Rotary Drill with Operator(s). Furnish (1) mounted, modified rotary drill capable of drilling 7 inch to 10-inch diameter holes 40 feet into soil and rock. The mast jib must be equipped with rigging and cable to lift entire lengths of rail, 40 feet in length and weighing approximately 2000 pounds, to be placed and seated in the bottom of the drilled holes. The rotary drill must be capable of drilling offset a minimum of five (5) feet from the edge of the tire to the center of the holes and on a 15% slope. The rotary drill shall have a minimum of 150 horsepower motor and at least a 300 CFM compressor capable of 16,000 pounds of down pressure. The rotary drill must be capable of drilling and installing railroad rails in a double row arrangement in a minimum of three (3) foot center to center spacing between the rows and between rails. Vendor must be capable of drilling at the proposed alignment established by the Engineer and of a consistent alignment conducive to attachment of cribbing. All equipment must be road worthy, licensed (if applicable), dependable, safe, and in good working order. Vendor must supply the operator for the drill and supply any site support labor. The vendor will be required to supply support equipment and supplies including but not limited to acetylene blow torches (or equivalent), chains, hooks, cables, back-hoe, etc. The Department will supply and transport all railroad steel required for the operation. This will be delivered by the Department to the work location prior to drilling work beginning. The vendor will be required to supply site support labor and equipment that includes flame cutting a lifting eye in the end of the rails as needed, pulling and maneuvering the railroad rails with a piece of equipment such as a backhoe to the drill rig, attaching chains and cables to railroad rails for pulling with the drill rig and setting in their final resting position. Site support labor and equipment includes cutting off the railroad rails after installation two (2) inches below proposed finished roadway grade established by the Department. The Department is responsible for furnishing, delivering, and unloading individual railroad rails up to forty (40) feet in length to the project site and removing any unused pieces of rail or portions thereof. All railroad rails are the property of the Department only. Vendor is required to maintain a minimum production rate of eight hundred (800) LF of installed railroad rails per 8-hour workday. Production rate will not be required on days of adverse weather or unforeseen circumstances at the Department’s Discretion. If daily production rate is not met, Liquidated Damages will be assessed in the amount of $500.00 per day at the Project Engineer’s discretion. Additionally, if the Vendor does not begin work within the designated response time upon receipt of a Department issued Delivery Order; the Department may assess Liquidated Damages at the rate of $500.00 per day. This shall be at the discretion of the Project Engineer. Payment will be for the field measured length of railroad rails installed, measured from elevation drilling begins in soil or rock at ground line to installed bottom of railroad rail elevation. Each piece of steel must be measured and marked with total length prior to installation, and the amount protruding above original ground will be subtracted from the total length to establish the lineal foot payment for each hole drilled. Vendor is responsible for cutting off installed rail two (2) inches below proposed finish roadway grade established by the Department. The Department will be responsible for removing all cut off pieces of Department Furnished railroad rail from the project site. During the steel drilling operation vendor is required to have at least a ten (10) foot lane around the equipment, allowing traffic to pass at all times unless authorization is given by the Section Engineer. During the project the vendor will not hold traffic for more than 20 minutes at a time. Vendor will communicate with the section engineer of that county no less than two calendar days prior to project starting. The vendor will also be responsible for all overhead and underground utility repairs due to damage caused by the vendor’s employee(s) and/or equipment.
