When an agreement of the COs scope of work and basis for payment cannot be reached with the contractor, the

Standard Specifications

states that the work may proceed under Article 9.7, “Payment for Extra Work and Force Account Method”. Force account items can be added with a CO using a Force Account bid item. Reasons for using force account procedures must be part of the CO supporting documentation.

Use , “Daily Report of Force Account Work”, to capture the actual time, equipment, labor, and materials used for the work. CO documentation should include but is not limited to:

Equipment rates established in accordance with Article 9.7. Verify rates utilizing
Equipment Watch
All payrolls with applicable wage rates (Refer to Chapter 15, “Contractor Workforce,” for more information)
Material invoices associated with the force account work
Contractor invoice(s)
Time needed to complete the work, and
Any additional information necessary to support the CO.

COs for force account work less than $30,000 may be prepared based on the contractor’s estimated costs for labor, equipment, and materials. Refer to Special Provision (SP) . Agree to the labor, equipment, and material rates used for the force account work prior to beginning work.

A 5% markup will be added to the subcontractor’s submitted price for the prime contractor’s administrative cost, superintendence, and profit. Request a price breakdown of equipment, labor, and materials when a price submitted by a subcontractor is not fair and reasonable. Cost incurred by the state needs to be justified.