Common use of Geotechnical Investigation Clause in Contracts

Geotechnical Investigation. Note: Because geotechnical investigations can take place at various times in project development (sometimes before the full extent of other project elements are known); they may be reviewed independently of the larger undertaking. If there is activity occurring off existing road prism, bridge structures, or previously disturbed areas of a material site: • Streamlined review documentation must specify the means of access to the investigation site(s), e.g., helicopter, tracked vehicle, etc. • APE must include access and maneuver areas, including any proposed areas of land clearing. The PQI may consult informally with the SHPO to clarify and resolve situations where geotechnical activities have low or no potential to adversely affect historic properties. In such cases, the PQI must attach documentation of the resolution to the streamlined review form. 2.r Construction of new roundabouts, or removal, replacement, upgrade, or rehabilitation of existing ones. The APE must include properties subject to • Right of Way (ROW) acquisition • change in access • potential visual effects, e.g., adjacent first tier properties from which a new roundabout may be visible If the roundabout is new, the PQI must apply Historic Roads Analysis (below)*.