012300Proj. No. 10105 Residence Conversions October 7, 2011
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SECTION 012300 -ALTERNATES
PART 1 -GENERAL
1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS
A.Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and
Supplementary Conditions and other Division 01 Specification Sections, apply
to this Section.
1.2 SUMMARY
A.This Section includes administrative and procedural requirements for
alternates.
1.3 DEFINITIONS
A.Alternate: An amount proposed by bidders and stated on the Bid Form for
certain work defined in the Bidding Requirements that may be added to or
deducted from the Base Bid amount if Owner decides to accept a
corresponding change either in the amount of construction to be completed or
in the products, materials, equipment, systems, or installation methods
described in the Contract Documents.
1.The cost or credit for each alternate is the net addition to or deduction
from the Contract Sum to incorporate alternate into the Work. No other
adjustments are made to the Contract Sum.
1.4 PROCEDURES
A.Coordination: Modify or adjust affected adjacent work as necessary to
completely integrate work of the alternate into Project.
1.Include as part of each alternate, miscellaneous devices, accessory
objects, and similar items incidental to or required for a complete
installation whether or not indicated as part of alternate.
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B.Notification: Immediately following award of the Contract, notify each party
involved, in writing, of the status of each alternate. Indicate if alternates have
been accepted, rejected, or deferred for later consideration. Include a
complete description of negotiated modifications to alternates.
C.Execute accepted alternates under the same conditions as other work of the
Contract.
D.Schedule: A Schedule of Alternates is included at the end of this Section.
Specification Sections referenced in schedule contain requirements for
materials necessary to achieve the work described under each alternate.
PART 2 -PRODUCTS (Not Used)
PART 3 -EXECUTION
3.1 SCHEDULE OF ALTERNATES
A.Alternate No. 1: Wall Cavity Insulation: The drawings indicate full cavity
blown-in insulation into the wall cavities in each building. State the amount on
the bid form to be deducted if wall insulation already exists. This alternate
does not include the insulation in attics, floors and the basement perimeter as
indicated on the drawings.
B.Alternate No. 2: Finned-Tube Radiation: State the amount on the bid form to
be deducted if finned tube radiation is provided in lieu of panel radiators.
C.Alternate No. 3: Single Project Premium: The Owner reserves the right to
award the contract of each building to separate Contractors or reduce the
scope of the project to include any and/or all of the residences. State the
amount on the bid form to be added (if any) should the project be limited in
scope to a single residence.
END OF SECTION 012300