Construction Tips & Tricks Stacy Hagenbucher

Common Mistakes on Finals Source Document –Need to reference back to the source document – including tickets HMA Density Incentive –Tonnages need to broke out for shoulders along mainline Maintenance and Repair of Haul Roads –This needs to be paid on all projects

Common Mistakes on Finals Signs, Type II –Make sure the spreadsheet is calculating the correct area – not all signs are rectangular No Passing Zone Logs –A copy need to be added to Finals for Mike Worzella Scale Checks –Portable DT1931 –Permanent

DT1931

Contract Modification Justification Tool – Force Account Sheet –In Pantry 2014-NC Region Folder –Generalized numbers only – numbers will change based on project and location. –Quick go by – useful to determine if modification justifiable

Contract Modification Justification Bid Express – Wisconsin Department of Transportation –Useful with a few exceptions Keep it to our region Maintain reasonable search criteria Realize these are bid prices – contract modification prices may run higher

Contract Modification Justification

Pantry 2014 Updated the Electrical Spreadsheet to include tab for both types of side pulls. Added MGAL spreadsheet Added spreadsheet for comments –Please pass this on to me at end of construction year –Will be used to modify any changes required for Pantry 2015.