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<br />provided in paragraph 0.25 and repairing any damage thereto resulting from the
<br />Work, the cost of all of which will be considered as having been included in the
<br />Contract Price.
<br />Utllities.
<br />4.5 The word facility as used in this subsection titled "Utilities" includes any pipe conveying
<br />gases or liquids and appurtenances attached thereto; cables, conduits, wires, ducts and
<br />appurtenances; poles and appurtenances; any of which may be buried below grade or
<br />installed at or above grade level. A facility excludes irrigation pipes, service connections
<br />and traffic signal wiring, A service connection is a pipe (excluding irrigation pipes), cable,
<br />wire, duct or conduit that is intended to connect a facility with a user. The word Utility as
<br />used in this subsection titled "Utilities" refers to the entity having legal ownership of the
<br />facility, service connection, irrigation pipe, or traffic signal wiring.
<br />4.6 The ENGINEER has endeavored to date;mine the existence of underground facilities at
<br />the site of the work from the records of the utilities with known facilities in the -vicinity of the
<br />work, The position of these facilities as derived from such records are shown on the pfans.
<br />Service connections, irrigation pipes, and traffic signal wiring may not be shown on the
<br />plans. The CONTRACTOR shall make his own investigations, including exploratory
<br />excavations and contact with Utilities, to determine the exact locations and type of existing
<br />facilities, service connections, irrigation pipes, and traffic signal wiring prior to commencing
<br />work in the area and shall be responsible for any damage thereto,
<br />4.7 With regard to paragraph 6.25, damage, injury, or loss resulting in whole or in part from
<br />the CONTRACTOR's failure to locate and preserve a facility, service connection, irrigation
<br />pipe, or traffic signal wiring shall under no circumstances be deemed attributable to the
<br />fault of the Drawings or Specifications or to the acts or omissions of the OWNER or
<br />ENGINEER or anyone employed by either of them or anyone for whose acts either of them
<br />may be liable.
<br />4.8 With respect to underground facilities, no claim for a change in the contract price may be
<br />allowed unless the CONTRACTOR discovers an underground facility which is not indicated
<br />or referred to in the Contract Documents or which is in a position differing materially and
<br />significantly from that indicated or referred to in the Contract Documents. If such discovery
<br />is inade, the CONTRACTOR shall promptly notify in writing the OWNER, ENGINEER and
<br />the Utility. The OWNER may make changes in the alignment and grade of the worts in
<br />accordance with the section titled "Changes in the Work".
<br />4.9 At no additional cost to the OWNER, the CONTRACTOR shall replace, remove, relocate,
<br />protect, or temporarily maintain a facility which is not in a position diffPrimo !na!eriaii„ anri
<br />significantly from that indicated or referred to in the Contract Documents. At no additional
<br />cost to the OWNER, the CONTRACTOR shall adjust the top elevation of all valve boxes
<br />and manholes to match the finish grade or pavement surface and shall replace, remove,
<br />relocate, protect, or temporarily maintain all service connections, irrigation pipes, and traffic
<br />signal wiring. The work on the facility, service connection, irrigation pipe or traffic signal
<br />wiring shall be done in a manner satisfactory to the Utility, it buing understood that the
<br />Utility has the option of doing such work with his own forces, or permitting the work to be
<br />done by the CONTRACTOR.
<br />Reference Points:
<br />4.10 OWNER shall provide engineering surveys to establish reference points for construction
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