2022-06-24_PERMIT FILE - C1980007 (2)

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~ No excavation shall be made in frozen material without written approval 01' • the Engineer. No additional allowance above the unit prices per cubic yard bid in the schedule for excavation will be made on account of any materials being wet or frozen. r_ B. Excess Excavation i Any and all excess excavation for the convenience of the Contractor, or over-excavation performed by the Contractor for any purpose or reason ~ except as may be ordered in writing by the Engineer, and whether or not due: to the fault of the Contractor, shall be at the expense of the Contractor.. Where required to complete the work all such excess excavation and over• - excavation shall be refilled with materials furnished and placed at the; expense of and by the Contractor. 3.05 Structural Excavating and Trenching ~. A. General All excavation of every description and of whatever substance encountered shall be performed as required by the lines and grades indicated on the plans. Where no specific limits of excavation for structures or trenches are called for, the excavation shall be accomplished in accordance with standard practices pertinent to the work being performed. The excavation shall be: held to the minimum required for proper performance of the work„ However, if in the opinion of the Engineer additional excavation is required to properly perform the work, this additional excavation may be required.. ~._ Where excavation is being performed in unstable materials subject to sloughing or "cave-in", the Contractor shell provide and use whatever sheeting, shoring or cribbing as may be required to properly protect the work and insure safe working conditions. Where excavation requires "blasting" or _ other hazardous operations, the Contractor shall exercise due care to protect all adjacent property, both public and private, and shall protect the Owner from all claims resulting from these operations. All suitable material removed from the excavations shall be used, insofar as passible, in the formation of embankments, fills, baclcfilling, and for such _ other purposes as are called for on the plans or directed by the Engineer. Material deemed unsuitable for these purposes shall be disposed of on the: site as called for on the plans or directed by the Engineer. The Contractor is expected to familiarize himself completely with the type of excavation to be performed and the type of material to be handled. -- 3.06 Backfrlling Around Structures A. General Backfr7ling around structures shall be accomplished using only earth materiels subject to the restrictions on material type indicated on the Drawings. Materials shall be free from roots, stones, wood, broken • concrete, frozen chunks or debris of any kind. Prior to backfilling, the I L L ozzoo-s