CPR Issues - Consistent, Predictable, Repeatable
| CPR Issues | |
| Estimate Related | |
| 1. | Comment: On a Streamline Plan Quantity Project, is the following scenario correct for Plan Quantity MOT pay items:
The Contractor completes the project ahead of time because of the chosen means and methods. If there are no plan errors and no field changes, will the Department still pay Plan Quantities? |
| Response: Unless there was an Engineer directed change or a documented plan error, payment would be based on Plan Quantity as stated in the specifications. | |
| 2. | Issue: A contractor misplaced the white copy of one asphalt ticket used for miscellaneous asphalt. The Project Administrator (PA) has a yellow copy of the same ticket, but the final estimates office informed the PA that unless they have the white copy that says customer on the bottom of it, they cannot pay for the asphalt. Is it appropriate to withhold payment for not having the correct ticket copy (or even misplacing a ticket)? |
| Response: The Department should pay for the asphalt in accordance with applicable Specifications. Loss of one ticket (the white copy), when a different color copy is available, is not an appropriate reason to withhold payment. An occasional lost ticket will occur and not paying the contractor for asphalt we normally pay for is not an option. If there is a recurring issue of losing tickets, then it may be necessary to take additional (and potentially punitive) action. However, in the case of losing one copy of a ticket when another copy is available, the contractor should be paid for the asphalt. | |