Rev. 9-11-96

RAILROAD INFORMATION

107-R-042a

The Standard Specifications are revised as follows:

 

SECTION 103, BEGIN LINE 82, DELETE AND INSERT AS FOLLOWS:

(c) Railroad's Protective Public Liability and Property Damage Liability. When required, the The Contractor shall carry, with respect to the operations performed and those performed by others, for and in behalf of each railroad company, Railroad Protective Public Liability Insurance. providing Such insurance shall provide for a limit of not less than a combined single limit of $2,000,000 per occurrence for damages arising out of bodily injury, death, and property damage, with an aggregate limit of $6,000,000 for the term of the policy. Such insurance shall be carried with respect to the operations the Contractor performs and those performed for the Contractor by others, for and in behalf of the railroad company.

The corporate name of the railroad company to be Named Insured on the Railroad Protective Liability Insurance policy shall be as follows:

 

 

 

Evidence of insurance as required above shall be furnished to the addresses shown below. The original policies shall be sent to the railroad company for it's review. Copies of the transmittal letter and the policies shall be forwarded to the department.

 

 

Department Railroad Company
Indiana Department of Transportation  
Contracts Engineer - Rm. N855  
Government Center North  
100 N. Senate Avenue  
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2217  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 107, BEGIN LINE 201, DELETE AND INSERT AS FOLLOWS:

All work on the railroad right-of-way shall be performed at such times and so as not to interfere unnecessarily interfere with the movement of trains or traffic upon the tracks of the railroad company. All care and precaution shall be used in order to avoid accidents, damage, or unnecessary delay or interference with the trains or other property of the railroad company. Work shall be conducted in a manner which is satisfactory to the railroad company's chief engineer or authorized representative. Work shall be held open to inspection by railroad company inspectors at all times. All public utility, railroad, and other companies having occasion to do work on and in connection with the project shall be cooperated with.

 

SECTION 107, AFTER LINE 206, INSERT AS FOLLOWS:

Unnecessary use of railroad property shall be avoided outside the limits of the structure without written permission of the railroad company. The railroad right-of-way shall be left in a condition satisfactory to the railroad company's chief engineer. The necessary railroad company personnel shall be arranged for in order to ensure safety in connection with the movement of railroad traffic during and attributable to the prosecution of the contract work. Such work shall include all contract construction operations involving direct interference with the railroad tracks or traffic, the fouling of railroad operating clearances, or reasonable probability of accidental hazard to railroad traffic. The railroad company shall be reimbursed for the actual cost of such protective services furnished by it.

 

SECTION 107, AFTER LINE 250, INSERT AS FOLLOWS:

(c) Railroad Information. The railroad information contained herein pertaining to rate of pay and additional charges applied to payment for persons performing flagging services, number of trains, and speed of trains was submitted by the railroad company. This information shall be verified in order to determine costs for the contract.

 

Flagging services, rate of pay, overtime rate, and additional charges, all as described below, shall be considered in computing the cost of flagging services as required by the railroad company. Such costs shall be included in the unit prices for pay items requiring such protection.

 

1. Flagging Services. The services of ___________________ will be required during the excavation, placing or removing of cofferdams or sheeting; driving of foundation piling and placing of concrete footings for piers adjacent to the tracks; driving of pile bents adjacent to the tracks; the construction and removal of falsework, bracing, or forms over or adjacent to the tracks; the construction of the permanent structure over and adjacent to the tracks; or transporting materials or equipment across the tracks. Flaggers will also be furnished, in the opinion of the railroad company's chief engineer or authorized representative, if the regular operating rules of the railroad require such protection.

 

The railroad company's proper operating and engineering representatives shall be consulted with in order to determine the type and cost of protection required to ensure safety and continuity of railroad traffic incidental to the particular methods and equipment to be used for the work. The several working agreements between the railroad company and its employees may have provisions affecting the cost of chargeable protection. Such provisions shall be agreed to.

 

2. Rate of Pay. The rate of pay per hour for each worker will be the prevailing hourly rate in effect for an 8 hour day for the class of workers used at the time the service is performed. Such rate will be $_________ per hour.

 

3. Overtime Rate. A time and one-half rate will apply for all time worked before or after assigned working hours and for all time worked on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays.

 

4. Additional Charges. In addition to the cost of labor, charges will be computed onto the actual payroll as follows:

 

_____% for Railroad Retirement and Unemployment

Insurance

_____% for Health and Welfare Benefits

_____% for Vacation Allowance

_____% for Workmen's Compensation, and Public Liability

and Property Damage Insurance

_____% for Supervision

_____% for Paid Holidays

_____% for Additional for RR and UI Surcharge on

Vacation Allowance and Paid Holidays

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_____ Total

 

Final settlement will be made contingent on a showing that the railroad company has been reimbursed therefor or that satisfactory arrangements have been made for such reimbursement. All watchmen or flaggers necessary to protect or safeguard highway traffic shall be provided.

 

(d) Railroad Operations. Equipment shall not be operated on railroad tracks except with proper arrangement with the railroad company. Equipment rented from the railroad company shall be arranged for with the railroad company.

 

The railroad company shall be notified 48 h in advance of the start of all work on railroad property and also 48 h in advance of the start of all work which may require protection by the railroad company.

 

The number of trains through the improvement will be ______ freight trains per day and ______ passenger trains per day.

 

Trains will be operated at a maximum speed of ______ km/h (mi/hr) through the project site.

 

Methods and procedures for performing work on railroad property shall be submitted for approval by the Department and by the railroad company's chief engineer or authorized representative.

 

Headquarters of the conductor flagger will be _____________________________. The costs of travel for the conductor flagger to and from the project site will be $__________ per kilometer ($__________ per mile) for private auto or standard taxi rate. The costs for meals and other accommodations to be provided the conductor flagger will be $__________.

 

The rates of pay and other charges shall be those currently prevailing. The railroad company shall be reimbursed for its costs incurred at the actual amounts of such costs. The Contractor will be billed monthly by the railroad company. The railroad company shall be reimbursed ___________________________.

 

No additional payment will be made for the use of equipment which is rented from the railroad company or for protection of railroad traffic.