GTC for Construction 05012024.pdf

General Terms and Conditions for

Construction Contracts

Revised, Effective 5/1/2024

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General Terms and Conditions Table of Contents

SECTION 1 - Definitions and Terms

1.1 General

1.2 Abbreviations

1.3 AISC Abbreviations and Symbols

1.4 Definitions

SECTION 2 – Contract Time; Project Start

2.1 Commencement of Contract Time; Notice to Proceed; Contract Term

2.2 Starting the Project

2.3. Before Starting Construction

SECTION 3 - Correlation, Interpretation, and Intent of Contract Documents . 11 SECTION 4 - Availability of Lands; Physical Conditions; Reference Points .. 12

4.1 Availability of Lands

4.2 Physical Conditions--Survey and Reports

4.3 Unforeseen Physical Conditions

4.4 Surveying

SECTION 5 - Bonds and Insurance

5.1 Bid, Performance, Payment, and Other Bonds

5.2 Insurance

5.3 Additional Bonds and Insurance

SECTION 6 - CONTRACTOR'S Responsibilities

6.1 Supervision and Superintendence

6.2 Labor, Materials and Equipment

6.3 Substitute Materials or Equipment

6.4 Concerning Subcontractors

6.5 Patent Fees and Royalties

6.6 Permits

6.7 Laws and Regulations

6.8 Taxes

6.9 Use of Premises

6.10 Record or As-Built Drawings

6.11 Safety

6.12. Protection of Work

6.13 Emergencies

6.14 Shop Drawings and Samples

6.15 Cleaning

6.16 Hazardous Materials

6.17 Indemnification

SECTION 7 - Work by Others SECTION 8 - OWNER'S Responsibilities SECTION 9 – CONSULTANT’S Status during Construction

9.1 OWNER'S Representative

9.2 Visits to Site

9.3 Project Representation

9.4 Clarifications and Interpretations

9.5 Rejecting Defective Work

9.6 Shop Drawings, Change Orders and Payments

9.7 Decisions on Disagreement

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9.8 Limitations on CONSULTANT’S Responsibilities

SECTION 10 - Changes in the Work SECTION 11 - Change of Contract Price

11.1 Compensation

11.2 Claim for Change in Contract Price

11.3 Value of Work

11.4 Items Included in Cost of Work

11.5 Not Included in Cost of Work

11.6 CONTRACTOR’S Fee

11.7 Overhead and Profit

11.8 Itemized Cost

11.9 Cash Allowances

11.10 Delays Due to SFPA Hearings

11.11 Complete Compensation

SECTION 12 - Change to the Contract Time SECTION 13 – Quality of Work

13.1 Warranty and Guarantee

13.2 Tests and Inspections

13.3 Access to Work

13.4 Uncovering the Work

13.5 OWNER May Stop the Work

13.6 Correction or Removal of Defective Work

13.7 One Year Correction Period

13.8 Acceptance of Defective Work

13.9 Work Neglected by CONTRACTOR

SECTION 14 - Payments to CONTRACTOR and Completion

14.1 Schedules

14.2 Application for Progress Payment

14.3 CONTRACTOR’S Warranty of Title

14.4 Review of Applications for Progress Payment

14.5 Substantial Completion

14.6 Liquidated Damages

14.7 Partial Utilization

14.8 Final Inspection

14.9 Final Application for Payment

14.10 Final Payment and Acceptance

14.11 CONTRACTOR’S Continuing Obligation

14.12 Waiver of Claims

14.13 Items for Payment

14.14 Electronic Payments

14.15 Interest on Late Payments

SECTION 15 - Suspension of Work and Termination

15.1 OWNER May Suspend Work

15.2 OWNER May Terminate

15.3 CONTRACTOR May Stop Work or Terminate

15.4 Termination for Convenience

SECTION 16 - Dispute Resolution

16.1 Arbitration

16.2 Injunctive Relief

16.3 Consolidation and Joinder

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16.4 Arbitration Provision Required

16.5 Notice of Demand

16.6 Applicability of Section

SECTION 17 - Wage Rates

17.1 Minimum Wage Compliance

17.2 Applicable Schedule

17.3 Extra Work

17.4 Posting Required

17.5 Weekly Submittals

17.6 Wage Underpayments and Adjustments

17.7 Failure to Pay Minimum Wage; Termination of Contract

17.8 Federal Minimum Wages

17.9 Registration of Contractors

17.10 Public Works Apprenticeship & Training Act

17.11 Appeals

SECTION 18 – Measurements

18.1 General

18.2 Method of Measurement

18.3 Units of Measurement

18.4 Certified Weights

SECTION 19 - Utilities

19.1 Policy on the Proximity of Water and Sewer Lines

19.2 Existing Building Sewer Services or Water Service Connections, and Replacement of Mains

19.3 Water Distribution System Shut-Off and Turn-On Procedures

19.4 Responsibility of the CONTRACTOR

19.5 Location of Existing Utilities

19.6 Unknown Utilities Disclosed During the Contract Work

19.7 Abandoned Utilities

19.8 Coordination for Relocation by Others

SECTION 20 - Construction Traffic Control

20.1 Traffic Control Requirements

20.2 Permitting

SECTION 21 – Project Signs and Publicity

21.1 Project Construction Signs

21.2 Notice of Construction Activity

21.3 Project Construction Signs and/or Variable Message Boards

SECTION 22 - Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Requirements and Notice

22.1 Requirements

22.2 Notice to Contractors

SECTION 23 - Compliance with Storm Drainage Discharge Requirements

23.1 Permit Required

23.2 Notification of Disallowable Discharges

SECTION 24 - Compliance with Air Quality Requirements

24.1 Applicability of ATC Permit

24.2 ATC Permit

24.3 Permit Violations; Indemnification

24.4 Applicability of FDCC Permit

24.5 FDCC Permit

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24.6 FDCC Permit Violations; Indemnification

24.7 Contacts

SECTION 25 – Miscellaneous

25.1 Giving Notice

25.2 Computation of Time

25.3 General

25.4 Archaeological Salvage and Reports

25.5 Assignment

25.6 Gender, Singular/Plural

25.7 Maintenance of Records, Audits and Inspections

25.8 Ethics and Campaign Practices

25.9 Reporting of Unfair Business Practices

25.10. Construction and Severability

25.11. Enforcement

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SECTION 1 - Definitions and Terms

1.1 General

Whenever used in these General Terms and Conditions or in the Bid, RFP or Contract Documents, the following abbreviations, symbols and defined terms have the meanings indicated which are applicable to both the singular and plural thereof:

1.2 Abbreviations

Wherever the following abbreviations or symbols are used, they are to be construed the same as the respective expressions represented:

AASHTO ............................... American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ABC ............................................................................................................. Aggregate Base Course AC ........................................................................................................................... Asphalt Concrete ACI ......................................................................................................... American Concrete Institute ACNM .................................................................................. Associated Contractors of New Mexico ACP ............................................................................................................... Asbestos Cement Pipe ACPA ....................................................................................... American Concrete Pipe Association AD ....................................................................................................................... Assessment District AGC ...................................................................... Associated General Contractors of America, Inc.

AIEE ................................................................................. American Institute of Electrical Engineers AISC .................................................................................. American Institute of Steel Construction AMAFCA ................................................ Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority ANSI ...................................................................................... American National Standards Institute APWA ........................................................................................ American Public Works Association AREA ............................................................................... American Railway Engineers Association ASCE ........................................................................................ American Society of Civil Engineers ASME ............................................................................. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Asph ........................................................................................................................................ Asphalt ASTM ............................................................................. American Society for Testing and Materials ATSSA ........................................................................ American Traffic Safety Services Association AWG ................................................................................. American Wire Gauge (Nonferrous Wire) AWPA ................................................................................. American Wood Preservers Association AWPI ........................................................................................ .American Wood Preservers Institute AWS ........................................................................................................ American Welding Society AWWA ....................................................................................... American Water Works Association BC ............................................................................................ . Beginning of Curve or Back of Curb BCR .................................................................. Beginning of Curve Return or Back of Curb Radius BM .................................................................................................................................. Bench Mark BTB ............................................................................................................ Bituminous Treated Base BWG ......................................................................... Birmingham Wire Gauge (Iron and Steel Wire) C.C. or C/C ............................................................................................................. Center to Center Cem ....................................................................................................................................... Cement CF ..................................................................................................................................... Curb Face CI ........................................................................................................................................ Cast Iron CIP ........................................................................................... Cast-Iron Pipe or Complete in Place CIPP ..................................................................................................................... Cast-in-Place Pipe C.L. or CL ........................................................................................................................ Center Line CMP ............................................................................................................... Corrugated Metal Pipe CMPA .................................................................................................... Corrugated Metal Pipe Arch CO ..................................................................................................................................... Clean Out Col ......................................................................................................................................... Column Conc .................................................................................................................................... Concrete Const ................................................................................................................................. Construct

General Terms and Conditions 2 Revisions 12/10/2018 and 03/20/24 cy ..................................................................................................................................Cubic Yard(s) DF ................................................................................................................................... Douglas Fir DG ................................................................................................................... Decomposed Granite DIA ....................................................................................................................................... Diameter DIP ........................................................................................................................... Ductile Iron Pipe DMH ............................................................................................................................. Drop Manhole D/W ...................................................................................................................................... Driveway EA .............................................................................................................................................. Each EC ..................................................................................................................................End of Curve EL. or Elev. ......................................................................................................................... Elevation EMD ........................................................................................................... Electronic Marker Device Ex. or Exist ............................................................................................................................. Existing F & C ...................................................................................................................... Frame and Cover f’ c .................................................................. Design Compressive Strength of Portland Cement Concrete f ............................................................................................... Minimum Critical Compressive Strength (.85f’c) FH .................................................................................................................................. Fire Hydrant FJ .................................................................................................................................. Flanged Joint FL ........................................................................................................................................ Flow Line FL. EL ........................................................................................................................ Floor Elevation FS ................................................................................... Federal Specifications of Finished Surface FHWA ............................................ Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation Galv ................................................................................................................................. Galvanized GL ................................................................................................................................... Ground Line Gr ............................................................................................................................................. Grade H ................................................................................................................................. Height or High HC .............................................................................................................. House Connection Sewer hor ...................................................................................................................................... Horizontal id .............................................................................................................................. Inside Diameter Inv ............................................................................................................................................. Invert IP ......................................................................................................................................... Iron Pipe ITE .........................................................................................................Institute of Traffic Engineers LB ....................................................................................................................................... Pound(s) LF ........................................................................................................................... Linear Feet (Foot) Lin ............................................................................................................................................. Linear LL ..................................................................................................................................... Liquid Limit Long ............................................................................................................................... Longitudinal LS ..................................................................................................................................... Lump Sum M .........................................................................................................................................Thousand m .............................................................................................................................. meter or middle max ..................................................................................................................................... Maximum MH ........................................................................................................................................ Manhole MJ ........................................................................................................................... Mechanical Joint min ..................................................................................................................... Minutes or Minimum Mon .............................................................................................................. Monolithic or Monument MRGCD ............................................................................. Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District MTD ....................................................................................................................... Multiple Tile Duct MUTCD .......................................................................... Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices NEC ............................................................................................................... National Electric Code NEMA ........................................................................ National Electrical Manufacturers Association NFPA ........................................................................................ National Fire Protection Association NGS ........................................................................................................... National Geodetic Survey NMDOT ........................................................................... New Mexico Department of Transportation NMSA ......................................... New Mexico Statutes Annotated--1978 Compilation as Amended OC ..................................................................................................................................... On Center Od .......................................................................................................................... Outside Diameter OSHA ...................................................................... Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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PC ........................................................................................................................ Point of Curvature PCC .......................................................... Point of Compound Curve or Portland Cement Concrete PG ....................................................................................................................... Performance Grade PI .......................................................................................... Point of Intersection or Plasticity Index PL .........................................................................................................Property Line or Plastic Limit PP .................................................................................................................................... Power Pole ppm ......................................................................................................................... Parts per Million PRC .............................................................................................................. Point of Reverse Curve Prop ................................................................................................................. Proposed or Property PRV .......................................................................................................... Pressure Reducing Valve psf .............................................................................................................. Pounds per Square Foot psi ................................................................................................................ Pounds per Square Inch PT ......................................................................................................................... Point of Tangency Pvmt ................................................................................................................................... Pavement PVC ....................................................................................................................... Polyvinyl Chloride PVCO ..................................................................................... Molecular Oriented Polyvinyl Chloride PVCP ............................................................................................................ Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe Q ................................................................................................................................... Rate of Flow QAC .............................................................................................................. Quiet Asphalt Concrete r ............................................................................................................................................... Radius RC .................................................................................................................... Reinforced Concrete RCP .......................................................................................................... Reinforced Concrete Pipe Rdwy .................................................................................................................................... Roadway Ret. Wall ..................................................................................................................... Retaining Wall RGRCP ............................................................................ Rubber Gasket-Reinforced Concrete Pipe R/W ................................................................................................................................Right-of-Way s ................................................................................................................................................ Slope SAE ................................................................................................ Society of Automotive Engineers San. ..................................................................................................................................... Sanitary SCCP ................................................................................................... Steel Cylinder Concrete Pipe SD ................................................................................................................................... Storm Drain Sdl .......................................................................................................................................... Saddle Sect ........................................................................................................................................ Section sf ......................................................................................................................... Square Feet (Foot) Spec ............................................................................................................................. Specifications Sp. MH ..................................................................................................................... Special Manhole San. S ........................................................................................................................ Sanitary Sewer SP .................................................................................................. Superpave Aggregate Gradation ST ............................................................................................................................................. Street Sta ......................................................................................................................................... Station Std ...................................................................................................................................... Standard SY .............................................................................................................................. Square Yard(s) T ............................................................................................................................. Tangent Distance TCS ............................................................................................................ Traffic Control Supervisor TCT ........................................................................................................... Traffic Control Technician TH ....................................................................................................................................... Test Hole TMH ............................................................................................................................ Trap Manhole UL .................................................................................................... Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc.

USA .................................................................... United States of America Standards Institute, Inc.

V ........................................................................................................................................... Velocity VC ................................................................................................................................ Vertical Curve VCP ....................................................................................................................... Vitrified Clay Pipe VCPI ........................................................................................... Vertical Curve Point of Intersection Vert ........................................................................................................................................ Vertical VF ........................................................................................................................ Vertical Feet (Foot) VSF ........................................................................................................ Vertical Square Feet (Foot)

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WI .................................................................................................................................. Wrought Iron

1.3 AISC Abbreviations and Symbols

All abbreviations and symbols used on plans for structural steel construction shall conform to those given in the Steel Construction Manual of the American Institute of Steel Construction.

1.4 Definitions

Addenda or Addendum - Any written changes, revisions or clarifications to the Bid Documents for a Request for Bids (RFB) for construction or Request for Proposals (RFP) for on-call construction services.

Agreement - The written Agreement between OWNER and CONTRACTOR which establishes the terms of the Contract and which incorporates all Contract Documents. The Agreement shall be on the form contained in the Bid Documents or RFP. No Agreement shall be valid until signed by a person duly authorized to bind the CONTRACTOR and the Executive Director of the Water Authority or his designee.

Application for Payment - The form which is to be used in requesting progress payments, or a single payment if only one will be paid for the Project, and which includes, if applicable, the Schedule of Values.

Bid - The term used in an RFB for construction and herein to describe the offer or proposal of the Bidder submitted on the prescribed form setting forth the prices for the Work to be performed;

also referred to as the Bid Proposal.

Bidder - Any person, firm, or corporation submitting a Bid for the Work of an RFB for construction.

Bid Documents – The Request for Bids (RFB), including the Advertisement for Bids, the Instructions to Bidders, the Special Instructions, the Bid Proposal Instructions and Forms, the Agreement, the Wage Rate Decision, these General Terms and Conditions, the Referenced Standard Specifications, all forms, checklists and instructions, and the Project Technical Specifications, Drawings and other documents attached.

Bid Proposal - The offer or proposal of the Bidder submitted on the prescribed form setting forth the prices for the Work to be performed; also referred to as the Bid.

Board - The governing body of the OWNER.

Bond – A bid or proposal bond, performance bond, or labor and material payment bond or other instrument of security, furnished by CONTRACTOR and its surety in accordance with the Contract Documents.

Change Order - A written order to CONTRACTOR signed by OWNER authorizing an addition, deletion, or revision in the Work (or, if applicable, an adjustment in the Contract Price or the Contract Time) issued after execution of the Agreement. The term as used herein also refers to a Work Order Adjustment.

CONSULTANT – An agent or licensed professional with whom OWNER has entered into an agreement, who is responsible for the engineering, surveying, architectural, and/or landscape architectural design or construction contract administration and inspection or both, acting directly or through duly authorized representatives. If OWNER has not contracted with a CONSULTANT, OWNER’S employee(s) will perform the services of the CONSULTANT.

Contract Documents or Contract – The terms and conditions agreed to by a CONTRACTOR and OWNER as a result of an RFB for construction or an RFP for on-call construction services and

General Terms and Conditions 5 Revisions 12/10/2018 and 03/20/24 which incorporates multiple documents. When resulting from an RFB for construction, the Contract Documents include: the Agreement, CONTRACTOR’S approved Shop Drawings, CONTRACTOR’S Bid Proposal (to the extent approved by OWNER), the Bid Documents and Addenda. When resulting from an RFP for on-call construction services, the Contract Documents include: the Agreement, the Prequalified Contractor’s Proposal, (to the extent approved by OWNER), the RFP Documents and Addenda. Also made a part of the Contract Documents are the bonds and insurance certificates provided by the CONTRACTOR, the forms completed and signed by the CONTRACTOR, and any later Modifications to the Contract. If the Prequalified Contractor is assigned a Work Order Project, the executed Work Order Documents also become a part of the Contract Documents.

Contract Price - The total monies payable to CONTRACTOR under the Contract Documents, which amount includes any applicable New Mexico Gross Receipts Taxes.

Contract Term – The term used in an RFP for on-call construction services and herein which establishes the time the Contract remains in effect and during which the CONTRACTOR may initiate a Work Order for construction services.

Contract Time – The term used in an RFB for construction or in a Work Order resulting from an RFP for on-call construction services which establishes the number of days stated in the Contract Documents for the completion of the Work and Punch List items, computed as provided in Section 25.2.

CONTRACTOR - A person, firm, or corporation with whom OWNER has executed the Agreement as a result of an RFB for construction or, for an RFP for on-call construction services.

County – Bernalillo County, New Mexico.

Day – The term “day” shall mean a calendar day of twenty-four hours measured from midnight to the next midnight.

Debarment - Debarment of a contractor means denial of the right to bid or offer to enter into a contract for a specified period of time by the Water Authority, or any federal agency, or State agency or local public body of the State of New Mexico.

Defective - When modifying the word Work, this term refers to Work that is unsatisfactory, faulty, deficient, does not conform to the Contract Documents, or does not meet the requirements of any inspection, reference standard, test, or approval to which the Contract Documents refer, and specifically includes Work that has been damaged prior to the CONSULTANT’S recommendation of final payment and acceptance (pursuant to Section 14.10). The terms Defect and Defective Work shall apply to the Work, whether such Defect is identified or otherwise discovered at or prior to final payment and acceptance (pursuant to Section 14.10) or during any correction period described in Section 13.7 of these General Terms and Conditions.

Drawings - The drawings or plans contained in an appendix to the Bid Documents or a Work Order which show the character and scope of the Work to be performed and which have been prepared or approved by the CONSULTANT; also referred to as Plans.

Effective Date of Agreement - The date indicated in the Agreement on which it becomes effective, but if no such date is indicated, it shall mean the date on which the Agreement is signed and delivered by the last of the two parties to sign and deliver.

Field Order - A written order issued by CONSULTANT which clarifies or interprets the Contract Documents in accordance with Section 9.4 or orders minor changes in the Work in accordance with Section 10.2.

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General Terms and Conditions – These contractual terms and conditions which apply to all construction projects and which may be modified by Bid Documents, an RFP, Addenda, or Modifications to the Contract.

Modification - (a) A written amendment to the Contract Documents signed by both parties, (b) a Change Order, or (c) a Field Order. A Modification may only be issued after execution of the Agreement.

Notice of Award - The written notice by OWNER to Bidder that it has submitted the apparent low successful Bid or by OWNER to Offeror that it has submitted a successful Proposal and that, upon compliance by the Bidder or Offeror with the conditions precedent to be fulfilled within the time specified, the OWNER shall prepare and deliver the Agreement to the Bidder or Offeror in the event the OWNER elects to proceed to execute the Agreement. Issuance of the Notice of Award does not create a contractual relationship between OWNER and Bidder or OWNER and Offeror.

Notice to Proceed - A written notice given by OWNER to CONTRACTOR (with a copy to CONSULTANT) fixing the date on which the Contract Time will commence to run and on which CONTRACTOR shall start to perform its obligations under the Contract Documents. The Notice to Proceed may be executed by means of a purchase order.

Offer -- The term used in an RFP for on-call construction services and herein to describe the bid or proposal of a Prequalified Contractor submitted on the prescribed form in response to a Request for Offers.

Offeror -- Any person, firm, or corporation submitting a Proposal in response to an RFP for on-call construction services.

On-Call Contract – The Contract resulting from an RFP for On-Call Construction Services.

OWNER - The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, or Water Authority, for whom the Work is to be performed.

Prequalified Contractor – A CONTRACTOR with whom OWNER has executed a Contract as a result of an RFP for on-call construction services.

Procurement Ordinance -- The Bernalillo County Procurement Ordinance which the Water Authority has adopted, pursuant to the powers granted in Section 72-1-10 NMSA 1978, to govern all purchasing transactions of the Water Authority; as currently enacted or hereafter amended.

Project – The construction to be performed at a single site or multiple sites as provided in the Contract Documents. In an RFB for construction and herein this term describes the entire construction to be performed. In an RFP for on-call construction services it describes the entire construction to be performed pursuant to a single Work Order.

Project Technical Specifications – The written technical descriptions of the materials, equipment, construction systems, standards, and workmanship for the Project contained in an appendix to the Bid Documents or a Work Order.

Proposal -- The term used in an RFP for on-call construction services to describe the offer or proposal of the Offeror submitted on the prescribed form, setting forth the Offeror’s qualifications.

Punch List – A list of items prepared by CONSULTANT to be completed or corrected following CONSULTANT’S certification of Substantial Completion and before final payment.

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Referenced Standard Specifications – All standard specifications applicable to the Work as identified in the Bid or RFP Documents (Part II, Special Instructions) and any supplements to those standard specifications attached to or referenced in the Bid or RFP Documents.

Request for Offers – A solicitation from OWNER to Prequalified Contractors to submit Offers for a Project described therein.

RFP Documents – The RFP, including the Advertisement for Proposals, the Instructions to Offerors, the Special Instructions, the Proposal Instructions and Forms, the Agreement, the General Terms and Conditions, the Referenced Standard Specifications, all forms, checklists and instructions, and the Description of Services and Work Order Instructions and Forms and other documents attached.

Rules – The Rules Governing Procurement for the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, as currently enacted or hereafter amended.

Schedule of Values - A breakdown with documentation of the material and labor costs of all major components of a Project or a Bid or Offer item that is bid or offered at a lump sum or unit price.

Service Connection –All or any portion of the pipe, conduit, cable, or duct which connects a utility main or distribution line to a building, home, residence, or property, also referred to as service line connection.

Shop Drawings - All Drawings, diagrams, illustrations, brochures, schedules, and other data which are prepared by CONTRACTOR, a Subcontractor, manufacturer, supplier, or distributor and which illustrate the equipment, material, or some portion of the Work.

Single Project Contract – The Contract Documents resulting from an RFB for construction.

Site – The area or location of the Project identified by the OWNER in the Contract Documents and where the CONTRACTOR will perform the Work.

Specifications -- Those portions of the Contract Documents consisting of written technical descriptions of materials, equipment, construction systems, standards, and workmanship as applied to the Work, including all Project Technical Specifications and Drawings attached to the Bid or a Work Order, the Referenced Standard Specifications and all other technical specifications, test methods and applicable codes of any society, association, or organization referred to in the Bid or RFP Documents or a Work Order. The Specifications are made a part of the Bid or RFP Documents the same as if written in full therein. Any reference to a paragraph or subsection within a Section shall include all general provisions of the Section to which reference is made. Unless otherwise specified in the Contract Documents, reference to such specifications or standards refers to the latest published issue as of the first date of publication of the Advertisement for Bids or Proposals, whichever applies. Reference to local, state or federal codes and laws shall mean the latest adopted and published codes as of the first date of publication of the Advertisement for Bids or Proposals, whichever applies.

Subcontractor - An individual, firm or corporation having a direct contract with the CONTRACTOR or with any other subcontractor for the performance of a part of the Work at the Site.

Substantial Completion - The date as certified by CONSULTANT when the construction of the Project or a specified part thereof is sufficiently completed, in accordance with the Contract Documents, so that the Project or specified part can be utilized for the purposes for which it was intended; or if there is no such certification, the date when final payment is due in accordance with Section 14.10.

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Utility –A system of overhead or underground wires, pipe lines, conduits, ducts, or structures, operated and maintained in or across a public right-of-way or easement or private easement or property or lands.

public utility – A utility owned and operated by a municipality or another political subdivision of the State.

private utility – A utility owned and operated by a private company or corporation.

Work - Any and all obligations, duties, and responsibilities necessary to the successful completion of the Project assigned to or undertaken by CONTRACTOR under the Contract Documents, including all labor, materials, equipment, and other incidentals, and the furnishing thereof.

Work Order – The assignment by OWNER of a construction project to a Prequalified Contractor;

the contract for the specific project assigned; the Work Order Documents.

Work Order Adjustment – A written order to CONTRACTOR signed by OWNER authorizing, in conjunction with a purchase order, an addition, deletion, or revision in the Work (or, if applicable, an adjustment in the Contract Price or the Contract Time) issued after execution of the Work Order Authorization Form. The term Change Order as used herein also refers to a Work Order Adjustment.

Work Order Authorization Form -- The form issued by OWNER to notify a Prequalified Contractor of award of a Work Order Project; the Notice of Award.

Work Order Documents – The Request for Offers for a particular Project, the Prequalified Contractor’s Offer, the signed Work Order Authorization, all signed Work Order Adjustment Forms, and all attachments such as Project Technical Specifications and Drawings, and the Wage Decision. Also made a part of the Work Order Documents are the bonds and insurance certificates provided by the CONTRACTOR and the mandatory forms completed and signed by the CONTRACTOR.

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SECTION 2 – Contract Time; Project Start

2.1 Commencement of Contract Time; Notice to Proceed; Contract Term

2.1.1 Contract Time: In a Single Project Contract, the Contract Time will commence, if a Notice to Proceed is given, on the day indicated in the Notice to Proceed. A Notice to Proceed may be given at any time within thirty (30) days after the Effective Date of the Agreement, provided, however, that the Contract Time shall commence to run on the ninetieth (90) day after the day of Bid Opening or the thirtieth (30th) day after the Effective Date of the Agreement whichever date is earlier, unless otherwise agreed upon by OWNER and CONTRACTOR. Any extensions of time agreed upon, by OWNER and CONTRACTOR, which increase the time for execution of the Agreement beyond ninety (90) days after the Bid Opening for a construction contract shall automatically and without further agreement between the OWNER and the CONTRACTOR increase the number of days before the Contract Time shall commence to run by the same number of days as the extension of time to execute the Agreement.

2.1.2 Contract Term: In an On-call Contract, a fixed Contract Term shall be stated in the Agreement signed by the CONTRACTOR and OWNER. Any extensions of the Contract Term must be in writing and signed by the parties to the Contract.

2.1.3. Fully Executed Contract Required: In the event the OWNER and the CONTRACTOR do not fully execute the Agreement within the time and extensions agreed upon, the contracting execution procedures shall be deemed cancelled and the Notice of Award shall be deemed rescinded.

2.1.4 Damages: The CONTRACTOR shall not be entitled to damages or increases in the CONTRACTOR’S compensation of any nature whatsoever, including but not limited to damages for such matters as extended home or other office overhead, delay and impact claims or ripple effect, interruption of schedules, additional Contract Time, and increases in costs of material, labor, supplies, equipment, or other items necessary to perform the Work of the Project, based upon: (1) the extension of time to execute the Agreement or to commence the Contract Time; (2) the refusal of OWNER to agree to extensions of the Contract Time or the time to extend execution of the Agreement; or (3) the OWNER'S rescission of the Notice of Award. This Section shall govern both in the event the Agreement is executed and in the event the Agreement is not executed.

2.2 Starting the Project

CONTRACTOR shall start to perform its obligations under the Contract Documents on the date when the Contract Time commences to run or the Contract Term commences. No Work shall be done under a Single Project Contract prior to the date on which the Contract Time commences to run, or for a Work Order, prior to the date on which the Contract Time in the applicable Work Order Authorization Form commences to run, following issuance of a Notice to Proceed.

2.3. Before Starting Construction

2.3.1 Before undertaking each part of the Work, CONTRACTOR shall carefully study and compare the Contract Documents and check and verify pertinent figures shown thereon and all applicable field measurements. He shall at once report in writing to CONSULTANT any conflict, error or discrepancy which he may discover; however, he shall not be liable to OWNER or CONSULTANT for failure to discover any conflict, error, or discrepancy in the Project Technical Specifications or Drawings provided.

2.3.2 Within ten (10) days after delivery of the executed Agreement (for a Single Project Contract), or the executed Work Order Authorization Form (for a Work Order), by OWNER to CONTRACTOR, CONTRACTOR shall submit to CONSULTANT for approval an estimated critical

General Terms and Conditions 10 Revisions 12/10/2018 and 03/20/24 base progress schedule indicating the starting and completion dates of the various stages of the Work and a preliminary schedule of Shop Drawing submissions. If deemed unnecessary for the Project by the OWNER, this schedule may be waived.

2.3.3 Within twenty (20) days after delivery of the executed Agreement (for a Single Project Contract) or the executed Work Order Authorization Form (for a Work Order), by OWNER to CONTRACTOR, but before starting the Work at the Site, a pre-construction conference will be held to review the above schedules, to establish procedures for handling Shop Drawings and other submissions, for processing Applications for Payment, and to establish a working understanding between the parties as to the Project. Present at the conference will be OWNER or its representative, CONSULTANT, CONTRACTOR and its Superintendent, as defined in Section 6.1. below. If unnecessary for the Project, this conference may be waived by OWNER.

2.4 CONTRACTOR'S Pre-Start Representations

For a Single Project Contract or a Work Order, CONTRACTOR represents that it has familiarized itself with and assumes full responsibility for having familiarized itself with the nature and extent of the Contract Documents, Work, locality, and with all local conditions and federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations that may in any manner affect performance of the Work and represents that it has correlated its study and observations with the requirements of the Contract Documents. CONTRACTOR also represents that it has studied all surveys and investigation reports of subsurface and latent physical conditions referred to in the Project Technical Specifications and Drawings attached and made such additional surveys and investigations as he deems necessary for the performance of the Work at the Contract Price in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents and that CONTRACTOR has correlated the results of all such data with the requirements of the Contract Documents.

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SECTION 3 - Correlation, Interpretation, and Intent of Contract Documents

3.1 It is the intent of the Project Technical Specifications and Drawings attached to the Bid Documents or Work Order to describe a complete Project to be constructed in accordance with the Contract Documents. The Contract Documents comprise the entire agreement between OWNER and CONTRACTOR. They may be altered only by a Modification.

3.2 The Contract Documents are complementary; what is called for by one is as binding as if called for by all. If CONTRACTOR finds a conflict, error, or discrepancy in the Contract Documents, he shall call it to CONSULTANT’S attention in writing at once and before proceeding with the Work affected thereby; however, he shall not be liable to OWNER or CONSULTANT for failure to discover any conflict, error, or…