A-1 Landscaping and Construction, Inc. 7/20/2016

I 1 I 2 In cases of conflict between different safety regulations, the more stringent regulation 3 shall apply. 4 I 5 The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries shall be the sole and 6 paramount administrative agency responsible for the administration of the provisions of 7 the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act of 1973 (WISHA). I 8 9 The Contractor shall maintain at the project site office, or other well known place at the 10 project site, all articles necessary for providing first aid to the injured. The Contractor 11 shall establish, publish, and make known to all employees, procedures for ensuring 12 immediate removal to a hospital, or doctor's care, persons, including employees, who 13 may have been injured on the project site. Employees should not be permitted to work 14 on the project site before the Contractor has established and made known procedures 15 for removal of injured persons to a hospital or a doctor's care. 16 17 The Contractor shall have sole responsibility for the safety, efficiency, and adequacy of I 18 the Contractor's plant, appliances, and methods, and for any damage or injury resulting 19 from their failure, or improper maintenance, use, or operation. The Contractor shall be 20 solely and completely responsible for the conditions of the project site, including safety I 21 for all persons and property in the performance of the work. This requirement shall 22 apply continuously, and not be limited to normal working hours. The required or implied 23 duty of the Engineer to conduct construction review of the Contractor's performance I 24 does not, and shall not, be intended to include review and adequacy of the Contractor's 25 safety measures in, on, or near the project site. 26 I 27 1-07.2 State Sales Tax 28 29 Delete this section, including sub-sections, in its entirety and replace it with the following: 30 1 31 1-07.2(1) General 32 33 The Washington State Department of Revenue has issued special rules on the State sales I 34 tax. Sections 1-07.2(1) through 1-07.2(4) are meant to clarify those rules. The Contractor 35 should contact the Washington State Department of Revenue for answers to questions in 36 this area. The Contracting Agency will not adjust its payment if the Contractor bases a bid I 37 on a misunderstood tax liability. 38 39 The Contractor shall include all Contractor-paid taxes in the unit bid prices or other contract I 40 amounts. In some cases, however, state retail sales tax will not be included. Section 1- 41 07.2(3) describes this exception. 42 I 43 The Contracting Agency will pay the retained percentage only if the Contractor has obtained 44 from the Washington State Department of Revenue a certificate showing that all contract- 45 related taxes have been paid (RCW 60.28.050). The Contracting Agency may deduct from 46 its payments to the Contractor any amount the Contractor may owe the Washington State I47 Department of Revenue, whether the amount owed relates to this contract or not. Any 48 amount so deducted will be paid into the proper State fund. 49 I 50 1-07.2(2) State Sales Tax— Rule 171 51 52 WAC 458-20-171, and its related rules, apply to building, repairing, or improving streets, I53 roads, etc., which are owned by a municipal corporation, or political subdivision of the state, IRIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT NORTH WETLAND COMPLEX 43