Attachment_C_-_General_Conditions_(3).pdf

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GENERAL CONDITIONS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Article or Paragraph Number & Title Page

ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL

1.01 DEFINITIONS

1.02 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

1.03 MEANING AND INTENT OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

1.04 AMENDMENT OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

1.05 RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTING TERMS; PRECEDENCE OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

1.06 REUSE OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

ARTICLE 2 - CITY'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS

2.01 ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTRACT

2.02 INFORMATION AND SERVICES

2.03 RIGHT TO STOP THE WORK; CONTRACTOR’S FAILURE TO CARRY OUT THE WORK IN

ACCORDANCE WITH CONTRACT

2.04 RIGHT TO CARRY OUT THE WORK

2.05 RIGHT TO CHANGE, SUSPEND OR DELAY THE WORK

2.06 AUDIT

2.07 NO WAIVER OF RIGHTS

2.08 CITY NOT LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES

ARTICLE 3 - CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES

3.01 REVIEW OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND SITE CONDITIONS

3.02 SUPERVISION OF THE WORK

3.03 UNFORESEEN OR DIFFERING CONDITIONS

3.04 SUPERINTENDENTS AND OTHER KEY TEAM MEMBERS

3.05 LABOR, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

3.06 PERMITS, FEES AND NOTICES

3.07 RECORD DOCUMENTS

3.08 CONTRACTOR'S DAILY REPORT

3.09 PROGRESS AND SUBMITTAL SCHEDULES

3.10 SHOP DRAWINGS, PRODUCT DATA AND SAMPLES

3.11 SUBSTITUTIONS

3.12 USE OF SITE

3.13 ACCESS TO WORK

3.14 CUTTING AND PATCHING

3.15 CLEANING UP AND REMOVING DEBRIS

3.16 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; ROYALTIES AND INDEMNIFICATION

3.17 WARRANTY

3.18 TAXES

3.19 INDEMNIFICATION

3.20 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS; INDEMNIFICATION

3.21 LIABILITY OF CONTRACTOR – CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES

ARTICLE 4 - SUBCONTRACTORS

4.01 SUBCONTRACTS AND OTHER CONTRACTS FOR PORTIONS OF THE WORK

4.02 SUBCONTRACTUAL RELATIONS

4.03 ASSIGNABILITY OF SUBCONTRACTS

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4.04 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

ARTICLE 5 - CONSTRUCTION BY CITY OR BY SEPARATE CONTRACTORS

5.01 CITY'S RIGHT TO PERFORM CONSTRUCTION AND TO AWARD SEPARATE CONTRACTS

5.02 COORDINATION

5.03 CLEAN UP RESPONSIBILITIES

ARTICLE 6 - CLARIFICATIONS AND CHANGES IN THE WORK

6.01 GENERALLY

6.02 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION, CLARIFICATIONS AND FIELD ORDERS

6.03 CHANGE ORDER REQUESTS (COR) AND PROPOSED CHANGE ORDERS (PCO)

6.04 CHANGE ORDERS

6.05 UNILATERAL CHANGE ORDERS

6.06 COST OF CHANGE ORDER WORK

6.07 FORCE ACCOUNT WORK

6.08 UNIT PRICE WORK

ARTICLE 7 - TIME

7.01 PROGRESS AND COMPLETION

7.02 DELAYS AND EXTENSIONS OF TIME

7.03 ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CONTRACT SUM FOR COMPENSABLE DELAY/ COMPENSABLE TIME

EXTENSION

7.04 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

ARTICLE 8 - INSPECTION AND CORRECTION OF WORK

8.01 UNCOVERING OF WORK

8.02 TESTS AND INSPECTIONS

8.03 CORRECTION OF NON-CONFORMING WORK AND GUARANTEE TO REPAIR PERIOD

8.04 ACCEPTANCE OF NON-CONFORMING WORK

ARTICLE 9 - PAYMENTS AND COMPLETION

9.01 CONTRACT SUM

9.02 SCHEDULE OF VALUES FOR LUMP SUM WORK

9.03 PROGRESS PAYMENTS

9.04 RETENTION

9.05 PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION

9.06 WITHHOLDING PAYMENT

9.07 PARTIAL UTILIZATION

9.08 SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION

9.09 FINAL COMPLETION AND FINAL PAYMENT

9.10 PAYMENT FOR UNDELIVERED LONG LEAD ITEMS; PAYMENT FOR ITEMS DELIVERED AND

STORED ON OR OFF THE SITE

ARTICLE 10 - INSURANCE AND BONDS

10.01 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

10.02 PERFORMANCE BOND AND PAYMENT BOND

ARTICLE 11 - LABOR STANDARDS

11.01 PREVAILING WAGES

11.02 PAYROLLS

11.03 APPRENTICES

11.04 LABOR STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT

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ARTICLE 12 - SAFETY

12.01 PRECAUTIONS AND PROGRAMS

12.02 PERSONS AND PROPERTY

12.03 SAFETY PERMITS

12.04 EMERGENCIES

ARTICLE 13 - CONTRACT AND GOVERNMENT CODE CLAIMS

13.01 CLAIMS GENERALLY

13.02 NOTICE OF POTENTIAL CLAIM

13.03 CONTRACT CLAIM

13.04 GOVERNMENT CODE CLAIM

ARTICLE 14 - TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE CONTRACT

14.01 NOTICE OF DEFAULT; TERMINATION BY THE CITY FOR CAUSE

14.02 SUSPENSION BY THE CITY FOR CONVENIENCE

14.03 TERMINATION BY THE CITY FOR CONVENIENCE

ARTICLE 15 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

15.01 GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE

15.02 RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

15.03 COMPLETE AGREEMENT

15.04 SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS

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GENERAL CONDITIONS

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ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL

1.01 DEFINITIONS

A. Wherever a word or phrase defined below, or a pronoun used in place thereof, is used in the Contract Documents (as defined in Paragraph 1.02), it shall have the meaning set forth in this Paragraph 1.01.

References to related Paragraphs or Documents are provided for convenience but not to exclude other Paragraphs or Documents where such terms may be used. The colon (":") is employed in this Paragraph as a symbol for "shall mean". A colon also may be em-ployed in these General Conditions or elsewhere in the Contract Documents to set off a paragraph title or heading from the text that follows or as a punctuation mark in a sentence to direct attention to the matter that follows.

1. Accepted, Approved: Accepted or ap-proved, or satisfactory for the Work, as determined in writing by the City, unless otherwise specified. Where used in conjunction with the City's response to sub-mittals, requests, applications, inquiries, proposals and reports by Contractor, the term "approved" shall be held to limitations of the City's responsibilities and duties as specified in these General Conditions. In no case shall the City's approval be interpreted as a release of Contractor from its responsibilities to fulfill the requirements of the Contract Documents or a waiver of the City's right under the Contract.

2. Addenda: Written or graphic instruments issued prior to the opening of Bids which make changes, additions or deletions to the Bid Documents.

Refer to Section 00 21 13, Instructions to Bidders.

3. Agreement: The Agreement or Contract between the City and Contractor covering the Work to be performed; other Contract Documents are at-tached to the Agreement and made part thereof as provided herein. The Contract is fully executed upon certification by the Controller of the City and County of San Francisco as to the availability of construction funds. Refer to Section 00 52 00, Agreement Form.

4. Alternate Bid Item: A Bid item that may be added to or deducted from the Total Bid Price to meet Project construction budget requirements.

5. Application for Payment: Written request submitted by Contractor to City for payment of Work completed in accordance with the Contract Docu-ments and approved schedule of values. Refer to Article 9, Payments and Completion.

6. Approved Equal: Approved in writing by the City as being of equivalent quality, utility and appearance. Equivalent means equality in the opinion of the City Representative. The burden of proof of equality is the responsibility of Contractor. Refer to Division 01 for procedures for proposing substitutions.

7. Bid, Bid Documents: Refer to Section 00 21 13, Instructions to Bidders.

8. Bidding Requirements: The Sections listed in Section 00 01 10, Table of Contents, under the heading “Procurement Requirements.”

9. Bonds: Bid, performance and payment (labor and materials) bonds and other instruments of security acceptable to the City. Refer to Paragraph 10.02, Performance Bond and Payment Bond, and Sections 00 43 13 and 00 61 13 for Bond forms.

10. Bulletin: Refer to “Field Order.”

11. By Others: Work on this Project that is outside the scope of Work to be performed by Con-tractor under this Contract, but that will be performed by the City, other contractors, or other means and at other expense.

12. Change Order: A written instrument pre-pared by the City issued after the effective date of the Agreement and executed in writing by the City and Contractor, stating their agreement upon all of the following: (i) a change in the Work; (ii) the amount of the adjustment in the Contract Sum, if any; (iii) the extent of the adjustment in the Contract Time, if any;

and (iv) an amendment to any other Contract term or condition. Refer to Article 6, Clarifications and Changes in the Work.

13. Change Order Request (COR): Refer to Paragraph 6.03, Change Order Requests and Pro-posed Change Orders.

14. City: The City and County of San Francis-co, California, identified as such in the Agreement and referred to throughout the Contract Documents as if singular in number. The term "Owner" means the City and its authorized agent or representative.

15. City Representative: The authorized on- Site representative of the City, as identified at the pre-construction conference convened by the City, in the performance of on-Site inspection and administration of the Contract. All liaisons between the City and Contractor shall be directed through the City Repre-sentative.

16. Claim: A written demand or assertion by Contractor seeking an adjustment or interpretation of the terms of the Contract Documents, an adjustment in the Contract Sum or Contract Time, or both, or other relief with respect to the Contract Documents, including a determination of disputes or matters in

Updated December 2014 00 72 00 - 2 General Conditions question between the City and the Contractor arising out of or related to the Contract Documents of the performance of the Work, which is submitted in ac-cordance with the requirements of the Contract Doc-uments. Refer to Article 13.

17. Clarification: A document consisting of supplementary details, instructions or information issued by the City which clarifies or supplements the Contract Documents. Clarifications do not constitute a change in Contract Work, Contract Sum or an exten-sion of Contract Times unless requested by Contrac-tor and approved by the City in accordance with the Contract Documents. Refer to Article 6, Clarifications and Changes in the Work.

18. Code: The latest editions of the San Fran-cisco Municipal Code, as well as any State of Califor-nia, Federal, or local law, statute, ordinance, rule or regulation having jurisdiction or application to the Project.

19. Commission: Refers to the Contract awarding authority for City departments with boards or commissions (i.e., the San Francisco Public Utili-ties Commission, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission, the San Francisco Port Commis-sion, the San Francisco Airport Commission, or the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, as appropriate). Refer to Section 00 52 00, Agreement Form.

20. Contract: Refer to Paragraph 1.02, Con-tract Documents and Contracting Requirements.

21. Contract Documents: Refer to Paragraph 1.02, Contract Documents and Contracting Require-ments.

22. Contract Sum: The sum stated in the Agreement and, including authorized adjustments, the total amount payable by the City to Contractor for the performance of the Work under the Contract Docu-ments. Refer to Section 00 52 00, Agreement Form.

23. Contract Time(s): The number of con-secutive days as stated in Section 00 73 02 to: (i) achieve Substantial Completion; (ii) complete the Work so that it is ready for final acceptance as evi-denced by the City’s issuance of written acceptance as required by section 6.22(k) of the San Francisco Administrative Code; and (iii) achieve any interim Milestones specified in the Contract Documents.

24. Contracting Requirements: The Con-tracting Requirements establish the rights and re-sponsibilities of the parties and include these General Conditions (Section 00 72 00) and the Sections as listed under Contracting Requirements in the Table of Contents (Section 00 01 10).

25. Contractor: The person or entity with whom the City has executed the Agreement and identified as such therein and referred to throughout the Contract Documents as if singular in number and neuter in gender. The term "Contractor" means Con-tractor or its authorized representative.

26. Critical Path: A continuous chain of activi-ties with zero float running from the start event to the finish event in the schedule.

27. Critical Path Method (CPM): Refers to the critical path method scheduling technique.

28. Day: Reference to “day” shall be con-strued to mean a calendar day of 24 hours, unless otherwise specified.

29. Default: Refer to Paragraph 14.01, Notice of Default; Termination by the City for Cause.

30. Delivery: In reference to an item specified or indicated shall mean for the Contractor and/or Supplier to have delivered and to unload and store with proper protection at the Site. Refer to Paragraph 9.03, Progress Payments, for delivery to another (off- Site) location.

31. Department Head: The contracting officer for the Contract (i.e., the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, the Director of San Francisco Public Works, the Executive Director of the Port of San Francisco, the General Manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, the Director of Transportation of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, or the Director of the San Francisco International Airport, as appropri-ate), or his/her designee, acting directly or through properly authorized representatives, agents, and consultants, limited by the particular duties entrusted to them. Refer to Section 00 52 00, Agreement Form.

32. Designated, Determined, Directed: Re-quired by the City, unless otherwise specified. Refer to Paragraph 2.01, Administration of the Contract.

33. Differing Conditions: Refer to Paragraph 3.03, Unforeseen or Differing Conditions.

34. Division: A grouping of sections of the Specifications describing related construction prod-ucts and activities. Refer to Section 00 01 10, Table of Contents, for a listing of Division and section numbers and titles.

35. Drawings: The graphic and pictorial por-tions of the Contract Documents showing the design, location and dimensions of the Work, generally includ-ing plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules and diagrams.

36. Effective Date of the Agreement: The date indicated in the Agreement on which it was exe-cuted, but if no such date is indicated it shall mean the date on which the Agreement is signed by the last of the two parties to sign, or when the Controller of the City and County of San Francisco certifies the availability of funds, whichever is later.

37. Field Order: A written order issued by the City which provides instructions or requires minor

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Refer to Paragraph 6.02, Request for Information, Clarifications and Field Orders.

38. Final Completion: The date of written ac-ceptance of the Work by the City, issued in accord-ance with section 6.22(k) of the San Francisco Administrative Code, when the Contract Work has been fully and satisfactorily completed in accordance with the Contract Documents.

39. Force Account Work: Change Order Work to be paid for on the basis of direct costs plus markup on direct costs for overhead and profit as provided in Paragraph 6.07, Force Account Work.

40. Furnish: Purchase and deliver to the Site, including proper storage only; no installation is includ-

ed. The term "Furnish" also means to supply and deliver to the Site.

41. General Requirements: The General Re-quirements include all Documents in Division 1, and govern the execution of the Work of all sections of the Specifications.

42. Guarantee To Repair Period: The period specified in Paragraph 8.03 or Division 1 during which Contractor must correct Non-conforming Work.

43. Indicated: Shown or noted on the Draw-ings or written in the Specifications.

44. Install: Apply, connect or erect items for incorporation into the Project; Furnishing or Supplying is not included. The term "Install" also describes op-erations at the Site, including unpacking, assembly, erection, placing, anchoring, applying, working to dimension, finishing, curing, protecting, cleaning, and similar operations.

45. Installer: A person engaged by Contrac-tor, its Subcontractor or Lower-Tier Subcontractor for performance of a particular element of construction at the Site, including installation, erection, application and similar required operations.

46. Item: A separate, distinct portion of the whole Work, which may comprise material, equip-ment, article, or process.

47. Lower-Tier Subcontractor or Supplier:

A person or entity who has a direct contract with a Subcontractor or Supplier, or with another Lower-Tier Subcontractor or Supplier, to perform a portion of the Work at the Site or to furnish materials or equipment to be incorporated in the Work by Contractor, Subcon-tractor or Lower-Tier Subcontractor, as applicable.

48. Milestone: A principal date or time speci-fied in the Contract Documents relating to an interme-diate event prior to Substantial Completion.

49. Modification: A document incorporating one or more Change Orders approved by the City to comply with the Certification by Controller require-ments of the City's Charter as stated in Section 00 52 00.

50. Non-conforming Work: Work that is un-satisfactory, faulty, defective, omitted, incomplete or deficient; Work that does not conform to the require-ments of the Contract Documents; Work that does not meet the requirements of inspection, reference stand-ards, tests, or approval referred to in the Contract Documents; or Work that has been damaged or dis-turbed by Contractor’s operations contrary to the Contract Documents prior to Final Completion.

51. Notice of Default: Refer to Paragraph 14.01, Notice of Default; Termination by the City for Cause.

52. Notice of Potential Claim: Refer to Para-graph 13.02, Notice of Potential Claim.

53. Notice of Substantial Completion: The written notice issued by the City to Contractor ac-knowledging that the Work is Substantially Complete as determined by the City. Said Notice shall not be considered as final acceptance of any portion of the Work or relieve Contractor from completing the punch list items attached to said Notice within the specified time and in full compliance with the Contract Docu-ments.

54. Notice to Proceed or “NTP”: The written notice issued by the City to Contractor authorizing Contractor to proceed with the Work and establishing the date of commencement of the Contract Time.

The Contract Documents may specify more than one NTP applicable to different phases of the Work.

55. Owner: Refer to "City."

56. Paragraph: A paragraph under an Article of these General Conditions. Refer to "General Condi-tions–Table of Contents" for a listing of Article and Paragraph numbers and titles.

57. Partial Utilization: Right of the City to use a portion of the Work prior to Substantial Completion of the Work.

58. Project: Refer to “Work”.

59. Project Manual: The bound written por-tion of the Contract Documents prepared for bidding and constructing the Work. A listing of the contents of the Project Manual, which consists of the Procure-ment and Contracting Sections and Specification Sections and may include schedules, is contained in Section 00 01 10, Table of Contents.

60. Proposed Change Order (PCO): A doc-ument prepared by the City requesting a quotation of cost or time from Contractor for additions, deletions or revisions in the Work initiated by the City or Contrac-tor.

61. Provide: Furnish and Install or Supply and Install complete in place at the Site.

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62. Punch List / Final Completion: A punch list prepared by the City identifying deficient Items to be corrected by Contractor prior to Final Completion.

Refer to Paragraph 9.09, Final Completion and Final Payment.

63. Punch List / Substantial Completion:

The list provided by the City identifying Items that shall be corrected or completed before the City con-siders the Work Substantially Complete. Refer to Paragraph 9.08, Substantial Completion.

64. Quality Assurance (QA): All those planned and systematic actions necessary to provide adequate confidence that a Quality Control Program has been applied.

65. Quality Control (QC): Those actions that control and measure the characteristics of an item, process, or facility against established requirements to ensure that a product or service will satisfy given requirements for quality.

66. Reference Documents: Refer to Section 00 21 13, Instructions to Bidders, and Section 00 31 00 for identification of Reference Documents, if any.

67. Regular Working Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except City legal holidays.

68. Request for Information (RFI): A docu-ment prepared by Contractor requesting information from the City regarding the Project or Contract Docu-ments.

69. Request for Substitution (RFS): A re-quest from Contractor in accordance with the condi-tions specified in Division 01 to substitute a material, product, thing or service specified in the Contract Documents with an equal material, product, thing or service. Refer to Paragraph 3.11, Substitutions, and Section 00 49 18, Request for Substitution form.

70. Required: In accordance with the re-quirements of the Contract Documents.

71. Resident Engineer: See "City Repre-sentative."

72. Samples: Physical examples of materials, equipment, or workmanship that are submitted for adjudication of their compliance with the specification.

73. Section: Refer to Section 00 01 10, Table of Contents, for a listing of the Sections.

74. Shop Drawings: All drawings, diagrams, illustrations, schedules and other data or information which are prepared or assembled by or for Contractor and submitted to City.

75. Site: Geographical location of the Project as indicated elsewhere in the Contract Documents.

76. Special Provisions: The part of the Con-tract Documents that amends, modifies, or supple-ments these General Conditions. The Special Provi-sions include the 00 73 00-series Sections as listed in Section 00 01 10, Table of Contents.

77. Specifications: The portion of the Project Manual comprising Division 01 through Division 49 and listed in Section 00 01 10, Table of Contents, consisting of requirements and technical descriptions of materials, equipment, systems, standards and workmanship for the Work, and performance of relat-ed administrative services.

78. Specified: Written or indicated in the Con-tract Documents.

79. Subcontractor: A person or entity who has a direct contract with Contractor to perform a portion of the Work. The term "Subcontractor" is re-ferred to throughout the Contract Documents as if singular in number and neuter in gender and means a Subcontractor or an authorized representative of the Subcontractor. The term "Subcontractor" does not include a separate contractor or subcontractors of a separate contractor. The term "Subcontractor" shall also include contracts assigned to Contractor if so provided in the Supplementary Conditions or specified in the General Requirements (Division 01).

80. Substantial Completion: The stage in the progress of the Work, when the Work (or a specified part thereof) is sufficiently complete in accordance with the Contract Documents including receipt of a temporary certificate of occupancy, if applicable, issued by the agency having jurisdiction over the Work so that the Work (or a specified part thereof) can be utilized for the purposes for which it is intend-ed.

81. Supplementary Conditions: The part of the Contract Documents that amends, deletes or modifies these General Conditions. The Supplemen-tary Conditions are set forth in Section 00 73 00.

82. Supplier: A manufacturer, fabricator, dis-tributor, or vendor having a direct contract with Con-tractor or with a Subcontractor to furnish materials or equipment to be incorporated in the Work.

83. Supply: Refer to "Furnish."

84. Total Bid Price: Refer to Section 00 21 13, Instructions to Bidders.

85. Unavoidable Delay: Refer to Paragraph 7.02, Delays and Extensions of Time.

86. Unilateral Change Order: A written Change Order to Contractor issued after the effective date of the Agreement in accordance with Paragraph 6.05.

87. Unit Price Work: Work to be paid for on the basis of unit prices and actual quantities of Work.

Refer to Paragraph 6.08.

88. Work: The performance by Contractor of all its responsibilities and obligations set forth in the

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Contract Documents. Work shall include, but not be limited to, providing all labor, services, and documen-tation required by the Contract Documents. Refer-ences in the Contract Documents to “Work” may be to items of Work. Refer to Paragraph 1.03.

89. Working Day: Any day of the week except Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays.

1.02 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND

CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

A. The Contract Documents form the entire Con-tract for the construction of the Work, and consist of the following:

1. the Drawings, Project Manual, and all Ad-denda thereto;

2. the Agreement and other documents listed in the Agreement;

3. Change Orders, Unilateral Change Or-ders, Clarifications, and Field Orders issued after execution of the Contract; and

4. all provisions of the Bid Documents, as de-fined in Section 00 21 13, Instructions to Bidders, not in conflict with the foregoing.

B. Nothing in the Contract Documents shall be construed to create a contractual relationship be-tween the City and a Subcontractor, Supplier, Lower Tier Subcontractor or Supplier or a person or entity other than the City and Contractor.

C. The Contracting Requirements and the Gen-eral Requirements contain information necessary for completion of every part of the Project and are appli-cable to each section of the Specifications. Where items of Work are performed under subcontracts, each item shall be subject to the Contracting Re-quirements and General Requirements.

1.03 MEANING AND INTENT OF CONTRACT

DOCUMENTS

A. The Contract Documents are complementary;

what is required by one shall be as binding as if re-quired by all. The Contract Documents will be con-strued in accordance with the laws of the State of California, the City's Charter and Administrative Code, and applicable building codes and statutes of the city and/or county where the Project is located.

B. The intent of the Contract Documents is to de-scribe and provide for a functionally complete and operational Project (or part thereof) to be constructed in accordance with the Contract Documents. All Work, materials, and equipment that may reasonably be inferred from the Contract Documents or from prevail-ing custom or trade usage as necessary to properly execute and complete the Work to conform to the requirements of the Contract Documents shall be provided by Contractor with no change in the Contract Sum or Contract Time.

C. Arrangement and titles of Drawings, and or-ganization of the Specifications into Divisions, sec-tions and articles in the Contract Documents shall not be construed as segregating the various units of ma-terial and labor, dividing the Work among Subcontrac-tors, or establishing the extent of Work to be performed by any trade. Contractor may arrange and delegate its Work in conformance with trade practic-es, but Contractor shall be responsible for completion of all Work in accordance with the Contract Docu-ments. The City assumes no liability arising out of jurisdictional issues raised or claims advanced by trade organizations or other interested parties based on the arrangement or manner of subdivision of the content of the Drawings and Specifications. The City assumes no responsibility to act as arbiter to establish subcontract limits between portions of the Work.

D. In interpreting the Contract Documents, words describing materials or Work with a well-known tech-nical or trade meaning, unless otherwise specifically defined in the Contract Documents, shall be con-strued in accordance with such well-known meaning.

E. A typical or representative detail on the Draw-ings shall constitute the standard for workmanship and material throughout corresponding parts of the Work. Where necessary, and where reasonably infer-able from the Drawings, Contractor shall adapt such representative detail for application to such corre-sponding parts of the Work. The details of such adap-tation shall be submitted to the City for approval.

Repetitive features shown in outline on the Drawings shall be in exact accordance with corresponding fea-tures completely shown.

F. In the event of a conflict in the Contract Docu-ments regarding the quality of a product, Contractor shall request Clarification from the City as provided in Paragraph 6.02 before procuring said product or proceeding with the Work affected thereby.

G. The layout of mechanical and electrical sys-tems, equipment, fixtures, piping, ductwork, conduit, specialty items, and accessories on the Drawings is shown in diagrams and symbols to illustrate the rela-tionships existing between the parts of the Work; all variations in alignment, elevation, and detail required to avoid interferences and satisfy architectural and structural limitations are not necessarily shown. If rerouting, i.e. relocating a duct, pipe, conduit or simi-lar utilities from the indicated room or space to anoth-er room or space to avoid structural interferences, results in a total linear footage which exceeds 125% of the indicated route if the structural interferences did not exist, then Contractor will be compensated for the amount in excess of 125% under the provisions for Change Orders of Article 6. Actual layout of the Work shall be carried out without affecting the architectural and structural integrity and limitations of the Work;

Updated December 2014 00 72 00 - 6 General Conditions shall be performed in such sequence and manner as to avoid conflicts; shall provide clear access to all control points, including valves, strainers, control devices, and specialty items of every nature related to such systems and equipment; shall obtain maximum headroom; and shall provide adequate clearances as required for operation and maintenance, and as re-quired by the San Francisco Building Code or Code of other public authority having jurisdiction.

H. Unless otherwise indicated in the Contract Documents, the Drawings shall not be scaled for dimensions when figured dimensions are given, or when dimensions could be calculated or field meas-ured. When a true dimension cannot be determined from the Drawings or field measurement, Contractor shall request promptly the same from the City and shall obtain a Clarification or written interpretation from the City before proceeding with the Work affect-ed thereby.

I. In the interest of brevity, the Contract Docu-ments frequently omit modifying words such as "all" and "any" and articles such as "the" and "an," but the fact that a modifier or an article is absent from one statement and appears in another is not intended to affect the interpretation of either statement.

J. When there is a conflict between existing on- Site conditions and information indicated on the Draw-ings, other than Differing Conditions as defined in Paragraph 3.03, the existing condition shall govern.

Contractor shall perform the Work and adjust to the existing condition at no additional cost to the City, provided Contractor should have known of such con-flicts based on its reasonable investigation of the Site prior to submitting its Bid in accordance with the re-quirements of Section 00 21 13.

K. All references in the Contract Documents to satisfactory, sufficient, reasonable, acceptable, suita-ble, proper, correct, or adjectives of like effect shall be construed to describe an action or determination of the City Representative for the sole purpose of evalu-ating the completed Work for compliance with the requirements of the Contract Documents and con-formance with the intent as expressed in subpara-graph 1.03B. Such determinations of the City

Representative shall be final and conclusive.

1.04 AMENDMENT OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

A. The Contract Documents may be amended af-ter execution of the Agreement to provide for addi-tions, deletions, and revisions in the Work or to modify the terms and conditions thereof in one or more of the following ways: (i) Change Order; (ii) Modification, or

(iii) Unilateral Change Order.

B. In addition, the requirements of the Contract Documents may be supplemented, and minor varia-tions and deviations in the Work may be authorized, in one or more of the following ways: (i) a Field Order;

(ii) a Clarification, written interpretation or other bulle-tin issued by the City; or (iii) the City's review and acceptance of a shop drawing or sample in accord-ance with Paragraph 2.01.

1.05 RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTING TERMS;

PRECEDENCE OF CONTRACT

DOCUMENTS

A. The Contract Documents are intended to be read together and integrated as a whole, and shall be construed and interpreted in a manner so as to avoid any conflicts to the extent possible. Supplementary provisions in the Contract Documents shall not be deemed to be in conflict. It is expressly agreed by and between Contractor and the City that should there be any conflict between the terms of the Contract Docu-ments and the Bid submitted by Contractor, the Con-tract Documents shall control and nothing herein shall be considered as an acceptance of any terms of the Bid which conflict with the Contract Documents.

B. In the case of discrepancy or ambiguity in the Contract Documents, the following order of prece-dence shall prevail (listed in order of highest to lowest precedence):

1. Modifications, Change Orders, and Unilat-eral Change Orders in inverse chronological order, and in same order as specific portions they are modi-fying.

2. Written Clarifications and Field Orders

3. Executed Agreement.

4. Addenda.

5. Supplementary Conditions.

6. These General Conditions.

7. General Requirements (Division 01).

8. Other Contracting Requirements.

9. Divisions 02 through 49 of the Specifica-tions.

10. Drawings.

11. Bid Documents

C. With reference to the Drawings the order of precedence shall be as follows (listed in order of highest to lowest precedence):

1. Written numbers over figures, unless obvi-ously incorrect.

2. Figured dimensions over scaled dimen-sions.

3. Large-scale Drawings over small-scale Drawings.

4. Schedules on Drawings or in Project Man-ual over conflicting information on other portions of Drawings.

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5. Detail Drawings govern over general Drawings.

6. Drawing with highest revision number pre-vails.

1.06 REUSE OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

A. The Contract Documents were prepared for the Work of this Contract only. No part of the Contract Documents shall be used for any other construction or for any other purpose except with the written consent of the City. Any unauthorized use of the Contract Documents is at the sole liability of the user.

ARTICLE 2 - CITY'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND

RIGHTS

2.01 ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTRACT

A. The City shall administer the Contract as de-scribed in the Contract Documents. Reference is made to Division 01 for administrative requirements and procedures.

B. The Department Head will designate in writing an authorized representative with limited authority to act on behalf of the City. The City may at any time during the performance of this Contract make chang-es in the authority of any representative or may des-ignate additional representatives in accordance with the City’s Charter and codes. These changes will be communicated to Contractor in writing. Contractor assumes all risks and consequences of performing work pursuant to any order, including but not limited to instruction, direction, interpretation or determina-tion, of anyone not authorized to issue such order.

2.02 INFORMATION AND SERVICES

A. The City's survey information, such as monu-ments, property lines, and reports describing physical characteristics, legal limitations and utility locations for the Site are available as Reference Documents.

B. The City shall apply and pay for the building permit if required for the Work and shall pay all per-manent utility service connection fees. All other per-mits, easements, approvals, temporary utility charges, and other charges required for construction shall be secured and paid for by Contractor in accordance with Paragraph 3.06.

1. The City's responsibility with respect to certain inspections, tests, and approvals is set forth in Article 8.

2.03 RIGHT TO STOP THE WORK;

CONTRACTOR’S FAILURE TO CARRY OUT

THE WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH

CONTRACT

A. The City may order Contractor to stop the Work, or a portion thereof, until the cause for such order has been eliminated. Any such order to stop the Work shall be in writing, provide Contractor with an effective date for stopping Work, and shall be signed by the City Representative. Unless otherwise agreed to by the City, Contractor shall not be entitled to an adjustment of the Contract Time or Contract Sum as a result of any such order to stop the Work.

B. The right of the City to stop the Work shall not give rise to a duty on the part of the City to exercise this right for the benefit of Contractor or other person or entity.

C. Reasons for ordering Contractor to stop the Work, or a portion thereof, include but are not limited to the following:

1. Contractor fails to correct Work which is not in accordance with the requirements of the Con-tract Documents; or

2. Contractor fails to carry out Work in ac-cordance with the Contract Documents; or

3. Contractor disregards the authority of the authorized City Representative; or

4. Contractor disregards the laws and regula-tions of a public body having jurisdiction over the Project; or

5. Contractor violates in any substantial way any provisions of the Contract Documents; or

6. Contractor fails to maintain current certifi-cates of insurance on file with the City; or

7. Original Contract Work is proceeding but will be modified by a pending Change Order.

D. In the event that Contractor (i) fails to maintain current certificates of insurance on file with the City;

(ii) commits criminal or unlawful acts; (iii) creates safety hazards; or (iv) commits acts or creates condi-tions that would have an immediate adverse impact on the well-being of the Project, the City, the public, and/or Contractor's employees, the City shall have the right to order Contractor to stop the Work immediate-ly, without prior notice.

2.04 RIGHT TO CARRY OUT THE WORK

A. In the event that Contractor fails to carry out the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents and fails to promptly correct or prosecute the Work within a 3-day period following a written notice of a deficiency from the City, or other such period as may be specified elsewhere in the Contract Documents, Updated December 2014 00 72 00 - 8 General Conditions the City may, without prejudice to other remedies the City may have, correct such deficiencies.

B. In such case the City will deduct all costs of such corrections, including the costs of City staff and consultants, from amounts due Contractor. If funds remaining under the Contract are not sufficient to cover the costs of such corrections, Contractor shall reimburse the City.

2.05 RIGHT TO CHANGE, SUSPEND OR DELAY

THE WORK

A. By executing this Contract, Contractor agrees that the City has the right to do any or all of the follow-ing, which are reasonable and within the contempla-tion of the parties: (i) order changes, additions, deletions and extras to the Work after execution of the Contract and issued from time to time throughout the period of construction, regardless of their scope, number, cumulative value, or complexity, to correct errors, omissions, conflicts and ambiguities in the Contract Documents, or to implement discretionary changes to the scope of Work requested by the City;

(ii) issue changes, additions, deletions and extras in a manner that is not in sequence with the as-built or as-planned progress of the Work; (iii) issue changes due to Unforeseen or Differing Conditions; (iv) suspend the Work, or parts thereof, or limit access to portions of or all of the Work, for the convenience of the City or in the interests of the Project; and (v) delay or disrupt the Work due to failure of the City to timely perform any contractual obligation.

2.06 AUDIT

A. The City shall have the right to examine, copy and audit all documents (whether paper, electronic, or other media) and electronically stored information, including, but not limited to, any and all books, esti-mates, records, contracts, escrow bid documents, bid cost data, schedules, subcontracts, job cost reports, correspondence, and other data, including computa-tions and projections, of Contractor, Subcontractors, Lower-Tier Subcontractors and Suppliers related to bidding, negotiating, pricing, or performing the Work covered by: (i) a Change Order Request; (ii) Force Account Work; or (iii) a Contract Claim. In the event that Contractor is a joint venture, said right to exam-ine, copy and audit shall apply collaterally and to the same extent to the records of the joint venture spon-sor, and those of each individual joint venture mem-ber.

B. Upon written notice by the City, Contractor im-mediately shall make available at its office at all rea-sonable times the materials noted in subparagraph

2.05A for examination, audit, or reproduction. Notice shall be in writing, delivered by hand or by certified mail, and shall provide not fewer than five-days' notice of the examination and/or audit. The City may take possession of the records and materials noted in subparagraph 2.05A by reproducing documents for off-site review or audit. When requested in the City's written notice of examination and/or audit, Contractor shall provide the City with copies of electronic docu-ments and electronically stored information in a rea-sonably usable format that allows the City to access and analyze all such documents and information. For documents and information that require proprietary software to access and analyze, Contractor shall provide the City with two licenses with maintenance agreements authorizing the City to access and ana-lyze all such documents and information.

C. The City has sole discretion as to the selection of an examiner or auditor and the scope of the exami-nation or audit.

D. The City may examine, audit, or reproduce the materials and records under this Paragraph from the date of award until three years after final payment under this Contract.

E. Failure by the Contractor to make available any of the records or materials noted in subparagraph

2.05A or refusal to cooperate with a notice of audit shall be deemed a material breach of the Contract and grounds for Termination For Cause.

F. Contractor shall insert a clause containing all the provisions of this Paragraph in all subcontracts of Subcontractors and Lower-Tier Subcontractors and Suppliers for this Contract over $10,000.

2.07 NO WAIVER OF RIGHTS

A. None of the following shall operate as a waiver of any provision of this Contract or of any power here-in reserved by the City or any right to damages herein provided:

1. inspection by the City or its authorized agents or representatives; or

2. any order or certificate for payment, or any payment for, or acceptance of the whole or any part of the Work by the City; or

3. any extension of time; or

4. any position taken by the City or its author-ized agents or representatives.

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2.08 CITY NOT LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES

A. The City, its boards and commissions, and all of their officers, agents, members, employees, and authorized representatives shall have no liability to Contractor for any type of special, consequential or incidental damages arising out of or connected with Contractor's Work. This limit of liability applies under all circumstances including, but not limited to, the breach, completion, termination, suspension, cancel-lation or rescission of the Work or this Contract, negli-gence or strict liability by the City, its boards and commissions, and their representatives, consultants or agents.

ARTICLE 3 - CONTRACTOR'S

RESPONSIBILITIES

3.01 REVIEW OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND

SITE CONDITIONS

A. The Contract Documents are not complete in every detail but show the purpose and intent only, and Contractor shall comply with their true intent and meaning, taken as a whole, and shall not avail itself of any manifest error, omission, discrepancy or ambigui-ty which appear in the Contract Documents, instruc-tions or work performed by others.

B. Contractor shall verify all dimensions and de-termine all existing conditions that may affect its Work adequately in advance of the Work to allow for resolu-tion of questions without delaying said Work, and Contractor shall be responsible for the accuracy of such dimensions and determinations.

C. Contractor shall carefully review the appropri-ate portions of the Contract Documents a minimum of 30 days in advance of the Work to be executed for the express purposes of checking for any manifest errors, omissions, discrepancies or ambiguities. Contractor shall not be entitled to any compensation for delays, disruptions, inefficiencies or additional administrative effort caused by Contractor's untimely review of the Contract Documents.

D. Contractor shall notify the City in writing promptly as specified in Paragraph 6.02 upon discov-ery of errors, omissions, discrepancies or ambiguities, and the City will issue a Clarification or RFI reply as to the procedure to be followed. If Contractor proceeds with any such Work without receiving such Clarifica-tion or RFI reply, it shall be responsible for correcting all resulting damage and Non-conforming Work.

E. Contractor shall be responsible for its costs and the costs of its Subcontractors to review Contract Documents and field conditions and to implement and administer a Request for Information (RFI) system throughout the Contract Time in accordance with the requirements of Division 01. Contractor shall be re-sponsible for costs incurred by the City for the work of the City's consultants and City's administrative efforts in answering Contractor’s RFIs where the answer could reasonably be found by reviewing the Contract Documents.

F. Prior to start of Work, Contractor and the City Representative shall visit the site and adjacent prop-erties as necessary to document existing conditions including photographs. Contractor shall document these conditions and shall submit prior to the start of Work a complete report of existing conditions deter-mined by the site survey as indicated in Division 01.

3.02 SUPERVISION OF THE WORK

A. Unless there are specific provisions in the Con-tract Documents to the contrary, Contractor shall be solely responsible to fully and skillfully supervise and coordinate the Work and control the construction means, methods, techniques, sequences and proce-dures. Contractor shall be solely responsible for Con-tractor's failure to carry out the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents and for the acts or omissions of Contractor, its Subcontractors, or their agents or employees, or of any other persons per-forming portions of the Work. Contractor is solely responsible for maintaining safe conditions on the site at all times, in accordance with Article 12.

B. Contractor shall supervise and coordinate the Work of its Subcontractors so that information re-quired by one will be furnished by others involved in time for incorporation into the Work in the proper sequence and without delay of materials, devices, or provisions for future Work.

C. Whenever the Work of a Subcontractor is de-pendent upon the work of other Subcontractors or contractors, then Contractor shall require the Subcon-tractor to:

1. coordinate its Work with the dependent work;

2. provide necessary dependent data, con-nections, miscellaneous items, and other transitional requirements;

3. supply and install items to be built into de-pendent work of others;

4. make provisions for dependent work of others;

5. examine dependent drawings and specifi-cations and submittals;

6. examine previously placed dependent work;

7. check and verify dependent dimensions of previously placed work;

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8. notify Contractor of previously placed de-pendent work or dependent dimensions which are unsatisfactory or will prevent a satisfactory installation of its Work; and

9. not proceed with its Work until the unsatis-factory dependent conditions have been corrected.

D. Contractor shall immediately comply with and prosecute orders and instructions including, but not limited to, Change Orders, RFI replies and Clarifica-tions given by the City in accordance with the terms of this Contract, but nothing herein contained shall be taken to relieve Contractor of any of its obligations or liabilities under this Contract, or of performing its required detailed direction and supervision.

E. Contractor shall at all times permit the City, its agents and authorized representatives to: (i) visit and inspect the Work, the materials and the manufacture and preparation of such materials; (ii) subject them to inspection at all such places; and (iii) reject if the Work does not conform to the requirements of the Contract Documents. This obligation of Contractor shall include maintaining proper facilities and safe access for such inspection. Where the Contract re-quires Work to be tested or inspected, it shall not be covered up before inspection and approval by the City as set forth in Article 8.

F. Whenever Contractor desires to perform Work outside regular working hours, Contractor shall give notice to the City of such desire and request and obtain the City’s written permission at least 3 working days in advance, or such other period as may be specified, except in the event of an emergency prior to performing such Work so that the City may make the necessary arrangement for testing and inspection.

G. If Contractor receives a written notice from the City that a Clarification is forthcoming from the City, all Work performed before the receipt of the Clarifica-tion shall be coordinated with the City to minimize the effect of the Clarification on Work in progress.