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APPENDIX Bassigned work tasks, regardless of whether the City of Oakland also applies its own lockouts andtagouts. The Contractors shall ensure that lockout and tagout activities and control of hazardousenergy comply with Cal/OSHA standards pertaining to these activities.3. Equipment and Utilities. Contractors are prohibited from starting, stopping, or otherwise accessing oroperating City of Oakland owned or leased equipment and utilities, unless specifically authorized to doso in written, contractual documents.The City of Oakland will provide the Contractor with information, if any is in the City’spossession, regarding the location of underground or above ground mechanical, electrical, gas,telephone, sewers, storm drains, water lines and other utilities that may be impacted by the nature ofthe Work; provided, however, that the City makes no warranty regarding the sufficiency or accuracyof such information. The Contractor will promptly inform the City in writing if the Contractor believesany information provided by the City is inaccurate in any material respect, or if the Contractorencounters unexpected or previously unknown site conditions. The Contractor will becomethoroughly familiar with the tolerances, dimensions and location of all such utilities. If necessary, theContractor will contact representatives of utility companies and public agencies, and review plansand information, if any, provided by such representatives and agencies about the Work site.The Contractor will be solely responsible for any damage done by Contractor to such utilitiesduring the Work. No repair of such damage will be included in the cost of the Work unless theContractor could not have located such utilities prior to such damage by conducting the investigationrequired by this Agreement. In such event, the repair of such damage may be included in the cost ofthe Work by Change Order, as set forth in this Agreement.4. Welding and Other Hot Work. Contractors are prohibited from welding, burning, cutting, or performingother “hot work” unless specifically authorized to do so in written contractual agreements. All hotwork must comply with Cal/OSHA standards for these work activities, including those standardspertaining to hot work permits and safe handling of compressed gases.5. Injury and Illness Prevention Plan. The Contractor shall develop and implement a written Injury andIllness Prevention Plan (IIPP) and Code of Safe Practices that specifically apply to the Contractor’sscope of work and anticipated work activities. The IIPP and Code of Safe Practices must complywith Cal/OSHA standards, as applicable. Copies of the IIPP and Code of Safe practices must beprovided at the pre-construction meeting..7-10.4.5 e. Prohibited Acts. Contractor employees and Subcontractors are prohibited from bringingfirearms, knives and weapons of any kind into City of Oakland facilities or onto City property, unlessspecifically authorized to do so in written contractual documents. The Contractor shall remove any personfound in unauthorized possession of such devices on City facilities and property.Threats and acts of violence or vandalism in the workplace are strictly prohibited. This includes, but is notlimited to, threats to City personnel or vandalism/property damage to City of Oakland facilities, equipment,supplies or properties.Contractor and Subcontractors are prohibited from scavenging or otherwise salvaging or removing anyCity of Oakland equipment, tools, waste materials or other property unless specifically authorized to do so inwritten contractual agreements.7-10.4.5 f. Work Site, Material Storage and Disposal. The Contractor will perform the Work withoutinterfering with City of Oakland employees or operations in areas around the Work site. The Contractor shallsecure and store all materials and supplies in a safe manner in accordance with local, state and Federallaws, standards and regulations. Contractors will on a daily basis, at their own expense, keep the Work siteand areas immediately adjacent thereto in an orderly and neat condition, clean and free from accumulationof waste materials and rubbish. Upon completion or termination of the Work, the Contractor will remove allwaste materials, rubbish, temporary structures, tools, equipment and surplus materials from the Work site.Contractors are prohibited from using or accessing City of Oakland waste disposal systems unlessspecifically authorized to do so in written contractual documents. Contractors shall provide their own wastestorage and disposal containers, store and dispose of all waste materials in a timely manner and inaccordance with local, state and Federal environmental, health and safety laws, standards and regulations.7-10.4.5 g. Incident Reporting. The Contractor shall immediately notify the Engineer of any occupationalinjury or illness, employee exposure to hazardous substances, vehicle accidents, property damage, orenvironmental spills or releases regardless of the severity of such incidents. The Contractor shall provide awritten incident report to the Engineer within 24 hours of any such occurrence. The City of Oakland reservesthe right to review Contractor incident investigations and/or perform the City’s own investigation(s), for thesole purpose of verifying facts and protecting City of Oakland personnel and property.Oakland Street Lighting Conversion ProjectProject Special Provisions D-27 Bid Documents: Feb 2012 Update