9Removal and re-erection of road furniture#

9.1General#

Clause 9 describes the work to be carried out where existing road furniture is required to be removed and re-erected under the Contract.

9.2List of items to be removed and re-erected#

The items of road furniture to be removed and re-erected shall be as listed in Clause 4 of Annexure MRTS14.1.

Not less than seven days prior to commencement of dismantling and removal of any road existing furniture, the Contractor shall submit a schedule of items of existing road furniture to be dismantled for re-erection 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 2

9.3Construction#

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

Existing road furniture to be salvaged and re-erected 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 9.2.

Any part of the existing installation which is not to be salvaged for re-erection 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 safely stored on appropriate timber packers until they can be re-erected.

Salvaged material shall be re-erected in accordance with the appropriate clauses of this Technical Specification. New incidental materials that may be necessary to re-erect the road furniture shall be supplied (e.g. bolts, nuts, concrete, etc.).

Where salvaged items, recovered in accordance with Clause 9, are damaged during dismantling, transport, storage or re-installation, such items shall be replaced by the Contractor.