2010 Construction and Material Specifications - Ohio Department of ...

105.18
Under the regulations cited above the disposal of brush, trees, stumps, tree
trimmings, branches, weeds, leaves, grass, shrubbery, yard trimmings, crop
residue, and other plant matter is restricted. If allowed by the Contract
Documents, the Contractor may waste brush, trees, stumps, tree trimming,
branches, weeds, leaves, grass, shrubbery, yard trimmings, crop residue, and other
plant matter within the Right-of-Way. Otherwise, submit a plan and any required
permits to legally dispose of these materials off the Right-of-Way to the Engineer.
Provide all documents submitted to obtain this permit to the Engineer.
If the Project contains garbage or solid and hazardous waste, the Contract
Documents will detail the removal of these items.
When wasting PCC, mix the PCC with at least 30 percent natural soil to
construct an inner core in the waste area. Cover this inner core with 3 feet (1.0 m)
of natural soil on the top and 8 feet (2.4 m) on the side slopes. Place and compact
the material according to 203.06.D to prevent future settlement and sliding.
When the wasting of clean hard fill is allowed, comply with all the requirements
of this subsection and 105.16.
105.18 Acceptance. The Department will accept Work according to 109.12 or
completed sections of the Project according to 109.11.
105.19 Value Engineering Change Proposals. The Department will consider
the Contractor’s submission of a Value Engineering Change Proposal (VECP)
which will reduce construction costs on projects that do not contain Design Build
provisions or incentive provisions based on time. The purpose of this provision is
to encourage the use of the ingenuity and expertise of the Contractor in arriving at
alternate plans, specifications or other requirements of the contract. Savings in
construction costs will be shared equally between the Contractor and the
Department. The Contractor’s costs for development, design and implementation
of the VECP are not eligible for reimbursement. The VECP must not impair any of
the essential functions and characteristics of the project such as service life,
reliability, economy of operation, ease of maintenance, safety and necessary
standardized features. The submission of the value engineering change proposal
shall conform with the current Guidelines on Value Engineering Change Proposals
adopted by the Director. Acceptance of a VECP is at the sole discretion of the
Director.
The Department will not approve VECPs with any of the following
characteristics:
A. Consist only of non-performing items of work contained in the plans.
B. Include plan errors identified by the Contractor as part of the cost reduction.
C. The VECP designer/consultant for the Contractor is also the designer of
record for ODOT.
D. Changes the special architectural aesthetic treatments of structures.
E. Changes the design or thickness of cast-in-place concrete decks.
F. Changes the cross section of geometric design features such as, but not
limited to, bridge width, vertical clearance, horizontal clearance, shoulder width.
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