Construction
Specification 10—Water for Construction
1. Scope
The work consists of furnishing, transporting, measuring,
and applying water as specified.
2. Facilities and equipment
The contractor shall install and maintain access and haul
roads and furnish, operate, and maintain all pumps, meters, piping, tanks,
storage, and other facilities required to load, transport, store, distribute,
and use construction water as specified.
These facilities shall be equipped with accurate, work
dedicated meters; tanks of known volume; or other devices that provide a
correct measurement of water supplied. Meters shall be installed at the point
of delivery into water hauling equipment or application system, such as
sprinkler systems or flooding systems, as specified.
3. Dust abatement and haul road maintenance
Water for dust abatement and haul road maintenance shall be
applied to haul roads and other dust producing areas as needed to prevent air
pollution or excessive dust (which causes impaired vision on trafficked roads
and in work areas) and to maintain the roads in good condition for safe and
efficient operation during periods of use. Roads that may be jointly used with
the public and by the contractor's equipment shall have dust abatement
provisions acceptable to the public entity that has road maintenance
responsibility. Compensation for water used for dust abatement and haul road
maintenance shall be as specified in section 8 of this specification.
4. Earthfill, drainfill, and rockfill
Water required for proper installation of earthfill,
drainfill, and/or rockfill shall be used in the fill materials as specified in
the applicable construction specification(s). Compensation for construction
water used for earthfill, drainfill, and/or rockfill shall be as specified in
section 8 of this specification.
5. Concrete, mortar, and grout
Water required in the mixing or curing of concrete,
shotcrete, roller compacted concrete, or other portland cement mortar or grout
shall meet the requirements of the applicable construction specifications and
shall be used in conformance with those specifications. Payment for
construction water used in these items is covered by the applicable concrete,
mortar, or grout specification, or a combination of these.
6. Other construction requiring water
Water required and used for other construction activities
under this contract, but not specifically covered by this specification shall
be considered subsidiary to the item(s) of work that requires its use.
7. Measurement and payment
Method 1—For water items for which specific unit
prices are established in the contract, the volume of water furnished and used
in accordance with the specifications will be measured to the nearest 1,000
gallons.
Payment for water is made at the contract unit price. Such
payment will constitute full compensation for the direct costs of water. All
other costs necessary for applying water are subsidiary to the items of work
they are associated.
Method 2—For water items for which specific unit
prices are established in the contract, the volume of water furnished and used
in accordance with the specifications will be measured to the nearest 1,000
gallons.
Payment for water and the cost associated with
transportation, distribution, and application is made at the contract unit
price. Such payment will constitute full compensation for completion of the
work.
Method 3—For water items for which specific unit
prices are established in the contract, the volume of water used in accordance
with the specifications will be measured to the nearest 1,000 gallons.
Payment for water is made at the contract unit price. Such
payment, excluding water cost, will constitute full compensation for completion
of the work.
All methods—The following provisions apply to all
methods of measurement and payment:
• The measurement for payment will include all
water used except as noted in sections 5, 6, and 8 of this specification.
Measurement for payment will not include water that is used inappropriately or
in excessive to need.
• Compensation for any item of work described
in the contract, but not listed in the bid schedule is included in the payment
for the item of work to which it is made subsidiary. Such items and the items
to which they are made subsidiary are identified in section 8 of this specification.
8. Items of work and construction details