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City of Everett 00 7200 - 39
<br />2024 WPCF Biosolids Removal UT 3826-2
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<br />00 7200 - 39 GENERAL CONDITIONS
<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 />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 Equipment 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 />A firm may be considered to be acting as a Subcontractor when the Owner’s Representative observes one
<br />or more of the following characteristics:
<br />1. The person in charge of the firm’s activities takes an active role in managing the overall project,
<br />including extensive coordination, interpretation of Drawings, interaction with the Owner or
<br />management of a complex and interrelated operation.
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