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7 Doug Cochran City Consulting Forester Roots Forestry Consulting, LLC 16102 4th Ave NW Arlington, Washington 98223 360-631-7606 ext. 4 doug@rootsforestry.com 1.5 SAFETY The CONTRACTOR is responsible for complying with all applicable local, state, and federal safety laws and regulations, including WAC Chapter 296-54 (Safety Standards for Logging Operations), during the performance of work under this Contract. The CONTRACTOR may determine not to create any designated snags for reasons of safety. In such cases, the CITY’s Project Manager will then select a replacement tree with similar characteristics to substitute. In the event that the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) determines that fire danger poses significant risk, work will be halted until the situation changes and the work restrictions are lifted. The CONTRACTOR is responsible for monitoring Industrial Fire Precaution levels posted by the DNR. (http://www.dnr.wa.gov/ifpl Zones 656 & 658). No claim may be made against the CITY for any such work stoppage. 1.6 WATER QUALITY PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS The CONTRACTOR shall comply with the attached City of Everett Water Quality Protection Specifications while performing all work (Figure 12). 2.0 WORK SCHEDULE 2.1 COMMENCEMENT OF WORK The CONTRACTOR shall not commence work under this Contract until the CITY issues a written Notice to Proceed. The CONTRACTOR shall notify the CITY's Project Manager at least seven (7) days in advance of commencing work. The foregoing schedule may be revised by mutual agreement between the CITY’s authorized representative and the CONTRACTOR, pursuant to a written change order. 2.2 ACCEPTANCE OF WORK At the end of each work week at a minimum, the CITY’s authorized representative and the CONTRACTOR will review the list of trees that were cut to ensure that any discrepancies can be remedied.