The City of Madison prequalified Contractor shall provide qualified personnel and equipment to perform exploratory hydro vacuum utility line opening (ULO) borings per City of Madison Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction unless otherwise stated within this scope. ULO locations will be determined by the City and provided to the Contractor. The Contractor shall complete ULOs within specified deadline with no deadline being within 2 weeks of request unless agreed upon between the City and Contractor. Deadlines for completion will also take into account cold weather restrictions for equipment. The Contractor shall be responsible for all work associated with scheduling and completing work including, but not limited to, contacting the Digger’s Hotline “One Call” system, coordinating traffic control requirements and scheduling stake out and data collection with City Engineering. This work shall be considered part of mobilization. There will be no ULOs performed within railroad right of way with this contract. No “Excavation in Right-of-Way” permit will be required for this work. No backhoe excavation is allowed. The Contractor shall be aware that not all ULO locations will be located within the Right of Way. The Contractor may be requested to complete ULOs within City greenways, parks, or other “off-street” locations. All ULO locations will be accessible to a vactor truck. It is estimated that there will be five (5) to eight (8) requests for ULOs per year with an estimate of 40-50 total ULOs per year to be performed under this contract. Bid prices will not be negotiated if actual amount of ULOs is higher or lower than the estimated amount.
