SECTION 875-UTILITIES STATEMENT

DESCRIPTION.  The Contractor’s attention is called to the requirements of Sections GP-5.05, GP-7.13 and GP-7.17.

MATERIALS.  Not Applicable.

CONSTRUCTION.

(a)	Attention of the Contractor is directed to the possible presence of water, sewer, gas mains, electrical wires, conduit, communications cables (both overhead and underground), poles and house service connections in the street or highway in which the construction project is to be performed.  The Contractor shall exercise special care and extreme caution to protect and avoid damage to utility company facilities as described in the preceding sentence.  The Contractor shall take into consideration the adjustments and installations by public utilities in areas within the limits of this Contract. All notifications to the utility companies and “MISS UTILITY” 1-800-257-7777 shall be, at least, 48 hours (two full working days) in advance of working in the area of the specific affected utility. The notification to “MISS UTILITY” is required by the Contractor whenever any excavating or similar work is to be performed. 

(b)	The Contractor shall locate all existing utilities and be responsible for their safety.  Should any existing utilities be damaged or destroyed due to the operations of the Contractor, the damaged or destroyed components shall be immediately replaced or repaired as necessary to restore the utility to a satisfactory operating condition.  These repairs or replacements shall be at no additional expense to the Administration or the owner of the utility.

Prior to ordering any storm drain materials, the Contractor shall locate and test pit any underground facilities that may be in conflict in order to determine if conflicts exist.  In the event that conflicts may be possible, this information shall immediately be forwarded to the State’s representative for review and resolution.

(c)	The existing utilities requiring immediate relocation or repair shall be relocated or repaired by the agency responsible for their maintenance or by the owner of the utility unless otherwise indicated in the Contract Documents.  The Contractor shall inform the respective Utility, immediately upon discovering the condition(s).  In addition, the Contractor shall give sufficient notice to the specific Utility of the Contractor’s overall plan for construction.  The Contractor and Utility Company will coordinate the applicable Utility work with the Contractor’s work operations based upon the Contractor’s overall plan.

(d)	Any submittal by the Contractor to vary the sequence of work and/or perform concurrent work in multiple phased differing from the recommended maintenance of traffic phasing, must be accompanied by an updated schedule or CPM reflecting all utility relocation’s and adjustments.  The Contractor shall be responsible, upon gaining approval, for coordinating utility relocations and adjustments with the affected utility owners, the SHA Project Engineer and the District Utility Engineer.  All requirements and lead times as stated in the Utility Statement and Special Provisions will remain in effect unless written approval from the  utility company and the District Utility Engineer is received by the Contractor prior to the commencing any requested work.

(e)	The following known utility companies have existing facilities or interests within the limits of the designated work areas in this Contract.

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Baltimore Gas Electric Company-Electric	Ms. Lynn Grossman	
	(410) 470-7868	
	Lynn.M.Grossman@bge.com 	

BGE-Electric has facilities within the limits of this Project.  No conflicts are anticipated; however, the Contractor(s) shall exercise caution when working in the area.  
When working in the area of aerial power lines, the Contractor(s) must maintain at least a 10' clearance at all times to comply with the H.V.L.A. (High Voltage Line Act).
Prior to any excavation, it will be the responsibility of the Contractor(s) to verify underground facilities are without impact, by hand digging test holes to accurately locate utilities.  If there is a conflict, the Contractor is required to notify Ms. Grossman of the conflict location.
It will be the responsibility of the Contractor to contact Mr. Woody Wilson at (410) 470-6371, to obtain replacement manhole frames and covers.  Mr. Wilson will need two weeks advance notice to adjust the larger manhole frames and covers and/or to replace any defective frames and covers.

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Verizon	Mr. Paul J. Dabkowski	
	(410) 393-6144	
	anthony.j.maiorana@verizon.com	

Verizon has facilities within the limits of this project.  No conflicts are anticipated; however, the Contractor(s) shall exercise caution when working in the area. 
Prior to any excavation, it will be the responsibility of the Contractor(s) to verify underground facilities are without impact, by hand digging test holes to accurately locate utilities.  If there is a conflict the contractor is required to notify Mr. Dabkowski of the conflict location.  
The Contractor(s) are not to open and/or enter into any of Verizon’s manholes. It will be the responsibility of the Contractor to contact Mr. Dabkowski, prior to paving to allow Verizon to adjust any of their manholes.

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Comcast 	Mr. Dennis Steward	
	(410) 513-3244	
	   Dennis_Steward@cable.comcast.com	

Comcast has cable facilities within the limits of this project.  No conflicts are anticipated; however, the Contractor(s) shall exercise caution when working in the area.
Prior to any excavation, it will be the responsibility of the Contractor(s) to verify underground facilities are without impact, by hand digging test holes to accurately locate utilities.  If there is a conflict the contractor is required to notify Mr. Steward of the conflict location. 

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NOTE:  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE ALL ADJUSTMENTS TO SURFACE UTILITY FRAMES AND COVERS, WATER VALVES, AND WATER METERS, AS NECESSITATED BY THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.  THE COST OF THESE ADJUSTMENTS SHALL BE INCIDENTAL TO THE PRICE BID FOR HOT MIXED ASPHALT SURFACE AS PER SECTION 504.04 OF THE SPECIFICATIONS OR THE VARIOUS SIDEWALK, DRIVEWAY AND CURB/GUTTER WORK UNLESS THE ADJUSTMENT IS TWELVE INCHES OR MORE.  IN THESE CASES THE ADJUSTMENT SHALL BE PAID FOR UNDER THE PERTINENT LINE ITEM.  ADJUSTMENTS SHALL BE DONE ACCORDING TO THE PERTINENT UTILITY OWNERS SPECIFICATIONS AND THE SHA SPECIFICATIONS.  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONTACT THE PERTINENT UTILITY OWNERS PRIOR TO ADJUSTMENT OF ANY FACILITY.  THE CONTRACTOR WILL REQUEST THE UTILITY TO ACCEPT IN WRITING ALL ADJUSTMENTS UPON COMPLETION OF WORK AND ARRANGE A FIELD MEETING BETWEEN THE UTILITY, THE CONTRACTOR AND THE PROJECT STAFF.

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(f)	When it is necessary to use steel plates at any point during construction, the following minimum requirements shall be met:

1)	Steel plates are to be no less than 1-inch thick.
2)	Steel plates are to cover access pit(s) with a 1-foot overlap onto existing pavement on all four sides of access pit(s).
3)	When only three sides overlap existing roadway, the fourth side shall be supported by a 12"X 12"I beam or timber.
4)	In cases where plates are used to cover extremely large excavations, it will be necessary to install an immediate support system to prevent deflection.
5)	Steel plates must be pinned to prevent movement.
6)	Steel plates must be ramped with cold patch or hot mix asphalt at end of each work shift.
7)	It will be necessary to recess any steel plates that are placed in the roadway from October 1 through April 15.
8)	In cases where two or more steel plates are placed together, they shall be welded together by placing at least three welds. One weld is placed no more than one foot from each edge and one is placed in the center of the plates.  Each weld is 12 inches in length, centered on each plate.  That is to say, six (6) inches of each weld is on each abutting plate.  

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(g)	All notifications to the above utility companies and “MISS UTILITY” 1-800-257-7777 shall be given at least 48 hours (two full working days) in advance of working in the area of the specific affected utility.  The notification to “MISS UTILITY” is required whenever any excavating or similar work is to be performed. The Contractor must also notify SHA to locate and mark all SHA owned facilities, street lights, sign lights, SHA traffic signals, Fiber Optic cables, Communication cables and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) devices.  (For SHA owned facilities, see last contact(s) listed under (e).)

(h)	If an adjustment is required to facilities, it is necessary that the existing facilities remain in service until the new construction is complete and placed in service.  Also, when adjustments are required, establishment of lead times are necessary to meet the applicable utility schedule and coordination with the Contractor’s work operation.

MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT.  All work performed expediting utility relocations, working around or protecting utility facilities, and coordinating with utility agencies, or their contractors, will not be measured for payment.  This work will be considered incidental to the items specified in the Contract Documents.