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City of Everett 00 72 00 - 8 <br />Port Gardner Storage Facility – Facility Construction Package WO# UP-3525 <br /> <br /> <br />00 72 00 - 8 GENERAL CONDITIONS <br />2.3.3. Utilities <br />2.3.3.1 General <br />The Owner has endeavored to determine the existence of utilities at the Site of the Work from the records <br />of the owners of known utilities in the vicinity of the Work. The positions of these utilities as derived <br />from such records are shown on the Drawings. No excavations were made to verify the locations shown <br />for underground utilities. The service connections to these utilities are not shown on the Drawings. It <br />shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to determine the exact location of utilities and service <br />connections thereto. Such field verification must be performed in sufficient time so as not to impede the <br />progress of the Work or fabrication of materials to be incorporated into the Work. The Contractor shall <br />call the Utility Location Request Center (one call center) for location of utilities in the field not less than <br />two (2) nor more than (10) ten business days before the scheduled date of commencement of excavation. <br />The Contractor shall make its own investigations, including exploratory excavations, to determine the <br />locations and type of existing utilities, including service connections, prior to commencing work that <br />could result in damage to such utilities. The Contractor shall immediately notify the Owner’s <br />Representative as to any utility discovered by him in a different position than shown on the Drawings or <br />which is not shown on the Drawings. No excavation shall begin until all known facilities in the <br />excavation areas have been marked. Contractor shall coordinate its activities with the utility provider. <br />Contractor shall bear the cost of maintaining utility service. <br />The Contractor should be aware of, and comply with, Chapter 19.122 RCW, a law relating to <br />underground utilities. The Owner shall not pay Contractor any of Contractor’s cost of complying with <br />this law, or repairing or indemnifying any damage or injury arising out of Contractor’s failure to comply <br />with this law. <br />Owner does not represent or warrant who may be obligated to pay for the cost of relocation or temporary <br />maintenance of the utility. Contractor shall investigate whether such cost must be borne by the owner of <br />the utility. <br />Governmental agencies and owners of utilities reserve the right to enter upon streets, alleys, rights-of- <br />way, or easements for the purpose of making changes in their property made necessary by the Work and <br />for the purpose of maintaining and making repairs to their property. <br />2.3.3.2 Known Utilities <br />The Contractor shall provide at its sole expense all labor, equipment, materials and services necessary to <br />remove, relocate, or maintain utilities specified on the Drawings. The work on each utility shall be <br />performed in a manner satisfactory to the utility owner. The utility owner has the option of doing such <br />work with its own forces at the Contractor's expense, or permitting the work to be performed by the <br />Contractor. <br />2.3.3.3 Service Connections <br />Locations of service connections are not identified on the Drawings. The Contractor shall provide at its <br />sole expense all labor, equipment and material to remove, relocate or maintain service connections. Work <br />on service connections shall be performed in a manner satisfactory to the service connection owner. The <br />service connection owner has the option of doing such work with its own force at the Contractor's <br />expense, or permitting the work to be performed by the Contractor.