Prior to letting the contract, the Department will notify all known utility companies, all pipeline owners, or other parties affected. The Department will endeavor to have all necessary adjustments of the public or private utility fixtures, pipelines, and other appurtenances within or adjacent to the limits of construction completed.
Waterlines, gas lines, wire lines, service connections, water and gas meter boxes, water and gas valve boxes, light standards, cableways, signals, and all other utility appurtenances within the limits of the proposed construction which are to be relocated or adjusted are to be moved by the owners at their expense, except as otherwise provided for in the special provisions or as noted on the plans.
The plans show all known utilities located within the limits of the contract according to information obtained from the various utility companies. The accuracy of the plans in this respect is not guaranteed by the Department. All of the permanent and temporary utility appurtenances in their present or relocated positions as shown on the plans shall have been considered in the bid.
If work by one or more utilities is contingent on work by the Contractor or another utility, the Contractor shall keep all parties informed of the status and estimated completion date for the advance work in order to give each utility as much notice as possible to schedule crews and material for their relocation work.
The contract documents identify each known utility and describe all known necessary work and an anticipated schedule for completion. However, if a utility fails to relocate or adjust their facilities as provided for in the contract documents and the Contractor sustains delays, losses, or both, that could not have been avoided by the Contractor’s judicious handling of forces, equipment, and plant or by reasonable revisions to the schedule of operations, and the Contractor has documented its utility coordination efforts and sustained delays and losses, and if the sustained delays and losses were not caused by the negligence of the Contractor, the Contractor may pursue appropriate compensation under 104.02 or from the documented offending party in accordance with Public Law 35-2005.
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