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Removal of Structures and Obstruction: Prepared By: Raymar B. Cuerpo

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REMOVAL OF

STRUCTURES AND OBSTRUCTION

Prepared by: Raymar B. Cuerpo


• This Item shall consist of the removal wholly or in
part, and satisfactory disposal of all buildings,
fences, structures, old pavements, abandoned
pipe lines, and any other obstructions which are
not designated or permitted to remain, except
for the obstructions to be removed and
disposed off under other items in the Contract.
It shall also include the salvaging of designated
materials and backfilling the resulting trenches,
holes, and pits.
• The Contractor shall perform the work described above, within and
adjacent to the roadway, on Government land or easement, as shown on
the Plans or as directed by the Engineer. All designated salvable
material shall be removed, without unnecessary damage, in sections or
pieces which may be readily transported, and shall be stored by the
Contractor at specified places on the project or as otherwise shown in the
Special Provisions. Perishable material shall be handled as designated
in Subsection 100.2.2. Nonperishable material may be disposed off
outside the limits of view from the project with written permission of the
property owner on whose property the material is placed. Copies of all
agreements with property owners are to be furnished to the Engineer.
Basements or cavities left by the structure removal shall be filled with
acceptable material to the level of the surrounding ground and, if within
the prism of construction, shall be compacted to the required density.
• All existing bridges, culverts and other drainage structures in use by traffic
shall not be removed until satisfactory arrangements have been made to
accommodate traffic.
• The removal of existing culverts within embankment areas will be required
only as necessary for the installation of new structures.
• Abandoned culverts shall be broken down, crushed and sealed or plugged.
• All retrieved culvert for future use as determined by the Engineer shall be
carefully removed and all precautions shall be employed to avoid breakage or
structural damage to any of its part.
• All sections of structures removed which are not designated for stockpiling or
re-laying shall become the property of the Government and be removed from
the project or disposed off in a manner approved by the Engineer.
• Steel bridges and wood bridges when specified to be salvaged shall be
carefully dismantled without damaged.
• Unless otherwise provided, all pipes shall be
carefully removed and every precaution taken
to avoid breakage or damaged. Pipes to be re
laid shall be removed and stored when
necessary so that there will be no loss of
damage before re-laying. The Contractor shall
replace sections lost from storage or damage
by negligence, at his own expense.
All concrete pavement, base course, sidewalks, curbs, gutters,
etc., designated for removal, shall be:

• Broken into pieces and used for rip rap on the project, or
• Broken into pieces, the size of which shall not exceed 300 mm (12
inches) in any dimension and stockpiled at designated locations
on the project for use by the Government, or
• Otherwise demolished and disposed off as directed by the
Engineer.

NOTE: There will be no separate payment for excavating for


removal of structures and obstructions or for backfilling and
compacting the remaining cavity.
• When the Contract stipulates that payment will be made for
removal of obstructions on lump-sum basis, the pay item will
include all structures and obstructions encountered within the
roadway. Where the contract stipulates that payment will be
made for the removal of specific items on a unit basis,
measurement will be made by the unit stipulated in the
Contract.
• Whenever the Bill of Quantities does not contain an item for
any aforementioned removals, the work will not be paid for
directly, but will be considered as a subsidiary obligation of
the Contractor under other Contract Items.
• The accepted quantities, measured as prescribed in Section 101.3, shall be paid
for at the Contract unit price or lump sum price bid for each of the Pay Items listed
below that is included in the Bill of Quantities which price and payment shall be full
compensation for removing and disposing of obstructions, including materials,
labor, equipment's, tools and incidentals necessary to complete the work prescribed
in this Item. The price shall also include backfilling, salvage of materials removed,
their custody, preservation, storage on the right-of-way and disposal as provided
herein.

DPWH Blue book D.O. No. 24 series of 2005

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