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pipeline ROW restoration
It's for restoration of a Right of Way so ditch backfill and final grade is complete. They're restoring the ROW to original grade so hauling in native material to replace. I agree with you both that 50% is simply unacceptable, nor is it justifiable. It's simply an excuse to balloon their...- jlockard
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- Forum: Pipelines, Piping and Fluid Mechanics engineering
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pipeline ROW restoration
Generally no it doesn't matter. That's valid. However in this case I'm trying to validate, or at least give some credibility or lack thereof, to a contractor estimate. Doing restoration in very steep mountains where they're running their own crushers and spillage is very commonplace. They...- jlockard
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- Forum: Pipelines, Piping and Fluid Mechanics engineering
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pipeline ROW restoration
Sure. Waste factor is how much of the material will be wasted during application or transport. For example, hydroseeding, if using a spray method, will have bad seed or overspray or birds eat it or whatever. So I'm seeing a 20% estimate from one of my contractors. Aggregate, lets say you've...- jlockard
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- Forum: Pipelines, Piping and Fluid Mechanics engineering
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pipeline ROW restoration
Looking to see if anyone knows the industry standard for waste factors on pipeline ROW restoration. I.e.: % WF hydroseeding % WF aggregate materials etc. Thanks!!- jlockard
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