- (a) Where the utility owner does not have equipment available of the kind or type required to perform the necessary utility relocation, reimbursement will be limited to the amount of rental paid to the lowest bidder following an appropriate solicitation for quotations from owner of the required kind or type of equipment.
(b)
- (1) In the event of an emergency, such as a breakdown of utility-owned equipment or there is a need for equipment not originally contemplated, reimbursement will be allowed for rental of equipment at the lowest rate available under the prevailing conditions.
- (2) Such need must be approved by the resident engineer and documented in the diary.
(c)
- (1) Equipment rates should be based upon actual cost to the utility owner.
- (2) Standard rates such as those published by the associated equipment distributor may not be applied to utility-owned equipment since an increment of profit is included in the published rates, which is not reimbursable.