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CITY OF EVERETT SPECIAL PROVISIONS n In cases of conflict between different safety regulations, the more stringent regulation shall apply. The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries shall be the sole and paramount administrative agency responsible for the administration of the provisions of the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act of 1973 (WISHA). The Contractor shall maintain at the project site office, or other well known place at the 111 project site, all articles necessary for providing first aid to the injured. The Contractor shall establish, publish, and make known to all employees, procedures for ensuring 111immediate removal to a hospital, or doctor's care, persons, including employees, who may have been injured on the project site. Employees should not be permitted to work on the project site before the Contractor has established and made known procedures for removal of injured persons to a hospital or a doctor's care. I The Contractor shall have sole responsibility for the safety, efficiency, and adequacy of the Contractor's plant, appliances, and methods, and for any damage or injury resulting from their failure, or improper maintenance, use, or operation. The I Contractor shall be solely and completely responsible for the conditions of the project site, including safety for all persons and property in the performance of the Work. This requirement shall apply continuously, and not be limited to normal working hours. The required or implied duty of the Engineer to conduct construction review of the Contractor's performance does not, and shall not, be intended to include review and adequacy of the Contractor's safety measures in, on, or near the project site. 1-07.2 State Sales Tax 111 Delete 1-07.2 and substitute the following: 1-07.2(1) General I The Washington State Department of Revenue has issued special rules on the State sales tax. Sections 1-07.2(1) through 1-07.2(4) are meant to clarify those rules. The Contractor should contact the Washington State Department of Revenue for answers to questions in this area. The City will not adjust its payment if the Contractor bases a Bid on a misunderstood tax liability. The Contractor shall include all Contractor-paid taxes in the unit bid prices or other I contract amounts. In some cases, however, state retail sales tax will not be included. Section 1-07.2(3) describes this exception. The City will pay the retained percentage only if the Contractor has obtained from the , Washington State Department of Revenue a certificate showing that all Contract- related taxes have been paid (RCW 60.28.050). The City may deduct from its payments to the Contractor any amount the Contractor may owe the Washington State Department of Revenue, whether the amount owed relates to this Contract or not. Any amount so deducted will be paid into the proper State fund. 1-07.2(2) State Sales Tax— Rule 171 I WAC 458-20-171, and its related rules, apply to building, repairing, or improving streets, roads, etc., that are owned by a municipal corporation, or political subdivision of the state, or by the United States, and that are used primarily for foot or vehicular ' traffic. This includes storm or combined sewer systems within and included as a part of the street or road drainage system and power lines when such are part of the roadway lighting system. For Work performed in such cases, the Contractor shall include Washington State Retail Sales Taxes in the various unit bid item prices, or SEWER SYSTEM REPLACEMENT AND CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS SEWER "M" PHASE II WO No.- UP3470-10 Division 1 -GENERAL REQUIREMENTS April 2016 SP -96