Blue Mountain Construction Group, LLC 11/19/2024

CITY OF EVERETT SPECIAL PROVISIONS 3rd Ave Water Quality Facility Division 1 – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS September 20, 2024 WO No – UP3775 SP – 69 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 to that required by the schedule. If requested by the City or City’s Representative, the Contractor shall submit a written progress report within five days following this meeting, comprising: The current construction schedule indicating percent complete, actual completion or start dates since the previous review, the estimated remaining duration for each activity in progress, Schedule of Values update, and narrative summary. Reasons any activities are behind schedule and the corrective steps being taken. 1-05.19(3) Cooperation with Others The Contractor agrees to permit entry to the work site by the City, its employees or other contractors performing Work on behalf of the City. The Contractor shall afford to the City, other contractors and their employees, reasonable facilities and cooperation and arrange its work and dispose of its materials in such a manner as to not interfere with the activities of the City or of others upon the site of Work. The Contractor shall promptly make good Contractor-caused injury or damage to persons or property that may be sustained by other contractors or employees of the City. The Contractor shall join its Work to that of others and perform its Work in proper sequence in relation to that of others. If requested by the Contractor, the City will arrange meetings with other contractors performing Work on behalf of the City to plan coordination of construction activities. The Contractor shall inform itself of the planned activities of other contractors and will coordinate its Work with the other contractors. Contractor shall notify the City of problems, interference or any difficulty with other contractors or workers engaged by the City. The Notice shall be sufficiently prompt and specific so as to allow the City to mitigate or avoid increased costs, time of performance, damages or injury. Contractor’s failure to provide such Notice in a timely way shall be deemed a waiver and release of any and all Contract Claims relating to, arising out of, or caused by, any alleged interference, difficulty or problem with another contractor or worker engaged by the City.