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1 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA department OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION 2005 EDITION - i - TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. SECTION 1 DEFINITION OF TERMS Definitions .. 1 Direction or Approval of department .. 5 Contractor s Address .. 5 Applicability of PA Sales Tax .. 5 SECTION 2 BID REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS General Information for Bidders .. 6 Qualification of Bidders .. 6 Estimate of Quantities .. 7 Site Investigation .. 7 A. General .. 7 B. Topography .. 8 C. Subsurface Investigation .. 8 The Bid .. 9 Bid Guaranty.
2 10 Rejection of Bids .. 10 Assignment of 11 Modification or Withdrawal of Bids .. 11 Equipment Schedule .. 11 Reciprocal Limitations .. 11 Nondiscrimination/Sexual Harassment Clause .. 12 Contractor Integrity Provisions .. 14 Offset Provision .. 16 Certified Minority and Women Business Utilization .. 16 Provisions Concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act .. 16 Bid Protests .. 17 SECTION 3 AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT Award of Contract .. 18 Cancellation of Award .. 18 Execution of Contract .. 18 Persons Interested in Contract .. 19 Assignment and Subcontracts.
3 19 Separate Contracts .. 20 A. department s Right to Award Separate Contracts .. 20 B. Mutual Responsibility of Contractors .. 20 Removal of Equipment .. 21 - ii - Notice to 21 Surety Bonds .. 22 Insurance .. 23 A. Worker s Compensation Insurance .. 23 B. Public Liability Bodily Injury and Property Damage Insurance .. 24 C. Automobile Bodily Injury and Property Damage Insurance .. 24 D. Special Hazard .. 24 E. Maintenance of Insurance .. 24 F. Accidents and Claims .. 25 Contractor Responsibility Provisions .. 25 SECTION 4 CONDUCT OF WORK Time and Order of Work .. 27 A. General.
4 27 B. Field Examination .. 27 C. Shut-Down Required by department .. 27 D. Winter Shut-Down .. 27 E. Schedule of Work .. 28 F. Job Conferences .. 28 G. Cutting and Patching Under Separate Contracts .. 29 Extension of Time .. 29 Inspection and Right of Access .. 30 Providing for Emergencies .. 31 Personal Attention of Contractor .. 31 Agents, Superintendents, and Foremen .. 32 Labor Regulations .. 32 A. Contract Compliance Regulations .. 32 B. Preferential Hiring of Veterans .. 32 C. Preferential Hiring of Local Labor .. 33 D. Character and Residence of Employees .. 33 E. Minimum Wage Specification.
5 33 Surveys .. 35 Weather Protection .. 36 Legal Relations and Responsibility to the Public .. 36 A. Compliance with Laws .. 36 B. Police and Sanitary Regulations .. 37 C. 37 D. Drinking Water Regulations .. 37 E. Medical Service .. 37 F. No Direct Compensation .. 38 G. Anti-Pollution Measures .. 38 Part I PENNSYLVANIA Statutes .. 40 - iii - Part II Federal Statutes .. 49 H. Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan .. 52 I. Historical or Archaeological Artifacts .. 53 Safety Precautions .. 53 Right-of-Way .. 54 Requirements for Secondary Works .. 54 A. General .. 54 B. Protection of Existing Structures.
6 55 C. Public and Private Utilities .. 55 Streets and Public Thoroughfares .. 56 A. Roadways .. 56 B. Maintenance of Traffic .. 56 Departmental Requirements .. 56 A. Signs During Construction .. 56 Temporary Services During Construction .. 56 A. General .. 56 B. Temporary Electric Power .. 57 C. Temporary Heating .. 57 D. Temporary Water Supply .. 57 E. Sanitary Facilities .. 57 Drawings and Specifications Furnished the Contractor .. 58 Completion and Maintenance .. 58 A. Remedying Damaged Work .. 58 B. Maintenance of Completed Work .. 59 C. Occupation of Partially Completed Work .. 59 D. Clean-Up.
7 59 SECTION 5 CONTROL OF WORK Direction of Work .. 61 department Cannot Waive Obligations .. 61 Modification of Methods and Equipment .. 61 Minor Changes and Alterations .. 62 Correction of Work .. 62 A. Uncovering of Work .. 62 B. Coverage of Work .. 63 C. General .. 63 No Waiver of Legal Rights .. 63 Completeness and Intent of Specifications Estimates, and Drawings .. 64 Or Equal and Substitution .. 65 Shop Drawings, Catalog Cuts, Certifications and Samples .. 65 - iv - Termination .. 66 A. Termination Due to Nature of Performance by Contractor .. 66 B. Termination for Convenience of the COMMONWEALTH .
8 68 Contractor s Liability .. 68 Hindrances and Delays .. 69 Disputes or Actions Between Contractors .. 69 Purchase and Delivery of Supplies, Equipment, and Materials .. 70 A. Antitrust Laws .. 70 B. Reciprocal Limitations .. 71 C. Steel Products Procurement Act .. 71 D. Trade Practices Act .. 72 E. Recycled Content .. 73 F. Other .. 74 Infringements of Patents .. 74 Protection Against Claims for Labor and Materials .. 75 Material Samples Requiring Laboratory Tests .. 75 Remedy Guarantee Period .. 76 Operation and Maintenance Instructions and Manuals .. 76 "As-Built" Drawings .. 76 SECTION 6 PAYMENT Payment Coverage.
9 77 Payment Only in Accordance With Contract .. 77 Delayed Payments .. 77 Progress Estimates .. 78 Determination of Quantities .. 79 Modification of Specifications and Drawings .. 79 Extra Work .. 80 Force Account 81 A. Labor .. 81 B. Materials .. 82 C. Equipment .. 82 D. Subcontracts .. 83 Final Inspection and Acceptance .. 83 Final Payment .. 83 Money Retained for Defects and Damages .. 84 Claims for Damages .. 84 Board of Claims .. 84 - 1 - SECTION 1 DEFINITION OF TERMS DEFINITIONS Wherever the words or expressions herein defined, or pronouns used in their stead, occur in these General Conditions and the other Contract Documents, they shall have the meanings here given: A.
10 AASHTO shall mean the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Reference to AASHTO shall refer to the specification or method of test in effect on the date that the project was advertised, except when a particular designation is specified. B. ACI shall mean the American Concrete Institute. Reference to ACI shall refer to the specification or method of test in effect on the date that the project was advertised, except when a particular designation is specified. C. ASA shall mean the American Standards Association. Reference to ASA shall refer to the specification or method of test in effect on the date that the project was advertised, except when a particular designation is specified.
