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u. Final inspections A NJDOT-BLA and a NJDOT-Civil Rights representative will discuss the Federal Project Requirements and will describe their role in checking for compliance with all requirements, additional federal forms will be provided to Contractor, the Resident Engineer and the RC. Forms, Civil Rights/Affirmative Action, Doing Business (state.nj.us) No construction work shall be allowed on the project before the Federal Aid agreement is executed between the NJDOT and Township of West Orange, a pre-construction meeting is held, the progress schedule is approved, the field office has been established (if required), and the right-ofway limits, limits of the construction, environmentally restricted areas have been laid out and all environmental agencies that issued permits have been notified. The Resident Engineer under the supervision of RC/PM, will schedule, create agenda, maintains notes and records related to progress meetings. Progress meetings will be arranged as often as necessary. The Resident Engineer and RC/PM reviews all the items submitted by the Contractor such as but not limited to material questionnaire (DC-2891), list of Sub-contractors, affirmative action plan, list of DBE Firms and other subcontractors, project work schedule, list of the emergency contact telephone number, material certifications, list of suppliers and mix design reports. Township of West Orange, in executing the inspection of the project, will use the 2019 NJDOT Standard Specifications, the approved project Supplementary Specifications, NJDOT Standard Roadway Construction, Traffic Control and Bridge Construction Details, the MUTCD and the project plans. The field inspection team will accurately maintain records during construction including daily inspection reports, engineer’s diary, material delivery tickets, material certifications, material questionnaires DBE requirements, material testing results and Buy America/Build America Certification. All activities on the project are documented in the daily inspection reports using NJDOT Daily Inspectors Report Form (DC-29, DC-144 or approved equal) and an Item Summary Sheet. The inspections report is supplemented with field notes that includes measurements (length, width, depth, slope), calculations (area, volume, weights), sketches, a statement of compliance with the plans and specifications, any field changes, comments,

otes that includes measurements (length, width, depth, slope), calculations (area, volume, weights), sketches, a statement of compliance with the plans and specifications, any field changes, comments, delivery tickets that must be received and initialed by the inspector before placement. The RE will ensure that testing of materials is properly conducted and documented in the project files and referenced in the daily reports. The inspection reports are signed and dated and reviewed and initialed by the RE. (see Section 5.2 for more detail). The Resident Engineer will use the summary of pay items (DC-70 or equal) to verify and negotiate the contractor’s payment request and to develop the monthly payments and submit them for review to the RC/PM. The inspection team performs wage rate inspection using the required forms including Form DC126 and verifies that the prevailing wage rate requirements of 23 U.S.C. and 40 USC the DavisBacon Act and/or NJ Prevailing Wage are met. 24 | P a g e