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stating that the General Contractor is solely responsible for job site safety rather than the engineer and that the engineer may report any observed safety violations. Attorney Vitunac advised that most of the engineering firms agreed with the language as written. Several of them questioned it, and two of those have accepted some revised language which adds a sentence under the SAFETY section that say the General Contractor shall be solely responsible for safety, but the engineer may report any observed safety violations. Those two firms, which are not before the_Board today, have agreed to that type of language. Chairman Scurlock wanted the language changed in all of these master agreements stating that the Contractor is solely responsible for job site safety, and the Engineer may report any observed safety violations at the job site to the Project Engineer and the Contractor's Representative. Commissioner Eggert asked if it made a difference that Lloyd & Associates has been sold, but Director Pinto explained that the new owners will keep the same name. ON MOTION by Commissioner Wheeler, SECONDED by Commissioner Eggert, the Board unanimously approved the Professional Civil Engineering Master Agreement with Carter Associates, Inc. for water, wastewater and other related utility applications services under Classification #1 - Surveying Other Than Directly Related to Design Project, with the modification in the safety language stating that the Contractor is solely responsible for site safety. AGREEMENT IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL CIVIL ENGINEERING MASTER AGREEMENT WITH G & E ENGINEERING, INC. - WATER, WASTEWATER AND OTHER RELATED UTILITY APPLICATIONS SERVICES The Board reviewed the following memo dated 9/29/88: OCT 11'0-88 66 L'OOI. 74 WA 511