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properly move, remove or care for the facilities in conflict with the Employer's water
pipes.
When electric cables, telephone cables, sewers drains, other pipelines, subsurface
structures and/or utilities parallel and are in close proximity to the Work and they
must be removed, relocated or altered in any way, the Work shall be in strict
accordance with the requirements and specifications of the owner of said facilities.
In addition, the Contractor shall pay particular attention to poles, pole lines, overhead
wires and all other facilities aboveground that may be in conflict with the work. The
Contractor shall follow the same procedures outlined herein for underground
facilities.
No claim for additional compensation will be allowed on account of any delay
occasioned by the relocation of the Employer's water pipes or the relocation or
removal of the pipe lines, subsurface structures and/or utilities above and below
ground necessary for the construction of the Employer's water pipes. The entire cost
of all pipelines, subsurface structures and/or utilities or other subsurface or
aboveground facilities shall be included in the prices stipulated for the appropriate
items of the Contract.
1.14 Safety of Adjoining Existing Buildings
The Contractor shall take all necessary precautions during the excavation for the
Works particularity those excavations which are adjoining existing building and shall
protect such buildings from damage or collapse by means of temporary or permanent
shoring, strutting, sheet piling or underpinning or excavation in short length and/or
other methods as he deems fit. Also, he shall properly support all foundations,
trenches, walls, floors, etc..., affecting the safety of the adjoining existing buildings.
The contractor has to reconstruct any construction which will be affected by him
during his works without any additional cost and this will be his own responsibility.
The Contractor shall alter, adopt and maintain all such Works described above for the
whole period of the Contract and shall finally clear away and make good all damages
done.
The construction and efficiency of the shoring, underpinning, strutting, etc..., for the
purpose for which it is erected shall be the responsibility of the Contractor. Should
any subsidence or any other damage occur due to the inefficiency of the shoring,
underpinning, strutting, etc..., or any other support provided, the damage shall be
made good by the Contractor at his own expense and responsibility.
The shoring strutting, piling, etc..., shall be executed in such a manner as to cause as
little inconvenience as possible to adjoining owners or the public and the Contractor
shall be responsible for negotiating with the adjoining owners the means to safeguard
their property and for the use of any portion of their land for the purpose of executing
the excavations and no claims submitted on this ground will be entertained.
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