CITY OF PINOLE Sewer Rehabilitation Program FY 07 – 08 PHASE 2

14. REMOVAL OF INTERFERING OBSTRUCTIONS
The Contractor shall remove and dispose of all debris, abandoned structures, tree roots and
obstructions of any character met during the process of excavation, it is being understood that
the cost of said removals are made a part of the unit price bid by the Contractor under the item
for excavation or removal of existing work.
15. QUALITY OF MATERIAL
Materials shall be new, and of specified kind and quality, and fully equal to samples when
samples are required. When the quality or kind of material or articles shown required under the
contract is not particularly specified, the Contractor shall estimate that the City will require
articles and materials representing the best of their class or kind or at least equal to the class or
quality of similar articles or materials when specified. Materials shall be furnished in such
quantities and kinds and at such times as to ensure uninterrupted progress for the work. They
shall be stored properly and protected as required. The Contractor shall be entirely responsible
for damage or loss by weather or any other cause.
16. REMOVAL OF DEFECTIVE OR UNAUTHORIZED WORK
It is the intent of the specifications that only first-class work, materials and workmanship will be
acceptable. All work which is defective in its construction or deficient in any of the
requirements of the specifications shall be remedied, or removed and replaced by the Contractor
in an acceptable manner, and no compensation will be allowed for such correction. Any work
done beyond the lines shown on the plans or established by the Director of Public Works, or any
extra work done without written authority will be considered as unauthorized and will not be
paid for. Upon failure on the part of the Contractor to comply forthwith with any order of the
Director of Public Works made under the provisions of this paragraph, the Director of Public
Works shall have authority to cause defective work to be remedied or removed and replaced,
and unauthorized work to be removed, and to deduct the costs thereof from any moneys due or
to become due the Contractor. If the work is found to be in compliance with these
specifications, the Director of Public Works will furnish the Contractor with a certificate to that
effect.
17. SUPERVISION
All manufactured products, materials and appliances used and installed and all details of the
work shall at all times be subject to the supervision, test and approval of the Director of Public
Works or his authorized representatives. The Director of Public Works or his authorized
representatives shall have access to the work at all times during construction, and shall be
furnished with every reasonable facility for securing full knowledge with regard to the progress,
workmanship and character of the materials used or employed in the work.
Whenever the Contractor varies the period during which work is carried on each day, he shall
give adequate notice to the Director of Public Works so that proper inspection may be provided.
Any work done in the absence of the Director of Public Works or the Director of Public Works'
agent will be subject to rejection. The inspection of the work shall not relieve the Contractor of
any of his obligations to fulfill the contract as prescribed. Defective work shall be made good,
and unsuitable materials may be rejected, notwithstanding the fact that such defective work and
unsuitable materials have previously been accepted or estimated for payment.
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