TABLE OF CONTENTS
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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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