TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS for - City of West Palm Beach

of the pre-construction activities, the contractor is required to perform a condition survey ofbuildings adjacent to the roadways as a basis for establishing preconstruction buildingassessments for defense or verification of construction damage claims. It will be necessaryfor the Contractor to provide a vibration monitoring plan as part of his construction activities.Ground particle velocities at buildings adjacent to work activities should not exceed 0.25 inchper second.C. Contractor shall protect all property that may be affected by his work or operations. Thelocation and extent of underground and covered facilities are not guaranteed and theContractor is cautioned to proceed with care in order to prevent the undermining or damageto existing structures, piping, or facilities.D. In the event any of the Contractor's activities were to disrupt or endanger any facilities, heshall at his own expense make all necessary repairs or replacements necessary to correctthe situation to the satisfaction of the Engineer. Such work shall progress continuously tocompletion on a 24-hour per day, seven workday basis. The Contractor shall be responsiblefor the services of repair crews on call 24 hours per day for emergencies that arise involvingwork under this Contract.1.05 SITE CONDITIONSA. Site Investigation and Representation1. The Contractor acknowledges satisfaction as to the general nature and location of the work,the general and local conditions, particularly those bearing upon availability oftransportation, availability of labor, water, electric power, roads, and uncertainties ofweather, or similar physical conditions, the character of equipment and facilities neededpreliminary to and during the prosecution of the work, and all other matters which can in anyway affect the work or the cost thereof under this contract.2. Failure by the Contractor to become acquainted with the physical conditions and all theavailable information will not relieve the Contractor from responsibility for properlyestimating the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work.3. The Contractor warrants that as a result of examination and investigation of all the aforesaiddata, the Contractor can perform the work in a good and workmanlike manner and to thesatisfaction of the Owner. The Owner assumes no responsibility for any representationsmade by any of its officers or agents during or prior to the execution of this Contract, unless(1) such representations are expressly stated in the Contract, and (2) the Contractexpressly provides that the responsibility therefore is assumed by the Owner.B. Information on Site Conditions1. Subsurface Investigations(a) The Contractor shall be responsible for having determined to his satisfaction, prior tothe submission of his bid, the nature and location of the work, the conformation of theground, the character and quality of the substrata, the types and quantity of materialsto be encountered, the nature of the groundwater condition, the character ofequipment and facilities required preliminary to and during the performance of thework, the general and local conditions and all other matters which can in any wayaffect the work under this Contract. The prices established for the work to be doneshall reflect all costs pertaining to the work. Any claims for extras based on thesubstrata or ground water table conditions will be disallowed.Maintenance & Protection of Properties Section 01020-3