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Article 26. PROTECTION OF WORK AND PROPERTY The Contractor shall continuousty maintain adequate protection of all his work and materials, protect the property from injury or loss arising in connection with the Contract and adequately protect adjacent property as provided by law and the Contract Documents. The Contractor shall make good any damage, injury or loss, except such as may be: (a) Directly due to errors in the Contract Documents; (b) Caused by agents or employees of the Principle Representative; (c) Due to causes beyond the Contractors control and not to his fault or negligence. The Contractor shall take all necessary precautions for the safety of employees on the work, and shall comply with all applicable provisions of Federal, State and Municipal safety laws and building codes to prevent accidents or injury to persons on, about or adjacent to the premises where the work is being performed. He shall erect and properly maintain at all times, as required by the conditions and progress of the work, all necessary safeguards for the protection of workmen and the public and shall post danger signs warning against the hazards created by such features of construction. The Contractor shall take due precautions when obstructing sidewalks, streets or other public ways in any manner, and shall provide, erect and maintain barricades, temporary walkways, roadways, trench covers, colored lights or danger signals and any other devices necessary to assure the safe passage of pedestrians and automobiles. In an emergency affecting the safety of Iffe or posing a threat to adjoining property, the Contractor, without special instruction or authorization from the Project Manager or Principal Representative, is hereby permitted to act, at his discretion, to prevent such threatened loss or injury; and he shall so act, without appeal, 'rf so authorized ar instructed. The Prirciple Representative. must be notrfied as soon as possible in the event of any emergency. Any compensation, claimed by the Contractor on account of emergency work, shall be determined by agreement for extra compensation. Article 27. HISTORICAL PRESERVATION Areas adjacent to the mine sties often contain related art'facts and structures, such as buildings, tipples, ore houses, headframes and foundations, that may be historically sign"rficant. Care shalt be exercised to avoid any disturbances to these structures and artifacts, in order to preserve their integrity. F~tisting structures shall not be used as load-bearing devices. Article 28. ELECTRICAL POWER, POTABLE AND CONSTRUCTION WATER The Contractor shall be responsible for providing electrical power and potable and construction water as needed to perform the contract work. If the Contractor desires to use power other than portable generators, the Contractors plans for providing such power will be subject to the Principle Representative's prior approval. The cost for providing power and water will not be paid for separately but shall be included in the bid prices of the various work items. The Contractor shall install and maintain all utilities in such manner as to protect the public and workmen and conform with any applicable laws and regulations. Upon completion of the work he shall remove all such temporary utilities from the sRe. Article 29. PROTECTION OF EXISTING UTILITIES Utilities, both underground and above-ground, may exist which could affect construction work covered under this contract. The Contractor is responsible for determining the nature and locations of any and all utilities which could affect construction work covered under this contact. The horizontal and vertical locations of utilities may vary. The Contractor is responsible for excavation and equipment movement without damage to utilities. The Contractor assumes all responsibility for damages to any utilities he causes under this contract. Colorado Division of Minerals & Geology GENERAL BID SPECIFICATIONS 1996 ~ Page 10