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2.7.5 Design-Builder shall coordinate the activities of all Subcontractors. If Owner performs other work on the Project or at the Site with separate contractors under Owner's control, Design-Builder agrees to reasonably cooperate and coordinate its activities with those of such separate contractors so that the Project can be completed in an orderly and coordinated manner without unreasonable disruption. 2.7.6 Design-Builder shall keep the Site reasonably free from debris, trash and construction wastes to permit Design-Builder to perform its construction services efficiently, safely and without interfering with the use of adjacent land areas. Upon Substantial Completion of the Work, or a portion of the Work, Design-Builder shall remove all debris, trash, construction wastes, materials, equipment, machinery and tools arising from the Work or applicable portions thereof to permit Owner to occupy the Project or a portion of the Project for its intended use. 2.7.7 The Design-Builder and each Subcontractor engaged in the Work shall pay all workers, laborers, or mechanics employed in the performance of any part of the Work an amount not less than the prevailing rate of wages established for each trade or occupation as established by the Washington Department of Labor and Industries. It is the Design-Builder's responsibility to determine the appropriate classifications and verify the applicable prevailing wage rates in effect at the time the proposal submittal is due. A worker, laborer, or mechanic whose type of work is not covered by any of the prevailing wage classifications and rates established by the Department of Labor and Industries shall be paid not less than the rate of wage listed for the classification which most nearly corresponds to the type of work to be performed, or as determined by the Industrial Statistician of the Washington Department of Labor and Industries. The hourly minimum rates for wages and fringe benefits can be obtained at the following URL: http://www.lni.wa.gov/TradesLicensing/PrevWage/WageRates/default.asp Printed copies of the current prevailing wage rates are available for viewing at City of Everett Public Works, 3200 Cedar St, Everett, WA and the City will mail a hard copy of the prevailing wage rates upon written request received within seven days of the Proposal Submittal Date. 2.7.7.1 State wages: In accordance with RCW 39.12.020, the Design-Builder shall post on the Project site a copy of the approved Statements of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages for the Design-Builder and every subcontractor of any tier. In addition, the Design-Builder shall post contact information for the Department of Labor and Industries regarding where a complaint about prevailing wages may be filed. 2.7.7.2 Owner does not guarantee that labor can be procured for the minimum wages provided for in the applicable prevailing wages. The prevailing rates of wages listed are a minimum only, below which Design-Builder cannot pay, and they do not constitute a representation that labor can be procured for the minimum listed. Design-Builder shall ascertain the wages above the minimum set forth that may have to be paid. 2.7.7.3 Before commencing the Work, Design-Builder and all Subcontractors, regardless of tier, shall file with the Owner a"Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages" approved by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries certifying the rate of hourly wage to be paid each classification of worker, laborer, or mechanic to be employed upon the Work by the Design-Builder and Subcontractors. Such rates of hourly wage shall not be less than the prevailing wage rate. Before any payment is made by the Owner of any sums due under this contract, the Owner must receive from the Design-Builder and any Subcontractor, regardless of tier, a copy of the approved "Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages." Also following the Final Acceptance of the project, the Owner must receive from the Design-Builder and each Subcontractor, regardless of tier, a copy of the "Affidavit of Wages Paid" approved by the State Department of Labor and Industries. The Design-Builder and each Subcontractor shall pay all fees associated with and make all GENERAL CONDITIONS OF PROGRESSIVE DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACT,Page 9