IMCO General Construction, Inc. 8/28/2024

Section 00 72 00 GENERAL CONDITIONS City of Everett 00 72 00-8 June 2024 WFP Air Scour Blower Building Replacement Issued for Bid UP3813 make its own investigations, including exploratory excavations, to determine the locations and type of existing utilities, including service connections, prior to commencing work that could result in damage to such utilities. The Contractor shall immediately notify the Owner’s Representative as to any utility discovered by him in a different position than shown on the Drawings or which is not shown on the Drawings. No excavation shall begin until all known facilities in the excavation areas have been marked. Contractor shall coordinate its activities with the utility provider. Contractor shall bear the cost of maintaining utility service. The Contractor should be aware of, and comply with, Chapter 19.122 RCW, a law relating to underground utilities. The Owner shall not pay Contractor any of Contractor’s cost of complying with this law, or repairing or indemnifying any damage or injury arising out of Contractor’s failure to comply with this law. Owner does not represent or warrant who may be obligated to pay for the cost of relocation or temporary maintenance of the utility. Contractor shall investigate whether such cost must be borne by the owner of the utility. Governmental agencies and owners of utilities reserve the right to enter upon streets, alleys, rights-of-way, or easements for the purpose of making changes in their property made necessary by the Work and for the purpose of maintaining and making repairs to their property. 2.3.3.2 Known Utilities The Contractor shall provide at its sole expense all labor, equipment, materials and services necessary to remove, relocate, or maintain utilities specified on the Drawings. The work on each utility shall be performed in a manner satisfactory to the utility owner. The utility owner has the option of doing such work with its own forces at the Contractor's expense, or permitting the work to be performed by the Contractor. 2.3.3.3 Service Connections Locations of service connections are not identified on the Drawings. The Contractor shall provide at its sole expense all labor, equipment and material to remove, relocate or maintain service connections. Work on service connections shall be performed in a manner satisfactory to the service connection owner. The service connection owner has the option of doing such work with its own force at the Contractor's expense, or permitting the work to be performed by the Contractor. 2.3.3.4 Unknown Utilities When a utility interferes with the Work and is either (1) not identified on the Drawings or (2) located in a position significantly different from that specified on the Drawings, Contractor shall follow the procedures of ARTICLE 11. DIFFERING SITE CONDITIONS. Interference with the Work is defined as a utility that crosses or projects into the plane of the Work at an elevation between the top and bottom of the Work. If it is necessary to remove, relocate, or temporarily maintain the utility, that work shall be included in a Change Order. The utility owner has the option of doing such work or permitting the work to be performed by the Contractor. In either case, the cost of the work incurred by or charged to the Contractor will be included in a Change Order. 2.4. SUBMITTALS Where required by the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall submit information which will enable the Owner’s Representative to advise the Owner whether the Contractor's proposed materials, Equipment or methods of work are in general conformance to the design concept and in compliance with the Drawings and Specifications, such as catalog cuts and shop, working or detail drawings. In its Submittals, the Contractor shall expressly and explicitly notify the Owner’s Representative of any and all deviations from the Specifications. Without express and explicit Notice of a deviation from the Contract requirements, approval of a Submittal does not relieve