General Requirements and Covenants (2)

Home

• • • 4. Should the protest concerning the change order be unresolved, the County reserves the right to perform this work by force account as outlined in Section 9.4(b) "FORCE ACCOUNT WORK" or make such arrangements as may be deemed necessary to complete the work. 5. When the protest concerning a change order relates to the adjustment of contract time or the completion of the work, the time to be allowed therefor will be determined as provided in Subsection 8.8. (d) Dec_ed or Del„ eted W,,Wo ,;k - Should it become necessary for the best interest of the County to decrease or delete a portion of the work called for in the contract, a change order shall be issued and a rebate for this change order shall be as outlined in Subsection 4.2(c). For a Account Work If a change order is protested, work performed shall be paid, in accordance with Subsection 9.4(b) "FORCE ACCOUNT WORK" and all force account work shall be under the supervision of the County unless otherwise directed in writing. Before any force account work is carried out, the Contractor shall submit labor insurance rates and equipment rental rates for the Engineer's approval. (e) MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC — The Contractor shall plan and prosecute his work when the construction involves closing or relocation of any local road or.high— way so that traffic will be hindered to a minimum. Unless otherwise stated in the plans or special provisions, through traffic over local, State or U.S. highways, will be detoured away from the work underway and over marked detours of temporary roads to be maintained by the Contractor at the direction of the Engineer and at no cost to the County. Wherever and whenever possible, roads or highways shall be kept open to permit at least one—way traffic. The Contractor shall provide temporary traffic bridges to accommodate one traffic lane and to provide access to private driveways when trenches cross said driveways. The temporary traffic bridges shall be constructed so that their decks are flush with the pavement, in accordance to standard practice, and shall be maintained free from projecting nails, splinters or rough edges. The cost of such bridges shall be included in the price bid for the various items of the project. 4.4,,_,SAFETY REGULATION — All machinery, equipment; etc., and other hazard shall be properly guarded in accordance with safety rules and regulations of the State and provisions of the Manual of Accident Prevention in Construction published by the Associated General Contractors of America, in so far as they are applicable. The General Safety Code, Rule XX, presented by the Commission of Labor and Industrial Relations adopted July 18, 1956 and effective January 1, 1957, is applicable and made a part of the contract. The Contractor shall carefully read and strictly comply with its requirements. Section 4 Page 16