Common use of Force Account Work Clause in Contracts

Force Account Work. ‌ A Force Account may be used at the County’s discretion and only when either 1) agreement on the valuation of a change cannot be made using the methods described in the preceding paragraph, County Ordered Changes in the Work, or 2) the County cannot firmly establish an applicable and acceptable estimate for the cost of the work because the level of effort necessary to perform and complete the work cannot be reasonably estimated or anticipated but can only be determined by performing the work. Because of the significant burden on the County to monitor and control the work, Force Account work is not a preferred method, and it shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to provide all necessary documentation and justification of costs. The rates for labor, equipment and materials to be used in cases of work performed on a force account basis will be compensated as documented below. No costs other than those explicitly listed below shall be allowed: a. Labor: Before any Force Account work begins, the Contractor shall submit for approval to the Project Officer the proposed hourly rates and associated labor costs (benefits and payroll burden) for all laborers and forepersons to be engaged in the work. The number of laborers and forepersons engaged in the work will be subject to regulation by the Project Officer and shall not exceed the number that the Project officer deems most practical and economical for the work. For all labor and forepersons in direct charge of the force account work, excluding general superintendence, compensation will be as follows: 1) Certified Pay Rate: The Contractor will receive the actual rate of wage or scale as set forth in his most recent payroll for each classification of laborers, and forepersons who are in direct charge of the specific operation. The time allowed for payment will be the number of hours such workers are actually engaged in the work. If overtime work is authorized by the County, payment will be at the normal overtime rate set forth in the Contractor’s most recent payroll.

Force Account Work. ‌ A Force Account may be used at the County’s discretion and only when either 1) agreement on the valuation of a change cannot be made using the methods described in the preceding paragraph, County Ordered Changes in the Work, or 2) the County cannot firmly establish an applicable and acceptable estimate for the cost of the work Work because the level of effort necessary to perform and complete the work Work cannot be reasonably estimated or anticipated but can only be determined by performing the workWork. Because of the significant burden on the County to monitor and control the workWork, Force Account work Work is not a preferred method, and it shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to provide all necessary documentation and justification of costs. The rates for labor, equipment and materials to be used in cases of work Work performed on a force account basis will be compensated as documented below. No costs other than those explicitly listed below shall be allowed: a. Labor: Before any Force Account work Work begins, the Contractor shall submit for approval to the Project Officer the proposed hourly rates and associated labor costs (benefits and payroll burden) for all laborers and forepersons to be engaged in the workWork. The number of laborers and forepersons engaged in the work Work will be subject to regulation by the Project Officer and shall not exceed the number that the Project officer deems most practical and economical for the workWork. For all labor and forepersons in direct charge of the force account workWork, excluding general superintendence, compensation will be as follows: 1) Certified Pay Rate: The Contractor will receive the actual rate of wage or scale as set forth in his most recent payroll for each classification of laborers, and forepersons who are in direct charge of the specific operation. The time allowed for payment will be the number of hours such workers Workers are actually engaged in the workWork. If overtime work Work is authorized by the County, payment will be at the normal overtime rate set forth in the Contractor’s most recent payroll.

Force Account Work. ‌ A Force Account may be used at the County’s discretion and only when either 1) agreement on the valuation of a change cannot be made using the methods described in the preceding paragraph, County Ordered Changes in the Work, or 2) the County cannot firmly establish an applicable and acceptable estimate for the cost of the work because the level of effort necessary to perform and complete the work cannot be reasonably estimated or anticipated but can only be determined by performing the work. Because of the significant burden on the County to monitor and control the work, Force Account work is not a preferred method, and it shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to provide all necessary documentation and justification of costs. The rates for labor, equipment and materials to be used in cases of work performed on a force account basis will be compensated as documented below. No costs other than those explicitly listed below shall be allowed: a. Labor: Before any Force Account work begins, the Contractor shall submit for approval to the Project Officer the proposed hourly rates and associated labor costs (benefits and payroll burden) for all laborers and forepersons to be engaged in the work. The number of laborers and forepersons engaged in the work will be subject to regulation by the Project Officer and shall not exceed the number that the Project officer deems most practical and economical for the work. For all labor and forepersons in direct charge of the force account work, excluding general superintendence, compensation will be as follows: 1) Certified Pay Rate: The Contractor will receive the actual rate of wage or scale as set forth in his most recent payroll for each classification of laborers, and forepersons who are in direct charge of the specific operation. The time allowed for payment will be the number of hours such workers are actually engaged in the work. If overtime work is authorized by the County, payment will be at the normal overtime rate set forth in the Contractor’s most recent payroll.