Project Manual 11-210C - Ramapo College of New Jersey

5.1 Contractor-Subcontractor Relationship
ARTICLE 5
SUBCONTRACTORS
5.1.1 The Contractor shall, within thirty (30) days after award of the Contract, notify the Contracting
Officer through the Construction Manager, in writing, of the names of Subcontractors, other than those required to be
listed in the Bid, proposed to perform the principal parts of the work and of such others as the Contracting Officer may
direct, and shall not employ any Subcontractor without prior written approval of the Contracting Officer, or any that the
Contracting Officer may, within a reasonable time, reject.
5.1.2 If the Contracting Officer has reasonable objection to any such proposed person or firm, the
Contractor shall substitute another Subcontractor to which the Contracting Officer has no reasonable objection. Under
no circumstances shall the College be obligated for additional cost due to such substitution.
5.1.3 The Contractor shall make no substitution for any Subcontractor, person or firm previously selected
and approved, without written notification to the Contracting Officer and receipt of its written approval for such
substitution.
5.1.4 The Contractor acknowledges its full responsibility to the College for the acts and omissions of its
Subcontractors, and of persons and firms either directly or indirectly employed by them, equally to the extent that he is
responsible for the acts and omissions of persons and firms directly or indirectly employed by him and the Contractor
acknowledges he remains fully responsible for the proper performance of its Contract irrespective of whether Work is
performed by its own forces or Subcontractors engaged by him.
5.1.5 Nothing contained in the Contract Documents shall create any contractual relationship between any
Subcontractor and the College.
5.1.6 By an appropriate agreement, written where legally required for validity, the Contractor shall require
each Subcontractor, to the extent of the Work to be performed by the Subcontractor, to be bound to the Contractor by
the terms of the Contract Documents, and to assume toward the Contractor all the obligations and responsibilities which
the Contractor, by these Documents, assumes toward the College. Where appropriate, the Contractor shall require each
Subcontractor to enter into similar agreement with its Sub-subcontractors.
5.1.7 Contractor shall not grant to any Subcontractor terms more favorable than those extended to the
Contractor by the College.
5.1.8 Contractor shall not permit its Subcontractor to subcontract work without the express written approval
of the Contracting Officer or its designate.
5.1.9 The Contractor, and all Subcontractors, agree that, in the employment of both skilled and unskilled
labor, preference shall be given to residents of the State of New Jersey, if such labor force is available.
5.1.10 Approval by the Contracting Officer or its authorized representatives of a Subcontractor or material
supplier shall not relieve the Contractor or the Subcontractor or material supplier of the responsibility of complying with
all provisions of the Contract Documents. The approval of a Subcontractor does not imply approval of any material,
equipment or supplies.
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