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• To avoid project delays, it is important that the required per-
mits be identified as early as possible during the project plan-
ning and measures are taken to secure the permits in a timely
fashion

9.2.5 Job Site Logistics Requirements
The project designer and owner must recognize and address commu-
nity and neighborhood needs in setting up the following details of
the contract documents, which will direct the contractor in his
work∗:

• Traffic control
• Storage areas
• Equipment setup areas
• Construction staging areas
• Location of major supporting equipment
• Dust and noise restrictions
• Allowable working hours and working days
• Blackout periods, if any
• Project duration
• Project schedule
• Easement requirements

This information should be compiled in the bid documents so
contractors understand the requirements and associated costs with
avoiding violation of third party rights or unreasonable interference
with any public or private property and quality of life. When using
pipe materials that must be butt-fused or welded in advance of
project start date [such as horizontal directional drilling (HDD),
continuous sliplining, or pipe bursting] into long lengths, a barricade
plan should be part of the planning process. It is important to recog-
nize the logistical space requirements associated with the anticipated
construction techniques during the planning phase of the project.
In some instances, the availability or lack of available space for logis-
tics will be the controlling factor in selecting a specific trenchless

∗To avoid interference with “means and methods” of construction, project owners
and design engineers can ask potential contractors for a series of “submittals”
to be evaluated, modified and/or approved by the owner or engineer. This way,
while contractors’ expertise is taken into account, the final approval rests with the
owner or the engineer on the project.