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Revised 2021-01-19—
<br /> Addendum No. 1
<br /> The approval of the Owner's Representative shall be required for the selection of machine-power tools or
<br /> equipment prior to their use in Force Account situations.
<br /> The payment for any machine-power tools or equipment shall be made according to the current
<br /> AGC/WSDOT Equipment Rental Agreement in effect at the time the Force Account is authorized.The
<br /> rates as set forth in the Rental Rate Blue Book(as modified by the current AGC/WSDOT Equipment
<br /> Rental Agreement)are the maximum rates allowable for equipment of modem design and in good
<br /> working condition. These rates shall be full compensation for all fuel, oil, lubrication,repairs,
<br /> maintenance,and all other costs incidental to furnishing and operating the equipment except labor for
<br /> operation.
<br /> The Owner will add twenty-one(21)percent to equipment costs to cover Project Overhead,general
<br /> �j company Overhead (excluding equipment Overhead included in the Rental Rate Blue Book), and profit.
<br /> Current copies of the Rental Rate Blue Book and the AGC/WSDOT E i pEquipment Rental Agreement will be
<br /> maintained at each region office of the Washington State Department of Transportation and at each of the
<br /> offices of the Associated General Contractors of America,in Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Washington and
<br /> Wilsonville,Oregon, where they are available for inspection.
<br /> 9.6.4. For Services.
<br /> Compensation under Force Account for specialized services shall be made on the basis of an invoice from
<br /> the providing entity. A"specialized service"shall be one that is typically billed through invoice in
<br /> standard industry practice. Before Work is started,the Owner's Representative may require the
<br /> Contractor to obtain multiple quotations for the service to be utilized and select the provider with prices
<br /> and terms most advantageous to the Owner. In the event that prior quotations are not obtained and the
<br /> service invoice is submitted by the Subcontractor,then after-the-fact quotations may be obtained by the
<br /> Owner's Representative from the open market in the vicinity and the lowest such quotation may be used
<br /> in place of the submitted invoice.
<br /> Except as noted below,the Owner will pay the Contractor an additional twenty-one(21)percent of the
<br /> sum of the costs included on invoices for specialized services to cover project Overhead, general
<br /> company Overhead,profit,bonding, insurance, Business&Occupation tax,and other costs incurred.
<br /> When a Supplier of services is compensated through invoice,but acts in the manner of Subcontractor,as
<br /> described in 9.6.6.For Contractor Markup of Subcontractors Work of this provision,then markup for
<br /> that invoice shall be according to 9.6.6.For Contractor Markup of Subcontractors Work.
<br /> 9.6.5. For Mobilization.
<br /> Force Account mobilization is defined as the preparatory work performed by the Contractor including
<br /> procurement, loading and transportation of tools and equipment,and personal travel time,when such
<br /> ,._ travel time is a contractual obligation of the Contractor or a customary payment for the Contractor to all
<br /> employees. Mobilization also includes the costs incurred during demobilization applies to both Force
<br /> Account and other Contract Work. Owner will pay for mobilization for off-site preparatory work for
<br /> Force Account items provided that Notice has been provided sufficiently in advance to allow the Owner's
<br /> Representative to witness the activity, if desired.
<br /> Any costs experienced during mobilization activities for labor,equipment, materials or services shall be
<br /> listed in that section of the Force Account summary and paid accordingly.
<br /> 9.6.6. For Contractor Markup on Subcontractor's Work.
<br /> When Work is performed on a Force Account basis by one or more approved Subcontractors,by lower-
<br /> tier Subcontractors or Suppliers, or through invoice by firm(s)acting in the manner of a Subcontractor,
<br /> the Contractor will be allowed an additional markup,from the table below, applied to the costs computed
<br /> for Work done by each Subcontractor through 9.6.1, 9.6.2,9.6.3, and 9.6.4,to compensate for all
<br /> administrative costs, including project Overhead,general company Overhead,profit,bonding, insurance,
<br /> Business&Occupation tax, and any other costs incurred.
<br /> General Conditions—007200-39
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