General Conditions of General Conditions of the Contract for the Contract for

ConstructionConstruction

Articles 19 through 24Articles 19 through 24

October 6, 2008October 6, 2008

Article 19 Protection of Article 19 Protection of the Work, Persons and the Work, Persons and PropertyProperty 19.519.5 The Contractor shall The Contractor shall

designate a qualified and designate a qualified and responsible on site staff person, responsible on site staff person, whose duty shall be the prevention whose duty shall be the prevention of accidents. of accidents. The name and The name and position of the designated person position of the designated person shall be reported to the Owner by shall be reported to the Owner by the Contractor at the the Contractor at the commencement of the Contract.commencement of the Contract.

Article 19 Protection of Article 19 Protection of the Work, Persons and the Work, Persons and PropertyProperty 19.819.8 The Contractor shall The Contractor shall

remove remove all snow and iceall snow and ice as may as may be required for access to the site be required for access to the site and proper protection and and proper protection and prosecution of the Work.prosecution of the Work.

Article 19 Protection of Article 19 Protection of the Work, Persons and the Work, Persons and PropertyProperty 19.10 19.10 During cold weather the During cold weather the

Contractor shall protect all work Contractor shall protect all work from damage.from damage. If low temperature If low temperature makes it impossible to continue makes it impossible to continue operations safely in spite of cold operations safely in spite of cold weather precautions, the weather precautions, the Contractor may cease Work upon Contractor may cease Work upon the written approval of the the written approval of the Commissioner.Commissioner.

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Article 20 Temporary Article 20 Temporary UtilitiesUtilities 20.120.1Unless expressly provided for Unless expressly provided for

otherwise in the Contract Documents, otherwise in the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall include in the the Contractor shall include in the proposed contract bid price as stated proposed contract bid price as stated on the Bid Proposal Form on the Bid Proposal Form the costs of the costs of all temporary utilities required for all temporary utilities required for Project completion and protection of Project completion and protection of the Workthe Work. Said temporary utilities . Said temporary utilities include but are not limited to lighting, include but are not limited to lighting, heating, cooling, electrical power, heating, cooling, electrical power, water, telephone, sanitary facilities, water, telephone, sanitary facilities, and potable water.and potable water.

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Article 21 Corrections Article 21 Corrections to the Workto the Work 21.521.5No extension of time will be given to No extension of time will be given to

the Contractor for correction of rejected the Contractor for correction of rejected or unacceptable Work. or unacceptable Work. All significant All significant punchlist Work shall be completed before punchlist Work shall be completed before Substantial Completion is determined. Substantial Completion is determined. The remaining minor punchlist Work, as The remaining minor punchlist Work, as determined by the Commissioner, shall be determined by the Commissioner, shall be completed within 60 Days of established completed within 60 Days of established Substantial Completion date.Substantial Completion date.

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Article 22 Guarantees Article 22 Guarantees and Warranteesand Warrantees 22.122.1 Unless expressly provided for Unless expressly provided for

otherwise in the Contract Documents, the otherwise in the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall provide a Warranty on the Contractor shall provide a Warranty on the Work for Work for an 18-Month period from the date an 18-Month period from the date of Substantial Completionof Substantial Completion. The Contractor . The Contractor shall warrant that the equipment, shall warrant that the equipment, materials and workmanship are of good materials and workmanship are of good quality and new, unless permitted quality and new, unless permitted elsewhere by the Contract Documents, and elsewhere by the Contract Documents, and that the Work shall be free from defects that the Work shall be free from defects not inherent in the quality required or not inherent in the quality required or permitted and that the Work conforms to permitted and that the Work conforms to the Contract Documents.the Contract Documents.

Article 22 Guarantees Article 22 Guarantees and Warrantees (cont.)and Warrantees (cont.) 22.222.2 Disclaimers and limitations Disclaimers and limitations

from manufactures, Subcontractors, from manufactures, Subcontractors, suppliers or installers to the suppliers or installers to the Contractor shall not relieve the Contractor shall not relieve the Contractor of the Warranty on the Contractor of the Warranty on the Work.Work. The The Contract Documents Contract Documents detail the related damages, detail the related damages, reinstatement of Warranty, reinstatement of Warranty, replacement cost and Owner’s replacement cost and Owner’s recourse.recourse.

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Article 23 Cutting, Article 23 Cutting, Fitting, Patching, and Fitting, Patching, and DiggingDigging 23.123.1 The Contractor will perform The Contractor will perform

or will cause the Subcontractors to or will cause the Subcontractors to perform perform all cutting, fitting or all cutting, fitting or patching of the portion(s) of the patching of the portion(s) of the Work that may be required to make Work that may be required to make the several parts thereof joined and the several parts thereof joined and coordinatedcoordinated in a manner satisfactory in a manner satisfactory to the Commissioner and in to the Commissioner and in accordance with the Plans and accordance with the Plans and Specifications.Specifications.

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Article 24 Cleaning upArticle 24 Cleaning up

24.224.2 Prior toPrior to Acceptance of the Work, the Acceptance of the Work, the Contractor shall remove from and about the Contractor shall remove from and about the site of the Work, all rubbish and all temporary site of the Work, all rubbish and all temporary structures, tools, scaffolding and surplus structures, tools, scaffolding and surplus materials, supplies and equipment which may materials, supplies and equipment which may have been used in the performance of the have been used in the performance of the Work. Work. If the Commissioner in his sole If the Commissioner in his sole discretion determines that the Contractor has discretion determines that the Contractor has failed to clean the work site, the Owner may failed to clean the work site, the Owner may remove the rubbish and charge the cost of remove the rubbish and charge the cost of such removal to the Contractor. A deduct such removal to the Contractor. A deduct Change Order will be issued by the Owner to Change Order will be issued by the Owner to recover such cost.recover such cost.

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