DIVISION 6
GENERAL CONDITIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOR
GENERAL CONDITIONS
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ARTICLE 1 - DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY. “ 4
1.01 Defined Terms ......ccccsccccscscccsscssessssesscssceccsersssccssosssssecceeeessssessessensensecessessascassessecsssneesenseanens 4
1.02 Terminology ..........cscsssessessecsccessssscsenereeressscsceseneessanseacsanensssseseesensessenensensnearenenanscasesstscensess 7
ARTICLE 2 - PRELIMINARY MATTERS... “ 8
2.01 Delivery of Bonds........ccscsssssesssssssssessesesesseesesscsesseesceeescssseesssnsssessnesseneseanensssenensensnnsosgnaeneess 8
2.02 Copies of DoCUMENtS.........ssecsseseceeeesesessessnsenseessseensensscensnsensnesseneneseenenesscersnsaceassasaceacenes 8
2.03 Commencement of Contract Times; Notice to Proceed ........cscecsesesesseresestecsccneseseesneees 8
2.04 Starting the Work... eseesssssseesseessesseseceersnensensnessensssssesnseasneneasenseesenenacusnenecnasenseneenestags 8
2.05 Before Starting Construction ........sssssssssssesseeensseneseceeesscceessnsscsssesssecsessesensssneesenenennsneneenes 8
2.06 Preconstruction Conference.........cccccssrecssccssscssscssssenecsecesseeessseeseseescncesesssesessecenseseseenesasenens 9
2.07 Initial Acceptance of Schedules .0.........cessesscssssreseesereesscssscnsssssnenssessenssesenevscesssnenrscasasessess 9
ARTICLE 3 - CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: INTENT, AMENDING, REUSE .....ccccsssscosevoes 9
3.01 Intent.....ccccccccccccecccsscssccssssscesscessesscescesssscceassscvsccssssesensessesssesseeneeseesecssresssoossenacenteseeatsseeseees 9
3.02 Reference Standards .......c.cccccscsscsssesscsccssessecsecsscsssssscsssesscsssessensessesneeserenaessesesessseranneeenenees 9
3.03 Reporting and Resolving Discrepancies.........sssssscseressessecserssnssrsssesseeneenesnsenensescessessescens 10
3.04 Amending and Supplementing Contract Documents ...........ssseeseseeeeeenetseeteneneneneneeneens 10
3.05 Reuse of Documents .....cccccccscsscsscsccsceerscesssnssccscecssesssssessessesnsessseecessesecsaesavsuseaseeseeneses 11
ARTICLE 4 - AVAILABILITY OF LANDS; SUBSURFACE AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS;
REFERENCE POINTS 11
4.01 Availability of Lands ........ccessessssseseressseesstereneessecrsesesesesssssssnsssensenenescseseneessenencnsnsneeees 11
4.02 Subsurface and Physical Conditions.........cccessssssesesseseeseeeesreeseeseeveneesesseseseeaseeneessneneaeaes 12
4.03 Differing Subsurface or Physical Conditions ..........cseessesesseesssessssesessenesenesesseseneneneenens 12
4.04 Underground Facilities 0.00... cessssssssesesssessseesenssensneneseetenenensssnsssaenssesesesescassessenenenenease® 13
4.05 Reference Points ..........cccccssscscssesssssssssssssecssceecsesesecssesersesscssessseseessssaseneseneseresenssasnesoeseeses 14
4.06 Hazardous Environmental Condition at Site 0.0... ce eesseeesnesneesteserereeneeetssesaesserssneseeses 15
ARTICLE 5 - BONDS AND INSURANCE 16
5.01 Performance, Payment, and Other Bonds...........cccscsssesseeteteceeecseenssseesssssssesenenenenenenegens 16
5.02 Licenses Sureties and Insurer............scccscscssccsssesssseeessesesseseesreeeaecssnceseaesereneasssecencusserens 16
5.03 Certificates of Insurance ..........ccesescsccerescesceceecssessessssessessucssesessnessesasccasenessseesagoesousetees 16
5.04 CONTRACTOR?’S Liability Insurance... ceccsesscssesetsseeeeetecnseenestscsecesercsssanseeneneseesees 17
5.05 Property Insurance.......c.csssssssssssessseesssssenecssssssesscessnsesssssssessesseesenssessenesesanenensnseneneneeseces 18
5.06 Waiver of Rights........ccececcssssecsssssssescsssssesesenesenssenesesseseessseessocessesseesscssnenssenersssseeneesnenses 18
ARTICLE 6 - CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES 19
6.01 Supervision and Superintendence..........scceeeseeerssesesessrerssetscenenseesesersesnenesensecsenenesess 19
6.02 Labor; Working HOurs..........ccessssscscssssssssssssseceseessensssesenesenecaseeneesenanessusanensssesressseseeneneess 19
6.03 Services, Materials, and Equipment ............ccscssesseseressenesenneerssersrerseeseeeseessseeserseneeetas 20
6.04 Progress Schedulle......... se sssssssesssssetsseseesessesesssssssstereneessnceessnssseesssesesessesesesesseenssesaeeanenes 20
6.05 Substitutes and “Or-Equals” uu... cssseesseesssessreseecessesesseesnesesseessssersnserscessesessssessseseates 20
6.06 Concerning Subcontractors, Suppliers, and Others ............cscceseeersenssesetesenssessseneeseneeesens 22
6.07 Patent Fees and Royalties ........... es sssscssscssesseeesssssssesesesecsseececssessesscssrsesesssenensssssssssneneeres 23
6.08 Permits .......ccccscccccsssescescescessesscsncsesesessessssavsnsesesssessscessssesessseesessseresscenessrersseseasonsnassscessaseses 23
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6.09 Laws and Regulations...........cccssesssssesseseseseetesseesseeeseesessnensassesesacannsanennenasenoouenensasaneseaeseees 23
6.10 TaxeS..cccccccsccscscsscceccercescssscscesecccssessescscescesscscsssssssssssansesassnssseatecsecssssecusesecsnsansentensenessaerseees 25
6.11 Use of Site and Other Areds .....sccccsssscecssesesssesssssrsscsesenesesssscssscneacssseessusseseneneacensaneneneasaonss 25
6.12 Record Documents ......ccccccssessesssstecscessccsessssessseesseeeseserensssseenersessesessuasensesanensenanensegsnenees 26
6.13 Safety and Protection ........c.scssescsesecsseseeseeeeeseesecneessesnsarsnseneesnsssennsenenaseatenscasaseeaseaseassenssees 27
6.14 Safety Representative ........ccsssecsssessseessescestenessencssessseessseensassnsassnssnssersnsensacsosnsssenserenenens 28
6.15 Hazard Communication Programs..........cssccssssesssseseenssssssseeseseearsesssssesenesssenssesesenesersees 28
6.16 Emergencies...........ccssssssssssssesssesescsenesesesesesesesnenssrenscesscesssesenesasenencensaensnescacsassnsecerseneessanas 28
6.17 Shop drawings and Samples..........sscsccscseceesessesssesssessrsssesnesesneneeneenenacanearensanaanssceseanensess 28
6.18 Continuing the Work 0... sseeeeseseseneeeensssseesssesssesressesensseesseesenseasesneensassesensaseneaseetees 30
6.19 CONTRACTOR’s General Warranty and Guarantee .........cccsssseeesssesessesensensteseenenenennee 30
6.20 Indemmification.........cccccsssccsssscssscsescsccsesesssesssceessessssssesensseseeecnsesersesensesessnensenseneeneeseeees 30
ARTICLE 7 - OTHER WORK 31
7.01 Related Work at Site....c.cccccscscsesccsssnccsecssstsssensesscsseseesrsssssssensssessessessssesesassecseenenseenenees 31
7.02 Coordination ........ccccescccccsccssseseessscsseeecssessenseessusesssesnesessesneessersnsensesessenseesasesssesessesneetenees 31
ARTICLE 8 - OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITIES 32
8.01 Communications to Contractor.........cscsccsesccsserecssensesseessesscsecsenecssessessecasteneeessessensnenes 32
8.02 Replacement of ENGINEER ......cssssssssessscsereeresnessersssseseeseesensenenssssnasenenentensasenesconsscenenseees 32
8.03 Furnish Data ......cceccsscscssssscssessesscscscccssssessevscessnsssreneserenessesasensseeneseecsterssessesesssasensgnenseneenen® 32
8.04 Pay Promptly When Due .........ccssssssssesseseseseessesssesenessssssstsesssenssesscsesssnesscenensaeansnsensasesenenes 32
8.05 Lands and Easements; Reports and Tests.......sssscsescssssscsesesssssecsseessessssssessseseassanenencacesnenes 32
8.06 INSUrance.......sccsccssscsscssesecesscsssesccnsssssesscosssessseeesssseserscenessscnesesessecssesscsssestenssenssuataasensenarenes 32
8.07 Change Orders .........cccsecssescsessssssssesercsesesensnsensserscensarsesasavsssuenaneeenssenensnenenensonsasacsesenssnssseaes 32
8.08 Inspections, Tests, and Approvals ........scsssecececsecrseseerensssssseensseenessessesenensseeneneneaseneneneneeneegs 32
8.09 Limitations on OWNER's Responsibilities 0.0.0... ccceesseesesessereseeeneeeeseteceesenerenseneenensaenaens 33
8.10 Undisclosed Hazardous Environmental Condition........cccsssssseseseseessersenesceseeesstscnseeees 33
8.11 Evidence of Financial Arrangement .............ccsssessesseereseesnesseeseseseneassenssesnseeneesenseateneenes 33
ARTICLE 9 - ENGINEER'S STATUS DURING CONSTRUCTION .....ccccccssssssssssososcssncece 33
9.01 OWNER’s Representative... ssscssesssssssssessesesseeseseseesetensarscesseeneseeacssssssensenseeseneneseeneasans 33
9.02 Visits to Site .....cccecccccscssssscsscssecscssececssencceccsesseessssessessssssseceeensesesrsesesseseesesassceasenssnsasonsoets 33
9.03 Project Representative ........ccssssesssseseseseesesseseresentenenesssnessssscsssessssneneseesseseasenenensoceceneesacests 33
9.04 Clarifications and Interpretations ...........cssssssssseseseeesenssessesetessteceerensenssesensssenenesseneeseneneeney 34
9.05 Authorized Variations in Work .........cscsscsssseseesessseseccssesnesscessestecsseeeeseesaeensecsereneraceseseeseesens 34
9.06 Rejecting Defective Work ..........csessecssesseeseesesenessersseseeensssensscsssnsssesssensneaesesseneneneanenenenney 34
9.07 Shop Drawings, Change Orders and Payments............seccssssssssssssssssssseeeesesenenenenesesnerenenens 34
9.08 Determinations for Unit Price Work .0.......cscscsesssesssensesesseesneessesseneeseeeceessresenessonaceeseneees 34
9.09 Decisions on Requirements of Contract Documents and Acceptability of Work.............. 34
9.10 Limitations on ENGINEER's Authority and Responsibilities.............csssssceeeseseeeetenenens 35
ARTICLE 10 - CHANGES IN THE WORK; CLAIMS 35
10.01 Authorized Changes in the Work .0......ccsccssesesesesesesssssseseessensseeceenenensscnsecenseessenseaseseesees 35
10.02 Unauthorized Changes in the Work... ccsesesesssessesessssseeescnsneseneaetensnseeeseessesenssneseenss 35
10.03 Execution of Change Orders ..........ccssssscsssssssnsssecessesssnsssssesscesececessesecasesecsecssssssessensreneens 35
10.04 Notification to Surety ........cccccsccsssesscssesssscssssessseessesseseseesseseaesssnssesaesusneenssersnenssaseeansersees 36
10.05 Disputes — Not Insurance Related ............csssceeenseneeersteneeesesesesseesersesenresseesesnenesnenenes 36
ARTICLE 11 - COST OF THE WORK; CASH ALLOWANCES; UNIT PRICE WORK.37
11.01 Cost of the Work ..........cccsccssssressceescetaccsssscsssscessesssseneseneenssneseasserestensessererensesseoseenssensesees 37
11.02 Cash AllOWAnCES ......cccsccssesssesecssessceescesceseseascsccerserscnsscrscesseusscensecsessneatesaeesassnensenssoanssess 39
11.03 Unit Price Work.u...ccccccccssssssecccsessesscsceescessecesssessssavscsssessscsssssssesssseseeseneesensssnsesassesenseoees 39
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ARTICLE 12 - CHANGE OF CONTRACT PRICE; CHANGE OF CONTRACT TIMES40
12.01 Change of Contract Price... cesssssssssssssssssscersesessessesesenensssscsessernecsesenssssesascsseseseeeeneneets 40
12.02 Change of Contract Times ...........sccssssssessessesesessssesesssssenenesecensaseseseoesscssssseussceeseenseneagenes 41
12.03 Delays beyond CONTRACTOR'S Control ........scscsesesserseeeserecsesesetersessssseessseseesenennensenes 41
12.04 Delays within CONTRACTOR 's Control ........ccccesssssesssseseserenseseneeneasscseesstessenenevanenseneees 41
12.05 Delays beyond OWNER's and CONTRACTOR'S Control .........ssessesecseessetsesensaseeenensssens 4]
12.06 Delay Damages..........csscssescssscesecssssseecsescssescssssssssssesuscacesenssesaesessnensessanenssenasnenssessseeseenonens 4]
ARTICLE 13 - TESTS AND INSPECTIONS; CORRECTION, REMOVAL OR ACCEPTANCE OF
DEFECTIVE WORK. ......cccosssescsssssseees 42
13.01 Notice Of Defects ........cccccccccscessessesessressecsceseccssessseevsnssssssscssseseessessesenssssensenensesaesaeeseoses 42
13.02 Access 10 Work........ccccscccsssessssesssscccsseseeceeessceessessessesessasscasesuscatsesesenesessensnessacesseesaeeenaees 42
13.03 Tests and Inspections... sesssssssssscscssssssesesssnscesssessesesesesscseseseesesseseasecsseessesceasessesersnes 42
13.04 Uncovering Work .......cccccsssssecsssssssecssssssssseesenssseesessesessseesesssecessesseeessasersasaseeneaseneensanenes 43
13.05 OWNER May Stop the Work... cc sssscsscsscnscssssesseseesecseesessessssneseesseneseeensesesecssesecaneres 43
13.06 Correction or Removal of Defective Work ..........ccceeesessesscssscssessrsssssessessecenseseesenenenes 43
13.07 Correction Period.......ccccscccssscsssscssessssssscscececensecessescaceestecscesssesssecssssscsesssseesasesseansesensaneses 43
13.08 Acceptance of Defective Work..........cssssssssssssssseseesesssessenssessssesesssscsensesssssesesseneesseeeeeees 44
13.09 OWNER May Correct Defective Work........ccccscccsssssssessceeeeessesetseesersansessesnsesenenssseonseees 44
ARTICLE 14 - PAYMENTS TO CONTRACTOR AND COMPLETION .......cccccscsoescsseenses 45
14.01 Schedule of Values ..........cccccscssessescssserssssscessseessecssessseescessessesessesssssusssssssasusesseseessenseeneseees 45
14.02 Progress Payment ............scssscsssssssscssssssessssssessssecsessesensessssneessesnessecersssessasssensseeneosssoseossers 45
14.03 CONTRACTOR’S Warranty of Title 0... esessscsesscssessseesssesssesseceeseeseeseesneseesseseees 47
14.04 Substantial Completion 0.00... cssssssssssscsssseesesesssseneseseeseseersaeeesesseeesennesenseceeesseseasensenees 47
14.05 Partial Utilization ......ccccscscssessessscssssscsscsncesesssseesssesessesesesessessecsesssssssscssecsussseeeseeseeeesaeees 48
14.06 Final Inspection ..........cc.cccccsesescessecsscesessecsssssccsssssecsesecseneeseessssenssnensseesnsnsnessecenssserensersrtes 48
14.07 Final Payment ..0.....0...ccccceseescesescecesceeeseeeesceecseasscesssacsssassesesssecsecaseesessesarscessessseeeeseeenennenes 48
14.08 Final Completion Delayed... eseseccsssssssssesssscsssssssesessessssesessesassessesesscseeseneenessessseeeees 49
14.09 Waiver Of Claims............ccccesccsssssecesssceccssccesseosnecseseseessecessesesssscaseneusaessetsnseesauesaeesseesnsesers 49
ARTICLE 15 - SUSPENSION OF WORK AND TERMINATION. ......ccccoscssscsresssscssosssssoreses 49
15.01 Termination, Abandonment, or Suspension at Will oo... tsecssscssesseeeesssessscnsssasseserees 51
15.02 Termination for Cause ...........cccccsssssescccecssccesceseesscesssscessceeseneeseesesssssesesessaseseseeseeeseeeenssnges 51
15.03 General Provisions for Termination ...........scesessssssssssresscsrscssessssssssseesessscscsseetersnensenees 51
ARTICLE 16 - DISPUTE RESOLUTION 51
16.01 Methods and Procedures.............csseccscesssesecescetecsecssecssessecseesscecesenesseessonessssesesseusseseeessesenes 51
ARTICLE 17 - MISCELLANEOUS 51
17.01 Giving Notice ........cccssscssscsescsssecssessscscsscssscsscscsesenssessrssecsasseeaecsessecssesecaesnsesesseseeseeseseneenes 51
17.02 Computation of Times ........ cc cceeeseessessesssescssssessssassesseussnsessessessuseeceecesseeseeceeseeseeseesersnesees 51
17.03 Cumulative Remedies............ccscccscsssssssssececesceeeceseesscessseseeceeasersesosesosseceesssassesesesesseseosasees 51
17.04 Survival of Obligations... esssseessssessescsssscseceesecnesessssesscesseessesesesesscseeseseensnneneenents 51
17.05 Controlling Law..........cccsssssssssescssessessecsensecsessacsossssssessscnsausessesnessesseeneessesteanenessnearenseneeees 51
17.06 Access to RECOIS..........cccccsesccssceseecsecsecesensenceesnessesescsosnseseeeseeveneesedsosssseussscsnscssneesnseseees 51
17.07 Road ClOSULES.........:ccsscssccssccscsssescssrseesenecesessessseesseseesesessesseessensesseesssseesssesdsastseasseaeenearenes 51
17.08 Prohibited Interests ............ccsscesccsssssrcesseeseeesneceeesosesssseseecsassecessseesseessessresessesnescnsasesnseneees 54
17.09 Cooperation with Refuse Pickup 0.0... ..scssscscrsssscssesstsesesssssssesessesseessssresessessseseestessenes 54
GENERAL CONDITIONS
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ARTICLE 1 - DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY
1.01 Defined Terms
A. Wherever used in the Contract Documents and printed with initial or all capital letters, the terms listed below will
have the meanings indicated which are applicable to both the singular and plural thereof.
1. Addenda--Written or graphic instruments issued prior to the opening of Bids, which clarify, correct, or change
the Bidding Requirements or the Contract Documents.
2. Agreement--The written instrument which is evidence of the agreement between OWNER and CONTRACTOR
covering the Work.
3. Application for Payment--The form acceptable to ENGINEER which is to be used by CONTRACTOR during
the course of the Work in requesting progress or final payments and which is to be accompanied by such
supporting documentation as is required by the Contract Documents.
4, Asbestos--Any material that contains more than one percent asbestos and is friable or is releasing asbestos fibers
into the air above current action levels established by the United States Occupational Safety and Health
Administration.
5. Bid--The offer or proposal of a bidder submitted on the prescribed form setting forth the prices for the Work to
be performed.
6. Bidding Documents--The Bidding Requirements and the proposed Contract Documents (including all Addenda
issued prior to receipt of Bids).
7. Bidding Requirements--The Advertisement or Invitation to Bid, Instructions to Bidders, Bid security form, if
any, and the Bid form with any supplements.
8. Bonds--Performance and payment bonds and other instruments of security.
9. Change Order--A document recommended by ENGINEER which is signed by CONTRACTOR and OWNER
and authorizes an addition, deletion, or revision in the Work or an adjustment in the Contract Price or the Contract
Times, issued on or after the Effective Date of the Agreement.
10. Claim--A demand or assertion by OWNER or CONTRACTOR seeking an adjustment of Contract Price or
Contract Times, or both, or other relief with respect to the terms of the Contract. A demand for money or services
by a third party is not a Claim.
11. Contract--The entire and integrated written agreement between the OWNER and CONTRACTOR
concerning the Work. The contract supersedes prior negotiations, representations, or agreements, whether written
or oral.
12. Contract Documents--The Contract Documents establish the rights and obligations of the parties and include
the Agreement, Addenda (which pertain to the Contract Documents), CONTRACTOR’s Bid (including
documentation accompanying the Bid and any post Bid documentation submitted prior to the Notice of Award)
when attached as an exhibit to the Agreement, the Notice to Proceed, the Bonds, these General Conditions, the
Supplementary Conditions, the Specifications, the Drawings and the Purchases Order as the same are more
specifically identified in the Agreement, together with all Written Amendments, Change Orders, Field Orders, and
ENGINEER’s written interpretations and clarifications issued on or after the Effective Date Of the Agreement.
Approved Shop Drawings and the reports and drawings of subsurface and physical conditions are not Contract
Documents. Only printed or hard copies of the items listed in this paragraph are Contract Documents. Files in
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there have been some internal group meetings to again discuss this park’s relocation which led to R-16-
048 being introduced which is also attached. Those meetings would not have required minutes.”
Those meetings basically were that | had spoken with Brian Fisk and Director Fauteux and Andy
Patrician to go over and look at other sites. There was no quorum of the committee which was set up by
then Mayor Lozeau. It is my understanding that when the legislation didn’t have any action taken by the
Infrastructure Committee that Mrs. Johnson was called personally by the Director of Public Works and
told that. She’s been called about all of the meetings and she’s been kept abreast of that. That is
transparency.
“Located within these documents you will find the locations of that were discussed and the prevailing
issues with.”
| did meet with Alderman LeBrun in February and it was a very short meeting. We did discuss the site
location and we did look at the location over near the salt barn but that would have required moving an
inordinate amount of trash. The trash line that came off of Stadium Drive worked its way further into the
site. We did dig some test pits and we found ledge and water and it wasn’t conducive. We didn’t do any
geotechnical work on the site because of what we found right off the bat. It would have also meant
moving the blower house that’s there for the ventilation system for the methane. We looked at the cul-
de-sac area and we talked with Eversource about encroachment and things of that nature. Due diligence
was done and there was plenty of transparency. There was nothing done that was underhanded and |
really take offense to be accused of that. This Board voted to give the BIDA authority over the property
on Bridge Street. That vote took place and this Board also knew that when that happened that the
skateboard park had to be moved. We looked at a lot of sites and they are in the documents that were
sent to Mrs. Johnson. If you would like | can sit here and read them off and tell you all of the issues.
Myself and at the time then Economic Development Director Tom Galligani spent an inordinate of time
going through every city owned parcel. Mind you we had a half of million to work with and we were trying
to use that money on top of the ground and not below the ground. Every place we found had ledge,
asbestos, wetlands and contaminations. Other areas that were city owned property had to do with site
plans for detention areas and things of that nature so it couldn’t be disturbed. We looked at everything
that was available and in the end this is the site that we came up with. Alderman Caron sent me an e-
mail about crime and the issues in that end of town and how it’s grown and the traffic problems. That
high school has been there 1972 | believe. In fact, the traffic is probably better than it was in 1972
because it was a single school back then. | don’t think there is much of a traffic increase. The crime in
that area; people jogging and running and things of that nature; | mean | haven’t heard of any inordinate
increases in crime in that area. Parking, there is going to be additional parking added but we still have to
submit a site plan to the Planning Board and they have to approve it. The meetings pertaining to this
legislation and the prior legislation were all posted according to the right-to-know law. They were on-line
and posted in two areas in City Hall, we have publicly discussed them and they have been on numerous
committee agendas and full Board agendas. There have been articles in the Telegraph and in the Union
Leader. It’s not as though this just snuck up and we had a first and second reading and it was done. |
stand with moving forward and supporting the legislation and supporting the location. As the Mayor said
we are going to get a final opinion from our legal department. | kind of struggle with that because |
remember that 20% match and the state money from Stellos. | don’t know how the cul-de-sac made it
into that area because we did have to provide money to build a stadium which was not from the state. |
don’t know where you draw the line there but it is a school facility and the DPW funds and maintains that
facility. It was done in collaboration when we originally did it and the reason was for that match from
Concord. | think that covers what | have to say for now.
Alderman Wilshire
| was around when the original David W. Deane Skateboard Park was voted on and put in and for a good
reason it was called the David W. Deane Skateboard Park, he did his due diligence, he raised the money
and he got people involved. He has done the same thing this time in terms of doing his due diligence. |
CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
A CONTRACT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF NASHUA
229 MAIN STREET, CITY HALL, NASHUA, NH 03060
AND
its successors, transferees and assignees (together “Professional Engineer’’)
FITZEMEYER & TOCCI
NAME AND TITLE OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
300 UNICORN PARK DRIVE 5™ FLOOR, WOBURN, MA 01801
ADDRESS OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
WHEREAS, the City of Nashua, a political subdivision of the State of New Hampshire, from
time to time requires the services of a Professional Engineer ; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed that the services of a Professional Engineer herein specified are
both necessary and desirable and in the best interests of the City of Nashua; and
WHEREAS, Professional Engineer represents they are duly qualified, equipped, staffed,
ready, willing and able to perform and render the services hereinafter described;
Now, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein made, the parties mutually
agree as follows:
1. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED. The following exhibits are by this reference incorporated herein
and are made part of this contract:
Exhibit A--General Conditions for Contracts
Exhibit B--Scope of Services, i.e. Approach to Work/Schedule, Fee Proposal
The Contract represents the entire and integrated agreement between the parties and supersedes
prior negotiations, proposals, representations or agreements, either written or oral. Any other
documents which are not listed in this Article are not part of the Contract.
In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Proposal and the terms of this Agreement, a
written change order and/or fully executed City of Nashua Purchase Order, the terms of this
Agreement, the written change order or the fully executed City of Nashua Purchase Order shall
control over the terms of the Proposal.
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electronic media format of text, data, graphics, and the like that may be furnished by OWNER to CONTRACTOR
are not Contract Documents.
13. Contract Price--The moneys payable by OWNER to CONTRACTOR for completion of the Work in
accordance with the Contract Documents as stated in the Agreement (subject to the provisions of paragraph 11.03
in the case of Unit Price Work).
14. Contract Times--The number of days or the dates stated in the Agreement to: (i) achieve Substantial
Completion; and (ii) complete the Work so that it is ready for final payment as evidenced by ENGINEER’s written
recommendation of final payment.
15. CONTRACTOR--The individual or entity with whom OWNER has entered into the Agreement.
16. Cost of the Work--See paragraph 11.01.A for definition.
17. Drawings--That part of the Contract Documents prepared or approved by ENGINEER which graphically
shows the scope, extent, and character of the Work to be performed by CONTRACTOR. Shop Drawings and
other CONTRACTOR submittals are not Drawings as so defined.
18. Effective Date of the Agreement--The date indicated in the Agreement on which it becomes effective, but if
no such date is indicated, it means the date on which the Agreement is signed and delivered by the last of the two
parties to sign and deliver.
19. ENGINEER--The individual or entity named as such in the Agreement.
20. ENGINEER’s Consultant--An individual or entity having a contract with ENGINEER to furnish services as
ENGINEER’s independent professional associate or consultant with respect to the Project and who is identified as
such in the Supplementary Conditions.
21. Field Order--A written order issued by ENGINEER which requires minor changes in the Work but which
does not involve a change in the Contract Price or the Contract Times.
22. General Requirements--Sections of Division 1 of the Specifications. The General Requirements pertain to all
sections of the Specifications.
23. Hazardous Environmental Condition--The presence at the Site of Asbestos, PCBs, Petroleum, Hazardous
Waste, or Radioactive Material in such quantities or circumstances that may present a substantial danger to persons
or property exposed thereto in connection with the Work.
24. Hazardous Waste--The term Hazardous Waste shall have the meaning provided in Section 1004 of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act (42 USC Section 6903) as amended from time to time.
25. Laws and Regulations; Laws or Regulations--Any and all applicable laws, rules, regulations, ordinances,
codes, and orders of any and all governmental bodies, agencies, authorities, and courts having jurisdiction.
26. Liens--Charges, security interests, or encumbrances upon Project funds, real property, or personal property.
27. Milestone--A principal event specified in the Contract Documents relating to an intermediate completion date
or time prior to Substantial Completion of all the Work.
28. Notice of Award--The written notice by OWNER to the apparent successful bidder stating that upon timely
compliance by the apparent successful bidder with the conditions precedent listed therein, OWNER will sign and
deliver the Agreement.
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29. Notice to Proceed--A written notice given by OWNER to CONTRACTOR fixing the date on which the
Contract Times will commence to run and on which CONTRACTOR shall start to perform the Work under the
Contract Documents.
30. OWNER--The individual, entity, public body, or authority with whom CONTRACTOR has entered into the
Agreement and for whom the Work is to be performed.
31. Partial Utilization--Use by OWNER of a substantially completed part of the Work for the purpose for which
it is intended (or a related purpose) prior to Substantial Completion of all the Work.
32. PCB’s--Polychlorinated biphenyls.
33. Petroleum-- Petroleum, including crude oil or any fraction thereof which is liquid at standard conditions of
temperature and pressure (60 degrees Fahrenheit and 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute), such as oil, petroleum,
fuel oil, oil sludge, oil refuse, gasoline, kerosene, and oi! mixed with other non-Hazardous Waste and crude oils.
34. Project--The total construction of which the Work to be performed under the Contract Documents may be the
whole, or a part as may be indicated elsewhere in the contract Documents.
35. Project Manual--The bound documentary information prepared for bidding and constructing the Work. A
listing of the contents of the Project Manual, which may be bound in one or more volumes, is contained in the
table(s) of contents.
36. Radioactive Material--Source, special nuclear, or byproduct material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 (42 USC Section 2011 et seq.) as amended from time to time.
37. Resident Project Representative--The authorized representative of ENGINEER who may be assigned to the
Site or any part thereof.
38. Samples--Physical examples of materials, equipment, or workmanship that are representative of some portion
of the Work and which establish the standards by which such portion of the Work will be judged.
39. Shop Drawings--All drawings, diagrams, illustrations, schedules, and other data or information which are
specifically prepared or assembled by or for CONTRACTOR and submitted by CONTRACTOR to illustrate some
portion of the Work.
40. Site--Lands or areas indicated in the Contract Documents as being furnished by OWNER upon which the
Work is to performed, including rights-of-way and easements for access thereto, and such other lands furnished by
OWNER which are designated for the use of CONTRACTOR.
41. Specifications--That part of the Contract Documents consisting of written technical descriptions of materials,
equipment, systems, standards, and workmanship as applied to the Work and certain administrative details
applicable thereto.
42. Subcontractor--An individual or entity having a direct contract with CONTRACTOR or with any other
Subcontractor for the performance of a part of the Work at the Site.
43. Substantial Completion--The time at which the Work (or a specified part thereof) has progressed to the point
where, in the opinion of ENGINEER, the Work (or a specified part thereof) is sufficiently complete, in accordance
with the Contract Documents, so that the Work (or a specified part thereof) can be utilized for the purposes for
which it is intended. The terms “substantially complete” and “substantially completed” as applied to all or part of
the Work refer to Substantial Completion thereof.
44, Supplementary Conditions--That part of the Contract Documents which amends or supplements these
General Conditions.
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45. Supplier--A manufacturer, fabricator, supplier, distributor, material man, or vendor having a direct contract
with CONTRACTOR or with any Subcontractor to furnish materials or equipment to be incorporated in the Work
by CONTRACTOR or any Subcontractor.
46. Underground Facilities--All underground pipelines, conduits, ducts, cables, wires, manholes, vaults, tanks,
tunnels, or other such facilities or attachments, and any encasements containing such facilities, including those that
convey electricity, gases, steam, liquid petroleum products, telephone or other communications, cable television,
water, wastewater, storm water, other liquids or chemicals, or traffic or other control systems.
47. Unit Price Work--Work to be paid for on the basis of unit prices.
48. Work--The entire completed construction or the various separately identifiable parts thereof required to be
provided in the Contract Documents. Work includes and is the result of performing or providing all labor,
services, and documentation necessary to produce such construction, and furnishing, installing, and incorporating
all materials and equipment into such construction, all as required by the Contract Documents.
49. Written Amendment--A written statement modifying the Contract Documents, signed by OWNER and
CONTRACTOR on or after the Effective Date of the Agreement and normally dealing with the nonengineering or
nontechnical rather than strictly construction-related aspects of the Contract Documents.
1.02 Terminology
A, Intent of Certain Terms or Adjectives
1. Whenever in the Contract Documents the terms “as allows,” “as approved,” or terms of like effect or import are
used, or the adjectives “reasonable,” “suitable,” “acceptable,” “proper,” “satisfactory,” or adjectives of like effect
or import are used to describe an action or determination of ENGINEER as to the Work, it is intended that such
action or determination will be solely to evaluate, in general, the completed Work for compliance with the
requirements of and information in the Contract Documents and conformance with the design concept of the
completed Project as a functioning whole as shown or indicated in the Contract Documents (unless there is a
specific statement indicating otherwise). The use of any such term or adjective shall not be effective to assign to
ENGINEER any duty or authority to supervise or direct the performance of the Work or any duty or authority to
undertake responsibility contrary to the provisions of paragraph 9.10 or any other provision of the Contract
Documents.
B. Day
1. The work “day” shall constitute a calendar day of regular working hours except Saturdays, Sundays and any
legal holiday.
C. Defective
1. The word “defective,” when modifying the work “Work,” refers to Work that is unsatisfactory, faulty, or
deficient in that it does not conform to the Contract Documents or does not meet the requirements of any
inspection, reference standard, test, or approval referred to in the Contract Documents, or has been damaged prior
to ENGINEER’s recommendation of final payment (unless responsibility for the protection thereof has been
assumed by OWNER at Substantial Completion in accordance with paragraph 14.04 or 14.05).
D. Furnish, Install, Perform, Provide
1. The word “furnish,” when used in connection with services, materials, or equipment, shall mean to supply and
deliver said services, materials, or equipment to the Site (or some other specified location) ready for use or
installation and in usable or operable condition.
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