes, additions, or deletions shall be made to the
Proposal Documents and Construction Plan Set as indicated, and all other conditions shall
remain the same.
General Clarifications and Answers to Submitted Questions
1)Please note the Plans have been updated and there is a new Bid Schedule. Both are
attached to this Addendum. For your proposal, please refer to the Bid Set – Addendum 1
dated December 2019, and submit the new Bid Schedule dated 4-Dec-19.
2)The combination of the .87’ elevation change and the 6” camber require results in a deck
slope that exceeds 5%. As a result, since this bridge does not have a graspable handrail
shown, it would not be ADA compliant. Can the camber be reduced to ensure a deck
slope of less than 5%? The proposed trail is a soft surface trail and the short section
of the bridge (approx. 10’) where the grade exceeds 5% is acceptable to the County.
3)The notes on sheet 11 appear to indicate that the bridge designer is responsible for
designing the connection of the 4” conduit to the bridge. This is not a typical requirement
and the type of pipe support or strap is normally determined by the engineer of record for
the project, not the bridge designer. Can SGM provide this information? The bridge
designer shall be the Engineer of Record for the prefabricated bridge structure. It
is anticipated that the conduit will be installed by the bridge fabricator prior to the
timber decking and the bridge designer will be responsible for determining the
connection detail that works best for their bridge design and fabrication
requirements.
4)What is the maximum distance that 4” rigid sch 40 PVC can span in this environment and
application? This will be determined by the bridge designer.
5)Can you please confirm the H-10 (10 ton) vehicle requirement? Per AASHTO LRFD
Guide Specifications for the Design of Pedestrian Bridges, bridges with a clear width of
7’-10’ shall only need to be designed for an H-5 (5 ton) vehicle. Eagle County requires
that the bridge be designed for the H-10 vehicle.
6)Does any snow load need to be considered in the design of this bridge? If so, can it be
evaluated separate from the live/vehicle loads? Snow load does not need to be
considered separately or in addition to the 90 psf pedestrian live load.
Project Management
Department
Phone: (970) 328-8880
FAX: (970) 328-8899
Eagle County
P.O. Box 850
500 Broadway
Eagle, CO 81631
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7) Can the end treatment railing be designed to be bolted or field welded onto the bridge?
Bolted connections are preferable. If field welding is required it shall be performed
by a certified welder per the details provided in the bridge shop drawings. Field
welding will not be paid for separately but shall be included in the work.
8) Does the railing on the end treatment need to be in line with the bridge railing? It is
preferable that it lines up, to the extent practical.
9) Would Eagle County accept a liquid anti strip in lieu of Hydrated Lime? Yes
10) Would Zycotherm be acceptable in lieu of lime? Yes
11) Erosion Control Supervisor (ECS): Can the Superintendent be this person as per
specifications 208.03 (C) state otherwise. Yes
12) Payment of ECS: The pay method for this item is a Day. Does this mean the ECS has to
be full time? What if the ECS spends 2 hours on site every other day? Is payment a full
day per site visit? If employee other than Supt. is the ECS, does every day he/she is on
site, does this count as an ECS Day? Payment for the ECS will be by the DAY for
duties performed in the role of ECS as approved by the County; including, regular
2-week stormwater inspections and inspections following runoff events as required
by the Stormwater Management Plan.
13) Please explain Earthwork quantities table on page 3 in relationship to pay items.
Contractor will be paid for Embankment 800 cy; Stockpile Topsoil 100 cy,
(stripping existing); and Topsoil (Import) 213 cy.
14) Are you stripping 413 cy of topsoil and placing 313cy (Topsoil) which leaves 100cy
(Stockpile Topsoil) to be left on-site? Bid plans have been clarified. Stockpile Topsoil
100 cy, (stripping existing); and Topsoil (Import) 213 cy; Place Topsoil 313 cy.
15) Table shows Unclassified excavation @ 750 cy with embankment quantity of 1550cy.
Therefore, is this an import project? Yes
16) Can all excavated soils in excess of topsoil be used for embankment? Yes, Plans and
Geotechnical Investigation have assumed on-site soils, less topsoil, can be used as
Embankment.
17) Per Topsoil 207.02 Topsoil shall be free of “rocks”. Do existing soils have to be screened
and if so, to what size? Rocks larger than 4” will need to be removed from the
Topsoil.
18) Bid Item Rip Rap UOM-Each? Should it be CY? Yes, See revised Bid Schedule
19) Can Contractor cross the stream since project has 404 permit? Can we take down the Silt
Fence when crossing and working in the stream? The 404 permit does not include
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stream crossing. Access to the east side of the creek from Brush Creek Road is
available approximately ¼ mile north of the site.
20) Would it be possible to attain a burn permit from Eagle County to burn brush and trees
from clear and grubbing site? Yes, a burn permit may be acquired from Eagle County
by the Contractor. Burn piles must be less than 10 ft x 10 ft, no more than 75 burn
piles total, and at least 75 feet away from Brush Creek.
21) Are there project signs not shown on the page 5-site plan? What size is “No motorized
vehicle sign”? Otherwise, please check posts and sign bid quantities. All signs are shown
on the Plans. The “No motorized vehicle sign” is an ECO Trail standard (3 sf). Sign
quantity revised on Bid Schedule 36 sf.
22) The Soils report mentions soft spots subgrade. How are these areas to be paid since there
are no muck excavation and replacement bid item for unsuitable soils? Also what areas
is the bid item “Geotextile (Separator)(Cl 1) to be placed since this quantity is not the
whole site and quantity includes area under riprap. A Subgrade Stabilization item has
been added for payment of soft spot repair. Geotextile quantity includes only area
beneath Rip-Rap.
23) On page 10- Detail of 10’ Trail shows 4” of class 6. The typical gravel section below
states 8” of class 6. Please confirm 4” is correct. The 8” of Class 6 ABC includes 4” of
Class 6 ABC and 4” of Class 6 ABC (special). The Special Class 6 will be Crusher
Fines as defined in the PSP.
24) Does the Electrical conduit at the bridge need expansion joints when entering and
existing the bridge abutments? Do they need to be strap to the stringer beams? This
aspect should be part of the bridge design and will be reviewed following Award
through the submittal process.
25) Does the bridge have expansion joints? The general notes state the material to meet
AASHTO Specifications N213. If required, please provide a detail. This will be
determined by the bridge designer, and will be reviewed following Award through
the submittal process.
26) Please provide seed mix and soil conditioning requirements? Is Biosol required for soil
conditioning? Please see added plan sheet #10
27) Is Eagle County going to offer a 5% locales incentive like Garfield County does? It's not
an official policy, but we aren't required to take the lowest bidder. We also consider
previous experience working with contractors and other factors as outlined in
Section V of the RFP. As an example, bids within 5% of each other would make us
consider other factors listed in Section V such as local knowledge and experience.
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Responses to questions from the Pre-Bid meeting 11/21/19
28) Per General Notes, Plan Sheet #12, Dewatering is incidental to the Work.
29) Timber decking should meet requirements of PSP 628. The determination of width
will be by the bridge designer and will be reviewed following Award through the
submittal process. Typical width on similar projects has been 8”-12”.
30) Eagle County will provide a materials testing consultant.
31) In regard to section Permits 6.17, which reads; Unless otherwise provided in the Contract
Documents, CONTRACTOR shall obtain and pay for all construction permits and
licenses. CONTRACTOR shall obtain and pay for Eagle County licenses. OWNER shall
assist CONTRACTOR, when necessary, in obtaining such permits and licenses.
CONTRACTOR shall pay all governmental charges and inspection fees necessary for the
prosecution of the Work, which are applicable at the time of opening of Proposals.
CONTRACTOR shall pay all charges of utility service companies for connections to the
Work, and OWNER shall pay all charges of such companies for capital costs related
thereto.
a. Owner will pay for all Eagle County licenses and Permits
b. Owner has obtained and paid for USACE NWP 14 Permit
c. Contractor shall obtain and pay for CDPHE Construction Stormwater
Permit
d. Contractor will be required to obtain and pay for any other Permits required
for the Work.
32) Bridge supplier must meet the requirements of PSP 628
33) For the removal of the manhole identified on the Plans, the Contractor shall assume
excavation to a depth of at least 3 ft, removal of steel or concrete barrel section at
joint or by cutting, and either backfill of remaining manhole, or placement of steel
or concrete lid that could be backfilled in the event the existing manhole is
extraordinarily deep.
34) The County will remove potentially hazardous materials (tires, plastic barrels) from
the existing site prior to commencing construction.
35) Bid Schedule has been revised to include and clarify the following items
a. Subgrade Stabilization 600 sy added
b. Topsoil (Import) 213 cy clarified
c. Geotextile 130 sy clarified
d. Fence Combination Wire w/ Treated Wood Posts 870 lf added
e. Sign Panel (Class 1) 36 sf clarified
f. F/A Minor Contract Revisions value of $20,000 included
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ADDENDUM #2, LAST ADDENDUM
BRUSH CREEK VALLEY RANCH OPEN SPACE
TRAILHEAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
December 11, 2019
Proposal responses shall acknowledge receipt of this Addendum. Failure to do so may render
the Proposal non-responsive. The following changes, additions, or deletions shall be made to the
Proposal Documents and Construction Plan Set as indicated, and all other conditions shall
remain the same.
General Clarifications and Answers to Submitted Questions
1) The Seeding was reduced to .6 Acres. Is the total site footprint 1 acre or greater which
would require a stormwater permit? The Seeding area hasn’t changed, I expanded the
decimal point. The total site footprint hasn’t changed and should be assumed to be >
1 ac including potential contractor staging area. A stormwater permit should be
required.
2) The previous addendum mentioned substitutes for hydrated lime. Is there a requirement
to use hydrated lime? If so, where? Is it anticipated that hydrated lime or approved
equivalent will be needed? Hydrated lime is a CDOT requirement for HMA, we are
using CDOT specifications.
Approved Bridge Suppliers
The following bridge suppliers are hereby added to the approved bridge supplier list:
1. SMI & Hydraulics
Contact:
David Schrunk, P.E.
V.P. of Engineering & Operations
D 507.296.4551 x 240
C 507.829.8835
www.smihyd.com
david.schrunk@smihyd.com
2. Bridge Brothers
Contact:
Aaron Gentilucci
main: : 866.258.3401
cell: 540.266.8473
fax: 404.937.6199
w: www.bridgebrothers.com
agentilucci@bridgebrothersinc.com
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Department
Phone: (970) 328-8880
FAX: (970) 328-8899
Eagle County
P.O. Box 850
500 Broadway
Eagle, CO 81631
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