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| **United      | **Telecommunications**                               |
| States\       |                                                      |
| Department    | ######### System                                     |
| of\           |                                                      |
| Agriculture** |                                                      |
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| Rural\        | **Construction Contract**\                           |
| Utilities     | (Labor and Materials)                                |
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| Service\      |                                                      |
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| RUS Form 515  |                                                      |
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**September 2001**

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.
The valid OMB control number for this information collection is
0572-0059. The time required to complete this information collection is
estimated to average 1.50 hours per response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection
of information.

*For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing
Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325*

P & S SERIAL NO.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Telecommunications System**

**Construction Contract**

(Labor and Materials)

RUS Contract Form 515

SEPTEMBER 17, 2001

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Rural Utilities Service

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

(Labor and Materials)

[The Complete Construction Contract Consists of the
Following]{.underline}:

I. RUS Contract Form 515, Telecommunications System

Construction Contract, which includes:

A. Notice to Bidders (Page 1)

B. Instructions to Bidders (Page 5)

C. Contractor\'s Proposal (Page 23)

D. Construction Agreement (Page 115)

E. Engineering, Construction, and Inspection Details

> (Page 128)

II\. One or more of the specification packets made a part of the

Contract by reference as indicated on page 13.

> A. RUS Form 515a, Specifications and Drawings for
>
> Construction of Buried Plant (RUS Bulletin 1753F-150).
>
> B. RUS Form 515b, Specifications and Drawings
>
> for Underground Plant (RUS Bulletin 1753F-151).
>
> C. RUS Form 515c, Specifications and Drawings for Construction of
> Aerial Plant (RUS Bulletin 1753F-152).

D.  RUS Form 515d, Specifications and Drawings for Service

> Entrance Installations at Customer Access Locations
>
> (RUS Bulletin 1753F-153).

III\. Plans, including Maps, Construction Sheets and Special

Drawings prepared by the Owner\'s Engineer (Current version

of related forms to be utilized).

[Check List of Pages to be Completed]{.underline}

[Engineer - Prior to Release for Bids Completes]{.underline}:

Pages 1-3 Notice to Bidders

Pages 5-12 Paragraphs 1, 2, 5, 8, 18c, 18d, and 18g

Page 23 Contractor\'s Proposal

Pages 25-89 Listing of Units, Quantities and Other

> information as Applicable

Page 91 \"Value and Disposition of Units to be

> Removed\" Table (Columns 1-7)

Pages 93-95 List of Special Assembly Unit Drawings and

> Special Guide Drawings, and List of Changes

Page 97 List of Cable Plant Layout Maps

Page 99 List of Construction Sheets

Page 101 List of Special Arrangement Units

Page 110 Paragraph 14

Page 111 Paragraph 17, 18

Pages 116-117 Article II, Section 1(b)

Page 135-137 Schedule of Acceptance Tests and Measurements

Page 138 Article VI, Section 2

\"W\" units in RUS Forms 515a, 515b, 515c, and 515d, as Applicable.

[Owner -- Prior to Release for Bids Completes]{.underline}:

Pages 2, and 138 Liquidated Damage Amount

Pages 3, and 12 Signature and Date

Page 19 Interim Financing, as Applicable

Page 21-22 Supplement A to Construction Contract RUS

Form 515, as Applicable

[Bidder - Prior to Submitting Bid Completes]{.underline}:

Page 13 Bid Bond or Certified Check

Page 15 Certification Regarding Debarment,

> Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary
>
> Exclusion -- Lower Tier Covered Transactions

Page 17 Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans,

> and Cooperative Agreements (Lobbying
>
> Certification)

Page 19 Interim Financing, as Applicable

Page 21-22 Supplement A to Construction Contract RUS

> Form 515, as Applicable

Pages 25-89 Unit Prices and Extensions, as Applicable

Pages 103-105 Proposal Summary

Page 109 Contractor\'s License, Paragraph 10

Page 112 Paragraph 21

Page 113 Signature, Address, Date and Seal

[Engineer - On Acceptance Completes]{.underline}:

Page 115 Top of Page and Article I, Section 1 (except

> for date)

Page 121 Article III, Section 1(b)

[Owner - On Acceptance]{.underline}:

Page 115 Dates Construction Agreement

Page 145 Signs Construction Agreement

[Bidder - Upon Notification of Acceptance]{.underline}:

Page 145 Signs Construction Agreement

Pages 151-157 Inserts executed Contractor\'s Bond

[TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT (RUS FORM
515)]{.underline}

[INDEX]{.underline}

[Page]{.underline} [Page]{.underline}

[A]{.underline}

ACCEPTANCE TESTS . . . 131, 135-137

ACCIDENTS . . . . . . . . . 125, 126

ANTI-KICKBACK ACTS . . . . . 7, 144

[B]{.underline}

BIDDERS:

Bid Bond . . . . . . . . 8, 9, 13

Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Instructions . . . . . . . . 5-12

Qualifications . . . . . . . . . 3

BOND:

Bid . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9, 13

Contractors . . 7, 8, 9, 107, 109,

. . . . . . 121, 138, 142, 151-157

C

CERTIFICATE:

Buy American . . . . 141, 142, 167

Completion . . 120, 121, 122, 140

Contractor\'s . . . . . . 122, 147

CERTIFIED CHECK . . . . . . . . 8, 9

CLEARING, RIGHT-OF-WAY . . . . 125

CONTRACT:

Amendment . . . . . . . . 117, 165

Amount . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Approval, by Administrator . . 145

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Description of . . . . . . . . 116

Nonassignment . . . . . . . . 142

Price . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Subcontract . . . . 123, 142, 159

Termination . . . . . . . . . 138

CONSTRUCTION:

Agreement . . . . . . . . . . 115

Changes . 108, 111, 117, 121, 163

Cleanup . . . . . . . . . 120, 140

Commencement . . . . . . . . . 110

Completion . 2, 8, 10, 116-127, 140

Completion Time . . . . . . . 110

Corridor . 5-6, 10-11, 124, 140-141

Delay . . . . . 12, 110, 116, 138

Extension of Time . . . . . 12, 117

Foreman . . . . . . . . . 109, 118

Manner . . . . . . . . . 116, 117

Sequence . . . . . . . . 116, 117

Superintendent . . . . . 109, 118

Supervision . . . . . . . 118, 131

CONTRACTORS:

Bond . . 7-9, 107, 109, 121, 138,

. . . . . . . . . . . 142, 151-157

Certificates . . . . . . 122, 147

Default . . . . . . . . . 122, 138

Employees . . . . . . . . . . 118

License . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Negligence . . . . . . . . 123-125

Proposal . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Qualifications . . . . . . . . . 3

Superintendent . . . . . 109, 118

[D]{.underline}

DAMAGES . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 138

DEBARMENT & SUSPENSION . . . 15, 113

DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . 139-141

DRAWINGS, LIST OF SPECIAL . . . . 93

[E]{.underline}

EASEMENT . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11

ENGINEERING DETAILS . . . . . . 128

ENVIRONMENT . . . . . . . . 117-123

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY . . . 112, 142-144

EXPLOSIVES . . . . . . . . . . . 127

[F]{.underline}

FRANCHISES . . . . . . . . . . . 144

[G]{.underline}

GUARANTEES . . . . . . . . . . . 127

[I]{.underline}

INSPECTION . . . 107, 108, 118, 119,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128-135

INSURANCE . . . . . . . . . 126, 127

INTEREST . . . . . . . . . 121, 122

INTERIM FINANCING . . . . . . . . 19

INVENTORY . . . . . . 108, 111, 120,

. . . . . . . . . . . 121, 129, 140

IRREGULARITIES . . . . . . . . . . 9

[J]{.underline}

JOINT USE . . . . . . . . . . 6, 143

[L]{.underline}

LICENSE, CONTRACTOR\'S . . . . . 109

LIENS, RELEASE . . . . 120, 122, 149

LIQUIDATED DAMAGES . . . . . 2, 138

LOBBYING CERTIFICATE . . . . . . 17

[M]{.underline}

MAPS . . . . . . . . . . 95, 97, 128

MATERIALS:

Acceptable List . . . . . . . 107

Condemned . . . . . . . . . . 119

Defective . . . . . 119, 120, 125

Eligible Country . . . . . . . 140

Furnished by Owner . . 10, 21, 109

Inspection . . . . 107, 108, 118,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128-135

Prices . . . . . . . 10, 103, 105

Purchase . . . . . . 127, 141, 142

[N]{.underline}

NONDISCRIMINATION . . . . . 142-144

[P]{.underline}

PATENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

PAYMENTS:

Contractor . . . 118, 119, 120-122

Final . . . . . . . . . . 118-123

Materialmen . . . . . . . . . 123

Partial . . . . . . . . . 120-122

Subcontractor . . . . . . 123, 141

PERMITS . . . . . . 10, 11, 127, 144

PRETESTING INSPECTION . . . 131-137

PRICE:

Contract . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Labor and Material . . .10, 23-89,

. . . . . . . . 107, 108, 110, 111

Unit . . . . . . . . . .10, 23-89,

. . . . . . . . 107, 108, 110, 111

PROJECT:

Consists of . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Definition . . . . . . . . . . 140

Delay . . . . . . . . . 2, 12, 117

Delivery of Possession and Control

. . . . . . . . . . . 125, 126, 138

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

PROPOSAL:

Acceptance . . . . . . . . . . 115

Contractor\'s . . . . . . . . . 23

Summary . . . . . . . . . 103, 105

[R]{.underline}

REMEDIES . . 119, 138, 139, 151-157

RIGHT-OF-WAY . . . . . 10, 11, 111,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 125, 144

[S]{.underline}

SUBCONTRACT . . . . . 123, 142, 159

SUPPLEMENT A . . . . . . . . . . 21

SURETIES . . . . . 109, 138, 151-157

[T]{.underline}

TAXES . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 110

TESTS:

Acceptance, Outside Plant . 128-137

Precutover . . . . . . . . . . 126

TRIMMING . . . . . . . . . . 123-125

[W]{.underline}

WORKMANSHIP . . . 118-120, 125-127,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 132-135

WORKMEN"S COMPENSATION . . 126, 127

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS OUTSIDE PLANT PROJECT

Sealed proposals for the construction, including the supply of necessary
Labor, materials, and equipment, of a rural telecommunications project
as described below:

Project Number:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Company Name:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Exchange(s):
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

County(ies):
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

State(s):
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_;

shall be received at the following location and time:

Address:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Bid Date:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Time: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, \_\_M, \_\_\_T, at which time
the proposals

shall be publicly opened and read.

The project shall consist of the following miles

\[kilometers (km)\] of plant:

Aerial: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ miles (\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ km);

Buried: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ miles (\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ km);

Underground: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ miles (\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ km);

Conduit: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ miles (\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ km);

Service Entrances \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ miles (\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ km);

Number of Service Entrances:

Aerial \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_; Buried \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

The number of cable placement operations used at any one time shall not
exceed \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. The time for Completion of Construction of
the Project shall be \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ calendar days excluding
Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) from the contract commencement
date. Liquidated damages in the amount of
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ per day shall apply for each
and every day that construction is delayed after giving effect to
extensions of time as provided for in the contract.

The Plans, Specifications, and Construction Sheets together with all
necessary forms and other documents for Bidders may be obtained from the
Owner, or from the Engineer , at the latter\'s office at , upon payment
of \$ (per set). The Plans, Specifications, and Construction Sheets may
be examined at the offices of the Owner or Engineer. Each set of Plans,
Specifications and Construction Sheets will have a serial number,
assigned by the Engineer, and the number of each set with the name of
the purchasers will be recorded by the Engineer. Bids will be accepted
only from original purchasers or from some other qualified Bidder to
whom such a set has been transferred by the

original purchaser with the approval of the Owner, at least forty-eight
(48) hours prior to the Pre-Bid Conference set for

at the following location:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

No proposals will be considered from bidders that do not attend the
Pre-Bid Conference unless the bidder has been notified by the Engineer
prior to the Pre-Bid Conference that such bidder\'s attendance is not
required. Notes covering the Pre-Bid Conference will be prepared by the
Engineer and distributed to all bidders attending the Pre-Bid
Conference.

Bidders shall file with the Engineer at least days in advance of the
scheduled Pre-Bid Conference, the Bidder\'s Qualifications. The Owner or
Engineer will not release a set of Plans, Specifications, and
Construction Sheets bearing a serial number to a bidder until after the
Bidder\'s Qualifications have been approved by the Engineer on behalf of
the Owner. Questions relating to Bidder\'s Qualifications shall be
resolved prior to the Pre-Bid Conference.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

(Date) (Borrower Name)

> By \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

(Signature)

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[INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS]{.underline}

1\. Sealed proposals for the construction, including the supply of
necessary labor, materials, and equipment, of a rural telecommunications
project to be financed pursuant to a Loan Contract between
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
(hereinafter called the \"Owner\") and the United States of America by
the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service, dated , \_\_\_\_\_, (a
copy of the Loan Contract may be examined at the office of the Owner)
and to be known as Project
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

which is to be part of the System known
as\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ will be received by the
Owner on or before o\'clock \_\_M., \_\_\_\_T, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_,
20 , at the following location:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_;

at which time and place the proposals will be publicly opened and read.
Any proposals received subsequent to the time specified will be promptly
returned to the Bidder unopened.

2\. The Project, located in the following County(ies): \_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_;

in the State(s) of , all as more fully described in the Plans,
Specifications, Construction Sheets, Maps, Special Drawings, and
Description of Assembly Units therefore hereinafter referred to will
consist of the following miles (km) of telecommunication lines and
associated facilities:

a\. [Buried Plant]{.underline} - Total Route Miles ( km)

Construction Corridor

> New Miles ( km)
>
> Existing Miles ( km)

b\. [Underground Plant]{.underline} - Total Route Miles ( km)

Conduit System:

Construction Corridor:

> New Miles ( km)

Existing Miles ( km)

Innerducts placed in:

Conduit Miles ( km)

Underground Cable in Conduit Systems:

> New Miles ( km)
>
> Existing Miles ( km)

Manholes: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (number)

c\. [New Aerial Plant]{.underline} - Total Route Miles ( km)

New (Including Rebuilt Miles on Which Substantially All

Poles Are To Be Replaced)

> \- Route Miles ( km)

Pole Line w/ Self Supporting Fiber Optic Cable

> \- Route Miles ( km)
>
> Pole Line with Cable
>
> \- Route Miles ( km)
>
> Joint Use - Electric -- Cable
>
> \- Route Miles ( km)

Joint Use -- Electric - Self Supporting Fiber Optic Cable

\- Route Miles ( km)

Joint Use - Other than Electric Cable

> \- Route Miles ( km)
>
> d\. [Modification of Existing Aerial Plant]{.underline} --
>
> \- Route Miles ( km)
>
> (Includes all lines on which substantial number of poles are retained
> and which are not included in the above Classification)

e\. [Service Entrances]{.underline} - Route Miles ( km)

Buried Service Entrances -- Number\_\_\_\_\_

> \- Route Miles ( km)

Aerial Service Entrances -- Number\_\_\_\_\_

> \- Route Miles ( km)

3\. Proposals and all supporting instruments must be submitted in their
entirety on the forms furnished by the Owner and must be delivered in a
sealed envelope addressed to the Owner. The name and address of the
Bidder, its license number, if a license is required by the State, and
the date and hour of the opening of Bids must appear on the envelope in
which the Proposal is submitted. Proposals must be filled in ink or
typewritten. No alternations or interlineations will be permitted,
unless made before submission, and initialed and dated.

4\. Prior to the submission of the Proposal, the Bidder shall make a
careful examination of the site of the Project and of the Plans,
Specifications, Construction Sheets, Maps, Special Drawings, Description
of Assembly Units, and forms of Construction Agreement and Contractor\'s
Bond attached hereto, and shall become informed as to the location and
nature of the proposed construction, the transportation facilities, the
kind and character of the soil and terrain to be encountered, the kind
of facilities required before and during the construction of the
Project, general local conditions and all other matters that may affect
the cost and the time of completion of the Project. Bidders will be
required to comply with all applicable statutes, regulations, etc.,
including those pertaining to the licensing of contractors and the
Anti-Kickback Acts, as amended (40 USC 276c; 41 USC 51 [et
seq]{.underline}.) and regulations issued pursuant thereto.

5.  To facilitate the Bidder\'s meeting the requirements of

Paragraph 4, a day Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled at the

following location
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline},

on commencing at ,\_\_\_M, \_\_\_T. At the Pre-Bid

(Date) (Time)

Conference, qualified representatives of the Engineer and/or Owner, and
Contractor will be prepared to discuss the project plans in detail
including previous construction experience. They will also provide
assistance to personnel of the Bidder for visiting existing
representative cable routes and locations, if any, that may require
special construction planning. All Bidders are required to attend the
Pre-Bid Conference or furnish information to the satisfaction of the
Engineer prior to the Pre-Bid Conference, that the Bidder, through prior
visitation or previous construction work in the Area, has adequate
familiarity with the site and plans for the project.

[No proposal shall be accepted or considered from Bidders that do not
attend the Pre-Bid Conference or have not been notified by the Engineer
prior to the Pre-Bid Conference, that their attendance is not
required]{.underline}.

6\. Each Bidder shall include and shall be deemed to have included, in
the price quoted in the Contractor\'s Proposal for each Assembly Unit,
the amounts which it is estimated will be payable by the successful
Bidder or by the Owner on account of taxes imposed by any taxing
authority upon the sale, purchase, or use of materials, supplies and
equipment, or services or labor or installation thereof, to be
incorporated in the Project as part of such Assembly Unit. All taxes of
the foregoing descriptions shall be payable by the Bidder which shall be
awarded the Contract for the construction of the Project.

7\. The Owner reserves the right to confine its consideration of the
several bids to one type of design regardless of alternate types of
design which may be specified in the Plans and Specifications and
offered in the Proposals.

8\. Where buried plant is included in the construction of the Project,
the number of cable placement operations that may be

used at any one time shall not exceed .

9\. The time for Completion of Construction of the Project shall be as
specified by the Owner in the Proposal.

10\. Each Proposal must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in the form
attached or a certified check on a bank that is a member of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, payable to the order of the Owner, in an
amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the maximum Bid price. Each Bidder
agrees, provided its Proposal is one of the three low Proposals, that,
by filing its Proposal together with such Bid Bond or check, in
consideration of the Owner\'s receiving and considering such Proposal,
said Proposal shall be firm and binding upon each such Bidder and such
Bid Bond

or check shall be held by the Owner until a Proposal is accepted and a
satisfactory Contractor\'s Bond is furnished by the successful Bidder
and such acceptance has been approved by the Administrator, or for a
period not to exceed ninety (90) days from the date hereinbefore set for
the opening of Proposals whichever period shall be the shorter. If such
Proposal is not one of the three low Proposals, the Bid Bond or check
will be returned in each instance within a period of ten (10) days to
the Bidder furnishing same.

11\. The successful Bidder will be required to enter into a Contract
with the Owner and to furnish a Contractor\'s Bond, in one of the forms
attached hereto, with sureties listed by the United States Treasury
Department as Acceptable Sureties in a penal sum not less than the
Contract price.

12\. Should the successful Bidder fail or refuse to execute a Contract
and to furnish a Contractor\'s Bond within fifteen (15) days after
written notification of the award of the Contract by the Owner, the
Bidder will be considered to have abandoned the Proposal. In such event,
the Owner shall be entitled (a) to enforce the Bid Bond in accordance
with its terms, or (b) if a certified check has been delivered with the
Proposal, to retain from the proceeds of the certified check the
difference between the amount of the Proposal and such larger amount (up
to 10% of the Proposal) for which the Owner may in good faith contract
with another party to construct the Project. The term \"successful
Bidder\" shall be deemed to include any Bidder whose Proposal is
accepted after another Bidder has previously refused or has been unable
to execute the Contract or to furnish a satisfactory Contractor\'s Bond.

13\. The Contract, when executed, shall be deemed to include the entire
agreement between the parties thereto, and the Contractor shall not
claim any modification thereof resulting from any representation or
promise made at any time by any officer, agent, or employee of the Owner
or by any other person.

14\. The Owner reserves the right to waive minor irregularities or minor
errors in any Proposal, if it appears to the Owner that such
irregularities or errors were made through inadvertence. Any such
irregularities or errors so waived must be corrected on the Proposal in
which they occur prior to the execution of any Contract which may be
awarded thereon.

15\. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals. The
attention of Bidders is specially called to the desirability of a proper
balance between prices for labor and materials and between the total
prices for the respective

Assembly Units. Lack of such balance may be considered as a reason for
rejecting a Proposal.

16\. Where the unit prices in the Contractor\'s Proposal are separated
into three columns designated as \"Labor\", \"Materials\", and \"Labor
and Materials\", and where a discrepancy appears between the sum shown
in the \"Labor and Materials\" column and the correct addition of the
sums appearing in the \"Labor\" column and the \"Materials\" column, the
correct addition of the sums appearing in the \"Labor\" column and the
\"Materials\" column shall control.

17\. The terms \"Administrator\", \"Engineer\", \"Supervisor\"
\"Contractor\'s Proposal\", \"Project\", \"Section\", \"Completion of
Construction\", \"Completion of Project\", \"Cleanup\", \"Work Sector\",
\"Construction Corridor\", \"Reduced Construction Corridor\", and
\"Construction Sheets\" as used throughout this Contract shall be
defined in the Construction Agreement, Article VII, Section 1.

18\. The Owner represents:

> \(a\) If by other provisions of the contract documents the Owner shall
> have undertaken to furnish any materials for the construction of the
> Project, such materials are on hand at locations which may be
> determined by inquiry by Bidders from the Engineer or if such
> materials are not on hand they will be made available by the Owner to
> the successful Bidder before the time such materials are required for
> construction.
>
> \(b\) That all items to be accomplished by the Owner to facilitate
> construction have been accomplished or will be completed prior to
> construction activity.

(c) Staking has been completed for the entire project,

except for Service Entrances, as of .

> (Date)

(d) Easements and rights-of-way for the Construction Corridor used for
    the placement of buried cable have been obtained from property
    owners or public authorities. Public rights-of-way, totaling

approximately miles ( km) and

private rights-of-way, totaling approximately

miles ( km) are as shown on the

Construction Sheets. All rights-of-way obtained that do

not provide sufficient width to meet the specifications

for Construction Corridor as defined in the

> specifications are designated as \"Reduced Construction
>
> Corridor\". The actual widths available for cable
>
> placement in the reduced areas are shown on the
>
> respective Construction Sheets. Rights-of-way not
>
> obtained are designated as \"Unobtained Construction
>
> Corridor\" and are shown on the Construction Sheets.
>
> Where the placement of the cable is restricted within the Construction
> Corridor, these locations are designated \"Restricted Construction
> Corridor\". The nature of the restriction of the replacement of the
> cable is as shown on the Construction Sheets. When the cause of a
> restriction is the presence of existing telecommunications plant or
> foreign utilities, the general location of these facilities is as
> shown on the Construction Sheets. Since these facilities can be
> located definitely only by exposing them to view, all Construction
> Sheet representations as to their locations are approximate.
>
> \(e\) Easements and rights-of-way for placement of all Service
> Entrances have not been obtained. Such rights-of-way will be obtained
> as required to avoid delay in placement of such Service Entrances.
>
> \(f\) The Owner will have available all funds necessary for immediate
> payment for the construction of the Project.
>
> \(g\) Where buried plant is involved, the Owner has obtained
> permission from State and local highway and road authorities to bury
> cable and set housings on the highway and road rights-of-way in the
> Project Area. Notwithstanding such permission granted to the Owner,
> each Bidder is responsible for ascertaining that the equipment,
> methods of construction and repair proposed to be used on the Project
> will meet all requirements of public authorities having jurisdiction
> over highway and road rights-of-way. The successful Bidder will be
> required to furnish proof satisfactory to the Owner of compliance with
> this requirement. If required by the highway or road authorities, the
> successful Bidder will furnish to such authorities a bond or meet
> other guaranty requirements to assure the prompt repair of all damages
> to highways and roads and their associated rights-of-way caused by the
> Bidder during construction of the Project. This requirement is in
> addition to, and independent of, the performance bond required under
> this Contract. The approval of a Bidder\'s Qualifications by the Owner
> or the acceptance of a Bid from any Bidder is not to be construed as
> approval of the Bidder\'s equipment or
>
> proposed construction methods by, or on behalf of, the highway and
> road authorities. Bidders may obtain information concerning the
> requirements of highway and road authorities by communicating with the
> following:

If the Owner shall fail to comply with any of the undertakings contained
in the foregoing representations or if any of such representations shall
be incorrect, the Bidder will be entitled to extension of time of
completion for a period equal to the delay, if any, caused by the
failure of the Owner to comply with such undertaking or by any such
incorrect representation; provided the Bidder shall have promptly
notified the Owner, in writing within ten (10) days, of its desire to
extend the time of completion in accordance with the foregoing, and
provided further that such extension, if any, of the time of completion
shall be the sole remedy of the Bidder for the Owner\'s failure, because
of conditions beyond the control and without the fault of the Owner, to
furnish materials in accordance with subparagraph (a) hereof.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
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(Date) (Owner)

By \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

(Authorized Signature)

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Rural Utilities Service

# BID BOND

*1. KNOW ALL MEN that we[,
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}\
\
\_[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
as Principal, and\
\
\_[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
,\
\
as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}\
\
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
(hereafter called the \"Owner\") in the penal sum of ten percent (10%)
of the amount of the bid referred to in paragraph 2 below, but not to\
\
exceed
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
dollars (\$ [\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}\_),
as hereinafter set forth and for the payment of which sum well and truly
to be made we bind ourselves, our executors, administrators, successors
and assigns, jointly and severally, by these presents;*

*2. WHEREAS, the Principal has submitted a bid to the Owner for the
construction of the Rural Utilities Service\
\
project known as
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}.*

*3. NOW, THEREFORE, the condition of this obligation is such that if the
Owner shall accept the bid of the Principal, and*

*a. the Principal shall execute such contract documents, if any, as may
be required by the terms of the bid and give such Contractor\'s Bond or
Bonds for the performance of the contract and for the prompt*

> *payment of labor and material furnished for the project as may be
> specified in the bid, or*

*b. in the event of the failure of the Principal to execute such
contract documents, if any, and give such Contractor\'s Bond or Bonds,
if the Principal shall pay to the Owner the difference, not to exceed
the penal sum hereof, between the amount specified in the bid and such
larger amount for which the Owner may in good faith contract with
another party to construct the project, then this obligation shall be
void,*

> *otherwise to remain in full force and effect.*

*IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this instrument to be
executed and their respective corporate seals to be affixed and attested
by their duly authorized representatives this\
\
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
day of
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
, 20\_\_\_\_\_\_ .*

*(Seal)*

*Principle*

*ATTEST: By*

*Secretary Title*

*(Seal)*

*Surety*

*ATTEST: By*

*Secretary Title*

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CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, INELIGIBILITY

AND VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION -- LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

This certification is required by the regulations implementing Executive
Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension, 7 CFR Part 3017, Section
3017.510, Participants\' responsibilities. The regulations were
published as Part IV of the January 30, 1989, [Federal
Register]{.underline} (pages 4722-4733). Copies of the regulations may
be obtained by contacting the Department of Agriculture agency with
which this transaction originated.

(BEFORE COMPLETING CERTIFICATION, READ INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE)

\(1\) The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of
this proposal, that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred,
suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily
excluded from participation in this transaction by and Federal
department or agency.

\(2\) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify
to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective
participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Organization Name PR/Award Number or Project Name

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Name and Title of Authorized Representative

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Signature Date

[INSTRUCTIONS FOR CERTIFICATION]{.underline}

1\. By signing and submitting this form, the prospective lower tier
participant is providing the certification set out on the reverse side
in accordance with these instructions.

2\. The certification in this clause is a material representation of
fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was entered
into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier
participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition
to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the department or
agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available
remedies, including suspension and/or debarment.

3\. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate
written notice to the person to which this proposal is submitted if at
any time the prospective lower tier participant learns that its
certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by
reason of changed circumstances.

4\. The terms \"covered transaction,\" \"debarment,\" \"suspended,\"
\"ineligible,\" \"lower tier covered transaction,\" \"participant,\"
\"person,\" \"primary covered transaction,\" \"principal,\"
\"proposal,\" and \"voluntarily excluded,\" as used in this clause, have
the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of rules
implementing Executive Order 12549. You may contact the person to which
this proposal is submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those
regulations.

5\. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this
form that, should the proposed covered transaction be entered into, it
shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered transaction with a
person who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily
excluded from participation in this covered transaction, unless
authorized by the department or agency with which this transaction
originated.

6\. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting
this form that it will include this clause titled \"Certification
Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion
-- Lower Tier Covered Transactions,\" without modification, in all lower
tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier
covered transactions.

7\. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification
of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered transaction that it
is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the
covered transaction, unless it knows that the certification is
erroneous. A participant may decide the method and frequency by which it
determines the eligibility of its principals. Each participant may, but
is not required to, check the Nonprocurement List.

8\. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require
establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith
the certification required by this clause. The knowledge and information
of a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally
possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business
dealings.

9\. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 5 of these
instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly enters
into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is suspended,
debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this
transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal
Government, the department or agency with which this transaction
originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or
debarment.

(RETYPE ON ORGANIZATION LETTERHEAD)

[Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative
Agreements]{.underline}

The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and
belief, that:

\(1\) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by
or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or
attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member
of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a
Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal
contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal
loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension,
continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal
contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.

\(2\) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid
or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence
an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer
or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in
connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative
agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL,
\"Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,\" in accordance with its
instructions.

\(3\) The undersigned shall require that the language of this
certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at
all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under
grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients
shall certify and disclose accordingly.

This certification is a material representation of fact upon which
reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into.
Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or
entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S.
Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be
subject to a civil penalty of not less than \$10,000 and not more than
\$100,000 for each such failure.

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

Organization Name

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

Name of Authorized Official

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

Signature Date

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INTERIM FINANCING

If this project is financed in part by the Rural Telephone Bank, an
agency of the United States of America, the references in the contract
documents to \"the United States of America and the Government\" shall
mean the \"Rural Telephone Bank\", as well, and the references to the
\"Administrator\" shall mean the \"Governor\" of the Rural Telephone
Bank as well. If the project is financed wholly by the Rural Telephone
Bank, the reference to \"the United States of America\" and the
\"Government\" shall mean the Rural Telephone Bank and the references to
the \"Administrator\" shall mean the \"Governor\" of the Rural Telephone
Bank. References to RUS loans or loan contracts shall include RUS
guarantees of loans by others.

The Owner, notwithstanding the references in the contract documents to
the RUS or Rural Telephone Bank financing of the work herein provided
for, plans to use funds other than RUS or Rural Telephone Bank loan
funds initially and expects to be reimbursed subsequently with RUS or
Rural Telephone Bank loan funds in whole or in part. It is understood
that:

> 1\. An RUS, RTB, and/or FFB loan for this work \_\_\_\_has \_\_\_\_
> has not (owner to check one) been made and has not been released.
>
> 2\. Arrangements have been made for other funds so that invoices may
> be paid promptly in accordance with the contract provisions.
>
> 3\. Approval of the contract by RUS or the Rural Telephone Bank shall
> not be construed as a commitment to make a loan for this purpose.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Date Owner

> By \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
>
> President

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Date Contractor

> By \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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SUPPLEMENT A TO CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

RUS FORM 515

The Bidder agrees that the following provisions shall be a part of the
Proposal to which this Supplement is attached and shall supersede all
provisions of the Proposal which are inconsistent herewith:

1\. The following Section 24 shall be added on Page 113:

24(a) The Bidder understands and agrees that, if this proposal is
accepted, the Owner shall furnish to the Bidder the materials set forth
in the attached \"List of Owner\'s Materials on Hand\" and the Bidder
will give a receipt therefore in writing to the Owner. The Bidder
further agrees, at its expense and in on behalf of the Owner, to
promptly receive, unload, transport and handle all materials and
equipment on the \"List of Materials Ordered by Owner but Not
Delivered\" when delivered and shall be responsible for demurrage, if
any, and will promptly forward to the Owner the Bidder\'s receipt in
writing for such materials. The materials referred to above are on hand
at, or will be delivered to the locations specified in the attached
Lists and the Bidder will use such materials in constructing the
Project.

\(b\) The Contractor\'s Bond shall be in a penal sum of not less than
the contract price, which is the sum of all labor and materials
including owner-furnished materials covered by this Supplement A.

\(c\) The references in the Construction Agreement to \"materials,\"
except in Article IV Section 1(f), Page 124, shall be understood to mean
only materials to be furnished by the Bidder.

\(d\) The value of the completed Assembly Units certified to by the
Bidder each month pursuant to article III, Section 1(a) Pages 120 and
121, of the Construction Agreement shall be reduced by an amount equal
to the value of the materials installed by the Bidder during the
preceding month which have been furnished by the Owner or the delivery
of which has been accepted by the Bidder on behalf of the Owner. Only 95
percent of the remainder shall be paid prior to the completion of the
Project. The value of such materials for the purpose of this Supplement
shall be computed on the basis of the unit prices stated in the attached
Lists, and not on the Bidder\'s material unit bid prices. Materials, if
any, not required for the Project, which has been accepted by the Bidder
on behalf of the Owner, shall be returned to the Owner by the Bidder
upon completion of the construction of the Project. The value of all
materials not installed in the Project or returned to the Owner shall be
deducted from the final payment to the Bidder.

\(e\) The Owner shall furnish such materials, if any, as may be required
for the Project in excess of the quantities set forth in the attached
Lists. In such event, the value of such excess materials shall be
determined on the basis of the unit prices stated in the attached Lists
and payments to the Bidder on account of such excess materials furnished
by the Owner shall be reduced in the manner provided in paragraph (d)
above.

2\. Section 15, Page 110, shall be revised to read as follows:

15\. The unit prices for Assembly Units in this Contractor\'s Proposal
include provisions for the payment of all moneys which will be payable
by the Bidder or the Owner in connection with the construction of the
Project on account of taxes imposed by any taxing authority upon the
sale, purchase, or use of materials, supplies and equipment or services
or labor of installation thereof, to be incorporated in the Project as
part of such Assembly Units. The Bidder agrees to pay all such taxes
except on Owner Furnished Materials and it is understood that, as to
Owner Furnished Materials, the values stated in the attached \"List of
Owner\'s Materials on Hand\" and \"List of Materials Ordered by Owner
but Not Delivered\" include such taxes, if applicable. The Bidder will
furnish to the appropriate taxing authorities all required information
and reports pertaining to materials used in construction of the project
except as to Owner Furnished Materials.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Bidder

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ By
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Date

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Title

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Owner

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ By
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Date

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Title

CONTRACTOR\'S PROPOSAL

(Proposal Shall be Submitted in Ink or Typewritten)

To:
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

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(hereinafter called the \"Owner\").

1(a) The undersigned (hereinafter called the \"Bidder\") hereby proposes
to construct the rural telecommunications project

\_[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
in strict accordance with the Plans, Specifications, and Construction
Sheets and Special Drawings therefore, indicated below, and by this
reference made a part hereof, and to furnish all materials, machinery,
tools, equipment, labor, transportation and other means necessary
therefore, for the prices hereinafter stated.

The Engineer will check the applicable Specification Packet(s) which
become(s) a part of the Contract by this reference:

 RUS Form 515a - Specifications and Drawings for Construction

of Direct Buried Plant (RUS Bulletin 1753F-150).

Dated: [\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

 RUS Form 515b - Specifications and Drawings for Construction

of Underground Plant (RUS Bulletin 1753F-151).

Dated: [\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

 RUS Form 515c - Specifications and Drawings for Construction of Aerial
Plant (RUS Bulletin 1753F-152).

Dated: [\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

 RUS Form 515d - Specifications and Drawings for Service Installations
at Customer Access Locations

(RUS Bulletin 1753F-153).

Dated: [\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

The following Standards are applicable: (Engineer to insert date)

RUS Bulletin 1753F-401 (PC-2) Dated: [\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

RUS Bulletin 1753F-201 (PC-4) Dated: [\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

RUS Bulletin 1753F-801 (PC-5A) Dated: [\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

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1(b) CONSTRUCTION UNITS

Section A -- POLE UNITS

Poles will conform to the following: (Engineer to fill in)

[Pole Plan]{.underline}: (Check one or more if acceptable)

\(1\) Insured warranted \_\_\_ (2) Independent inspected \_\_\_

\(3\) Quality Assurance Program \_\_\_

Specie of Timber:
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Kind of Preservative:
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[Method of Treatment]{.underline}: (Check one or more if acceptable)

\(1\) Pressure \_\_\_\_

\(2\) Thermal Process: a. Butt \_\_\_\_ b. Full Length \_\_\_\_

> Note: If not indicated in the above spaces, the Bidder may select the
> pole plan, species, kind of preservative, and the method of treatment
> for supplying the poles. Poles furnished on the Project shall all be
> under the same pole plan, and of the same species, kind of
> preservative, and method of treatment, and shall meet the latest RUS
> specifications in effect at the time the bid is received.

  ------ ------- ------- ----------- -------------------- --------------------
  Unit   No. of  Unit                                     Extended Price Labor
         Units   Price                                    and Materials

                 Labor   Materials   Labor and Materials  

                                                          

                                                          

                                                          

                                                          

                                                          

                                                          

                                                          

                                                          

                                                          

                                                          

                                                          

                                                          
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Total, Section A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section BA -- BURIED PLANT HOUSING STUB POLE UNITS

If wood stub pole units are to be used they will conform to the
following: (Engineer will fill in)

[Stub Pole Plan]{.underline}: (Check one or more if acceptable)

\(1\) Insured warranted [\_\_\_]{.underline} (2) Independent inspected
[\_\_\_]{.underline}

\(3\) Quality Assurance Program [\_\_\_]{.underline}

Kind of Preservative:
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

[Method of Treatment]{.underline}: (Check one or more if acceptable)

\(1\) Pressure [\_\_\_\_]{.underline} (2) Thermal Process: Full Length
[\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

> Note: If not indicated in the above spaces, the Bidder may select the
> kind of preservative, and the method of treatment for supplying the
> stub pole units. Stub pole units furnished on the Project shall all be
> under the same pole plan, and of the same species, kind of
> preservative, and method of treatment, and shall meet the latest RUS
> specifications in effect at the time the bid is received.

The minimum dimensions for stub poles are:

Round -- Top 4-1/2 inches (in.) \[11.3 centimeters (cm)\],

Bottom 5 in. (12.7 cm) (Diameter)

Sawn - 4-1/2 in. (11.4 cm) x 3-1/2 in. (9.0 cm)

When Stub poles are required that exceed these minimums, indicate the
required minimum in the following spaces: Round -- Bottom diameter
[\_\_\_]{.underline} in. ([\_\_\_\_]{.underline} cm), Top diameter
[\_\_\_\_]{.underline} in. ([\_\_\_\_]{.underline}cm),

Sawn [\_\_\_\_]{.underline} in. ([\_\_\_\_]{.underline}cm) x
[\_\_\_\_]{.underline} in. ([\_\_\_\_]{.underline} cm).

Stub Poles for mounting buried plant housings shall be set 3.0 feet (ft)
\[0.9 meters (m)\] in either soil or solid rock. If a greater depth in
soil is necessary for wood stub pole units, it shall be indicated in the
following space: [\_\_\_\_]{.underline} ft ([\_\_\_\_]{.underline} m)
(Engineer to fill in).

  ------ ------- ------- ----------- -------------------- --------------------
  Unit   No. of  Unit                                     Extended Price Labor
         Units   Price                                    and Materials

                 Labor   Materials   Labor and Materials  

                                                          

                                                          

                                                          
  ------ ------- ------- ----------- -------------------- --------------------

Total, Section BA \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section BD -- BURIED PLANT HOUSING ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, sealer shall be installed in
accordance with the manufacturer\'s instructions.

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, ant repellent shall be
installed in accordance with the manufacturer\'s instructions.

The buried plant housings shall be green in color unless otherwise
specified below.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Total, Section BD \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section BDO -- BURIED PLANT FIBER OPTIC HOUSING ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, sealer shall be installed in
accordance with the manufacturer\'s instructions.

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, ant repellent shall be
installed in accordance with the manufacturer\'s instructions.

The buried plant housings shall be green in color unless otherwise
specified below.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Total, Section BDO \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section BDS -- SERVING AREA INTERFACE CABINET (SAIC)

ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, sealer shall be installed in
accordance with the manufacturer\'s instructions.

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, ant repellent shall be
installed in accordance with the manufacturer\'s instructions.

The SAIC shall be green in color unless otherwise specified below.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Total, Section BDS \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section BFC -- BURIED FILLED COPPER CABLE ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | And          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

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Section BFC -- BURIED FILLED COPPER CABLE ASSEMBLY UNITS

(Continued)

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | And          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

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Section BFC -- BURIED FILLED COPPER CABLE ASSEMBLY UNITS (Continued)

The depth of buried cable in soil measured from the top of the cable to
the surface of the ground is 24 in. (61 cm) minimum. If the cable is to
be plowed for the entire project to a minimum depth greater than 24 in.
(61 cm), the Engineer will indicate the required minimum depth in the
following space below:

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in. (\_\_\_\_\_ cm).

If any section of cable is to be installed to a depth greater than the
minimum depth stated above, the applicable BFC units will be suffixed by
the letter \"E\" followed by the required depth in parentheses.

The cable to be used with the above buried filled cable units shall have
a shield as indicated below:

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Standard, Coated Aluminum

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Standard, Copper

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Gopher Resistant, Containing Copper

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Gopher Resistant, Coated Aluminum/Coated Steel

The following type(s) of conductor insulation shall be used:

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Solid

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Expanded

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, preconnectorized cable may be

> used at the option of the contractor for reel end splices.

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, warning tape shall be used.

Total, Section BFC \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section BFO -- BURIED FILLED FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

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Section BFO -- BURIED FILLED FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLY UNITS

(continued)

The depth of buried cable in soil measured from the top of the cable to
the surface of the ground is 24 in. (61 cm) minimum. If the cable is to
be plowed for the entire project to a minimum depth greater than 24in.
(61 cm), the Engineer will indicate the required minimum depth in the
following space below:

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in. (\_\_\_\_\_ cm).

If any section of cable is to be installed to a depth greater than the
minimum depth stated above, the applicable BFO units will be suffixed by
the letter \"E\" followed by the required depth in parentheses.

The cable to be used with the above fiber optic cable units shall be as
specified below:

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Attenuation (if other than normal specification value)

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Bandwidth requirement for multimode fibers

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Multiple loose tube core construction

> \_\_\_\_ If checked, dry filled core
>
> \_\_\_\_ If checked, gel filled core

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Unit or central core tube construction

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Metallic strength members

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Non-metallic strength members

Other characteristics as required: (Define)

> 1\.
>
> 2\.
>
> 3\.
>
> 4\.

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, preconnectorized cable may be

> used at the option of the contractor for reel end splices.

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, warning tape shall be used.

Total, Section BFO \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section BH -- BURIED HANDHOLE ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | And Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

Total, Section BH \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section BM -- MISCELLANEOUS ASSEMBLY UNITS -

BURIED PLANT AND SERVICE ENTRANCE INSTALLATIONS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | And Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

Total, Section BM \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section CFO -- SELF SUPPORTING FILLED FIBER OPTIC CABLE

ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | And Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

The cable to be used with the above fiber optic cable units shall be as
specified below:

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Attenuation (if other than normal specification value)

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Bandwidth requirement for multimode fibers

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Armored

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Unarmored

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Multiple loose tube core construction

> \_\_\_\_ If checked, dry filled core
>
> \_\_\_\_ If checked, gel filled core

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Unit or central core tube construction

Other characteristics as required: (Define)

1\.

2\.

3\.

4\.

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, the cable shall be spiraled
around the suspension strand at all locations shown on the Construction
Sheets. Spiraling of cable shall be in accordance with the Construction
Guide Drawing 250-1.

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, preconnectorized cable may be
used at the option of the contractor for reel end splices.

Total, Section CFO \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section CO -- AERIAL FILLED FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | And Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

The cable to be used with the above fiber optic cable units shall be as
specified below:

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Attenuation (if other than normal specification value)

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Bandwidth requirement for multimode fibers

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Armored

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Unarmored

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Multiple loose tube core construction

\_\_\_\_ If checked, dry filled core

\_\_\_\_ If checked, gel filled core

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Unit or central core tube construction

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Metallic strength members

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Non-metallic strength members

Other characteristics as required: (Define)

> 1\.
>
> 2\.
>
> 3\.
>
> 4\.

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, the cable shall be spiraled
around the suspension strand at all locations shown on the Construction
Sheets. Spiraling of cable shall be in accordance with the Construction
Guide Drawing 250.

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Section CO -- AERIAL FILLED FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLY UNITS

(continued)

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, the existing lashing wire shall
be removed and the new and existing cables shall be double lashed to the
existing suspension strand at all locations shown on the Construction
Sheets.

The lashing wire to be used with the above aerial cable shall be the
size and materials indicated by the Engineer: \_\_\_\_\_\_
(\_\_\_\_\_\_) stainless steel, \_\_\_\_\_\_ (\_\_\_\_\_\_) aluminum.

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, preconnectorized cable may be
used at the option of the contractor for reel end splices.

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, Extra High Strength (EHS)
galvanized steel strand shall be used.

Total, Section CO \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section CW -- AERIAL FILLED COPPER CABLE ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

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Section CW -- AERIAL FILLED COPPER CABLE ASSEMBLY UNITS

(Continued)

The cable to be used with the above aerial cable units shall have a
shield as indicated below:

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Coated Aluminum

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Copper

The following type(s) of conductor insulation shall be used:

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Solid

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Expanded

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, the cable shall be spiraled
around the suspension strand at all locations shown on the Construction
Sheets. Spiraling of cable shall be in accordance with the Construction
Guide Drawing 250.

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, the existing lashing wire shall
be removed and the new and existing cables shall be double lashed to the
existing suspension strand at all locations shown on the Construction
Sheets.

The lashing wire to be used with the above aerial cable shall be the
size and materials indicated by the Engineer: \_\_\_\_\_\_
(\_\_\_\_\_\_) stainless steel, \_\_\_\_\_\_ (\_\_\_\_\_\_) aluminum.

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, preconnectorized cable may be
used at the option of the contractor for reel end splices.

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, Extra High Strength (EHS)
galvanized steel strand shall be used.

Total, Section CW \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section HA -- AERIAL SPLICE CLOSURE ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

Total, Section HA \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section HBF -- BURIED FILLED SPLICE CLOSURE ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

Total, Section HBF \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section HC -- COPPER SPLICING ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

Total, Section HC \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section HO -- FIBER OPTIC SPLICING ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

Total, Section HO \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section HR -- READY ACCESS CLOSURE ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

Total, Section HR \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section HU -- UNDERGROUND SPLICE CLOSURE ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

Total, Section HU \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section NID -- NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

Total, Section NID \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section PE -- GUY ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, Extra High Strength (EHS)
galvanized steel strand shall be used.

Total, Section PE \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section PF -- ANCHOR ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

Total, Section PF \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section PM -- MISCELLANEOUS ASSEMBLY UNITS -

UNDERGROUND AND AERIAL PLANT

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

Total, Section PM \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section R -- RIGHT-OF-WAY CLEARING AND TRIMMING UNITS --

AERIAL PLANT

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

Note 1: Trees that are felled shall be cut to commercial wood length and
left on the side of the right-of-way for the landowner. Commercial wood
length means the length designated by the Engineer, but in no case shall
be required to be less than \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ feet (\_\_\_\_\_\_ meters).

Note 2: Brush, branches, and refuse from the clearing operations shall,
without delay, be disposed of by one of the following methods as
directed by the Engineer: (Engineer to strike out methods not to be
used.)

a\. Chipped and Blown

b\. Removed from the vicinity of the right-of-way

c\. Piled on one side of the right-of-way in such

> manner as to not obstruct roads, ditches, etc.

d\. Other (Describe):

> \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Total, Section R \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section SE -- SERVICE ENTRANCE ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

The depth of buried service wire in soil measured from the top of the
service wire to the surface of the ground is 12 in. (30.5 cm) minimum.
If the service wire is to be placed for the entire project to a minimum
depth greater than 12 in. (30.5 cm), the Engineer will indicate the
required minimum depth in the following space below:

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in. (\_\_\_\_\_ cm).

If any section of service wire is to be installed to a depth greater
than the minimum depth stated above, the unit will be suffixed by the
letter \"E\" followed by the required depth in parentheses.

Total, Section SE \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section UD -- UNDERGROUND CONDUIT ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

Total, Section UD \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section UF -- UNDERGROUND FILLED COPPER CABLE ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

The cable to be used with the above underground cable units shall have a
shield as indicated below:

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Coated Aluminum

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Copper

The following type(s) of conductor insulation shall be used:

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Solid

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Expanded

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, preconnectorized cable may be
used at the option of the contractor.

Total, Section UF \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section UH -- UNDERGROUND HANDHOLE ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | And Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

Total, Section UH \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section UM -- PRECAST MANHOLE ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, poured-in-place manholes may be
used.

Total, Section UM \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section UO -- UNDERGROUND FILLED FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLY UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

The cable to be used with the above fiber optic cable units shall be as
specified below:

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Attenuation (if other than normal specification value)

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Bandwidth requirement for multimode fibers

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Multiple loose tube core construction

\_\_\_\_ If checked, dry filled core

\_\_\_\_ If checked, gel filled core

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Unit or central core tube construction

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Metallic strength members

\_\_\_\_\_\_ Non-metallic strength members

Other characteristics as required: (Define)

1\.

2\.

3\.

4\.

\_\_\_\_\_\_ If checked by the Engineer, preconnectorized cable may be

> used at the option of the contractor for reel end splices.

Total, Section UO \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section W -- REARRANGEMENT UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

Total, Section W \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section XX -- NONREUSABLE MATERIALS REMOVAL UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

Total, Section XX \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Section XZ -- REUSABLE MATERIALS REMOVAL UNITS

+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
| Unit   | No.  | Unit    |         |              | Extended Price  |
|        | of   | Price   |         |              | Labor           |
|        | U    |         |         |              |                 |
|        | nits |         |         |              | and Materials   |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      | Labor   | Ma      | Labor        |                 |
|        |      |         | terials |              |                 |
|        |      |         |         | and          |                 |
|        |      |         |         | Materials    |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+
|        |      |         |         |              |                 |
+--------+------+---------+---------+--------------+-----------------+

Total, Section XZ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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##### Section XZ -- REUSABLE MATERIALS REMOVAL UNITS (continued)

[VALUE AND DISPOSITION OF UNITS TO BE REMOVED]{.underline}

+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--------+
| A       | A       | Charges |         | No. of  | Credit  |        |
| ssembly | ssembly | to      |         |         | To      |        |
|         |         | Con     |         | A       | Con     |        |
| Unit    | Unit    | tractor |         | ssembly | tractor |        |
|         |         |         |         |         |         |        |
| Desi    | M       |         |         | Units   | For     |        |
| gnation | aterial |         |         | to      | M       |        |
|         |         |         |         |         | aterial |        |
|         | Value   |         |         | Be      | Turned  |        |
|         |         |         |         | Reused  | In      |        |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--------+
|         |         | No. of  | E       |         |         |        |
|         |         |         | xtended |         |         |        |
|         |         | A       | Value   |         |         |        |
|         |         | ssembly |         |         |         |        |
|         |         | Units   |         |         |         |        |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--------+
|         |         |         |         |         | No. of  | Ex     |
|         |         |         |         |         |         | tended |
|         |         |         |         |         | A       | Value  |
|         |         |         |         |         | ssembly |        |
|         |         |         |         |         | Units   |        |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--------+
| 1       | 2       | 3       | 4       | 5       | 6       | 7      |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--------+
|         |         |         |         |         |         |        |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--------+

> Note: Columns 1 through 7 should be filled in by Engineer.

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[LIST OF SPECIAL ASSEMBLY UNIT DRAWINGS AND SPECIAL GUIDE
DRAWINGS]{.underline}

(NOTE: Engineer will indicate by listing below the special assembly unit
drawings and special guide drawings which have been prepared. These
drawings are considered to be a part of this Contract.)

[LIST OF CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS]{.underline}

The Bidder understands that the following changes, additions,

or deletions have been made in the Contractor\'s Proposal, Description
of Assembly Units, Engineering Details, Material

and Installation Specifications, List of Construction Sheets, Assembly
Unit Drawings and Guide Drawings, of the standard RUS Form 515 and the
applicable Specification Packet(s) are considered to be part of this
contract referred to hereof:

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[LIST OF KEY AND DETAIL MAPS]{.underline}

  ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------
  Map Number             Description

                         
  ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------

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[LIST OF CABLE PLANT LAYOUT MAPS]{.underline}

  ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------
  Map Number             Description

                         
  ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------

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[LIST OF CONSTRUCTION SHEETS]{.underline}

  ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------
  Map Number             Description

                         
  ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------

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[LIST OF SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT UNITS]{.underline}

  ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------
  Map Number             Description

                         
  ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------

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PROPOSAL SUMMARY

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section BA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section BD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section BDO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section BDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section BFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section BFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section BH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section BM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section CFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section CO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section CW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section HA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section HBF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section HC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section HO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section HR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section HU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section NID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section PE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section PF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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PROPOSAL SUMMARY

(continued)

Section SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section UD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section UF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section UH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section UM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section UO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section XX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Section XZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Total \$ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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2\. The Bidder agrees to furnish and use in the construction of the
Project under this Proposal, in the event the Contract is awarded to the
Bidder, only such materials and equipment as are included in RUS
Informational Publication (IP) 344-2, \"List of Materials Acceptable for
Use on Telecommunications Systems of RUS Borrowers,\" including

revisions adopted prior to the Bid Opening, unless specific written
approval has been granted by the Administrator of the Rural Utilities
Service (hereinafter called the

\"Administrator\").

3\. The Bidder understands and agrees that the various Assembly Units on
which bids are made in this Proposal are as set out in the \"Description
of Assembly Units\" of the Specifications, that all said bids are on a
unit basis, and that the Owner may specify any number or combination of
Assembly Units that the Owner, with the approval of the Administrator,
may deem necessary for the construction of the Project.

4\. The Bidder has made a careful examination of the site of the Project
to be constructed and of the Plans, Specifications, Descriptions of
Assembly Units, Construction Sheets, and forms of Construction Agreement
and Contractor\'s Bond attached hereto, and has become informed as to
the location and nature of the proposed construction, the transportation
facilities, the kind and character of soil and terrain to be
encountered, and the kind of facilities required before and during the
construction of the Project, and has become acquainted with the labor
conditions which would affect work on the proposed construction.

5\. The Bidder understands that the location shown on Construction
Sheets for existing telecommunications plant and other utilities is
approximate, and that the restrictions on cable placement shown on the
Construction Sheets may be altered in accordance with Article V, Section
A.1.3, as existing underground facilities are located by the Bidder
during construction.

6\. The Bidder agrees, in connection with pole and stub pole units, as
follows:

> \(a\) To furnish poles and stub pole units, in accordance with
> specifications, standards and requirements of the Administrator.
>
> \(b\) That the prices for poles set forth herein include the cost of
> preservative treatment and inspection or insured warranty.
>
> \(c\) To obtain from the Supplier copies of the inspection and
> treatment reports or insured warranties and to submit such reports or
> warranties to the Owner as one of the prerequisites to monthly and/or
> final payments.

7\. The Bidder agrees to make such changes in construction previously
installed in the Project by the Bidder as required

by the Owner for prices arrived at as follows:

> \(a\) For manhole units, or underground conduit units, the
> compensation for such change shall be as agreed upon, in writing, by
> the Bidder and the Owner and approved by the Administrator prior to
> the commencement of work in connection with such change.
>
> \(b\) For all other units, the compensation for such change shall be
> the reasonable cost thereof, but in no event shall it exceed two (2)
> times the labor price quoted in the Proposal for the installation of
> the unit to be changed. Such compensation shall be in lieu of any
> other payment for the installation and removal of the original unit.
> (If a new or replacing unit is installed, payment for such new or
> replacing unit shall be made as shown in the final inventory.)

Where changes involve plant that is abandoned in place and is not
inventoried, or where additional compensation is due as per the above, a
Construction Change Order (RUS Form 216) shall be prepared and included
with the Closeout Documents.

No payment shall be made to the Bidder for materials or labor involved
in correcting errors or omissions on the part of the Bidder which result
in construction not in accordance with the Plans and Specifications.

8\. The Bidder also agrees that when it is necessary to construct units
not shown in the Proposal it will construct such units for a price
arrived at as follows:

The cost of materials shall be determined by the invoices.

> The cost of labor shall be the reasonable cost thereof but in no event
> shall it exceed an amount determined by calculating the ratio of the
> total labor costs to the total material costs in the section of the
> Proposal involved, and multiplying the cost of materials for the unit
> in question by this ratio: [Provided, however]{.underline}, that in
> respect of section BM, the ratio shall be calculated for only those
> units of the section which are similar to the new unit for which a
> price is to be determined.

9\. This Proposal is made pursuant to the provisions of the Instructions
to Bidders attached hereto and the Bidder agrees to the terms and
conditions thereof.

10\. The Bidder shall comply with all applicable construction codes.

(a) The Bidder warrants that it possesses

Contractor\'s License No. [\_\_\_\_]{.underline} issued to it by

the State of [\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline} in which the

Project(s) is located and said license expires on

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}, 20[\_\_\_]{.underline}.

> \(b\) The Bidder warrants that no license is required in the state in
> which the Project(s) is located.
>
> (Bidder shall cross out that subsection that does not apply)

11\. The Bidder warrants that this Proposal is made in good faith and
without collusion or connection with any person or persons bidding for
the same work.

12\. The Bidder agrees that in the event this Proposal is accepted it
will execute a Contract in the form on file with the Owner and that if
awarded the Contract, it will make available for use in connection with
the proposed construction:

> a\. All necessary tools and equipment.

b\. Qualified superintendent and foreman.

13\. The Bidder warrants that it possesses adequate financial resources
and agrees that in the event this proposal is accepted it will furnish a
Contractor\'s Bond in one of the forms (RUS Form 168b or 168c) attached
hereto and in a penal sum not less than the Contract price, which is the
sum of all labor and materials including owner-furnished materials
installed in the Project, with a surety or sureties listed by the United
States Treasury Department as Acceptable Sureties.

In the event that the surety or sureties on the Contractor\'s Bond
delivered to the Owner contemporaneously with the execution of the
Contract or any bond or bonds delivered in substitution therefore, or in
addition thereto, shall, at any time, become unsatisfactory to the Owner
or the

Administrator, the Bidder agrees to deliver to the Owner another or an
additional bond.

14\. The Bidder agrees to commence the construction of the Project, on a
date (hereinafter called the \"Commencement Date\") which shall be
determined by the Engineer after notice, in writing, of approval of the
Construction Contract by the Administrator and notice in writing from
the Bidder that the Bidder has available sufficient materials to warrant
commencement and continuation of construction, but in no event

will the Commencement Date be later than [\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
calendar days after the date of approval of the Construction Contract by
the Administrator.

The Bidder agrees to strive diligently to obtain materials to commence
and maintain construction of the Project and agrees to prosecute
diligently and to complete construction of

the Project in strict accordance with the Plans, Specifications,
Construction Sheets and Special Drawings

within [\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
([\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}) calendar days (excluding Saturdays,
Sundays, and legal holidays) after the Commencement Date. Provided,
however, that the Bidder will not be required to dig holes, set poles,
install anchors or install

underground conduit if there are more than 6 in. (15.2 cm) of frost in
the ground nor to perform any construction on such days when in the
judgment of the Engineer, snow, rain, or wind or the results of snow,
rain, or frost make it impracticable

to perform any operation of construction; provided further

that the Bidder will not perform any plowing for the installation of
buried cable on public roads or highways if there are more than 2 in.
(5.08 cm) of frost in the ground.

To the extent of any time lost due to the conditions described herein
and approved in writing by the Engineer, the time of completion set out
above will be extended if the

Bidder makes a written request therefore to the Owner as

provided in Article II, Section 1(a) of the Construction Agreement.

15\. The unit prices for Assembly Units in this

Contractor\'s Proposal include provisions for the payment of all moneys
which will be payable by the Bidder or the Owner in connection with the
construction of the Project on account of taxes imposed by a taxing
authority upon the sale, purchase or use of materials, supplies and
equipment, or services or labor

of installation thereof, to be incorporated in the Project as part of
such Assembly Units. The Bidder agrees to pay all

such taxes and to furnish to the appropriate taxing

authorities all required information and reports pertaining thereto.

16\. The Bidder understands and agrees that the quantities called for in
this proposal are approximate, and that the total number of units upon
which payment shall be made shall

be as set forth in the inventory based on the Construction Sheets, both
of which shall be subject to approval by the Administrator.

If the Owner changes the quantity of any Assembly Unit or Assembly Units
specified in this Proposal by more than five

\(5\) percent, and the materials cost to the Bidder is increased thereby
to an extent which would not be adequately compensated

by application of the unit prices in this Proposal to the

revised quantity of such unit or units, such change, to the extent of
the quantities of such units in excess of such five

\(5\) percent, shall be regarded as a change in the construction within
the meaning of Article II, Section 1(d) of the Construction Contract.

17. The Bidder understands and agrees that approximately

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline} miles([\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline} km) of
proposed pole lines in the

Project will be constructed along the same right-of-way as

that occupied by existing telecommunications lines of the

Owner. The Bidder will perform the work in such manner as not to cause
interruption of service on such existing lines during

the construction of the proposed lines of the Project

occupying the same right-of-way. To accomplish this, the

Bidder may \"lean\" or alter the position of the existing poles

and make other temporary adjustment to line or service wires required so
as to permit construction of the Project to

proceed without interrupting service on the existing lines.

The Bidder understands and agrees that the compensation for

such temporary work is included in the unit price for Assembly Units in
this Contractor's Proposal required for the

construction of Project lines occupying the same right-of-way

as existing telecommunications lines of the Owner and that Rearrangement
(W) Units will not be applicable to such temporary work.

18. The Bidder understands and agrees that approximately

\_[\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline} miles ([\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline} km) of
proposed buried cable will be constructed along the same right-of-way
and adjacent to existing buried telecommunications facilities of the
Owner. The sizes and general locations of existing buried
telecommunications facilities are shown on the Construction Sheets. It
will be the Bidder\'s responsibility to perform the work in such a
manner as not to cause interruption of service

on existing buried facilities during the construction of the proposed
buried cable. To accomplish this, the Bidder will furnish and operate
any cable locating equipment necessary to establish the actual location
of existing buried facilities. The bidder will be responsible for
maintaining shield continuity and proper grounding of existing cables in
the time frame between housing installation and splicing operations.

19\. The Bidder will furnish, prior to the commencement of buried plant
construction, proof, satisfactory to the Owner, of compliance with
requirements of highway and road authorities having jurisdiction,
including without limitation, the furnishing of a bond or other
guaranty, and approval by such authorities of the equipment and methods
of construction and repair to be used by the Bidder.

20\. The Bidder will not perform any work hereunder on Saturdays,
Sundays, and legal holidays unless there is urgent need for such work
and the Owner consents thereto in writing. The time for completion
specified in Paragraph 14 hereof shall not be affected in any way by
inclusion of consent to work on the days specified above.

21\. The Bidder represents that:

It has , does not have , 100 or more employees, and if

it has, that

It has , has not , furnished the Equal Employment
Opportunity-Employers Information Report EEO-1, Standard Form 100,
required of employers with 100 or more employees pursuant

to Executive Order 11246 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The Bidder agrees that if it has 100 or more employees and has not
submitted a report on Standard Form 100 for the current reporting year
and that if this contract will amount to more than \$10,000, the Bidder
will file such report, as required by law, and notify the Owner in
writing of such filing prior to the Owner\'s acceptance of this
Proposal.

The Bidder agrees that it will obtain, prior to the award of any
subcontract for more than \$10,000 hereunder to a subcontractor with 100
or more employees, a statement, signed by the proposed subcontractor,
that the proposed subcontractor has filed a current report on Standard
Form 100.

22\. The Bidder certifies that it does not maintain or provide for its
employees any segregated facilities at any of its establishments, and
that it does not permit its employees to perform their services at any
location, under its control, where segregated facilities are maintained.
The Bidder

certifies further that it will not maintain or provide for its employees
any segregated facilities at any of its establishments, and that it will
not permit its employees to perform their services at any location,
under its control, where segregated facilities are maintained. The
Bidder agrees that a breach of this certification is a violation of the
Equal Opportunity Clause in this contract. As used in this
certification, the term \"segregated facilities\" means any waiting
rooms, work areas, rest rooms and washrooms, restaurants and other
eating areas, timeclocks, locker rooms and other storage or dressing
areas, parking lots, drinking fountains, recreation or entertainment
areas, transportation, and housing facilities provided for employees
which are segregated by explicit directive or are in fact segregated on
the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin, because of
habit, local custom, or otherwise. The Bidder agrees that (except where
it has obtained identical certifications from proposed subcontractors
for specific time periods) it will obtain identical certifications from
proposed subcontractors prior to the award of subcontracts exceeding
\$10,000 which are not exempt from the provisions of the Equal
Opportunity Clause, and that it will retain such certifications in its
files.

23\. The Bidder represents that to the extent required by Executive
Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension, and 7 CFR Part 3017, it has
submitted to the Owner a duly executed Certification in the form
prescribed in 7 CFR Part 3017. The Bidder shall not enter into any
subcontract with any person or firm debarred from Government Contracts
pursuant to Executive Order 11246.

Note: The penalty for making false statements in offers is

prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

By [\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

Attest: (Signature)

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

(Secretary) (Name - Type or Print)

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

(Date) (Title)

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

(Name and Address of Bidder)

(The Proposal must be signed with the full name of the Bidder. In the
case of a partnership, the Proposal must be signed in the firm name by
each partner. In the case of a corporation the Proposal must be signed
in the corporate name by a duly authorized officer and the Corporate
seal affixed and attested by the Secretary of the Corporation.)

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CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT

Agreement made [\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline},
20[\_\_\_]{.underline}, by and between

\_[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
(hereinafter called the

\"Owner\"), a corporation organized and existing under the

laws of the State of
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

and
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

\*Individual \*Corporation \*Partnership

\*Identify applicable organization type.

(hereinafter called the \"Contractor\"), organized and existing under
the laws of the State of
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}.

WHEREAS, the United States of America (hereinafter called the
\"Government\") by the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service has
entered into a loan contract (hereinafter called the \"Loan Contract\")
with the Owner providing for a loan to the Owner for the construction of
a rural telecommunications project designated by the Rural Utilities
Service as

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual undertakings herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

######## 

######## Article I - ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL

[Section 1. Acceptance]{.underline}.

The Owner accepts the Contractor\'s Proposal and the parties hereto
agree that the Assembly Units which shall be used in the construction of
the Project, and to which the Unit Prices as set forth in said Proposal
shall apply, are as follows, and that the materials which shall be used
in the construction of the Project shall be as set forth in said
Proposal.

Assembly Units:

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     Sections,                                                           

                                                                         

                                                                         

                                                                         
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For a more detailed description of said Assembly Units and materials
reference shall be made to the Material and Construction Specifications,
Construction Sheets and Plans, Special Drawings, and Description of
Assembly Units. The Contractor shall report any error or ambiguity
discovered in the Plans and Specifications to the Engineer before
starting work.

[Section 2. Description of Contract]{.underline}.

The Instructions to Bidders, the Proposal, Description of Assembly
Units, Material and Construction Specifications, Construction Sheets and
Plans, and Special Drawings are hereby by reference incorporated herein
and together with the Construction Agreement constitute the Contract.

Article II - CONSTRUCTION

[Section 1. Time and Manner of Construction]{.underline}.

\(a\) The time for Completion of Construction set forth in the
Contractor\'s Proposal shall be extended for the period of any
reasonable delay which is due exclusively to causes beyond the control
and without the fault of the Contractor, including acts of God, fires,
floods, inability to obtain materials, and acts or omissions of the
Owner with respect to matters for which the Owner is solely responsible:
[Provided, however]{.underline}, that no such extension of time for
completion shall be granted the Contractor unless within ten (10) days
after the happening of any event relied upon by the Contractor for such
an extension of time the Contractor shall have made a request therefore
in writing to the Owner, and [provided further]{.underline}, that no
delay in such time of completion or in the progress of the work which
results from any of the above causes except acts or omissions of the
Owner shall result in any liability on the part of the Owner.

\(b\) The sequence of construction shall be as set forth below, the
names being the designations of central office areas corresponding to
the names shown on the maps attached hereto. For each central office
area, the sequence of construction shall be designated by remote serving
areas or Work Sectors shown on maps of the central office areas. If no
sequence of construction is set forth below, the sequence shall be as
determined by the Contractor, subject to the approval of the Engineer.

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\(c\) The Contractor shall perform work in such a manner as to maximize
preservation of beauty and conservation of natural resources and
minimize marring and scarring of the landscape and silting of streams.
The Contractor shall not deposit trash in streams or waterways, and
shall not deposit herbicides or other chemicals or their containers in
or near streams, waterways or pastures. The Owner or Engineer shall also
make available such other environmental information pursuant to the
project as in the Environmental Report (ER) covering the project.

\(d\) The Owner, acting through the Engineer, and with the approval of
the Administrator, may, from time to time, during the progress of the
construction of the Project, make such changes, additions to, or
subtractions from the Plans, Specifications, Construction Sheets,
Special Drawings and cable placement locations which are part of the
Contractor\'s Proposal and in the sequence of construction provided for
in the preceding section as conditions may warrant: [Provided,
however]{.underline}, that if any change in the construction to be done
shall require an extension of time, a reasonable extension will be
granted if the Contractor shall make a written request therefore to the
Owner within ten (10) days after any such change is made. And [provided,
further]{.underline}, that if the cost of materials to the Contractor is
increased by such change or addition, the Owner shall pay the Contractor
for the reasonable cost thereof, included, if necessary, in a
construction contract amendment (RUS Form 526) signed by the Owner and
the Contractor, and approved by the Administrator (see 7 CFR part
1753.11). Any claim for additional compensation for a change or addition
will not be considered unless the Contractor shall have made a written
request therefore and approved by the Owner prior to the commencement of
work in connection with such change or addition (refer to Contractor\'s
Proposal, Paragraph 16).

\(e\) Except as otherwise agreed to by the Owner, all work shall be
performed without interruption to or interference with existing
telecommunications service, if any.

[Section 2. Supervision and Inspection]{.underline}.

\(a\) The Contractor shall cause the construction work on the Project to
receive constant supervision by a competent superintendent (hereinafter
called the \"Superintendent\") who shall be present at the Project
during working hours when construction is being carried on. The
Contractor shall also employ, in connection with the construction of the
Project, capable, experienced and reliable foremen and such skilled
workmen as may be required for the various classes of work to be
performed. Directions and instructions given to the Superintendent shall
be binding upon the Contractor.

\(b\) The Owner reserves the right to require the removal from the
Project of any employee of the Contractor if in the judgment of the
Owner such removal shall be necessary in order to protect the interest
of the Owner. The Owner shall have the right to require the Contractor
to increase the number of its employees and to increase or change the
amount or kind of tools and equipment if at any time the progress of the
work shall be unsatisfactory to the Owner; but the failure of the Owner
to give such directions shall not relieve the Contractor of its
obligations to complete the work within the time and in the manner
specified in this Contract.

\(c\) The manner of construction of the Project, and all materials and
equipment used therein, shall be subject to the inspection, tests and
approval of the Engineer and the Administrator, and the Contractor shall
furnish all information required by the Engineer or by the Administrator
concerning the nature or source of any materials incorporated or to be
incorporated in the Project. The Owner and the Administrator shall have
the right to inspect all payrolls, invoices of materials, and other data
and records of the Contractor and of any subcontractor, relevant to the
construction of the Project. The Contractor shall provide all reasonable
facilities necessary for such inspection and tests and shall maintain an
office at the site of Project, with telecommunications service where
obtainable, and at least one office employee to whom directions and
instructions may be delivered. Delivery of such directions or
instructions in writing to the employee of the Contractor at such office
shall constitute delivery to the Contractor. The Contractor shall have
an authorized agent accompany the Engineer when final inspection is made
and, if requested by the Owner, when any other inspection is made.

\(d\) In the event that the Owner shall determine that the construction
contains or may contain numerous defects, it shall be the duty of the
Contractor and the Contractor\'s

surety or sureties to have an inspection made by an Engineer approved by
the Owner and the Administrator for the purpose of determining the exact
nature, extent and location of such defects.

\(e\) The Engineer may recommend to the Owner that the Contractor
suspend the work wholly or in part for such period or periods as may be
deemed necessary due to unsuitable weather or such other conditions as
are considered unfavorable for the satisfactory prosecution of the work
or because of the failure of the Contractor to comply with any of the
provisions of the Contract: [Provided, however]{.underline}, that the
Contractor shall not suspend work pursuant to this provision without
written authority from the Owner so to do. The time of completion
hereinabove set forth shall be increased by the number of days of any
such suspension, except when such suspension is due to the failure of
the Contractor to comply with any of the provisions of this Contract. In
the event that work is suspended by the Contractor with the consent of
the Owner, the Contractor before resuming work shall give the Owner at
least twenty-four (24) hours notice thereof in writing.

[Section 3. Defective Workmanship and Materials]{.underline}.

\(a\) The acceptance of any workmanship, materials, or equipment by the
Owner or Engineer shall not preclude the subsequent rejection thereof if
such workmanship, materials or equipment shall be found to be defective
after delivery or installation, and any such workmanship, materials or
equipment found defective before final acceptance of the construction
shall be remedied or replaced, as the case may be, by and at the expense
of the Contractor. Any condemned material or equipment shall be
immediately removed from the site of the Project by the Contractor at
the Contractor\'s expense. The Contractor shall not be entitled to any
payment hereunder so long as any defective workmanship, materials or
equipment in respect to the Project, of which the Contractor shall have
had notice, shall not have been remedied or replaced, as the case may
be.

\(b\) Notwithstanding any certificate which may have been given by the
Owner or Engineer, if any workmanship, material, or equipment which does
not comply with the requirements of this Contract shall be discovered
within one (1) year after completion of construction of the Project or
Section, the Contractor shall remedy any such defective workmanship or
replace such defective materials or equipment within thirty (30) days
after notice in writing of the existence thereof shall have been given
by the Owner. In the event of failure by the Contractor to do so, the
Owner may remedy such

defective workmanship or replace such defective materials or equipment,
as the case may be, and in such event the Contractor shall pay to the
Owner the cost and expense thereof. Except as otherwise agreed to by the
Owner all such corrective work shall be performed by the Contractor
without interruption to or interference with existing telecommunications
service, if any.

Article III - PAYMENTS AND RELEASE OF LIENS

###### 

###### Section 1. Payments to Contractor.

\(a\) Within the first fifteen (15) days of each calendar month, the
Owner shall make partial payment to the Contractor for construction
accomplished which includes cleanup during the preceding calendar month
on the basis of completed Assembly Units invoiced by and certified to by
the Contractor, recommended by the Engineer and approved by the Owner
solely for purposes of payment. [Provided, however]{.underline}, that
such approval shall not be deemed approval of the workmanship or
materials. Only ninety-five percent (95%) of each such invoice approved
during the construction of the project shall be paid by the Owner to the
Contractor prior to completion of the Contract. Upon completion by the
Contractor of the construction of the Project, the Engineer will prepare
a Final Inventory of the project showing the total number of and
character of Assembly Units and, after checking such Inventory with the
Contractor, will certify it to the Owner, together with a certificate of
the total cost of the construction performed. Upon the approval of such
certificates by the Owner and the Administrator, the Owner shall make
payment to the Contractor of all amounts to which the Contractor shall
be entitled thereunder which shall not have been paid: [Provided,
however]{.underline}, that such final payment shall be made not later
than ninety (90) days after the date of completion of construction of
the Project, as specified in the Certificate of Completion, unless
withheld because of the fault of the Contractor. For purposes of payment
pursuant to this Article III, Section 1(a), \"Construction
Accomplished\" shall not include the delivery to the Project Site of
cable, wire, and conduit materials for appropriate Assembly Units.
[Provided, however]{.underline}, that payments to the Contractor for
such cable, wire, and conduit materials delivered to the Project Site
shall be made to the extent that the aggregate amount of all such
payments shall not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the material costs, as
set forth in the assembly unit prices, up to a maximum \$1,000,000. The
payments shall be considered due and payable when placement of cable,
wire, and conduit materials begin. When the amount of cable, wire, and
conduit materials delivered to the Project Site exceed the \$1,000,000

initial payment or additional cable, wire, and conduit materials are
delivered to the Project Site subsequent to the initial payment,
additional payments will be made up to eighty percent (80%) of the
material unit prices, only after \$100,000 or more of the cable, wire,
and conduit materials have been incorporated into the Project. Payments
made on account of such material shall be subtracted from the monthly
estimates of completed Assembly Units.

\(b\) The Contractor shall be paid on the basis of the number of
Assembly Units actually installed at the direction of the Owner, as
shown by the inventory based on the Construction Sheets and applicable
construction change orders (RUS Form 216 attached hereto): [Provided,
however]{.underline}, that the total cost shall not exceed the maximum
Contract price for the construction of the Project as computed from the
Proposal, unless such excess shall have been approved in writing by the
Administrator. It is understood and agreed that this Contract price is
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}dollars
(\$[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}).

\(c\) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1(a) above, the
Contractor may, by giving written notice thereof to the Owner, elect to
receive payment in full for any Section of the Project upon:

> \(i\) completion of construction of such Section as certified by the
> Engineer and approved by the Owner and the Administrator;
>
> \(ii\) submission to the Owner and the Administrator of the releases
> of lien and the certificate referred to in Section 2 hereof;
>
> \(iii\) approval by the Owner and the Administrator of the Final
> Inventory in respect to such Section; and
>
> \(iv\) submission to the Owner and the Administrator of the consent in
> writing by the surety or sureties on the Contractor\'s Bond to payment
> in full for such Section prior to Completion of the Project.

(d) Interest at the rate of one and one-half percent

(1-1/2%) per annum higher than the \"Prime Rate\" published in the Wall
Street Journal in its first issue of the month, but in no event greater
than that allowed by any Federal or State laws shall be paid by the
Owner to the Contractor on all unpaid balances due on monthly estimates,
commencing fifteen

\(15\) days after the due date; provided the delay in payment beyond the
due date is not caused by any condition within the control of the
Contractor. Said interest rate shall be determined as of the first date
interest becomes due. The due date for purpose of such monthly payments
shall be fifteen (15) days after submittal by the Contractor to the
Owner of its certification of Assembly Units completed and approval by
the Owner within fifteen (15) days of the Contractor\'s submittal. If,
for reasons not due to the Contractor\'s fault, such approval shall have
been given within fifteen (15) days of submittal, the due date for
purposes of this subsection (d) shall be fifteen (15) days after
submittal notwithstanding the absence of the approval of the
certification.

(e) Interest at the rate of one and one-half percent

(1-1/2%) per annum higher than the \"Prime Rate\" published in the Wall
Street Journal in its first issue of the month, but in no event greater
than that allowed by any Federal or State laws shall be paid by the
Owner to the Contractor on the final payment for the Project or any
completed Section thereof, commencing fifteen (15) days after the due
date. Said interest rate shall be determined as of the first date
interest becomes due. The due date for purposes of such final payment
shall be the date of approval by the Administrator of all of the
documents requiring such approval, as a condition precedent to the
making of final payment, or ninety (90) days after the date of the
completion of construction of the Project, as specified in the
Certificate of Completion, unless withheld because of the fault of the
Contractor, whichever date is earlier.

\(f\) No payment shall be due while the Contractor is in default in
respect of any provisions of this Contract and the Owner may withhold
from the Contractor the amount of any claim by a third party against
either the Contractor or the Owner based upon an alleged failure of the
Contractor to perform the work hereunder in accordance with the
provisions of this Contract.

[Section 2. Release of Liens and Certificate of Contractor]{.underline}.
[(See Form 224, Waiver and Release of Lien, and Form 231, Certificate of
Contractor, attached hereto)]{.underline}

Upon the completion by the Contractor of the construction of the Project
(or any Section thereof if the Contractor shall elect to receive payment
in full for any Section when completed as provided above) but prior to
payment to the Contractor of any amount in excess of ninety-five percent
(95%) of the total cost of all Assembly Units comprising the completed
Project or such Section, the Contractor shall

deliver to the Owner, in duplicate, releases of all liens and of rights
to claim any lien, in the form attached hereto, from all manufacturers,
materialmen, and subcontractors furnishing services or materials for the
Project or such Section and a certificate in the form attached hereto to
the effect that all labor used on or for the Project or such Section has
been paid and that all such releases have been submitted to the Owner.

[Section 3. Payments to Materialmen and Subcontractors]{.underline}.

The Contractor shall pay each materialman, and each subcontractor if
any, within five (5) days after receipt of any payment from the Owner,
the amount thereof allowed the Contractor for and on account of
materials furnished or construction performed by each materialman or
each subcontractor.

Article IV - PARTICULAR UNDERTAKINGS OF THE CONTRACTOR

[Section 1. Protection to Persons and Property]{.underline}.

The Contractor shall at all times take all reasonable precautions for
the safety of employees on the work and of the public, and shall comply
with all applicable provisions of Federal, State and Municipal safety
laws, environmental regulations, and building and construction codes.

The following provisions shall not limit the generality of the above
requirements:

\(a\) The Contractor shall at no time and under no circumstances cause
or permit any employee of the Contractor to perform any work upon poles
carrying energized electric power lines, except on telecommunications
system units having clearances from the electric power system equal to
or greater than required by applicable provisions of Federal, State or
Municipal laws or regulations and the National Electrical Safety Code
(NESC).

\(b\) The Contractor shall so conduct the construction of the Project as
to cause the least possible obstruction of public highways.

\(c\) The Contractor shall provide and maintain all such guard lights
and other protection for the public as may be required by applicable
statutes, ordinances and regulations or by local conditions.

\(d\) The Contractor shall do all things necessary or expedient to
protect properly any and all parallel, converging

and intersecting lines, joint line poles, highways, other utilities and
any and all property of others from damage, and in the event that any
such parallel, converging and intersecting lines, joint line poles,
highways, other utilities or other property are damaged in the course of
the construction of the Project the Contractor shall at its own expense
restore any or all of such damaged property immediately to as good a
state as before such damage occurred.

\(e\) Where the construction corridor of the Project traverses
cultivated land, the Contractor shall limit the movement of its crews
and equipment so as to cause as little damage as possible to crops,
orchards, or property and shall endeavor to avoid marring the lands. All
fences which are necessarily opened or moved during the construction of
the Project shall be replaced in as good condition as they were found
and precautions shall be taken to prevent the escape of livestock.
Except as otherwise provided in respect of buried plant in the
description of Assembly Units, the Contractor shall not be responsible
for loss of or damage to crops, orchards or property (other than
livestock) on the construction corridor necessarily incident to the
construction of the Project and not caused by negligence or inefficient
operation of the Contractor. The Contractor shall be responsible for all
other loss of or damage to crops, orchards, or property, whether on or
off the construction corridor and for all loss of or damage to livestock
caused by the construction of the Project.

\(f\) The Project, from the commencement of work to completion of
construction, or to such earlier date or dates when the Owner may take
possession and control in whole or in part as hereinafter provided shall
be under the charge and control of the Contractor and during such period
of control by the Contractor all risks in connection with the
construction of the Project and the materials to be used therein shall
be borne by the Contractor. The Contractor shall make good and fully
repair all injuries and damages to the Project or any portion thereof
under the control of the Contractor by reason of any act of God or other
casualty or cause whether or not the same shall have occurred by reason
of the Contractor\'s negligence. The Contractor shall hold the Owner
harmless from any and all claims for injuries to persons or for damage
to property happening by reason of any negligence on the part of the
Contractor or any of the Contractor\'s agents or employees during the
control by the Contractor of the Project or any part thereof.

\(g\) Any and all excess earth, rock, debris, underbrush

and other useless material shall be removed by the Contractor from the
site of the Project or relocated (distributed) to the satisfaction of
the Owner as rapidly as practicable as the work progresses.

\(h\) Upon violation by the Contractor of any of the provisions of this
Section, after written notice of such violation given to the Contractor
by the Engineer or the Owner, the Contractor shall immediately correct
such violation. Upon failure of the Contractor to do so, the Owner may
correct such violation at the Contractor\'s expense. [Provided,
however]{.underline}, that the Owner may, if it deems it necessary or
advisable, correct such violation at the Contractor\'s expense without
such prior notice to the Contractor.

\(i\) The Contractor shall immediately notify the Owner of any
accidents, giving such data as may be prescribed by the Owner.

\(j\) The Contractor shall not proceed with the cutting of trees or
clearing of right-of-way without written notification from the Owner
that proper authorization has been received from the Owner of the
Property, and the Contractor shall promptly notify the Owner whenever
any landowner objects to the trimming or felling of any trees or the
performance of any other work on its land in connection with the Project
and shall obtain the consent in writing of the Owner before proceeding
in any such case.

[Section 2. Delivery of Possession and Control to Owner]{.underline}.

\(a\) Upon written request of the Owner, the Contractor shall deliver to
the Owner full possession and control of any portion of the Project,
provided the Contractor shall have been paid at least ninety-five
percent (95%) of the cost of construction of such portion. Upon such
delivery of the possession and control of any portion of the Project to
the Owner, the risk and obligations of the Contractor as set forth in
Article IV, Section 1(f) hereof, with respect to such portion of the
Project so delivered to the Owner shall be terminated: [Provided,
however]{.underline}, that nothing herein contained shall relieve the
Contractor of any liability with respect to defective workmanship or
materials as contained in Article II, Section 3, hereof.

\(b\) Where the construction of a Section as defined in Article VII,
Section 1(f) shall have been completed and tested by the Contractor, the
Owner agrees, after receipt of a

written request from the Contractor, to accept delivery of possession
and control of such Section upon the issuance by the Engineer of a
written statement that the Section has been inspected and found
acceptable by the Engineer. For the purpose of the foregoing provision
only, a Section may be considered completed even if telecommunications
set assembly units have not been installed because the Owner\'s central
office (CO) equipment has not been installed at the time the Section was
constructed by the Contractor. Upon such delivery of the possession and
control of any such Section to the Owner, the risk and obligations of
the Contractor as set forth in Article IV, Section 1(f) hereof, with
respect to such Section so delivered to the Owner shall be terminated:
[Provided, however]{.underline}, that nothing herein contained shall
relieve the Contractor of any liability with respect to defective
workmanship or materials as contained in Article II, Section 3, hereof.

[Section 3. Pre-cutover Testing of the Project]{.underline}.

\(a\) Prior to the Completion of Construction of the Project, the Owner,
acting in accordance with plans of the Engineer, upon written notice to
the Contractor, may perform operational tests of any portion or portions
thereof. During the period of such tests, the portion or portions of the
Project being so tested shall be considered as within the possession and
control of the Owner and governed by the Provisions of Section 2 of this
Article. Upon written notice to the Contractor by the Owner of the
completion of such tests said portion or portions of the Project shall
be considered as returned to the possession and control of the
Contractor unless the Owner shall elect to continue possession and
control in the manner provided in Section 2 of this Article.

\(b\) The Owner shall have the right to permanently place in service any
portion or portions of the Project delivered to its possession and
control pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of this Article.

[Section 4. Insurance]{.underline}.

During the Contractor\'s performance hereunder, the Contractor shall
take out and maintain fully paid insurance providing not less than the
minimum coverage required by 7 CFR part 1788, Subpart C.

\[ \] When checked by the Owner, with respect to the insurance required
by 7 CFR part 1788, Subpart C, the Contractor shall include as
co-insured the Owner, and their personnel, and the Engineer and their
personnel. The added costs shall be included in the bid price.

The Owner shall have the right to require public liability insurance and
property damage liability insurance in an amount greater than those
required in 7 CFR Part 1788, Subpart C. The added costs shall be
included in the bid price.

Upon request by the Administrator, the Contractor shall furnish to the
Administrator a certificate in such form as the Administrator may
prescribe, evidencing compliance with the foregoing requirements. (See 7
CFR part 1788.55)

[Section 5. Purchase of Materials]{.underline}.

The Contractor shall purchase all materials and supplies outright and
not subject to any conditional sales agreement, bailment lease, or other
agreement reserving to the seller any right, title, or interest therein.
All materials and supplies shall become the property of the Owner upon
acceptance.

[Section 6. Assignment of Guarantees]{.underline}.

All guarantees of materials and workmanship running in favor of the
Contractor shall be transferred and assigned to the Owner upon
completion of construction and at such time as the Contractor receives
final payment.

[Section 7. Patent Infringement]{.underline}.

The Contractor shall save harmless and indemnify the Owner from any and
all claims, suits and proceedings for the infringement of any patent or
patents covering any materials or equipment used in construction of the
Project.

[Section 8. Permits for Explosives]{.underline}.

All permits necessary for the handling or use of dynamite or other
explosives in connection with the construction of the Project shall be
obtained by and at the expense of the Contractor.

[Section 9. Compliance with Statutes and Regulations]{.underline}.

The Contractor shall comply with all applicable statutes, ordinances,
rules, and regulations pertaining to the construction of the Project.

Article V - ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION, AND INSPECTION DETAILS

A. Engineering and Construction.

[Section 1. Staking of the Project]{.underline}.

1.1 The Engineer shall determine the locations and types of all unit
assemblies to be installed. As a part of the release for construction,
the Contractor shall receive from the Engineer five (5) complete sets of
Construction Sheets including reference sketches showing the location of
all assembly units.

1.2 The Construction Sheets showing the proposed plant shall be jointly
reviewed in the field by the Contractor and the Engineer prior to
construction. The Contractor shall at that time propose any changes or
clarifications he feels desirable. These changes, if approved by the
Engineer, will be made at that time and so recorded on the Construction
Sheets and initialed by the Engineer and Contractor.

1.3 No changes in the construction proposed as set forth on the
Construction Sheets shall be made by the Contractor without the prior
approval of the Engineer. A representative of the Engineer will remain
in the immediate vicinity of the construction activities at all times
and will be available to consider and approve any changes proposed by
the Contractor, if acceptable. The representative of the Engineer will
also be available to inspect any damage to cable or wire and to approve
the methods of repair or correction of such damage in accordance with
the provisions of these Specifications.

1.4 Due to the necessity of making on-the-spot corrections and changes
on Construction Sheets, it will not be possible for the Engineer to
issue revised Construction Sheets to the Contractor in all cases. When
changes are made, dated, and initialed by the Engineer on any set of the
Contractor\'s Construction Sheets, it shall be the Contractor\'s
responsibility to transfer these changes to all other sets of
Construction Sheets being used by the Contractor for construction
purposes.

[Section 2. Construction Sheets and Maps]{.underline}.

The maps showing the location of the central offices and the general
routes and locations of all lines in the Project are listed separately
hereinafter and are part of the Plans and Specifications. No deviations
from these maps, except for minor rerouting and minor changes dictated
by field conditions and authorized by the Engineer, shall be made. The

Construction Sheets showing types and details of construction to be used
for various conditions along the lines are also listed separately
hereinafter and are a part of these specifications.

[Section 3. Cable Schematics and Assignment Information]{.underline}.

3.1 The Engineer will provide the Contractor with five (5) copies of
cable schematics for each central office area at the time the Contractor
is furnished Construction Sheets for the area. The cable schematics will
show the following:

> \(a\) Cable and wire sizes, gauges, and pair counts of copper cables.
>
> \(b\) Number of optical fibers.
>
> \(c\) Route designations.
>
> \(d\) Housing or splice closure numbers.
>
> \(e\) Pair counts to be terminated, spliced, or cross-connected at
> each housing or splice closure.
>
> \(f\) Number of optical fibers to be spliced.
>
> \(g\) Location of repeater points and electronic terminal equipment.

3.2 At a time agreed to by the Engineer and Contractor to coordinate
with the Contractor\'s construction schedule, the Engineer shall provide
the Contractor with five (5) sets of telephone numbers and cable pair
assignment data.

[Section 4. Outside Plant Inventory]{.underline}.

The Contractor shall provide a competent representative to work with the
Engineer on the ongoing and final inventory and inspection of outside
plant units. The wire and cable shall be inventoried immediately after
the placement operation.

[Section 5. Pre-installation Inspection of Cable]{.underline}.

5.1 The Contractor and Engineer shall jointly inspect a representative
sample of cable and wire on reels prior to installation. Based on the
inspection, the Engineer shall make a determination if the cable and
wire are suitable for construction. Unsuitable reels of cable and wire
shall be replaced by the Contractor. In the case of nonconformance of a
minor nature not affecting performance of the cable, the

Contractor and Owner may negotiate a basis for the use of these
nonconforming cables. In such cases, the specific characteristic being
waived shall be noted in writing.

5.2 The Engineer shall determine the degree of inspection and
measurements necessary to make a judgment of cable and wire suitability.
This judgment should be based on past experience, current circumstances,
and the results of the inspection and any measurements on the cable and
wire. The following inspection guidelines are suggested:

> a\. Make sure that cable and wire are identified properly on the reel
> identification labels. Does it contain the proper shield, number of
> pairs, gauge size, number of fibers, etc. Bi-metallic shields can be
> detected by using a magnet.
>
> b\. Note any physical damage to the cable and wire. Pay special
> attention to cables and wires with damaged or weakened reels.
>
> c\. End caps should be secured in place on both ends of the cable and
> wire. Also, the reel wrap, when present, shall be retained on the reel
> until the cable and wire are ready to be placed.
>
> d\. Compare sequential markings with labels on reels and double check
> footages. Measure sequentials on a spot check basis to assure correct
> tolerances. Note quality and clarity of sequentials.
>
> e\. Filled cable and wire shall be carefully checked for the presence
> of filling compound at the ends.
>
> f\. Check for uniform jacket thickness and tightness of the jacket.
> Note any buckling of the jacket which would indicate possible problems
> with the shield.
>
> g\. As the circumstances warrant, make electrical and/or optical
> measurements on a sample lot of cable and wire to determine that the
> appropriate RUS specification requirements are met. The physical
> inspection of the cable and past history should be used as a guide to
> determine (a) if any electrical or optical measurements are warranted;
> or (b) what degree of electrical or optical measurements are
> warranted. In general, extensive measurements of cable and wire are
> not recommended.

B. INSPECTIONS AND ACCEPTANCE TESTS

[Section 1. General]{.underline}.

1.1 Except for the items mentioned in paragraph 1.2, the inspections and
acceptance tests specified herein shall be made [after the physical
completion]{.underline} of the various types of outside plant facilities
in each exchange area or work sector and [shall not replace the normal
supervision, inspection, and tests]{.underline} to be made by the
Contractor and the Engineer during the progress of the construction
work. Unless otherwise indicated, all inspection and acceptance tests
specified herein shall be performed jointly by the Contractor and the
Engineer under the direct supervision of the Engineer.

1.2 Buried splice closures shall be [individually]{.underline} inspected
during installation for proper encapsulation and flash tested when
applicable. Cable and wire shield or armor continuity tests shall also
be conducted on each length of cable or wire containing a buried splice
immediately after installation and prior to backfilling. Tests for
leakage, continuity, crosses, splits, etc., shall be made on all spliced
pairs prior to backfilling.

[Section 2. Inspections]{.underline}.

2.1 The Contractor and the Engineer shall jointly inspect splice
closures, cable terminals, buried plant housings, Network Interface
Devices, service entrances, and other housings applicable to the plant
facilities constructed pursuant to the Contract. Except where otherwise
stated these inspections shall be on a random sampling basis and the
samples inspected in each instance shall consist of at least five
percent (5%) of the specified assembly units installed in each exchange,
but no fewer than ten (10) terminals, ready-access closures, housings,
and Network Interface Device installations in each exchange. A written
report giving the date, location of the plant inspected, and tabulated
results of the inspections, signed by the Engineer and Contractor shall
be presented to the Owner after the inspections are completed.

2.2 Where aerial copper cable is installed, a joint inspection shall be
made of the sample terminals (including ready-access closures) selected
at random throughout the exchange by the Engineer. This inspection shall
be made to ensure that:

> a\. All pairs are terminated properly.
>
> b\. Splices are free from reversed, transposed and split pairs.
>
> c\. Shields of aerial cables and suspension strands are properly
> bonded and grounded and that the bonding harnesses have been properly
> installed.
>
> d\. Specified pairs have been protected and proper protectors used.
>
> e\. Pair splicing in ready-access closures is made in accordance with
> pair assignment data furnished to the Contractor by the Engineer.
>
> f\. Specifications for terminal and ready-access closure installations
> have been met in every aspect in accordance with RUS Splicing Standard
> Bulletin 1753F-401 (PC-2).
>
> g\. Good workmanship in the pole mounted terminal or closure
> installations has been performed.

2.3 Where aerial fiber cable and self supporting fiber optic cable is
installed, a joint inspection shall be made of the sample splice
closures selected at random throughout the exchange by the Engineer.
This inspection shall be made to ensure that:

> a\. All optical fibers are terminated properly.
>
> b\. When present, armors of aerial cables and suspension strands are
> properly bonded and grounded and that the bonding harnesses have been
> properly installed.
>
> c\. The minimum bending radius of the buffer tubes is not exceeded.
>
> d\. Good workmanship in the closure installations has been performed.
>
> 2.4 Where buried copper cable or wire is installed, a
>
> joint inspection shall be made of the sample housings and splice
> closures selected at random throughout the exchange by the Engineer.
> This inspection shall be made to ensure that:
>
> a\. Splices are free from reversed, transposed and split pairs.
>
> b\. Pair splicing is made in accordance with pair assignment data
> issued to the Contractor by the Engineer.
>
> c\. Cable and wire directional markings are as shown in the
> Construction Sheets.
>
> d\. Shields are properly bonded and grounded and that the bonding
> harnesses have been properly installed.
>
> e\. Specifications for cable and wire splicing installations have been
> met in every respect in accordance with RUS Splicing Standard Bulletin
> 1753F-401(PC-2).
>
> f\. Good workmanship in the housing installations has been performed.
>
> g\. Warning, cable route, and buried splice signs, and housing letters
> and numbers are properly installed.
>
> h\. [All]{.underline} buried splice closures have been installed
> properly and splices flash tested, when applicable. These inspections
> may be performed during and immediately after installation as stated
> in Paragraph 1.2.
>
> i\. All buried service entrances are installed properly in housings at
> premises.

2.5 Where buried fiber optic cable is installed, a joint inspection
shall be made of the sample housings and splice closures selected at
random throughout the exchange by the Engineer. This inspection shall be
made to ensure that:

> a\. All optical fibers are terminated properly.
>
> b\. Armors properly bonded and grounded and that the bonding harnesses
> have been properly installed.
>
> c\. The minimum bending radius of the buffer tubes is not exceeded.
>
> d\. Cable directional markings are as shown in the Construction
> Sheets.
>
> e\. Warning, cable route, and buried splice signs, and housing letters
> and numbers are properly installed.
>
> f\. [All]{.underline} buried splice closures have been installed
> properly. These inspections may be performed during and immediately
> after installation as stated in Paragraph 1.2.
>
> g\. Good workmanship in the closure installations has been performed.

2.6 Where a cable is installed over which electronic carrier systems
will operate, an inspection shall be made jointly by the Engineer and
the Contractor of the entire length of cable to ensure that:

> a\. All shields and armor are properly bonded and grounded and that
> the bonding harnesses have been properly installed.
>
> b\. The specified gauge and size of the copper cable and the number of
> optical fibers are installed in accordance with the Plans and
> Specifications.
>
> c\. No loading coils have been installed on the cable pairs over which
> the carrier equipment will operate.
>
> d\. The housings to which the carrier repeaters are to be connected
> are spaced at the proper intervals. Any minor deviations shall be
> noted and corrected on the cable schematics.
>
> e\. Cable directional markings are as shown on the Construction Sheets
> at each housing where a cable carrier repeater is to be installed.

2.7 Where Network Interface Devices are included under this Contract, a
joint inspection shall be made of the sample installations selected at
random throughout the exchange by the Engineer. The inspection shall be
made to ensure that:

> a\. All wire runs have required clearances.
>
> b\. Aerial service wire spans have proper sags.
>
> c\. Correct wire fasteners have been used and at required intervals.
>
> d\. All wires on and in buildings have been installed in a neat and
> inconspicuous manner.
>
> e\. The Network Interface Device (including its ground) has been
> properly located, installed, and wired and is of the proper type.
>
> f\. The proper type and gauge of ground wire is used and properly
> routed and specified bonding is implemented.
>
> g\. A ground rod of proper type is installed, if required.
>
> h\. The buried service guard has been properly installed.
>
> i\. Good workmanship has been used throughout the installation, and
> any damage to the premises or grounds has been adequately repaired.

[Section 3. Acceptance Tests and Measurements]{.underline}.

All acceptance tests and measurements to be performed on the various
portions of the outside plant construction pursuant to this Contract,
and the party(s) who will participate in conducting the acceptance tests
and measurements, shall be as checked in the Schedule of Acceptance
Tests and Measurements Table listed below. All tests and measurements
shall be conducted by the Engineer in accordance with RUS Bulletin
1753F-201(PC-4), "RUS Standard for Acceptance Tests and Measurements of
Telecommunications Plant.\" A written report including the tabulated
results of the acceptance tests and measurements on forms similar to
those included in RUS Bulletin 1753F-201(PC-4), "RUS Standard for
Acceptance Tests and Measurements of Telecommunications Plant\" shall be
signed by the Engineer and the Contractor and furnished to the Owner.
Where Contractor participation is specified, compensation shall be
included in the appropriate cable unit.

####### Schedule of Acceptance Tests and Measurements

+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
|                      | T   |      |     | Par |        |          |
|                      | est |      |     | tic |        |          |
|                      | or  |      |     | ipa |        |          |
|                      | Me  |      |     | nts |        |          |
|                      | asu |      |     |     |        |          |
|                      | rem |      |     |     |        |          |
|                      | ent |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| Description of Test  | Su  |      | Tr  | Ow  | En     | Co       |
| or Measurement       | bsc |      | unk | ner | gineer | ntractor |
|                      | rib |      | Pl  |     |        |          |
|                      | er\ |      | ant |     |        |          |
|                      | L   |      |     |     |        |          |
|                      | oop |      |     |     |        |          |
|                      | Pl  |      |     |     |        |          |
|                      | ant |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
|                      | Dis | Fee  |     |     |        |          |
|                      | t.\ | der\ |     |     |        |          |
|                      | Pa  | P    |     |     |        |          |
|                      | irs | airs |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| Copper Shield or     | > X | X    | X   |     | P      | P        |
| Shield/Armor         |     |      |     |     |        |          |
| Continuity           |     |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| Conductor Continuity | >   | X    | 7X  |     | P      | P        |
|                      | X\* |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| Conductor Insulation | >   | X    | X   |     | P      | P        |
| Resistance           | X\* |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| DC Loop Resistance   |     |      | N/A |     | P      | P        |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| DC Loop Resistance   |     |      | N/A |     | P      | P        |
| Unbalance            |     |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| Loop Measurements    |     |      | N/A |     |        |          |
| (Loop Checking)      |     |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| One-Person Open      |     |      | N/A |     | P      | P        |
| Circuit Measurement  |     |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| Cable Insertion Loss |     |      | N/A |     | P      | P        |
| at Carrier           |     |      |     |     |        |          |
| Frequencies          |     |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| Fiber Armor          | > X | X    | X   |     | P      | P        |
| Continuity           |     |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| Fiber Optic Splice   | > X | X    | X   |     | P      | P        |
| Loss -- Field        |     |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| Fiber Optic Splice   | > X | X    | X   |     | P      | P        |
| Loss -- C.O.         |     |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| End-to-End           | > X | X    | X   |     | P      | P        |
| Attenuation          |     |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| End-to-End Fiber     | > X | X    | X   |     | P      | P        |
| Signature            |     |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| Signal-to-C Notched  |     |      |     |     |        |          |
| Noise(S/CNN)         |     |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| Signa                |     |      |     |     |        |          |
| l-to-Intermodulation |     |      |     |     |        |          |
| Distortion(S/IMD)    |     |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| Envelope Delay       |     |      |     |     |        |          |
| Distortion(EDD)      |     |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| Amplitude Jitter(AJ) |     |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| Phase Jitter (PJ)    |     |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| Impulse Noise        |     |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+
| Shield or Armor      | > X | X    | X   |     | P      | P        |
| Ground Resistance    |     |      |     |     |        |          |
+----------------------+-----+------+-----+-----+--------+----------+

[Schedule of Acceptance Tests and Measurements]{.underline}

(continued)

  ---------------------- ------------- ------ -------------- ---------- ------------
                         Test or              Participants              
                         Measurement                                    

  Description of Test or                      Owner          Engineer   Contractor
  Measurement                                                           

  CO and Remote                                              P          P
  Switching Terminal                                                    
  (RST) Ground                                                          
  Measurement                                                           

  Electronic Equipment                                       P          P
  Ground Resistance                                                     
  ---------------------- ------------- ------ -------------- ---------- ------------

Fiber Splice loss tests to be performed at: \_\_1310nm \_\_1550nm

(Engineer to check one or both wavelengths above)

Engineer to check  optional tests to be made.

X - These are standard tests and measurements required on facilities as
designated by the Engineer, constructed or installed under this
Contract.

NA - Not Applicable.

\* - These tests will not be required on distribution pairs that are not
cross-connected to feeder pairs at time of acceptance testing.

P - Indicates participation in conducting acceptance tests and
measurements.

Article VI - REMEDIES

[Section 1. Completion of Contractor\'s Default]{.underline}.

If default shall be made by the Contractor or by any subcontractor in
the performance of any of the terms of this Contract, the Owner, without
in any manner limiting its legal and equitable remedies in the
circumstances, may serve upon the Contractor and the surety or sureties
upon the Contractor\'s Bond or Bonds a written notice requiring the
Contractor to cause such default to be corrected forthwith. Unless
within twenty (20) days after the service of such notice upon the
Contractor such default shall be corrected or arrangements for the
correction thereof, satisfactory to both the Owner and the
Administrator, shall be made by the Contractor or its surety or
sureties, the Owner may take over the construction of the Project and
prosecute the same to completion by contract or otherwise for the
account and at the expense of the Contractor, and the Contractor and its
surety or sureties shall be liable to the Owner for any cost or expense
in excess of the contract price occasioned thereby. In such event the
Owner may take possession of and utilize, in completing the construction
of the Project, any materials, tools, supplies, equipment, appliances,
and plant belonging to the Contractor or any of its subcontractors,
which may be situated at the site of the Project. The Owner in such
contingency may exercise any rights, claims or demands which the
Contractor may have against third persons in connection with this
Contract and for such purpose the Contractor does hereby assign,
transfer, and set over unto the Owner all rights, claims, and demands.

[Section 2. Liquidated Damages]{.underline}.

The time of the Completion of the Construction of the Project is of the
essence of this Contract. Should the Contractor neglect, refuse or fail
to complete the construction within the time herein agreed upon, after
giving effect to extensions of time, if any, herein provided, then in
that event and in view of the difficulty of estimating with exactness
damages caused by such delay, the Owner shall have the right to deduct
from and retain out of such moneys which may be then due, or which may
become due and payable to the

Contractor the sum of
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}dollars

(\$[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}) per day for each
and every day that such construction is delayed in its completion beyond
the specified time, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty; if the
amount due and to become due from the Owner to the Contractor

is insufficient to pay in full any such liquidated damages, the
Contractor shall pay to the Owner the amount necessary to effect such
payment in full: [Provided, however]{.underline}, that the Owner shall
promptly notify the Contractor in writing of the manner in which the
amount retained, deducted, or claimed as liquidated damages was
computed.

[Section 3. Cumulative Remedies]{.underline}.

Every right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Owner or
the Government or the Administrator shall be cumulative, shall be in
addition to every right and remedy now or hereafter existing at law or
in equity or by statute and the pursuit of any right or remedy shall not
be construed as an election: [Provided, however]{.underline}, that the
provisions of Section 2 of this Article VI shall be the exclusive
measure of damages for failure by the Contractor to complete the
construction of the Project within the time therein agreed upon.

Article VII - MISCELLANEOUS

[Section 1. Definitions]{.underline}.

\(a\) The term \"Administrator\" shall mean the Administrator of the
Rural Utilities Service of the United States of America and his duly
authorized representatives or any other person in whom or authority in
which may be vested the duties and functions which the Administrator is
now authorized by law to perform.

\(b\) The term \"Engineer\" shall mean the engineer employed by the
Owner to provide engineering services for the Project, and said
Engineer\'s duly authorized assistants and representatives.

\(c\) The term \"Supervisor\" shall mean the person, if any, appointed
by the Administrator as the representative of the Government under the
provisions of the Loan Contract providing for such appointment in
special cases. The term is limited to such special representative of the
Government, if any, who is responsible exclusively to the Administrator
and does not refer to the manager or any other person employed by the
Owner and responsible to it. Every right or remedy conferred upon or
reserved to the Owner hereunder may be exercised by the Supervisor, if
any.

\(d\) The term \"Contractor\'s Proposal\" shall mean the proposal of the
Contractor including all accompanying documents as therein referred to,
a copy of which is attached to and made a part hereof, and upon which
the award of the Contract was made.

\(e\) The term \"Project\" shall mean the rural telephone system, or
portion thereof, described in the Plans and Specifications, Construction
Sheets, and Maps.

\(f\) The term \"Section\" shall mean a central office area of the
Project.

\(g\) The term \"Completion of Construction\" shall mean full
performance by the Contractor of the Contractor\'s obligations under the
Contract and all amendments and revisions thereof except the
Contractor\'s obligations in respect of (i) Releases of Liens and
Certificate of Contractor under Article III, Section 2, hereof; (ii) the
Inventory referred to in Article III, Section 1, hereof; and (iii) other
final documents. The term \"Completion of the Project\" or \"Completion
of a Section\" shall mean full performance by the Contractor of the
Contractor\'s obligations under the Contract and all amendments and
revisions thereof. The Certificate of Completion, signed by the Engineer
and approved in writing by the Owner and the Administrator, shall be the
sole and conclusive evidence as to the date of Completion of
Construction and as to the fact of Completion of the Project or Section.

\(h\) The term \"Cleanup\" shall mean all work necessary to enable the
Assembly Units called for on the Construction Sheets to meet
specifications as built and to restore the terrain to an acceptable
condition.

\(i\) The term \"Work Sector\" shall mean a localized portion of the
project for purposes of specifying sequence of construction and shall be
shown on the maps.

\(j\) The term \"Construction Corridor\" shall mean a minimum width of 1
rod (5.0 meters) along the designated route for buried cable and wire
placement, which permits passage and operation of the construction
equipment. Construction Corridors that equal or exceed the minimum width
will not be designated on the Construction Sheets.

\(k\) The term \"Reduced Construction Corridor\" shall mean widths less
than the standard \"Construction Corridor\". The approximate width
applicable to \"Reduced Construction Corridor\" shall be shown on the
Construction Sheets.

\(l\) The term \"Restricted Construction Corridor\" shall mean a
\"Construction Corridor\" or \"Reduced Construction Corridor\" where the
location within the corridor of cable to be placed is specified due to
the presence of existing telecommunications plant or the facilities of
other utilities, right-of-way restrictions or other factors. The nature
of the restriction and the approximate location of the cable placement
within the \"Restricted Corridor\" shall be shown on the Construction
Sheets.

\(m\) The term \"Unobtained Construction Corridor\" shall mean a
\"Construction Corridor\" where the right-of-way has not been obtained.
Unobtained Construction Corridors shall be shown on the Construction
Sheets.

\(n\) The term \"Construction Sheets\" shall mean staking sheets, strip
maps or other sheets provided by the Engineer and designated as work
sheets for construction purposes.

\(o\) The term \"Cable Placement Operation\" shall mean a construction
crew whose sole responsibility is the installation of telecommunications
cable which requires an inspector present during the activity. Other
activities not requiring an inspector, such as boring without the
installation of a cable, pedestal installation, asphalt repairs, clean
up, and splicing shall not be considered cable placement operations.

\(p\) The term \"Eligible Country\" shall mean any country that applies
with respect to the United States an agreement insuring reciprocal
access for United States products and services and United States
suppliers to the markets of that country, as determined by the United
States Trade Representative.

[Section 2. Materials and Supplies]{.underline}.

In the performance of this Contract there shall be used only such
unmanufactured articles, materials, and supplies as have been mined or
produced in the United States or an eligible country, and only such
manufactured articles, materials, and supplies as have been manufactured
in the United States or an eligible country, substantially all from
articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured, as
the case may be, in the United States or an eligible country;
[Provided]{.underline}, that articles, materials, or supplies not
produced or manufactured in the United States, or an eligible country,
may be used in the event and to the extent that the Administrator shall
expressly in writing authorize such use as pursuant to the provisions of
the Rural

Electrification Act of 1938, being Title IV of Public Resolution No.
122, 75th Congress, approved June 21, 1938. The Contractor agrees to
submit to the Owner such certificate or certificates (RUS Form 213,
attached hereto), signed by the Contractor and all subcontractors, with
respect to compliance with the foregoing provisions as the Administrator
from time to time may require.

[Section 3. Nonassignment of Contract]{.underline}.

The Contractor shall perform directly, and without subcontracting, not
less than fifty percent (50%) of the labor required for the construction
of the Project, to be calculated on the basis of that portion of the
contract price constituting total labor costs of the Project. The
Contractor shall not assign this Contract or any interest in any funds
that may be due or become due hereunder or enter into any Contract with
any person, firm, or corporation for the performance of the
Contractor\'s obligations hereunder or any part thereof, without the
approval in writing of the Owner and the Administrator and of the surety
or sureties on any bond furnished by the Contractor for the faithful
performance of the Contractor\'s obligations hereunder. If the
Contractor, with the consent of the Owner, the Administrator, and any
surety or sureties on the Contractor\'s Bond or Bonds, shall enter into
a subcontract (RUS Form 282, attached hereto) with any subcontractor for
the performance of any part of this Contract, the Contractor shall be as
fully responsible to the Owner and the Government for the acts and fully
responsible to the Owner and the Government for the acts and omissions
of such subcontractor and of persons employed by such subcontractor as
the Contractor would be for its own acts and omissions and those of
persons directly employed by it.

[Section 4. Equal Opportunity Clause]{.underline}.

During the performance of this contract, the Contractor agrees as
follows:

\(a\) The Contractor will not discriminate against any employee or
applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, or
national origin. The Contractor will take affirmative action to ensure
that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during
employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, or
national origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the
following: Employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or
recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other
forms of compensation; and selection for training, including
apprenticeship. The Contractor agrees to post in

conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for
employment, notices to be provided setting forth the provisions of this
nondiscrimination clause.

\(b\) The Contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for
employees placed by or on behalf of the Contractor, state that all
qualified applicants will receive

consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, or national origin.

\(c\) The Contractor will send to each labor union or representative of
workers with which it has a collective bargaining agreement or other
contract or understanding, a notice to be provided advising the said
labor union workers\' representative of the Contractor\'s commitments
under this section, and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous
places available to employees and applicants for employment.

\(d\) The Contractor will comply with all provisions of Executive Order
11246 of September 24, 1965, and by rules, regulations, and relevant
orders of the Secretary of Labor.

\(e\) The Contractor will furnish all information and reports required
by Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and by rules,
regulations, and orders of the Secretary of Labor, or pursuant thereto,
and will permit access to its books, records, and accounts by the
administering agency and the Secretary of Labor for purposes of
investigation to ascertain compliance with such rules, regulations, and
orders.

\(f\) In the event of the Contractor\'s noncompliance with the
nondiscrimination clauses of this contract or with any of the said
rules, regulations, or orders, this contract may be canceled,
terminated, or suspended in whole or in part and the Contractor may be
declared ineligible for further Government contracts or federally
assisted construction contracts in accordance with procedures authorized
in Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and such other sanctions
may be imposed and remedies invoked as provided in Executive Order 11246
of September 24, 1965, or by rule, regulation or order of the Secretary
of Labor, or as otherwise provided by law.

\(g\) The Contractor will include the portion of the sentence
immediately preceding paragraph (a) and the provisions of paragraphs (a)
through (g) in every subcontract or purchase order unless exempted by
rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor issued pursuant
to Section 204 of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, so that
such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor. The
Contractor will take such action with respect to

any subcontract or purchase order as the administering agency may direct
as a means of enforcing such provisions, including sanctions for
noncompliance: [Provided, however,]{.underline} that in the event a
Contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a
subcontractor or vendor as a result of such direction by the
administering agency, the Contractor may request the United States of
America to enter into such litigation to protect the interest of the
United States.

[Section 5. Anti-Kickback Acts]{.underline}.

The Contractor acknowledges that it is familiar with the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, the Anti-Kickback Acts, as
amended (40 USC 276c; 41 USC 51 [et seq.]{.underline}), and regulations
issued pursuant thereto, and 18 USC Sections 287, 874, 1001, as amended.
The Contractor understands that the obligations of the parties hereunder
are subject to the applicable regulations and orders of the Governmental
agencies having jurisdiction in the premises.

[Section 6. Franchises and Rights-of-Way]{.underline}.

The Contractor shall be under no obligation to obtain or assist in
obtaining: Any franchises, authorizations, permits, or approvals
required to be obtained by the Owner from Federal, State, County,
Municipal, or other authorities; any rights-of-way over private lands;
or any agreements between the Owner and third parties with respect to
the joint use of poles, crossings, or any other matter incident to the
construction and operation of the Project.

[Section 7. Extension to Successors and Assigns]{.underline}.

Each and all of the covenants and agreements herein contained shall
extend to and be binding upon the successors and assigns of the parties
hereto.

[Section 8. Approval of This Contract by the Administrator]{.underline}

This Contract shall become effective only upon the approval in writing
of the Administrator: [Provided, however,]{.underline} that no
obligations shall arise hereinunder unless such approval is given within
ninety (90) days from the date of execution by the parties as indicated
herein.

Where Contractor is a Corporation, this section to be used.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Contract to be
signed in their respective corporate names by their Presidents and their
corporate seals to be hereunto affixed and attested by their
Secretaries, all as of the day and year first above written.

Attest:

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

(Owner)

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
By[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

(Secretary) (President)

Attest:
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

(Contractor)

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

(Secretary) (President)

Where Contractor is an individual or a partnership this section to be
used. If partnership, all parties shall sign.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner has caused this Contract to be signed in
its corporate name by its President and its corporate seal to be
hereunto affixed and attested by its Secretary, and the Contractor(s)
has (have) hereunto set his (their) hand(s), all as of the day and year
first above written.

Attest:

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

(Owner)

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
By[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

(Secretary) (President)

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

(Contractor)

[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

(Owner or Partners)

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U.S. Department of Agriculture

Rural Utilities Service

# CERTIFICATE OF CONTRACTOR

*\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
certifies that he or she is the\
\
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
of
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
,\
*TITLE OF OFFICE NAME OF CONTRACTOR\
*\
the Contractor, in a Construction Contract No.
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
,\
\
dated
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
, 20\_\_\_\_\_\_ , entered into between the Contractor and\
\
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
, the Owner, for the construction of\
*NAME OF BORROWER\
*\
a Project, which bears the Rural Utilities Service Project Designation
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
and that he or she is authorized to and does make this certification on
behalf of said Contractor in order to induce the Owner to make payment
to the Contractor, in accordance with the provisions of said
Construction Contract.*

*Undersigned further says that all persons who have furnished labor in
connection with said construction have been paid in full, that the names
of manufacturers, material suppliers, and subcontractors that furnished
material or services or both in connection with such construction and
the kind or kinds of material or services or both so furnished are:*

***NAME KIND OF MATERIAL OR SERVICES***

***\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\
\
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\
\
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\
\
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\
\
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\
\
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\
\
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\
\
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\
\
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\
\
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_***

*and that the releases of liens executed by all such manufacturers,
material suppliers, and subcontractors have been furnished the Owner.*

***\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_***

*Date Signature*

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U.S. Department of Agriculture

Rural Utilities Service

# WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIEN

*WHEREAS the undersigned,
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\
* NAME OF MANUFACTURER, MATERIAL SUPPLIER, OR SUBCONTRACTOR\
*\
has furnished to
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
the following:\
* NAME OF CONTRACTOR*\
\
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
for\
*KIND OF MATERIAL AND SERVICES FURNISHED\
*\
use in the construction of a project belonging to
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\
*NAME OF BORROWER\
*\
and designated by the Rural Utilities Service as
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\
*RUS DESIGNATION

*NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned,
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\
* NAME OF MANUFACTURER, MATERIAL SUPPLIER, OR SUBCONTRACTOR*\
\
for and in consideration of
\$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, do(es) hereby waive and release any and all liens, or
right to or claim of lien, on the above described project and premises,
under any law, common or statutory, on account of labor or materials, or
both, heretofore or hereafter furnished by the undersigned to or for the
account of\
\
said
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
for said project.*\
NAME OF CONTRACTOR

*Given under my(our) hand(s) and seal(s) this
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ day of
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, 20\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.*

*\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_*

> *Name of Manufacturer, Material Supplier, or Subcontractor*

*By
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_*

> *President, Vice President, Partner or Owner\
> If signed by other than one of foregoing, accompanied by power of
> attorney signed by one of the foregoing in favor of the signer. (Use
> applicable designation.)*

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U.S. Department of Agriculture

Rural Utilities Service

# CONTRACTOR\'S BOND

*1. Know all men that we,
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
, as\
\
Principal, and
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
, as Surety,\
\
are held and firmly bound unto
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
(hereinafter called the \"Owner\") and unto the United States of America
(hereinafter called the \"Government\") and unto all persons, firms and
corporations who or which may furnish materials for or perform labor on
a\
\
Rural Utilities Service project known as
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}\
\
and to their successors and assigns, in the penal sum of
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\
\
]{.underline}dollars
(\$[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}),
as hereinafter set forth and for the payment of which sum well and truly
to be made we bind ourselves, our executors, administrators, successors
and assigns jointly and severally by these presents. Said project is
described in a certain construction contract (hereinafter called the\
\
\"Construction Contract\") between the Owner and the Principal, dated
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_,
20[\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}, pursuant and subject to a certain loan
contract (hereinafter called the \"Loan Contract\") between the Owner
and the Government, acting through the Administrator of the Rural
Utilities Service (hereinafter called the \"Administrator\").*

*2. The condition of this obligation is such that if the Principal shall
well and truly perform and fulfill all the undertakings, covenants,
terms, conditions and agreements of the Construction Contract and any
amendments thereto, whether such amendments are for additions,
decreases, or changes in materials, their quantity, kind or price, labor
costs, mileage, routing or any other purpose whatsoever, and whether
such amendments are made with or without notice to the Surety, and shall
fully indemnify and save harmless the Owner and the Government from all
costs and damages which they, or either of them, shall suffer or incur
by reason of any failure so to do, and shall fully reimburse and repay
the Owner and the Government for all outlay and expense which they, or
either of them shall incur in making good any such failure of
performance on the part of the Principal, and shall promptly make
payment to all persons working on or supplying labor or materials for
use in the construction of the project contemplated in the Construction
Contract and any amendments thereto, in respect of such labor or
materials furnished and used therein, to the full extent thereof, and in
respect of such labor or materials furnished but not so used, to the
extent of the quantities estimated in the Construction Contract and any
amendments thereto to be required for the construction of the project,
and shall well and truly reimburse the Owner and the Government, as
their respective interests may appear, for any excess in cost of
construction of said project over the cost of such construction as
provided in the Construction Contract and any amendments thereto,
occasioned by any default of the Principal under the Construction
Contract and any amendments thereto, then this obligation shall be null
and void, but otherwise shall remain in full force and effect.*

*3. It is expressly agreed that this bond shall be deemed amended
automatically and immediately, without formal and separate amendments
hereto, upon any amendment to the Construction Contract, so as to bind
the Principal and the Surety to the full and faithful performance of the
Construction Contract as so amended, provided only that the total amount
of all increases in the cost of construction shall not exceed 20 percent
of the amount of the maximum price set forth in the Construction
Contract. The term \"Amendment,\" wherever used in this bond, and
whether referring to this bond, the Construction Contract or the Loan
Contract shall include any alteration, addition, extension,
modification, amendment, rescission, waiver, release or annulment, of
any character whatsoever.*

*4. It is expressly agreed that any amendment which may be made by
agreement or otherwise between the Principal and the Owner in the terms,
provisions, covenants and conditions of the Construction Contract,*

> *or in the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of the Loan
> Contract (including, without limitation, the*
>
> *granting by the Administrator to the Owner of any extension of time
> for the performance of the obligations of the Owner under the Loan
> Contract or the granting by the Administrator or the Owner to the
> Principal of any extension of time for the performance of the
> obligations of the Principal under the Construction Contract, or the
> failure or refusal of the Administrator or the Owner to take any
> action, proceeding or step to enforce any remedy or exercise any right
> under either the Construction Contract or the Loan Contract, or the
> taking of any action, proceeding or step by the Administrator or the
> Owner, acting in good faith upon the belief that the same is permitted
> by the provisions of the Construction Contract or the Loan Contract)
> shall not in any way release the Principal and the Surety, or either
> of them or their respective executors, administrators, successors or
> assigns, from liability hereunder. The Surety hereby acknowledges
> receipt of notice of any amendment, indulgence or forbearance, made,
> granted or permitted.*

*5. This bond is made for the benefit of all persons, firms and
corporations who or which may furnish any materials or perform any labor
for or on account of the construction to be performed under the
Construction Contract and any amendments thereto, and they, and each of
them, are hereby made obligees hereunder with the same force and effect
as if their names were written herein as such, and they and each of them
may sue hereon.*

*In witness whereof, the undersigned have caused this instrument to be
executed and their respective corporate seals to be affixed and attested
by their duly authorized representatives this\
[\
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
day of
[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
, 20[\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline} .*

*(Seal)*

*Principle*

*ATTEST: By*

*Secretary*

*(Seal)*

*Surety*

*ATTEST: By*

*Secretary*

*Address of Surety\'s Home Office*

*By*

*Resident Agent of Surety*

***Signatures:** The Contractor\'s Bond must be signed with the full
name of the Contractor. If the Contractor is a partnership the
Contractor\'s Bond must be signed in the partnership name by a partner.
If the Contractor is a corporation the Contractor\'s Bond must be signed
in the corporate name by a duly authorized officer and the corporate
seal affixed and attested by the Secretary of the corporation. A
typewritten copy of all such names and signatures shall be appended.*

***Power of Attorney:** The Contractor\'s Bond must be accompanied by a
power of attorney authorizing execution on behalf of the Surety and, in
jurisdictions so requiring should be countersigned by a duly authorized
resident agent of the Surety.*

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U.S. Department of Agriculture

Rural Utilities Service

# CONTRACTOR\'S BOND

***(Use only when contract is less than \$1 million and Surety has
accepted an SBA\* Guarantee)***

*1. Know all men that we,
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
, as\
\
Principal, and
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
, as Surety,\
\
are held and firmly bound unto
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
(hereinafter called the \"Owner\") and unto the United States of America
(hereinafter called the \"Government\") and unto all persons, firms and
corporations who or which may furnish materials for or perform labor on
a\
\
Rural Utilities Service project known as
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\
\
and to their successors and assigns, in the penal sum of
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\
\
dollars (\$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_),
as hereinafter set forth and for the payment of which sum well and truly
to be made we bind ourselves, our executors, administrators, successors
and assigns jointly and severally by these presents. Said project is
described in a certain construction contract (hereinafter called the\
\
\"Construction Contract\") between the Owner and the Principal, dated
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, 20\_\_\_\_\_, pursuant
and subject to a certain loan contract (hereinafter called the \"Loan
Contract\") between the Owner and the Government, acting through the
Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service (hereinafter called the
\"Administrator\").*

*2. The condition of this obligation is such that if the Principal shall
well and truly perform and fulfill all the undertakings, covenants,
terms, conditions and agreements of the Construction Contract and any
amendments thereto, whether such amendments are for additions,
decreases, or changes in materials, their quantity, kind or price, labor
costs, mileage, routing or any other purpose whatsoever, and whether
such amendments are made with or without notice to the Surety, and shall
fully indemnify and save harmless the Owner and the Government from all
costs and damages which they, or either of them, shall suffer or incur
by reason of any failure so to do, and shall fully reimburse and repay
the Owner and the Government for all outlay and expense which they, or
either of them shall incur in making good any such failure of
performance on the part of the Principal, and shall promptly make
payment to all persons working on or supplying labor or materials for
use in the construction of the project contemplated in the Construction
Contract and any amendments thereto, in respect of such labor or
materials furnished and used therein, to the full extent thereof, and in
respect of such labor or materials furnished but not so used, to the
extent of the quantities estimated in the Construction Contract and any
amendments thereto to be required for the construction of the project,
and shall well and truly reimburse the Owner and the Government, as
their respective interests may appear, for any excess in cost of
construction of said project over the cost of such construction as
provided in the Construction Contract and any amendments thereto,
occasioned by any default of the Principal under the Construction
Contract and any amendments thereto, then this obligation shall be null
and void, but otherwise shall remain in full force and effect.*

*3. Provided, that the liability of the Principal and Surety hereunder
to the Government shall be subject to the same limitations and defenses
as may be available to them against a claim hereunder by the Owner,
provided, however, that the Government may, at its option, perform any
obligations of the Owner required by the contract.*

*4 It is expressly agreed that this bond shall be deemed amended
automatically and immediately, without formal and separate amendments
hereto, upon any amendment to the Construction Contract, so as to bind
the*

> *Principal and the Surety to the full and faithful performance of the
> Construction Contract as so amended, provided only that the total
> amount of all increases in the cost of construction shall not exceed
> 20 percent of the amount of the maximum price set forth in the
> Construction Contract. The term \"Amendment,\" wherever used in this
> bond, and whether referring to this bond, the Construction Contract or
> the Loan Contract shall include any alteration, addition, extension,
> modification, amendment, rescission, waiver, release or annulment, of
> any character whatsoever.*

*5. It is expressly agreed that any amendment which may be made by
agreement or otherwise between the Principal and the Owner in the terms,
provisions, covenants and conditions of the Construction Contract, or in
the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of the Loan Contract
(including, without limitation, the granting by the Administrator to the
Owner of any extension of time for the performance of the obligations of
the Owner under the Loan Contract or the granting by the Administrator
or the Owner to the Principal of any extension of time for the
performance of the obligations of the Principal under the Construction
Contract, or the failure or refusal of the Administrator or the Owner to
take any action, proceeding or step to enforce any remedy or exercise
any right under either the Construction Contract or the Loan Contract,
or the taking of any action, proceeding or step by the Administrator or
the Owner, acting in good faith upon the belief that the same is
permitted by the provisions of the Construction Contract or the Loan
Contract) shall not in any way release the Principal and the Surety, or
either of them or their respective executors, administrators, successors
or assigns, from liability hereunder. The Surety hereby acknowledges
receipt of notice of any amendment, indulgence or forbearance, made,
granted or permitted.*

*6. This bond is made for the benefit of all persons, firms and
corporations who or which may furnish any materials or perform any labor
for or on account of the construction to be performed under the
Construction Contract and any amendments thereto, and they, and each of
them, are hereby made obligees hereunder with the same force and effect
as if their names were written herein as such, and they and each of them
may sue hereon.*

*7. Provided, further, that no suit or action shall be commenced
hereunder by any person, firm, or corporation who performed work or
labor or who furnished materials for the project: (a) Unless such
person, firm, or corporation, other one having a direct contract with
the Principal (or with the Government in the event the Government is
performing the obligation of the Owner), shall have given detailed
written notice of claim to: The Principal, and the Owner, within ninety
(90) days after such person, firm, or corporation did or performed the
last of the work or labor, or furnished the last of the materials for
which such claim is made. (b) After the expiration of one (1) year
following the date on which Principal ceased work on said contract, it
being understood, however, that if any limitation embodied in the Bond
is prohibited by any law controlling the construction hereof, such
limitation shall be deemed to be amended so as to equal to the minimum
period of limitation permitted by such law.*

*In witness whereof, the undersigned have caused this instrument to be
executed and their respective corporate seals to be affixed and attested
by their duly authorized representatives this\
\
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ day
of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ,
20\_\_\_\_\_\_ .*

*(Seal)*

*Principle*

*ATTEST: By*

*Secretary*

*(Seal)*

*Surety*

*ATTEST: By*

*Secretary*

*Address of Surety\'s Home Office*

*By*

*Resident Agent of Surety*

***Signatures:** The Contractor\'s Bond must be signed with the full
name of the Contractor. If the Contractor is a partnership the
Contractor\'s Bond must be signed in the partnership name by a partner.
If the Contractor is a corporation the Contractor\'s Bond must be signed
in the corporate name by a duly authorized officer and the corporate
seal affixed and attested by the Secretary of the corporation. A
typewritten copy of all such names and signatures shall be appended.*

***Power of Attorney:** The Contractor\'s Bond must be accompanied by a
power of attorney authorizing execution on behalf of the Surety and, in
jurisdictions so requiring should be countersigned by a duly authorized
resident agent of the Surety.*

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U.S. Department of Agriculture

Rural Utilities Service

**SUBCONTRACT**

(*Under Construction or Equipment Contracts*)

  ----------------- --------------------------------- ------ ------ ----- --------
  *AGREEMENT made                                     *day          *,*   *by and*
  this*                                               of*                 

  ----------------- --------------------------------- ------ ------ ----- --------

  ----------- ------------------------------------------------ -----------------
  *Between*                                                    *a (partnership,
                                                               individual,*

  ----------- ------------------------------------------------ -----------------

  ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------
  *Corporation), (hereinafter called 
  the "Contractor") and*             

  ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------

  ------------------------------------ ------ --------------------------------
                                       *of*   

  ------------------------------------ ------ --------------------------------

*(hereinafter called the "Subcontractor").*

*WHEREAS, the Contractor has entered into a Construction Contract or
Equipment Contract (hereinafter*

  -- ------------------ ----------------------------------- ----- ------- ------- ----- -------
     *called the                                            *,*           *,            
     "Contract") dated*                                                   with*         

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                  *;*   *and*
  -- ------------------ ----------------------------------- ----- ------- ------- ----- -------

*WHEREAS, the Contractor and the Subcontractor desire that all of the
Contractor\'s obligations with regard to certain work under the Contract
be performed by the Subcontractor;*

*NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual undertakings herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:*

*SECTION 1. The Subcontractor agrees to perform the Contractor\'s
obligations under the Contract which, by this reference, is made a part
hereof as though set out in its entirety with respect to:*

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*SECTION 2. The Subcontractor agrees that all of the work to be done
hereunder shall be carried out as directed by the Engineer of the Owner
in full accordance with the terms and provisions of the Contract.*

*SECTION 3. The Subcontractor shall maintain all insurance required
under the Contract and shall hold the Contractor and the Owner harmless
from any and all claims for injuries to persons or for damage to
property happening by reason of any negligence, default or misconduct on
the part of the Subcontractor, his agents or employees during the
performance of this Agreement.*

*SECTION 4. The Contractor agrees to pay the Subcontractor for the
performance of the work*

  -------------- --------------------------------------------------------
  *Hereunder the 
  sum of*        

  -------------- --------------------------------------------------------

  ------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ----------------
                                        *,                    *Payable as
                                        \$*                   follows:*

                                                              

                                                              

                                                              

                                                              
  ------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ----------------

*SECTION 5. The work to be performed hereunder shall be completed to the
satisfaction of the Contractor and the Owner within the time specified
in the Contract. In the event additions to or alterations in the work to
be performed hereunder are made necessary by changes in the Contract,
the Subcontractor agrees to perform such additional or alternative work
in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions as the
Contractor would be required so to perform.*

*SECTION 6. Upon approval of this Agreement by the Owner, the surety
company, if any (hereinafter called the "Surety") furnishing the
Performance Bond required by the Contract, and the Administrator of the
Rural Utilities Service (hereinafter called the "Administrator"), the
Subcontractor shall, if required by Contractor, furnish to the
Contractor a Performance Bond in form and substance satisfactory to the
Contractor.*

*SECTION 7. This agreement shall not become effective until consented to
and approved in writing by the Owner, the Surety if any, and the
Administrator; provided, however, that consent to and approval hereof by
the Owner and the Administrator shall in no way operate to release the
Contractor from the Contractor\'s duties and obligations to the Owner
under the Contract or operate to release the Surety if any, from its
obligations under the Performance Bond required by and relating to the
Contract.*

*IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the
day and year first above written.*

  ------------- --------- -- ------ -- ----------- --- --------------- -----------------------------
                                                                       

  CONTRACTOR                                           SUBCONTRACTOR   

                                                                       

  *By*                                                 *By*            

  TITLE                                                TITLE           

                                                                       

  **CONSENTED                                                          
  TO AND                                                               
  APPROVED**:                                                          

                                                                       

                             SEAL                                      

                                                       OWNER           

                                                                       

                                                       *By*            

  DATE                                                 PRESIDENT       

                                                                       

  **CONSENTED                                                          
  TO AND                                                               
  APPROVED**:                                                          

                                                                       

                             SEAL                                      

                                                       SURETY          
                                                       COMPANY[^1]     

                                                                       

                                                       *By*            

  DATE                                                                 
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<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="13">RUS FORM 526</td>
<td colspan="23">1. PROJECT DESIGNATION</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="13">REV. 8-66</td>
<td colspan="23" rowspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="13">U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="13">RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="13"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="13">CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AMENDMENT</td>
<td colspan="14">2. AMENDMENT NO.</td>
<td colspan="9">3. DATE</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="13"></td>
<td colspan="14" rowspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="9" rowspan="2"></td>
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<td colspan="13">INSTRUCTIONS – Submit three (3) copies of this
form</td>
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<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="13">And three (3) copies of all attachments.</td>
<td colspan="23">4.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="13">To: THE ADMINISTRATOR</td>
<td colspan="23">DETAILS OF CHANGES ARE TABULATED ON SHEET 2</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="13">RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE</td>
<td colspan="7">T0</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="15">ATTACHED AND ARE PART OF THIS AMENDMENT.</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="13">U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE , WASHINGTON, D.C.
20250</td>
<td colspan="23"></td>
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<td colspan="13"></td>
<td colspan="23"></td>
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<td colspan="36">5.</td>
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<td colspan="17">THE FOLLOWING CHANGES IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
NUMBER</td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="3">DATED</td>
<td colspan="7"></td>
<td colspan="2">,</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="36">ARE HEREBY MERELY SUBMITTED FOR YOUR APPROVAL.</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="36">6. DATA PERTINENT TO THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT, AND
AMENDMENTS INCLUDING THIS AMENDMENT ARE AS FOLLOWS (DECREASE TO BE
PRECEDED BY (-) MINUS SIGN).</td>
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<td colspan="6" rowspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3" rowspan="2"><p>ROUTE</p>
<p>MILES</p></td>
<td colspan="19">SUBSCRIBERS</td>
<td colspan="8" rowspan="2">PRICE</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="14">SIGNED</td>
<td colspan="5">POTENTIAL</td>
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<td colspan="6">ORIGINAL CONTRACT</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="14"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td><strong>$</strong></td>
<td colspan="7"></td>
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<td colspan="6">AMENDMENT NO.1</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="14"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="7"></td>
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<td colspan="6">AMENDMENT NO. 2</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="14"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="7"></td>
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<td colspan="6">AMENDMENT NO. 3</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="14"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="7"></td>
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<tr class="even">
<td colspan="6">AMENDMENT NO. 4</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="14"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="7"></td>
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<td colspan="6">AMENDMENT NO. 5</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="14"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="7"></td>
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<tr class="even">
<td colspan="6">AMENDMENT NO. 6</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="14"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="7"></td>
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<td colspan="6">TOTAL WITH THIS AMENDMENT</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="14"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td><strong>$</strong></td>
<td colspan="7"></td>
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<td colspan="26">7. FOR ADDITIONAL DATA REFER TO STATEMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION, RUS FORM 527 DATED</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td>,</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="2">,</td>
<td>WHICH</td>
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<td colspan="36">ARE ATTACH ED HEREBY AND MADE A PART HEREOF.</td>
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<td colspan="7">8. BOND EXTENSION ATTACHED</td>
<td colspan="21">9. THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD WILL BE CHANGE TO</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="5">DAYS.</td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>YES</td>
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<td colspan="3">NO</td>
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<td colspan="36"></td>
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<td colspan="5">10. NEW COUNTIES ( IF ANY)]</td>
<td colspan="31"></td>
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<td colspan="36"></td>
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<td colspan="36">11. DESCRIPTION AND REASON FOR CHANGE:</td>
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<td colspan="36"></td>
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<td colspan="36"></td>
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<td colspan="36"></td>
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<td colspan="8">This amendment, providing for an increase/decrease
of</td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>$</strong></td>
<td colspan="14"></td>
<td colspan="12">in the amount of said construction</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="36">Contract, is submitted pursuant to the provisions
thereof and pursuant to the loan contract between the United States
of</td>
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<td colspan="36">America and the undersigned Borrower. You are hereby
authorized to approve this amendment either in whole or in part and</td>
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<td colspan="36">To delete such items as do not meet with your approval.
To the extent the items hereof are approved by you, the
construction</td>
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<td colspan="36">Contract shall be amended.</td>
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<td colspan="36"><strong>ACCEPTED</strong></td>
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<td colspan="15"></td>
<td colspan="21"></td>
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<td><em>By</em></td>
<td colspan="11"></td>
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<td colspan="3"><em>By</em></td>
<td colspan="15"></td>
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<td></td>
<td colspan="11">CONTRACTOR</td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="15">BORROWER</td>
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<td colspan="12"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
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<td><em>By</em></td>
<td colspan="11"></td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td></td>
<td colspan="11">PRESIDENT – OWNER –PARTNER*</td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"><em>By</em></td>
<td colspan="15"></td>
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<td colspan="15"></td>
<td colspan="21">PRESIDENT</td>
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<td colspan="36"><strong>APPROVED</strong></td>
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<td colspan="11"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
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<td colspan="11">DATE</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="17">ENGINEER FOR THE BORROWER</td>
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<td colspan="36"><em><strong>*Strike out inapplicable tittle. If signed
by other than above, power of attorney should be attached or on file
with RUS.</strong></em></td>
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<td colspan="2">RUS FORM 526</td>
<td colspan="5" rowspan="2"><p>U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</p>
<p>RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE</p></td>
<td colspan="4">PROJECT DESIGNATION</td>
<td colspan="8">AMENDMENT NUMBER</td>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>ATTACHMENT</strong></td>
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<td colspan="5"><strong>CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AMENDMENT</strong></td>
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<td colspan="19"><strong>D E T A I LS O F C O N T R A C T A M E N D M E
N T</strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" rowspan="4"><p>ASSEMBLY</p>
<p>UNIT</p>
<p>DESIGNATION</p></td>
<td rowspan="4"><p>QUANTITY</p>
<p>PREVIOUSLY</p>
<p>APPROVED</p></td>
<td rowspan="4"><p>NET CHANGE</p>
<p>NUMBER</p>
<p>OF UNITS</p></td>
<td colspan="7"><strong>*CONTRACT AMENDED TO READ</strong></td>
<td colspan="3" rowspan="4"><p>TOTAL</p>
<p>INCREASE</p>
<p>PRICE</p></td>
<td colspan="4" rowspan="4"><p>TOTAL</p>
<p>DECREASE</p>
<p>PRICE</p></td>
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<td rowspan="3"><p>NUMBER</p>
<p>OF UNITS</p></td>
<td colspan="4" rowspan="2">UNIT PRICE</td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="3"><p>TOTAL</p>
<p>PRICE</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2">LABOR</td>
<td>MATERIAL</td>
<td>TOTAL</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>**------</td>
<td colspan="2">---------------------</td>
<td>--------------------</td>
<td>--------------------</td>
<td>---------------------</td>
<td colspan="2">---------------</td>
<td>---------------</td>
<td>---------------</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>1</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>2</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>3</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>4</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>5</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>6</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>7</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>8</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>9</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>10</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>11</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>12</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>13</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>14</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>15</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>16</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>17</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>18</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>19</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>20</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td><strong>TOTALS</strong></td>
<td colspan="2">F</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>NET TOTAL</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="6">* Show quantities and prices as revised by this
amendment.</td>
<td colspan="13">**Carried forward from previous page.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Rural Utilities Service

**CERTIFICATE**

> *\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_*
>
> *With respect to compliance with the second paragraph of the Rural
> Electrification Act of 1938, being Title IV of the Work Relief and
> Public Works Appropriation Act of 1938 (Public Resolution No. 122,
> 75th Congress, approved June 21, 1938).*
>
> *\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_*

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  *Rural Utilities                                                       *.*
  Service Project*                                                       

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  *The undersigned,                                                     [^2]*,*
  being, the*                                                           

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  *in a certain                   *dated*               **,**          *between the
  contract No.*                                                        undersigned*

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  *and*                                                                      [^3]*,*

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*does hereby certify that in the performance of the said contract there
have been used or furnished no unmanufactured articles, materials or
supplies which have not been mined or produced in the United States*
[^4]*or in any eligible country and no manufactured articles, materials
or supplies which have not been manufactured in the United States or in
any eligible country substantially all from articles, materials or
supplies mined, produced or manufactured, as the case may be, in the
United States or in any eligible country, except to the extent that
compliance with the second paragraph of the Rural Electrification Act of
1938, being Title IV of the Work Relief and Public Works Appropriation
Act of 1938 (Public Resolution No. 122, 75th Congress, approved June 21,
1938) has been waived by the Administrator of the Rural Utilities
Service. For purposes of this certificate, an "eligible country" is any
country that applies with respect to the United States an agreement
ensuring reciprocal access for United States products and services and
suppliers to the markets of that country, as determined by the Unites
States Trade Representative.*[^5]

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                                                    *By*   

                                                           

  *Date*                     *,*                           
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[^1]: ^1^ Attach power of attorney in favor of person signing for
    Surety.

[^2]: Insert \"Contractor,\" \"Subcontractor,\" \"Seller,\" Or
    \"Material Supplier,\" as the case may be.

[^3]: Insert the name of the RUS Borrower.

[^4]: United States means United States, its territories and
    possessions.

[^5]: A current list of eligible countries may be obtained by contacting
    RUS.