Neptune General Contractors 1/25/2022

I Current copies of the Rental Rate Blue Book and the e AGC/WSDOT Equipment Rental Agreement will be maintained at each region office of the Washington State Department of Transportation and at each of the offices of the Associated General Contractors of America, in Seattle, Spokane,Tacoma,Washington and Wilsonville,Oregon,where they are available for inspection. 9.6.4. For Services. Compensation under Force Account for specialized services shall be made on the basis of an invoice from the providing entity. A"specialized service"shall be one that is typically billed through invoice in standard industry practice. Before Work is started,the Owner's Representative may require the Contractor to obtain multiple quotations for the service to be utilized and select the provider with prices and terms most advantageous to the Owner. In the event that prior quotations are not obtained and the service invoice is submitted by the Subcontractor,then after-the-fact quotations may be obtained by the Owner's Representative from the open market in the vicinity and the lowest such quotation may be used in place of the submitted invoice. Except as noted below,the Owner will pay the Contractor an additional twenty-one(21)percent of the sum of the costs included on invoices for specialized services to cover project Overhead,general company Overhead,profit,bonding, insurance,Business&Occupation tax,and other costs incurred. When a Supplier of services is compensated through invoice,but acts in the manner of Subcontractor,as described in 9.6.6.For Contractor Markup of Subcontractors Work of this provision,then markup for that invoice shall be according to 9.6.6.For Contractor Markup of Subcontractors Work. 9.6.5. For Mobilization. Force Account mobilization is defined as the preparatory work performed by the Contractor including procurement,loading and transportation of tools and equipment,and personal travel time,when such travel time is a contractual obligation of the Contractor or a customary payment for the Contractor to all employees. Mobilization also includes the costs incurred during demobilization applies to both Force Account and other Contract Work. Owner will pay for mobilization for off-site preparatory work for Force Account items provided that Notice has been provided sufficiently in advance to allow the Owner's Representative to witness the activity,if desired. Any costs experienced during mobilization activities for labor,equipment,materials or services shall be listed in that section of the Force Account summary and paid accordingly. 9.6.6. For Contractor Markup on Subcontractor's Work. When Work is performed on a Force Account basis by one or more approved Subcontractors,by lower- tier Subcontractors or Suppliers, or through invoice by firm(s)acting in the manner of a Subcontractor, the Contractor will be allowed an additional markup,from the table below,applied to the costs computed for Work done by each Subcontractor through 9.6.1,9.6.2,9.6.3,and 9.6.4,to compensate for all administrative costs,including project Overhead,general company Overhead,profit,bonding,insurance, Business&Occupation tax,and any other costs incurred. A firm may be considered to be acting as a Subcontractor when the Owner's Representative observes one or more of the following characteristics: 1. The person in charge of the firm's activities takes an active role in managing the overall project,including extensive coordination, interpretation of Drawings,interaction with the Contracting Agency or management of a complex and interrelated operation. 2. Rented equipment is provided fueled,operated and maintained by the firm. Operators of rented equipment are supervised directly by the firm's representative. There is a little interaction between the Contractor and the employees of the firm. I General Conditions—007200-40 I