S-1(2104) REMOVING PAVEMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURES

Abandoned structures and other obstructions shall be removed from the Right of Way and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of Mn/DOT 2104, except as modified below:

Use the following paragraph when there are 2104 pay items on the plan.

S-1.1Measurement and payment for the removal and disposal of materials will be made only for those Items of removal work specifically included for payment as such in the Proposal and as listed in the Plans. The removal of any unforeseen obstruction requiring in the opinion of the Engineer equipment or handling substantially different from that employed in excavation operations, will be paid for as Extra Work as provided in MnDOT 1402.5.

Use the following paragraph when there are no 2104 pay items on the plan.

S-1.2All removal and disposal operations shall be incidental. The removal of any unforeseen obstruction requiring in the opinion of the Engineer equipment or handling substantially different from that employed in excavation operations, will be paid for as Extra Work as provided in MnDOT 1402.5.

Use only when requested to by District

S-1.3All removals shall be disposed of by the Contractor outside the Right of Way in accordance with MnDOT 2104.3D3 to the satisfaction of the Engineer.

Use only when there is a Remove Sidewalk pay item

S-1.4Sawing of sidewalks needed for removal shall be incidental.

S-2(2104) REMOVE AND HAUL TREATED WOOD

The designers should include this write-up whenever the project has work associated with known or suspected sources of treated wood such as but not limited to the following: noise walls, guard rail posts, fence posts, pilings, building demolition, temporary wooden bridge decks.

REVISED 04/03/17◄DO NOT REMOVE THIS. IT NEEDS TO STAY IN FOR THE CONTRACTORS.

If the Contractor is required to dispose of treated wood, the provisions of MnDOT 2104 are supplemented with the following:

S-2.1The Contractor can elect to reuse the treated wood for its original intended purpose. The Contractor shall furnish a completed Transfer of Ownership form to the Engineer prior to removing any treated wood from the Project limits. The Transfer of Ownership form is available at the following website:

S-2.2If the Contractor cannot or elects not to re-use the treated wood for its original intended purpose, but must be disposed, the following shall apply:

(A) The Contractor shall dispose of all waste treated wood in a MPCA permitted Minnesota solid waste or industrial landfill or landfills listed under Landfills/Regulated Waste at The Contractor shall not dispose of waste treated wood in a demolition landfill. Within 30 days after the treated wood is transported to the landfill, the Contractor shall provide the Engineer with shipping manifests, scale tickets and invoices. Shipping manifests shall include, but are not limited to, the following information: specify treated wood as the type of waste, quantity of wood, date of hauling and disposal, and location of disposal.

S-2.3Measurement and payment for the removal and disposal of treated wood will be made only when specifically included for payment as such in the Proposal and as listed in the Plans. All other removal and disposal of treated wood operations shall be incidental.