Common use of BLENDING Clause in Contracts

BLENDING. The proper blend to meet specifications will be determined by the Department and, once established, not altered unless authorized by the Department. i) Blending of local and imported sand shall be carried out by the use of cold feed blender and a conveyor belt system to take the material away from the blender. No blending can take place without personnel from the Highway Materials Lab Division of the Department of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy on site. The testing (at the site and in the lab) and blending of materials will take place during non- holiday weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. unless an exception is made under Provision #5. All costs associated with the testing (at the site and in the lab) and blending of material outside of these hours will be deducted from the final payment if the requirements of Provision #5 are not met. ii) Salt shall be blended with the winter sand during the blending process at a rate of 6% based on sand pile tonnage requirements. Should the Contractor choose to supply 100% imported material the blending of salt with the imported material shall remain a requirement and shall be blended by use of a cold feed blender and a conveyor belt system to take the material away from the blender.