§ 1755.217 - Postloan engineering services contract, RUS Form 217.

Engineering services provided for major construction are to be covered by the Postloan Engineering Services Contract, RUS Form 217. The requirements and procedures for the use of this contract are contained in 7 CFR 1753.17.

Table 1.—Description of Project[Attach supplemental sheets, as required]XXEXCHANGEMILEAGE OF OUTSIDE PLANTXXEQUIPMENT BUILDING1XXCENTRAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT1XXASSOCIATED FACILITIES2XXOTHER3XXEXCLUDED SERVICES 2XX1 Insert “new” or “additional” or “none” as appropriate.2 Insert “none” or list as appropriate.3 Describe. Table 2.—Schedule of Time, Expense and Equipment Usage Rates, DatedXXX1. Time Rates. Includes all costs associated with the employees except for those itemized in Paragraph 2, below.Job Classification and Employee Name, if Known XXXHourly Billing Rate XXX (Attached supplemental sheet, as required)2. Expense Rates. These shall include subsistence expense, if any, paid to (or on behalf of) employees; plus reasonable employee transportation costs; plus the cost of printing (including mailing and transportation expenses), telephone, facsimile, and other materials and equipment related to the Project.3. Test Equipment and Computer Usage Rates. Description of Equipment XXX Hourly Billing Rate XXX (Attached supplemental sheet, as required)4. Review of Rates. To the extent that the completion date of the Agreement, to which this Table 2 applies, shall extend 12 months beyond the date when this Agreement is originally executed; and on each subsequent anniversary of such Agreement this schedule of rates shall be verified or modified in writing by the Parties, to new rates mutually agreeable to the Parties to such Agreement, until Completion or Termination of such Agreement as provided therein.5. Information for Owner. With each invoice for payment, the Engineer shall furnish the Owner information of the type outlined in a jointly approved format similar to that shown in Exhibit A.6. Compensation Payment. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, compensation payable pursuant to Table 2 shall be due and payable ten (10) days after approval of the Owner of the service performed and the invoice of the Engineer, including the detail breakdown of the cost by the portion of the Project and section of the contract for which the service was performed. The Engineer shall be notified, within ten (10) days of receipt of invoices, of any discrepancies which require correction or addition as precedent for payment of such invoices by the Owner. ER18FE97.001 ER18FE97.002 Description of Test or MeasurementsTest or MeasurementsSubscriber Loop PlantTrunk PlantWill perform or participate in performing testsOwnerEngineerC.O. Ground Measurement XCopper Shield or Shield/Armor Continuity XXXConductor Continuity XXXShield or Armor Ground Resistance XXXConductor Insulation Resistance XXXDC Loop Resistance DC Loop Resistance Unbalance VF Insertion Loss Loop Measurements (Loop Checking) Two-Person Structural Return Loss One-Person Open Circuit Measurements Cable Insertion Loss at Carrier Frequency Fiber Armor Continuity XXXFiber Optic Splice Loss—Field XXXFiber Optic Splice Loss—C. O. XXXEnd-to End Attenuation XXXEnd-to End Fiber Signature XXAs appropriate, complete the table using these symbols:X—These are standard tests and measurements required on facilities as desired by the owner or required by the Administrator.*—These tests will not be required if the distribution pairs are not cross-connected to feeder pairs at the time of acceptance testing.N/A—Not Applicable.