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1 CITY OF EVERETT PUBLIC WORKS 00 72 13 SPECIAL PROVISIONS GENERAL CONDITIONS 1. General , a. The Owner has endeavored to determine the existence of utilities at the Site of the Work from the records of the owners of known utilities in the vicinity of the Work. The positions of these utilities as derived from such records are shown on the Drawings. No excavations were made to verify the locations shown for underground utilities. The service connections to these utilities are not shown on the Drawings. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to determine the exact location of utilities and service connections thereto. Such field verification must be performed in sufficient time so as not to impede the progress of the Work or fabrication of materials to be incorporated into the Work. The Contractor shall call the Utility Location Request Center (one call center) for location of utilities in the field not less than two nor more than ten business days before the scheduled date of commencement of excavation. The Contractor shall make its own investigations, including exploratory excavations, to determine the locations and type of existing utilities, including service connections, prior to commencing work that could result in damage to such utilities. The Contractor shall immediately notify the Owner's Representative as to any utility discovered by him in a different position than shown on the Drawings or which is not shown on the Drawings. No excavation shall begin until all known facilities in the excavation areas have been marked. Contractor shall coordinate its activities with the utility provider. Contractor shall bear the cost of maintaining utility service. b. The Contractor should be aware of, and comply with. Chapter 19.122 RCW, a law relating to underground utilities. The Owner shall not pay Contractor any of Contractor's cost of complying with this law, and repairing or indemnifying any damage or injury arising out of Contractor's failure to comply with this law. c. Owner does not represent or warrant who may be obligated to pay for the cost of relocation or temporary maintenance of the utility. Contractor shall investigate whether such cost must be borne by the owner of the utility. d. Governmental agencies and owners of utilities reserve the right to enter upon streets, alleys, rights-of-way, or easements for the purpose of making changes in their property made necessary by the Work and for the purpose of maintaining and making repairs to their property. 2. Known Utilities a. The Contractor shall provide at its sole expense all labor, equipment, materials and services necessary to remove, relocate, or maintain utilities specified on the Drawings. The work on each utility shall be performed in a manner satisfactory to the utility owner. The utility owner has the option of doing such work with its own forces at the Contractor's expense,or permitting the work to be performed by the Contractor. 3. Service Connections a. Locations of service connections are not identified on the Drawings. The Contractor shall provide at its sole expense all labor, equipment and material to remove, relocate or maintain service connections. Work on service connections shall be performed in a manner satisfactory to the service connection owner. The service connection owner has the option of doing such work with its own force at the Contractor's expense, or permitting the work to be performed by the Contractor. 4. Unknown Utilities a. When a utility interferes with the Work and is either(I) not identified on the Drawings or (2) located in a position significantly different from that specified on the Drawings, Contractor shall follow the procedures of ARTICLE 11. DIFFERING SITE THREE LAKES VALVE BYPASS July 19, 2017 WO#UP3611 00 72 13 - 12