Absher/Stellar J Joint Venture 12/8/2025

City of Everett 00 72 00 - 28 Port Gardner Storage Facility – Facility Construction Package WO# UP-3525 00 72 00 - 28 GENERAL CONDITIONS The first payroll submitted for the Work for both the Contractor and each Subcontractor shall be labeled "Initial.” The last payroll submitted for the Work for both the Contractor and each Subcontractor shall be labeled "Final.” Payrolls shall be sequentially numbered for all periods in which Work has been done. A certificate of completion for the Work, signed by the City, will constitute acceptance of the Work. The issuance of this certificate of completion will not constitute acceptance of unauthorized or defective Work or material is performed. 7.3. HOURS OF LABOR Contractor shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding hours of work, including, but not limited to, RCW Chap. 49.28. 7.4. CONTRACT WORK HOURS The Contractor shall comply with Section 103 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. section 327-330) as supplemented by Department of Labor Regulations (29 CFR, Part 5). Under this section the Contractor shall compute the wages of every mechanic and laborer on the basis of a standard work week of forty (40) hours. Work in excess of the standard work week is permissible, provided the worker is compensated as required by law. 7.5. OVERTIME WORK Overtime and shift work may be established as a regular procedure by the Contractor with reasonable Notice to and written permission of the Owner’s Representative. Permission may be denied for such reasons as noise, traffic, or other interference with the neighborhood in which the Project is located, or the lack of availability of inspectors during overtime or shift work. 7.6 LABOR RELATIONS The Contractor shall take all reasonable steps to prevent any labor Disputes involving the Contractor and any of its Subcontractors or Suppliers of any products or services from disrupting the Work under this Contract or interfering with access to the Owner's property by the Owner, including its agents, representatives, employees and officials, any other contractors engaged in construction activities, or members of the public. In the event any picketing or other concerted activity by employees involved in a labor Dispute with the Contractor or its Subcontractors or Suppliers interferes in any way with access to the Owner's property by any persons, the Contractor shall promptly and expeditiously take all reasonable actions to eliminate or minimize such interference, including but not limited to: (1) utilizing all reasonable means of restricting any picketing to a single entrance to the Owner's property; (2) posting notices or signs which advise interested persons and labor organizations that a particular entrance to the Owner's property is for the employees of "primary" or, as the case may be, "neutral" employers; (3) policing entrances to ensure that only authorized personnel may use those entrances; (4) notifying all interested labor organizations of the "primary" or "neutral" status of particular entrances; and (5) in the event any such picketing or concerted activity is unlawful or has a secondary impact upon the employees of neutral employers, promptly and expeditiously taking appropriate action to seek recourse through the appropriate governmental agency or state or federal courts to limit the location of such picketing so as to reduce the impact thereof upon neutral employers. The Owner will cooperate with the Contractor to accomplish the foregoing actions and will render assistance as may be in the best interests of the Owner. However, the Owner shall have the right to direct the Contractor to modify any of the foregoing actions the Contractor has taken or plans to take or to overrule such actions, to designate the entrances to be used as "primary" or "neutral" entrances, and to take appropriate legal action in order to protect the Owner's property and interests. In any event, the Contractor shall be liable for all Delays and costs, including costs to the Owner, and actual damages resulting from the relocation, rerouting, Delays or actions required to maintain the uninterrupted progress of the Work. Failure by the Contractor to take the actions described above or to comply with the directives of the Owner shall be considered a breach of this Contract and the Owner may terminate the Contract or suspend the Contractor as provided in this Contract.