125-22 Attachment - Admin Procedures Appendices Final Revised March 2022.pdf

SAMPLE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE CONTRACT Additional Inspections and Tests: When the Engineer deems it necessary or advisable for implementing the intent of the construction contract documents, the Engineer will have the authority to require additional inspection or testing of the construction contractor’s work in accordance with the contract documents and at the contractor’s expense. Disputes between the TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE and Contractor: The Engineer shall act as initial interpreter of the requirements of the contract documents and shall determine the acceptability of the work. In the event of a dispute between Engineer and the Contractor, the TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE Engineer will be the final arbiter. Applications for Payment: Based on the inspections, and information provided by the Resident Engineer, the Engineer shall determine the amounts owed to the Contractor and make recommendations of appropriate payments to the TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE. Contractor’s Completion Documents: The Engineer shall receive and review maintenance and operating instructions, schedules, guarantees, bonds and certificates of inspection, tests and approvals, and other documents which are to be assembled by the Contractor in accordance with the contract documents. The Engineer, upon receiving and reviewing these documents, shall transmit them to the TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE with written comments. Inspections: The Engineer shall conduct an inspection to determine if the work is substantially complete and a final inspection to determine if the completed work is acceptable so that the Engineer may recommend in writing final payment to the Contractor and may give written notice to the TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE and the Contractor that the work is acceptable, subject to any conditions therein expressed. Upon completion of all construction, including change orders and punchlist items, the Engineer shall provide a certification of completion to the TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE Engineer. The TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE Engineer shall then issue the certificate of final completion and shall certify that the project has been completed, and is ready for final payment. As-Built Plans: The Engineer shall prepare a set of “red line” as-built plans showing those changes made during the construction process, based on the marked-up prints, drawings, data, etc furnished by the Contractor to

Engineer shall prepare a set of “red line” as-built plans showing those changes made during the construction process, based on the marked-up prints, drawings, data, etc furnished by the Contractor to the Engineer and information obtained by the Engineer’s staff. Design Plan Changes: The Engineer will not be responsible to prepare design change plans. Should a design change become necessary on a construction project the design engineer who prepared the construction project design will prepare the necessary design change plans. Such design change plans shall be in the same layout and on reproducible mylars and digital media in a format compatible with the TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE’s CADD software used for the original design plans. Should the project’s specifications also need to be revised as a result of the design change, the design engineer will also prepare the specifications, as may be necessary to construct the changes to the project. Page 3