77-20 AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 35 - STREET EXCAVATIONS

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. Chapter 35 , STREET EXCAVATIONS 1. No person, firm or corporation, other than employees af Permit the City or persons or entities engaged in performing work under a Required contract with the City, shall make any excavation in any street, � alley, easement or other public place in the City of Decatur, Illinois, for any purpose without first obtaining a permit in writing from the Department of Public Works. (Amended by Ordinance 77-20, February 7, 1977) 2 . Any person, firm or corporation making an application for Insinrance a permit to make an excavation in any street, alley, easement and Bond or other public place in the City of Decatur, Illinois shall pro- vide the following insurance and bond: (a) Workmen' s Compensation Insurance for all their employees and all employees of their sub-contractors . A certificate of said insurance shall be filed with the City Clerk before a permit is issued. (b) Public Liability Insurance in the amount of $100 ,000/ $300 ,000 for injury or death of persons , and property damage liability insurance in the amount of $100 ,000 with the City of Decatur, Illinois as named insured. Said insurance shall cover the use of all equipment, including but no limited to excavating machinery, trenching machines, cranes , haists , rollers , concrete mixers , motor vehicles , and open cuts and trenching. A certifi- cate of said insurance shall be filed with the City Clerk of the City of Decatur, Illinois before a permit is issued. Said insurance must provide that a thirty (3) day notice will be given to the City of Decatur, Illinois , before cancellation. (c) A surety bond in the penal sum of $3,000. 00 as security against faulty or defective workmanship and materials and to cover any loss or expenses caused by the failure of the Contractor to construct the work according to specifications. The bond shall reamin in effect for a period of three (3) years from the time of construction. 3. Street excavation permits will be issued by the Engineering Appli- Division upon written applications filed with the Division. Appli- cation cations and permits shall be on forms provided by the City. and Permit The application shall state the location, and in case of a new water or sewer service, the legal .description of the property to be served, and the dimensions of the proposed opening, the pur- pose for which the opening is to be made , the kind of pavement or surface to be opened and the approximate date that the opening will be made.