R2014-78 ACCEPTING THE BID & AUTHORIZING CONTRACT FOR NORTH STREET SIDEWALK VAULT

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GENERAL CONDITIONS GC-1 CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE (Continued) Notice: It shall be an affirmative obligation upon the contractor to advise the City's Representative at Fax No. (217) 424-2799 or mail to CITY ENGINEER, 1 GARY K. ANDERSON PLAZA, DECATUR, IL 62523, within two days of the cancellation or substantive change of any insurance policy set out above, and failure to do so shall be construed to be a breach of the contract. NOTICE: THIS CONTRACT WILL NOT BE AWARDED UNTIL THE CONTRACTOR HAS PROVIDED THE CITY WITH A CONTRACT PERFORMANCE BOND AND PROOF OF INSURANCE. GC-2 CLEANUP The Contractor shall at all times keep the premises free from accumulations of surplus excavated material, waste material or rubbish caused by their employees or work. Upon completion of the work, the Contractor shall remove all their rubbish from and about the structures, buildings, and premises, also all their tools, equipment, scaffolding and surplus materials, and shall leave their work clean, ready for use. In case of dispute, the Owner may remove the rubbish and surplus materials and charge cost of removals to the Contractor or separate contractors, if any, in proportion to amounts determined by the Engineer to be just. GC-3 CONSTRUCTION STAKING The Engineer shall provide basic line and grade staking for construction. Such basic line and grade shall be limited in general to: (1) one bench mark for a building, a plant site or a major structure Any additional (detailed) construction staking shall be provided by the Contractor, who shall be fully responsible for transfer of data from the basic lines and grades provided by the Engineer. Detailed construction staking shall generally include such items as slope stakes, intermediate centerline stakes, additional offset grade stakes and similar work. The Contractor shall also be responsible for setting of all offsets, lines, string lines, reference points, reference grades, and similar control data required to execute the work under this contract. The Contractor shall furnish all marking paint, stakes, hubs, lath or similar materials necessary for additional (detailed) construction staking, and shall provide manual assistance (rodmen) to assist the Engineer in checking or confirming the detailed staking, to whatever extent the Engineer deems necessary. Such checking, or the absence of it, by the Engineer shall in no way relieve the Contractor from full responsibility for the accuracy and adequacy of the detailed construction staking. All costs of materials and labor occasioned by the Contractor's responsibilities as listed above, shall be borne by the Contractor and shall be included in the respective bid prices of the various items work. 21