1999-12-16_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981017

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Article 26. PROTECTION OF WORK AND PROPERTY The Contractor shall continuously maintain adequate protection of all his work and materials, protect the prop 'from injury or loss arising in connection with the Contract and adequately protect adjacent property as p ided 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 Contractor's 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 Munrc:.r! 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 life 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, if so authorized or instructed. The Principle Representative.must be notified as soon as possible in the event of any emergency. A. ^v compensation, claimed by the Contractor on account of emergency work, shall be determined by agr lent for extra compensation. Article 27. HIS i ORICAL PRESERVATION Areas adjacent to the mine sites often core related artifacts and structures, such as buildings, tipples, ore houses, headframes and foundations, thz. y be historically significant. Care shall be exercised to avoid any disturbances to these structures aria ... facts, in order to preserve their integrity. Existing 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 anr' : onstruction water as needed to perform the contract work. If the Contractor desires to use power other th...:1 portable generators, the Contractor's 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 site. Article 29. Pr` ^TECTION OF EXIS'. ING UTILITIES Utilities, both und&. Fund and above - ground, may exist which could affect construction work covered under thi" contract. The Contractor is responsible for determining the nature and locations of any and all utilities w' I could affect construction work covered under this contract. The horizontal and vertical locations of L ,es 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