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Section 9 – Changes and Claims

starting force account work. The Contractor shall submit Daily Work Reports (DWR’s) for

signature not later than 9:00 a.m. the day following performance of any force account work.

DWR’s shall list names of all Contractor’s staff, the staff person’s craft or trade, all craft or trade

labor hours, and all material and construction equipment used. The Contractor shall use the

Agency’s DWR’s in preparing billings for force account work.

The Contractor will be paid the cost of direct labor (foreperson and below) used in the actual

and direct performance of the changed work including working foreman when authorized by the

Agency. Except as otherwise provided, the Contractor will receive no additional compensation

for overtime work without prior written authorization from the Agency. The cost of labor will be

the sum of the following:

9-8.03.A.(1) Actual Wages

Charges for labor will be the Contractor’s actual payroll costs for labor of any classification,

including employer payments to or on behalf of the workers for health and welfare, pension,

vacation, and similar purposes.

9-8.03.A.(2) Labor Surcharge

A twenty-six percent (26%) surcharge for taxes, insurance, and all other payments made to

or on the behalf of the employee shall be added to the actual wages.

9-8.03.A.(3) Subsistence and Travel

The Agency will pay the Contractor for actual subsistence and travel allowance costs

associated with the changed work required by labor agreements or acceptable to the Agency.

Documentation must be provided to the Agency.

Payment will be for the purchaser’s actual cost of supplier or vendor furnished materials. If

the Contractor does not furnish satisfactory evidence of the cost of such materials, the cost will

be the lowest current wholesale price at which such quantities of materials are available and

delivered to the job site. The Agency reserves the right to purchase materials for the changed

work; the Contractor shall have no claims for costs or profit on such materials.

The prices paid for equipment directly and solely required for performance of the changed

work will be those listed in the current edition of the Caltrans publication, “Labor Surcharge and

Equipment Rental Rates”. If the equipment is not shown in this publication, the Contractor shall

be paid such hourly rental rates as are agreed upon by the Contractor and the Agency prior to

use of the equipment, plus thirty-three and one-third percent (33-1/3%) for the cost of fuel, oil,

lubrication, and field repairs and maintenance. In no case shall the hourly rental rates exceed

those of established distributors or equipment rental agencies serving the area.

The rate paid for the use of equipment constitutes full compensation to the Contractor for all

costs, including fuel, power, oil, lubrication, supplies, small tools, small equipment, necessary

attachments, repairs and maintenance of any kind, depreciation, storage, insurance, labor

(except for equipment operators) and any and all costs to the Contractor incidental to the use of

such equipment for the changed work.

Payment will not be made for the equipment while it is inoperative due to breakdowns or for

time in which no changed work was performed. Payment for rentals will include time required to

move equipment to the changed work from the nearest available rental source and to return it to

the source. However, no moving, loading, or transportation costs will be paid if the equipment is

used for any other portion of the Work.