Common use of Traffic Studies Services Clause in Contracts

Traffic Studies Services. All traffic monitoring requirements must be identified by the Consulting Engineer as early as possible during the Project Assessment stage to ensure that there will be sufficient time to undertake these surveys. It is important that the Consulting Engineer familiarises himself with the requirements of TMH3: Specifications for the Provision of Traffic and Weigh-in-Motion Monitoring Services and TMH14: South African Standard Traffic Data Collection Format, TRH 16: Traffic Loading for Pavement and Rehabilitation Design and TMH 16: South African Traffic Impact and Site Traffic Assessment Manual to ensure that the traffic monitoring deliverables will conform to the Consulting Engineer and Client’s requirements. A minimum of 7 day, 12-hour counts is required for all pavement designs. The appropriate locations shall be identified and discussed with the Client prior to the appointment of the Traffic monitoring service provider. a) Procurement of the traffic monitoring Service Provider The Consulting Engineer shall identify all potential traffic monitoring requirements during the initial and visual assessment stages. However, if agreed that the Consulting Engineer must procure the traffic monitoring services, a prime cost sum has been provided in the Pricing Schedule. In such a case, the latest standard traffic monitoring proforma tender document, which covers all traffic monitoring types, will be made available by the Client. Tender shall be invited only from traffic monitoring Service Providers who are suitable certified in terms of TMH3 for the specific traffic monitoring system type required. The procurement of traffic monitoring work shall conform to the Client’s procurement policies and procedures. All traffic monitoring is to be carried out to TMH3/TMH14/TRH16/TMH16 standards as applicable.