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CITY OF EVERETT SPECIAL PROVISIONS <br />Beverly Lake Water Quality Retrofit Division 1 – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS August 2023 <br />WO No – UP3745 SP – 144 <br />5. Provide labor, material, and equipment necessary for cleaning up, removing <br />and replacing all construction signs and traffic control devices that are <br />destroyed, damaged or lost during the life of the project; <br />6. Provide flagging or use of police officers for the convenience of the <br />Contractor, such as facilitating movement of equipment on the site, laying out <br />or relocating traffic control devices and signs. <br />7. Cost associated with preparation and distribution of public notices involving <br />parking, street access or traffic issues. <br />Upon failure of the Contractor to immediately provide flaggers, erect, maintain, and <br />remove signs; or provide, erect, maintain, and remove other traffic control devices when <br />ordered to do so by the Engineer, the City may without further notice to the Contractor <br />or the Surety, perform any of the above and deduct all or the costs from the Contractor's <br />payments. <br />The Contractor shall be responsible for providing adequate flaggers, signs, and other <br />traffic control devices for the protection of the worker and the public at all times <br />regardless of whether or not the flaggers, signs, and other traffic control devices are <br />ordered by the Engineer, or paid for by the City. The Contractor shall be liable for injuries <br />and damages to persons and property suffered by reason of the Contractor's operations <br />or negligence in connection therewith. <br />1-10.3(3) No Passing Zones <br />The striping of no passing zones that are to be obliterated in excess of 150-feet by paving <br />operations shall be replaced by "Do Not Pass" and "Pass With Care" signs. The signs <br />shall be located not less than 2-feet outside the usable shoulder nor less than 7-feet <br />above the edge of pavement. The number of necessary signs will be specified in the <br />Special Provisions. <br />The Contractor shall provide and install the signs and sign posts. The signs shall be <br />maintained by the Contractor until construction operations are complete. When the <br />project includes striping by the Contractor, the signs and posts shall be removed by the <br />Contractor when the no passing zones are re-established by striping. <br />When the Contractor is not responsible for striping, the signs and posts shall be removed <br />by the Contractor when the "No Passing Zones" are re-established by striping. Payment <br />to perform the Work required for this subsection will be under the item "Maintenance and <br />Protection of Traffic Control.” <br />1-10.3(4) Traffic Control Labor <br />The Contractor shall furnish all personnel for flagging to control traffic during construction <br />operations. Flaggers shall have a current certification (Flagging Card) from the State <br />Department of Labor and Industries (WAC 296-155-305). Employees of the Contractor <br />engaged in flagging or traffic control shall wear reflective vests and hard hats. During <br />hours of darkness, white coveralls or white or yellow rain gear shall also be worn. The <br />vests and other apparel shall be in conformance with Section 1-07.8. The Contractor <br />shall furnish the MUTCD standard Stop/Slow paddles, except the minimum width shall <br />be 24-inches, for the flagging operations. During hours of darkness flagger stations shall <br />be illuminated to insure that flaggers can be easily seen without causing glare to the <br />traveling public. The Contractor shall develop and use a method to ensure that flaggers <br />have adequate warning of objects approaching from behind the flagger. <br />All flaggers shall start a new job with an on-site orientation. This orientation must <br />include, but not be limited to, the flagger’s role and location on the job site, equipment, <br />traffic patterns, communications and hazards specific to the work site.