All work shall be performed in a neat and workmanlike manner and be so programmed as to cause a minimum of interference with traffic and inconvenience to the public. Such work shall be coordinated whenever possible with other projects in the immediate vicinity, to the end that the public convenience is least impaired, to the satisfaction of the City,
The City shall determine all questions concerning which alternative methods and materials may be used by the permittee, and the decision of the City Engineer concerning the same shall be final.
All work done by the permittee shall be inspected and tested by the City. The permittee shall notify the City at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance to perform the inspection. Testing and inspections may be performed periodically by the City without notice to, or permission from the permittee to determine if the construction conforms to appropriate standards. The permittee shall pay fees in accordance with a schedule of fees approved by the Council from time to time by resolution and on file in the offices of the City Clerk and the City Engineer.
Inspection and testing fees shall be paid at the time the permit is issued.
After the completion of the work, the permittee shall exercise reasonable care in inspecting for and immediately repairing and making good any injury or damage to the street resulting from defective work done under the permit. The obligation of the permittee to inspect and repair work done under the permit shall continue for a period of one year following completion and the approval of such work by the City, or, in the event of repairs thereto, one year after the date of such repairs.
The permittee, upon notice from the City, shall immediately repair any injury or damage to the street occurring as a result of the work done under the permit.
In the event such repairs are not made by the permittee within forty-eight (48) hours after notice, the City is hereby authorized to make such repairs and charge all costs, plus overhead and administrative costs, to the permittee. By acceptance of the permit, the permittee agrees to comply with the provisions of this section.
The property owner and permittee shall provide free and unobstructed access during the course of construction to all mailboxes, fire hydrants, water gates, valves, manholes, drainage structures, and other public service structures and property that may be required for emergency use. The property owner shall not remove such public service facilities and property or relocate them without written consent from the authorities charged with the control and maintenance of the same.
Temporary roadways, driveways, walking areas, and rights-of-way for vehicles and pedestrians shall be provided when required by the City.
Any monument of concrete, iron, or other lasting material set for the purpose of locating or preserving the lines and/or elevations of any public street or right-of-way, property, subdivision, or a precise survey point or reference point shall not be removed or disturbed without first obtaining permission from the City Engineer to do so. The replacement of removed or disturbed monuments shall be made by a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor at the expense of the property owner.
If any construction is not completed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or with the standard drawings and specifications, or within the time allotted or extensions thereto, the City shall notify the property owner of the particular defects in writing. If the property owner fails to commence the necessary operations to correct such defects within ten (10) days after the mailing of such notice and/or fails to complete such corrective work within such time as stated in the notice, the City Engineer shall cause such defects to be corrected. The actual cost of such work by the City or its contractors, plus an overhead charge as determined by the Director of Finance, shall be charged to and paid for by the permittee.
The permittee shall backfill all trenches and excavations in streets between the curb lines in accordance with the standard drawings and specifications.
Curbs, gutters, sidewalks, sewers, drains, structures, conduits, cables, landscaping, and all other improvements damaged, disturbed, or removed during the progress of the work shall be restored or replaced to as good or better condition than existed prior to the work performed by the permittee in accordance with the Standard Specifications of the City and to the satisfaction of the City.
The property owner shall maintain the job site in a safe manner, shall provide adequate lights and storm drainage at his own expense to protect the safety of the public using the adjacent street or sidewalk area, and shall hold the City free and harmless from any and all damages or liability incurred because of his operations during the construction. The safety and drainage precautions shall be commenced prior to the commencement of any excavation.
The City may grant written permission to close, or cause to be closed, for limited periods City streets, alleys, driveways, or areas not under control of the Division of Highways of the State if, in the opinion of the City, the public interests can best be served thereby. The property owner shall be responsible for notifying the police and fire departments, ambulance services, and other agencies which might be affected by such closures.
The permittee shall provide and maintain, during the performance of the work, to insure public safety, such fences, barricades, warning and directional signals, flares, lights, watchmen, and flagmen as are or may be required by law or regulation or as may be deemed necessary by the City.
In the event the permittee shall fail to provide for the safety of the public in the manner provided in Section 7-2-414 of this article, the City may provide whatever facilities are necessary and charge the permittee a fee for the work involved. The fee shall be in accordance with a schedule of fees approved by the Council from time to time by resolution and on file in the office of the City Clerk.
The permittee shall obey and enforce all safety orders, rules, and regulations of the Division of Industrial Safety of the State applicable to the work, and the permittee shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, Codes, and regulations.
On the major number of barricades at any single project there shall be clearly labeled, in letters not less than two (2") inches high, the name of the permittee or his agent.