Inspection. All construction work covered by an encroachment permit
shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the Board of Selectmen
or its designee or his authorized representative. It is the responsibility
of the owner to notify the Director of Public Works at least 72 hours
prior to conducting any work. Any work that is not found to be in
conformance with the requirements in this section shall be reconstructed
as required to conform. Any periodic inspections made by the Director
of Public Works or his authorized representative shall be strictly
limited to making general observations regarding the progress of the
work and general conformance of the work with the provisions of these
Design and Construction Standards. In making these inspections, neither
the Director of Public Works nor his authorized representative shall
have authority over, or responsibility for, the means, methods, techniques,
sequences or procedures of construction selected by contractors; for
supervision, direction and control over contractors' work; for safety
precautions and programs incident to the work of contractors; for
enforcing any requirements with respect to safety precautions and
programs incident to the work of the contractors or any of contractors'
subcontractors; or for any failure of contractors or any of contractors'
subcontractors to comply with laws, rules, regulations, ordinances,
codes or orders applicable to contractors furnishing and performing
their work, all of which are under the direct control, and are the
sole responsibility, of the contractors. The Director of Public Works
may require the Town Consulting Engineer to provide inspection services
on his behalf. In such cases, the Director of Public Works shall notify
the applicant of his decision, and the applicant shall be responsible
for reimbursing the Town of Old Lyme for all associated inspection
service costs. In this regard, the applicant shall pay the estimated
cost of inspection services to the Town of Old Lyme prior to the start
of any work. Any funds remaining after final completion of the work
shall be retuned to the applicant. Should the applicant fail to fully
reimburse the Town for the cost of inspection services, any remaining
amount due shall be deducted from the performance bond prior to its
release.