New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 14 - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
Subchapter 2 - CONSTRUCTION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
Section 7:14-2.12 - Payment widths, trench backfill and roadway paving for Federally funded sewer projects
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:14-2.12
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) This section establishes eligible payment widths for select fill used for trench backfill and roadway pavement for federally funded sewer projects.
(b) Select trench backfill payment width:
1. Select trench backfill will be eligible for
grant funding when the excavated material is totally or partially unacceptable for
reuse as trench backfill. When the unacceptable material must be replaced with
approved select backfill in a trench with a depth of 10 feet or less from the top of
the pipe, the eligible payment width shall be Bd as shown below. For trenches of a
greater depth the maximum eligible payment width shall be Bd plus H for the depth of
unsuitable material as measured at the time of excavation.
2. When trench width is less than Bd plus H, the
actual width shall control the payment.
3. Bd equals
Maximum trench width (measured at the top of the pipe) allowed by the engineer for
the type and strength class of pipe being installed.
4. The owner/engineer must make every effort to
minimize the use of select fill. Marginal backfill material (material which is not
acceptable for use in the pipe envelope or as a subbase for roadways) will be
limited to the midzone of the trench. The midzone is defined as that portion of the
trench beginning two feet above the top of the pipe, after compaction of the pipe
envelope, to a point two feet below the final road or easement elevation. The
owner/engineer must make all final decisions concerning the above.
(c) Paving:
1. Maximum eligible payment width shall be the
disturbed width plus two feet. In no case shall the maximum eligible payment width
be greater than Bd plus H;
2. Maximum
Eligible Pay Width equals Bd plus H;
3.
Special considerations:
i. Pavement replacement
shall, in all instances, be "like kind" replacement except where the replacement of
the original thickness of roadway material will not yield a structurally stable
surface over the disturbed trench area, or where the requirements of the responsible
governmental jurisdiction specify roadway materials other than the original
disturbed pavement. In these instances, the engineer should specify the minimum
thickness necessary to obtain a structurally sound surface or to comply with
established local, county or State road opening permit requirements. Such
requirements shall be contained in the contract documents.
ii. Roadways where the original total pavement
thickness is less than two inches and the pavement cannot be boxed and maintained
during construction, will be eligible for "like kind" replacement outside of the
eligible trench pavement width.
iii. Any
deviation from the above should be submitted during the design phase (Step II) for
approval if possible. In all instances, approvals must be obtained prior to
soliciting bids.
iv. Reducing the
pavement thickness specified by the engineer and spreading it across a wider area of
the street will not be approved unless extenuating circumstances justify the need to
pave a wider area. These situations will be considered on a case by case basis and
must be submitted as a Change Order and receive approval prior to implementing such
a change.
(d) Application of this section is mandatory for all Federal Grants awarded to projects, pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Clean Water Act ( 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.) as amended, before October 1, 1998. For all Federal Grants awarded after October 1, 1998, the allowable costs shall be determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Financial Assistance Programs for Environmental Infrastructure Facilities rules at N.J.A.C. 7:22-5, Determination of Allowable Costs: Fund and Trust.
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