Conduit or Duct Cable Repair and Conductor Splices Sample Clauses

Conduit or Duct Cable Repair and Conductor Splices. Notify the Engineer when an underground break in duct cable or conduit must be located or if a short in a conductor must be located. Expose the break or short, install the ground box, repair the conduit or duct cable, perform the electrical splices, and backfill. Backfill in accordance with the construction methods of Item 400, “Excavation and Backfill for Structures.” New ground boxes will be paid for under, “Install Ground Box.” When a ground box is not needed, expose the break or short, repair conduit or duct cable, remove damaged conductors, and install new conductors. Replace up to 3 ft. of conduit when repairing duct cable, regardless of the number of conduits in trench. Only one repair will be considered for payment per trench. If more than 3 ft. of conduit or duct cable needs to be replaced the additional will be paid for under “Replace Underground Conduit” or “Replace Duct Cable.” Replacement of conductors will be paid for under “Install or Replace Conductor.” Backfill in accordance with the construction methods of Item 400, “Excavation and Backfill for Structures.” An electrical splice will include the replacement of up to 3 ft. of conductor, regardless of the number of conductors in the conduit. Only one splice will be considered for payment per conduit. If more than 3 ft. of conductor needs to be replaced the additional will be paid for under “Install or Replace Conductor.” Above-ground conduit repairs performed in conjunction with a bid item will be considered subsidiary to the pertinent bid item. Above-ground conduit repairs not performed in conjunction with a bid item will include the replacement of up to 3 ft. of conduit per repair. If more than 3 ft. of conduit must be replaced, the additional will be paid for under “Replace Above-Ground Conduit.”