requirements contracts for engineering design and related services ...

) Develop/design project curbs in conjunction with usage and depth of pavement, including type, locations and
appropriate details.
c) Develop/design/coordinate and locate pedestrian ramps after an analysis of potential interference caused by
existing/proposed facilities in the area. The specific location, configuration and grading of pedestrian ramps,
contiguous sidewalks and gutter flow at apex of corners shall be designed and coordinated with the conditions
and hardware within the corner quadrant including but not limited to traffic signals, catch basins, manholes,
grates, lampposts, etc.
d) Reconcile existing driveway locations with building or property activity requiring a driveway access. The
Consultant shall design driveway location(s) in accordance with current Department of Transportation procedures
regarding replacement driveways.
e) Prepare customized letters, for City signature, to property owners where existing driveway is not being
replaced or where it is proposed to reconfigure existing driveway.
f) Develop/design adjustments to City-owned castings including details necessary for special casting
adjustments.
g) Develop/design non-structural adjustments to existing Transit Authority subway ventilators and emergency
exits, including replacement and adjustment of frames, gratings and doors to proposed grades, and modification
of ventilators to conform with aesthetic treatments proposed for curbs and sidewalks.
h) The Consultant shall enter into an agreement with any affected railroad known as a “Force Account
Agreement.” In accordance with such agreement, the railroad shall provide services in connection with the
project, and be reimbursed for the same. The services to be provided by the railroad may include, without
limitation, inspection services during the excavation of test pits and flagging services during inspection and/or field
surveys. The items of cost listed below incurred by the Consultant in connection with the Force Account
Agreement shall be considered Reimbursable Services in accordance with Articles 6 and 7 of the Contract.
(1) The cost of services provided by the railroad under the Force Account Agreement. The railroad is only
entitled to receive payment for verifiable services provided by the railroad. When inspection or flagging
services are provided, the railroad is only entitled to receive payment for the days the inspector(s) or
flagmen were at the site together with the Consultant.
(2) The cost of insurance (if any) obtained by the Consultant under the Force Account Agreement which is
above and beyond the types and amounts of insurance the Consultant is required to provide under this
Contract, as determined by the Commissioner.
(3) The cost of entry and/or permit fees.
i) Design and define the limits of pavement construction/ restoration for all streets affected by the proposed
work.
j) Develop/design pavement markings for lane delineation, pedestrian crossings, channelization and for
additional traffic controls as needed.
k) Include provisions for removing/relocation/resetting of Fire Department facilities, parking meters and the
Bureau of Water Supply hydrant facilities that are affected by the proposed street design and integrate the
designs into the contract documents.
l) Review the results of sewer cleaning, sewer television inspection and manual sewer inspection programs
performed under other contracts or by the Department of Environmental Protection personnel as they relate to
this Project; coordinate the results and recommendations from said programs with this Project, and integrate and
incorporate required sewer work into the contract documents.
m) Prepare, where necessary, working drawings/cross-sections/supplementary profiles conforming to currently
applicable Departmental Standards.
n) Incorporate preliminary maintenance of traffic alternatives for the various construction stages of the project.
The preliminary maintenance of traffic alternatives, as developed by the Consultant, shall be
NYC Department of Design and Construction
Infrastructure, October 2012
GR-48