Common use of Compaction Clause in Contracts

Compaction. The Contractor may employ other compaction equipment and methods in addition to the vibratory roller to accomplish the final grading and to compact and finish the surface. Transverse joints shall be compacted by cross-rolling parallel to the joint. After the material has been compacted to load-bearing strength, the Contractor shall proof-roll the prepared base in the presence of the Inspector. The Public Works/Engineering Department may, as it deems necessary, direct the Contractor to correct areas of weakness and excess moisture in the base by scarifying, aerating, and reworking shore sessions to the full depth of the layer. If, after an area has been reworked and recompacted, it remains soft or does not attain the required density, the Public Works/Engineering Department may direct the Contractor to remove the material and replace it with Granular Base Material meeting the requirements of these specifications. This material shall be counted for payment under the pay item for Excavation and Granular Base Material. BASIS OF PAYMENT a. Mobilization for Reclaiming: Mobilization shall be included within the unit price for Full Depth Reclamation set forth in the compensation schedule. b. Reclaimed Asphalt Base, in place and accepted, shall be paid for at the contract unit price per square yard, as indicated in the Compensation Schedule. The area of work for the purpose of payment shall be the overall length of each reclaimed lane times the specified total base width for the lane. The total base width shall include the widening width, if any, in which the reclaimer is to be used to blend new base material with the pulverized layers. Payment under this item shall be full compensation for all work included in or incidental to the reclaiming operation, for the grading, shaping, and compacting of the Reclaimed Asphalt Base, for the mix design study, for furnishing, delivering, and applying water, for applying and mixing and furnishing asphalt emulsion or other stabilizing agent as specified, and for all other work incidental to the reclaiming operation. Also this item shall include all work and expenses involved in wasting or hauling and disposing of excess material off site, and including reshaping of the shoulders as the Public Works/Engineering Department may direct. Payment shall be full compensation for this work, including incidentals.