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• • • .5.6 COOPERATION BETWEEN T;IE CONTRACTOR AND THE DEPART ENT - (a) Plans a,nd S ecifica,tion - The Contractor will be supplied up to twelve (12 copies of the plans and specifications. The Contractor shall have available on the work, at all times, one copy each of said plans and specifications; he shall give the work the constant attention necessary to facilitate the progress thereof and shall cooperate with the Engineer and with other Contractors in every possible way. (b) Order by - Any order given by the Engineer, not otherwise required by the specifications to be in writing, will on request of the Contractor be given or confirmed by the Engineer in writing. (c) Authorized Rearesent t've - An authorized representative of the Contractor shall be present at the site of the work at all times while work is actually in progress on the contract. (d) F eering,ff2 k - The Contractor shall, subject to approval of the Engineer, properly and accurately lay out the work and shall perform all engineering work and furnish all engineering materials and equip- ment required to establish and maintain all lines and grades called for on the plan or required in the progress of construction, unless otherwise noted in the specifications. The Contractor will be held definitely and absolutely responsible for any errors in lines, grades or elevations and shall at once on instruction from the Engineer correct and make good such errors or any errors or faults in the work resulting from errors in engineering performed under the requirements of his contract to the entire satisfaction of the Engineer. Fall compensation for the work shall be included in the prices paid for contract items of work. No additional allowance will be made for the correction of incorrect engineering work. The Contractor shall employ a licensed surveyor to lay out the work. (e) The Engineer shall furnish the requisite bench elevations and shall indicate to the Contractor the lines and dimensions required by the Plans. He will also check and pass upon all engineering work as described above, and his decision as to what work is required, the methods to be employed and the satisfactory performance of the same shall be final. Use of Structure - The Department shall have the right at any time during construction of the structure or structures to enter same for the purpose of installing by government labor or by any other Contractor any necessary work in the connection with the installation of facili- ties, it being mutually understood and agreed, however, that the Contractor and the Department will, so far as possible, work to the mutual advantage of both, where their several works :In the above- mentioned or in unforeseen instances touch upon or interfere with each other. The Engineer shall allocate the work and designate the sequence of construction in case of controversy between Contractors on separate projects under County jurisdiction. Section 5 Page 21