New sanitary sewers and all extensions to sanitary
sewers owned and operated by the Town of Ontario shall be designed
by a professional licensed to practice sewer design in the state in
accordance with the Recommended Standards for Sewage Works, as adopted
by the Great Lakes - Upper Mississippi River Board of State Sanitary
Engineers ("Ten State Standards"), and in strict conformance with
all requirements of the NYSDEC and the Town of Ontario. Plans and
specifications shall be submitted to and written approval shall be
obtained from the Superintendent and the NYSDEC before initiating
any construction. The design shall anticipate and allow for flows
from all possible future extensions or developments within the immediate
drainage area.
All sanitary sewers and extensions to sanitary
sewers constructed at the applicant's expense after final approval
and acceptance by the Superintendent and concurrence by the Town of
Ontario Board shall become the property of the Town of Ontario and
shall thereafter be operated and maintained by the Town of Ontario.
No sanitary sewer shall be accepted by the Town of Ontario until four
paper prints and one reproducible mylar of as-built drawings have
been so filed with the Superintendent and the Superintendent has approved
the submitted drawings. Said sewers, after their acceptance by the
Town of Ontario, shall be guaranteed against defects in materials
or workmanship for one year by the applicant. The guarantee shall
be in such form and contain such provision as deemed necessary by
the Town of Ontario Board, secured by a surety bond or such other
security as the Town of Ontario Board may approve.
A.Â
All contractors engaged in connecting house laterals
with sanitary sewers who perform any work within the right-of-way
of any highway shall file a bond in the amount of $5,000 with the
Town of Ontario Clerk to indemnify the Town of Ontario against loss,
cost, damage or expense sustained or recovered on account of any negligence,
omission or act of the applicant for such a permit or any of his or
their agents arising or resulting directly or indirectly by reason
of such permit or consent or of any act, construction or excavation
done, made or permitted under authority of such permit or consent.
All bonds shall contain a clause that permits given by the Town of
Ontario Board may be revoked at any time for just cause.
B.Â
Before commencing work, the above contractor shall
file insurance certificates with the Town of Ontario Clerk for the
following:
(1)Â
Workman's compensation and employer's liability insurance
as required by the laws of the state covering the contractor.
(2)Â
Personal injury liability having limits of not less
than $1,000,000 each occurrence and $1,000,000 aggregate (completed
operations/products, personal injury).
(3)Â
Property damage liability having limits of not less
than $1,000,000 for all damages arising during the life of the contract,
and shall include, but not be limited to the following designated
hazards:
(5)Â
Business excess liability insurance in the amount
of $2,000,000.
(6)Â
All insurance policies must provide for five business
days notice to the Town of Ontario before cancellation and must cover
all liabilities of the Town of Ontario and be in a form approved by
the Town of Ontario Board and be in a satisfactory form approved by
the Board.
(7)Â
The minimum insurance limits stated above shall be
subject to periodic review by the Town of Ontario Board and adjustments
made, by resolution, as appropriate.
C.Â
Where it is necessary to enter upon or excavate any
highway or cut any pavement, sidewalk or curbing, permission must
be obtained from the Superintendent of Highways if a Town of Ontario
Highway is involved, from the County Department of Highways if a County
Highway is involved and/or the New York State Department of Transportation
if a State Highway is involved.
