8Removal and salvage of road furniture#

8.1General#

Clause 8 describes the work to be carried out where existing road furniture is required to be removed and salvaged under the Contract.

8.2List of items to be salvaged#

Broadly, the items of road furniture to be salvaged are listed in Clause 1.1 of Annexure MRTS14.1.

Not less than seven days prior to the commencement of dismantling and removal of any existing road furniture, the Contractor shall submit a schedule of items of existing road furniture to be salvaged in accordance with the provisions of the design documentation. Milestone

Dismantling and removal shall not commence until expiration of the seven day period. Hold Point 1

8.3Storage site#

Salvaged items shall be transported to the storage site nominated in Clause 1.2 of Annexure MRTS14.1.

8.4Construction#

Where necessary, excavations shall be carried out to permit removal of existing road furniture.

Existing road furniture to be salvaged shall be dismantled and removed with minimum damage to the items.

Where possible, fittings shall be undone, components disassembled and supports removed without any damage and/or cutting of the components. Where this is not possible, the method of dismantling shall be included in the schedule mentioned in Clause 8.2.

Any part of the existing installation which is not to be salvaged shall be demolished and removed in a manner which avoids damaging any adjacent work. All existing footings shall be removed.

Resulting excavations shall be backfilled and finished so as to reinstate the area to a safe and free-draining state. Backfilling shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of MRTS04 General Earthworks.

Salvaged materials shall be carefully transported to the storage site nominated in Clause 8.3.

Salvaged materials shall be neatly stacked at the storage site on appropriate timber packers.

Where salvaged items are damaged during dismantling, transport or storage, steps may be taken to recover the value of such items from the Contractor.