Northwest Construction 1/18/2022

CITY OF EVERETT SPECIAL PROVISIONS to remove someone from the job site does not relieve the Contractor from its obligation to remove someone. 1-05.18(3)H Safety Standards The Contractor shall comply with Section 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327-330) as supplemented by Department of Labor Regulations (29 CFR, Part 5). Under this Section, the Contractor shall not require any laborer or mechanic to work in surroundings or under working conditions that are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to its health and safety as determined under construction, safety, and health standards promulgated by the Secretary of Labor. These requirements do not apply to the purchase of supplies or materials or articles ordinarily available on the open market, or contracts for transportation or transmission of intelligence. 1-05.18(3)1 Public Safety and Convenience The Contractor shall conduct its work so as to ensure the least possible obstruction to traffic and inconvenience to the general public, business, organizations and residents in the vicinity of the Work and to reasonably protect persons and property. No roads or street shall be closed to the public except with the permission of the City's Representative ' and the proper governmental authority. Fire hydrants on or adjacent to the Work shall be accessible to firefighting equipment. Temporary provisions shall be made by the Contractor for the use of sidewalks, private and public driveways and proper functioning ' of gutters, sewer inlets, drainage ditches and culverts, irrigation ditches and natural water courses. 1-05.19 City-Contractor Coordination (******) 1-05.19(1) Suggestions to Contractor Nothing in these Contract Documents requires the City's Representative to provide the Contractor with direction or advice on how to do the Work, construction practices, or means and methods. If the City's Representative approves, suggests or recommends any construction practice, means, method or manner for doing the Work or producing materials, the approval or recommendation shall not: (A) guarantee that following the method or manner will result in compliance with the Contract Documents; (B) relieve the Contractor of any risks or obligations under the Contract Documents; or (C) create liability by the City to the Contractor. Suggestions as to the plans or methods of accomplishing the Work or Contract requirements by the City or the City's Representative to the Contractor but not specified or required, if adopted or followed by the Contractor in whole or in part, shall be used at the risk and responsibility of the Contractor. The City and the City's Representative assume no ' responsibility therefore and in no way will be held liable for any defects in the Work which may result from or be caused by use of such plan or method of Work. 1-05.19(2) Meetings with City The Contractor shall have its duly authorized representative attend periodic informational meetings with the City's Representative and City staff, as reasonably required by the City. Contractor, City, and City's Representative shall meet as often as determined by the City's Representative, but no less often than once each month. The purpose of the meeting is to review Project status in relation to the construction schedule; review value of Work completed during the previous month; and, if applicable, review Contractor's plans to return Project status 111 to that required by the schedule. If requested by the City or City's Representative, the POE Combined Sewer Main Imp. Division 1 —GENERAL REQUIREMENTS October 2021 ' Work Order#UP3768 SP 1-39