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GC 1 DEFINITIONS <br />(a) The "Owner", the "Contractor", and the "Engineer" are treated throughout the Contract as if <br />each were of the singular number and masculine gender <br />(b) "Engineer" shall be used and shall be understood to mean the professional engineer or <br />architect consultant retained by the County or the designed staff engineer of the Public Works Department of <br />the County <br />(c) "Subcontractor" includes only those having a direct contract with the Contractor, and it <br />includes one who furnishes material worked to a special design according to the plans and specifications of <br />this work but does not include one who merely furnishes material not so worked. <br />(d) The term "work" means the construction services required by the Contract Documents/ this <br />Agreement and requires all labor, materials and services to be provided by the Contractor to fulfill the <br />Contractor's obligations under this Agreement. <br />GC 2 EXECUTION, CORRELATION AND INTENT OF DOCUMENTS. <br />The Contract Documents shall be executed in two original sets by Owner and Contractor The Contract <br />Documents are complementary, and wherever possible the provisions of the documents shall be construed in <br />such manner as to avoid conflicts between provisions of the various documents. In the event of any conflict <br />among the Contract Documents, the Documents shall be construed according to the following priorities. <br />First Priority: <br />Second Priority: <br />Third Priority: <br />Fourth Priority. <br />Fifth Priority: <br />Sixth Priority <br />Seventh Priority <br />Specifications (quality) <br />Drawings (location) <br />Special Terms <br />General Terms and Conditions <br />Contract Documents <br />Invitation to Bid <br />Contractor's Bid <br />In any event of inconsistency, however, the latest, and more stringent, or technical, or the greater quantity <br />requirements shall control the work to be performed by the Contractor <br />CG 3 <br />CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES. <br />a) The Contractor shall be held liable to the Owner for the performance of all work provided for <br />under this Contract. These specifications make no attempt to fix the scope of the work of any <br />subcontractor nor the responsibilities of the subcontractors. <br />b) Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, tools, construction equipment and <br />machinery, heat, utilities, and other facilities and services necessary for the property execution and <br />completion of the Work. <br />c) Contractor shall be solely responsible for all construction means, methods, techniques, <br />sequences, procedures and safety programs in connection with the performance of the work. <br />Contractor shall be solely responsible for the engagement and management of any subcontractors <br />used to perform any portion of the work. <br />d) The Contractor shall be liable to the Owner for materials furnished. This shall include all <br />materials whether manufactured and/or fabricated by other persons In the event that an agent or <br />other representative of the Owner approved the installation or erection of any item of material and the <br />Contractor feels the same is not fabricated in good workmanlike manner, he shall forthwith advise the <br />Engineer and the Owner thereof in writing. <br />e) The Contractor shall provide for each of the following activities <br />(1) Maintain a log of daily activities, including manpower records, weather, delays, major <br />decisions, etc. <br />(2) Maintain a roster of subcontractors will name and contact telephone numbers for key <br />28 <br />