4.08
Visit the Site to become familiar with and satisfy Bidder as to the general, local, and Site
conditions that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work:
Become familiar with and satisfy Bidder as to all federal, state, and local Laws and
Regulations that may affect cost, progress, performance of the Work:
Carefully study all reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or
contiguous to the Site and all drawings of physical conditions in or relating to existing
surface or subsurface structures at or contiguous to the Site (except Underground
Facilities) which have been identified in the Supplementary Conditions as provided in
paragraph 4.02 of the General Conditions, and carefully study all reports and drawings of
a Hazardous Environmental Condition, if any, at the Site which have been identified in
the supplementary Conditions as provided in paragraph 4.06 of the General Conditions;
Obtain and carefully study (or assume responsibility for doing so) all additional or
supplementary examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, and data
concerning conditions (surface, subsurface, and Underground Facilities) at or contiguous
to the Site which may affect cost, progress, or performance of the Work or which relate
to any aspect of the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of
construction to be employed by Bidder, including any specific means, methods,
techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction expressly required by the Bidding
Documents, and safety precautions and programs incident thereto;
Agree at the time of submitting its Bid that no further examinations, investigations,
explorations, tests, studies, or data are necessary for the determination of its Bid for
performance of the Work at the price bid and within the times and in accordance with the
other terms and conditions of the Bidding Documents;
Become aware of the general nature of the work to be performed by OWNER and others
at the Site that relates to the Work as indicated in the Bidding Documents;
Correlate the information known to Bidder, information and observations obtained from
visits to the Site, reports and drawings identified in the Bidding Documents, and all
additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, and data with the
Bidding Documents;
Promptly give ENGINEER written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or
discrepancies that Bidder discovers in the Bidding Documents and confirm that the written
resolution thereof by ENGINEER is acceptable to Bidder; and
Determine that the Bidding Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey
understanding of all terms and conditions for the performance of the Work.
The submission of a Bid will constitute an incontrovertible representation by Bidder that Bidder
has complied with every requirement of this Article 4, that without exception the Bid is premised
upon performing and fumishing the Work required by the Bidding Documents and applying the
specific means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures of construction that may be shown
or indicated or expressly required by the Bidding Documents, that Bidder has given ENGINEER
written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities and discrepancies that Bidder has discovered in
the Contract Documents and the written resolutions thereof by ENGINEER is acceptable to
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