Agenda - Public Works Committee - 08/15/2011

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approval. All such tests will be in accordance with the methods prescribed by the American Society for Testing and Materials or such other applicable organization as may be required by law or the Contract Documents. If any such Work required so to be inspected, tested, or approved is covered up without written approval or consent of the Engineer, it must, if directed by the Engineer, be uncovered at the Contractor's expense for observation. The cost of all such inspections, test and approvals shall be borne by the Owner unless otherwise provided. 16.2 Any Work which fails to meet the requirements of any such test, inspection or approval and any Work which meets the requirements of any such test or approval but does not meet the requirements of the Contract Documents shall be considered defective. Such defective Work may be rejected, corrected or accepted as provided elsewhere in the Contract Documents. The costs of all retests and follow up inspections shall be borne by the Contractor. 16.3 Neither observations by the Engineer nor inspections, tests or approvals by persons other than the Contractor shall relieve the Contractor from his obligations to perform the Work in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents. ARTICLE 17 Contractor's Supervision and Superintendence 17.1 The Contractor will supervise and direct the Work efficiently and with skill and attention. The Contractor will be solely responsible for the means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures of construction. Before undertaking the Work the Contractor will carefully study and compare the Contract Documents and check and verify all figures shown thereon and all field measurements. The Contractor will at once report in writing to the Engineer any conflict, error or discrepancy which he may discover. The Contractor will be responsible to see that the finished Work complies accurately with the Contract Documents. 17.2 The Contractor will keep on the Work site at all times during its progress a resident superintendent satisfactory to the Engineer. The superintendent shall not be replaced without the consent of the Engineer except under extraordinary circumstances. The superintendent will be the Contractor's representative at the site and shall have authority to act on behalf of the Contractor. All communications given to the superintendent shall be as binding as if given to the Contractor. 17.3 The Contractor will provide competent, suitably qualified personnel to survey and lay out the Work and perform construction as required by the Contract Documents. He will at all times maintain good discipline and order among his employees and the employees of his Subcontractors at the Work site. 17.4 The Engineer and/or Owner will not be responsible for the acts or omissions of the Contractor, or any Subcontractors, or any agents or employees or any other persons performing any of the Work. ARTICLE 18. Safety and Protection: Emergencies 18.1 The Contractor will be responsible for initiating, maintaining and supervising all safety precautions and programs in connection with the Work. The Contractor will take all necessary GC 14