ITEM 9 ATT 3 VALLEY AVE SOUNDWALL

Special Provisions: Specifications specifically prepared for a particular project. State Standard Specifications and Standard Plans: Means the 2023 edition of the Standard Specifications and Standard Plans of the State of California, Department of Transportation. Any reference therein to the State of California or a State agency, office or officer shall be interpreted to refer to the City or its corresponding agency, office or officer acting under this contract. Subcontractor: Any individual, partnership or corporation that has contracted with the Contractor to provide labor, equipment and/or materials described in the Contract Documents which is an amount in excess of one-half of one (1) percent of the Contractor's total Bid. Work: Material, equipment and labor to be provided to City by the Contractor as defined by the Contract Documents. SECTION 2. SCOPE OF WORK The Work presented in these Contract Documents shall be done in accordance with: 1) the Special Provisions and Project Plans, 2) the City Standard Specifications and Standard Details and 3) the State Standard Specifications and Standard Plans. In case of conflicting portions, the above order of precedence shall prevail. In case of conflict between the specifications and drawings, the specifications shall prevail. SECTION 3. CONTROL OF WORK AND MATERIALS 3-01. Protection of Workers in Trench Excavations: As required by Section 6705 of the California Labor Code and in addition thereto, whenever work under the Contract involves the excavation of any trench or trenches 5 feet or more in depth, the Contractor shall submit for acceptance by the City or by a registered civil or structural engineer, employed by the City, to whom authority to accept has been delegated, in advance of excavation, a detailed plan showing the design of shoring, bracing, sloping, or other provisions to be made for worker protection from the hazard of caving ground during the excavation, of such trench or trenches. If such plan varies from the shoring system standards established by the Construction Safety Orders of the Division of Industrial Safety, the plan shall be prepared by a registered civil or structural engineer employed by the Contractor, and all costs therefore shall be included in the price named in the Contract for completion of the Work as set forth in the Contract Documents. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to impose tort liability on the City, the Engineer, nor any of their officers, agents, representatives, or employees. 3-02. Substitution of Materials; Assignment of Certain Rights: In accordance with the provisions of Section 3400 of the California Public Contract Code, a Contractor shall be provided a period of not less than 35 days after award of the contract for submission of data substantiating a request for a substitution of "an equal" item. Valley Avenue Soundwall Repair Project (REBID), CIP No. 18437 Page 34