By Brian Solomon
From the 1830s to at the present time, the railroad has built myriad complicated mechanisms to aid preserve
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E. newly constructed. This implies that the ALTERNATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY FOR HIGHWAYS 29 overall condition rating for the "Paved Ditches" asset item is 100%, meaning that all of the paved ditches present in the interstate system are meeting the performance criteria. e. the pre-established performance criteria are met for less than the performance target. As discussed above, this curve reflects the situation in which no maintenance activity is performed. e. its new state) by the completion of the contract term.
In fact, while developing the warranty clause template, the boilerplate languages that are present in a number of state departments of transportation (DOTs) construction warranty clauses have been used to some extent. The states whose warranty clause languages were used as boilerplates are Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, and Florida. Within this group, Wisconsin and Ohio were particularly chosen due to their long- time experiences with the warranty concept. Moreover, the model asphalt warranty specification that has been developed by Anderson and Russell (Anderson and Russell 2001) as a part of a NCHRP Project (NCHRP Project 10-49) was also used.
If the remedial work cannot be 31 completed within days following the Department's approval of the Contractor's remedial work schedule due to seasonal limitations, Contractor shall notify the Department in writing and the Department and Contractor shall establish a mutually agreeable schedule for completion of the remedial work. 6. 4) to perform emergency remedial work. Conditions which necessitate emergency 32 remedial work include, but may not be limited to . If Contractor cannot 33 perform the required emergency remedial work within hours, the Department may have the work performed, at Contractor's expense, by the Department and/or its authorized agent.