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SECTION 5 G E 11 E R A L P R 0 V I S I 0 J S 5.1_00 SCOPE OF WORM, enforce and make effective such decisions and orders as the Contractor fails to carry out promptly. 5.101 Work to be Done The work to be done consists of furnishing all labor, materials, methods 5.202 Plans All authorized alterations affecting and processes, implements, tools and machinery, tie requirements and information given on the except as otherwise specified, which are necessary approved plans shall be in writing. No changes and required to construct and complete the work shall be made of any plan or drawing after the same designated in these specifications and improvement has been approved by the City Engineer, except by plans, and to leave the grounds in a neat condition. direction of the City Engineer. 5.102 Alterations By mutual consent in writing of the parties signatory to the contract, alterations or deviations, increases or decreases, and additions. or omissions in the plans and specifications may be made and the same shall in no way affect or make void the contract. The City of Lodi reserves the right to increase or decrease the quantity of any item or portion of the work, or to omit portions of the work as may be deemed necessary or expedient by the City Engineer. 5.103 Extra Work New and unforeseen work will be c assed as extra work when such work cannot be covered by any of the various items for which there is a contract bid price. The Contractor shall do no extra work except upon a written change order from the City Engineer. For such extra work the Contractor shall receive payment as previously agreed upon in the change order or as provided in Section 5.604, "Extra Work", of these General Provisions. 5.104 Cleaning Up The Contractor 'shall not allow the s t--deo—the work to become littered with trash and waste material, but shall maintain the same in a nedt and ' orderly condition throughout the construction period. The Engineer shall have the rio_ht to determine what is or is not waste material or rubbish and the place and manner of disposal. The Contractor shall remove and dispose of all trees designated by the City Engineer as obstructions to the proper completion of the work. Upon completion and before making application for final acceptance of the work, the Contractor shall clean the street or road, borrow pits, and all ground occupied by Contractor in connection with the work of all rubbish, excess materials, temporary structures, and equipment; and all parts of the work shall be left in a neat and presentable condition, acceptable to the Engineer. 5.200 CONTROL OF WORK 5.201 Authority of the City Engineer The City Engineer shall decide any and all questions which may arise as to the quality or acceptability of materials furnished and work performed, and as to the manner of performance and rate of progress of the work; all questions which arise as to the interpretation of the plans and specifications; all questions as to the acceptable fulfillment of the contract on the part of the Contractor; and all questions as to claims and compensation. The City Engineer's decision shall be final. The City Engineer shall have executive authority to 5.1 The contract plans shall be supplemented by such working drawings prepared by the Contractor as are necessary to adequately control the work. These plans shall be approved by the City Engineer before any work involving these plans shall be performed. No change shall be made by the Contractor in any working drawing after it has been approved by the Engineer. Full compensation for furnishing all working drawings shall be considered as included in the prices paid for the contract items of work to -which such drawings relate and no additional compensation will be allowed therefor. It is mutually agreed, however, that approval by the City Engineer of the Contractor's working plans does not relieve the Contractor of any responsibility for accuracy of dimensions and details, and that the Contractor shall be responsible for agreement and conformity of Contractor's working plans with the approved plans and specifications. 5.203 Conformity with Contract Documents and Allowable Deviations Work and materials shall conform to the lines, grades, cross sections, dimensions and material requirements, including tolerances, shown on the plans or indicated in the specifications. Deviations from the approved plans, as may be required by the urgencies of construction, will be determined in all cases by the City Engineer and authorized in writing. 5.204 Coordination of Plans and Specifications The plans and specifications including all supplementary documents are essential parts of the contract and a requirement occurring in one is as binding as though occurring in all. They are intended to be cooperative, to describe, and to provide for a complete work. Plans shall govern over Special Provisions. Special Provisions shall govern over General Provisions. General Provisions shall govern over Standard Specifications and Standard plans. 5.205 Interpretation of Plans and Specifications Should it appear that the work to be done, or any matter relative thereto, is not sufficiently detailed or explained in the plans and specifications, the Contractor shall apply to the City Engineer for such further explanations as may be necessary, and shall conform to such explanation or interpretation as part of the contract so far as may be consistent with the intent of the original specifications. In the event of doubt or question relative to the true. meaning of the contract documents, reference shall be made to the City Engineer, whose decision thereon shall be final..