180-26 - Exhibit A. CDBG 2025 SPECS_compressed.pdf

It is not the function of the Engineer to supervise or direct the manner in which the work to be done under this Contract is carried on or conducted. Nevertheless, the Contractor agrees that any method of procedure, which in the opinion of the Engineer does not achieve the required results or quality of the work specified, shall be discontinued immediately upon the order of the Engineer. The Engineer shall have the authority to reject any work, or materials, or any part thereof, which does not in his opinion conform to the Plans, Drawings, Specifications, and Contract, and it shall be permissible for him to do so at any time during the progress of the work and until its acceptance. No work shall be done except in the presence of designated representatives of the Owner or the Engineer and no material of any kind shall be used upon the work until it has been inspected and accepted by such duly authorized representatives. All materials rejected shall be removed immediately from the work and not again offered for inspection. Any materials or workmanship found at any time to be defective or not of the quality or character required by the Plans and Specifications shall be remedied at once regardless of previous inspection. Such inspections shall not relieve the Contractor from any obligation to perform such work strictly in accordance with the Plans and Specifications and work not so constructed shall be removed and made good by the Contractor at his own expense, and free of all expense to the Owner without reference to any previous oversight or error in inspection. It is also understood that representatives of the State shall have access to the work wherever it is in preparation or progress, and the Contractor shall provide proper facilities for such access and inspection. SECTION 6 - OBLIGATION OF CONTRACTOR The Contractor shall, at his own cost and expense, provide any and all manner of superintendence, insurance, taxes, labor, materials, apparatus, scaffolding, appliances, tools, machinery, power transportation, and whatever else may be required of every description necessary to do and complete the work, and shall be solely answerable for the same and for the safe, proper, and lawful construction, maintenance, and use thereof. The Contractor shall cover and protect the work from damage, and make good all injury to the same occurring before the completion

e safe, proper, and lawful construction, maintenance, and use thereof. The Contractor shall cover and protect the work from damage, and make good all injury to the same occurring before the completion of this Contract. The Contractor shall employ only competent people and shall provide an experienced superintendent who shall be present at all time that work is in progress. The Contractor shall also provide experienced foremen on each part of the work. The Contractor shall, at his own expense, wherever necessary or required, maintain fences, provide watchmen, maintain lights, place additional timber and braces, and take such of the precautions as may be necessary to protect life, property, and structures, and shall be liable for all damages occasioned in any way by his act or neglect, or that of his agents, employees, or workmen. He shall provide access at all times to private property. GC-3