1. THIS PROJECT IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION DATED JANUARY 2024 AND THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STANDARD CONSTRUCTION DETAILS DATED 2024, INCLUDING ALL REVISIONS UP TO THE DATE OF ADVERTISEMENT. 2. THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO MAKE GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS TO ROADS AND/OR STREETS WITHIN THE DISTRICT HEREIN SPECIFIED. DEPENDING ON FUND AVAILABILITY, THE DEPARTMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADD OR DELETE LOCATIONS AND/OR QUANTITIES FOR THIS CONTRACT. SUCH ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS SHALL NOT BE CAUSE FOR AN INCREASE OR DECREASE IN ANY CONTRACT UNIT BID PRICES. NO ITEM PRICES ARE TO BE RENEGOTIATED DUE TO EITHER AN INCREASE OR DECREASE IN QUANTITY USAGE RESULTING FROM SAID ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS. 3. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES AT LEAST 48 HOURS, BUT NO MORE THAN 96 HOURS, PRIOR TO ALL PHASES OF CONTRACT WORK INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: SAWCUTTING FOR P.C.C. OPERATIONS, P.C.C. REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT, PAVEMENT MILLING, AND PAVING. THIS NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN TO ALL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WHOSE PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO THE STREET ON WHICH WORK IS TO BE PERFORMED. FAIILURE TO GIVE PROPER NOTICE WILL RESULT IN A SUSPENSION OF WORK REQUIRING NOTICE, UNTIL PROPER NOTICE IS PROVIDED. UPON COMPLETION OF DISTRIBUTING WRITTEN NOTICES, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE ENGINEER. 4. LOCATION LISTINGS INDICATE GENERAL LIMITS OF CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS, AND ESTIMATED QUANTITIES. DURING THE BIDDING PERIOD, ANY QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO LOCATIONS SHALL BE DIRECTED TO THE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR. AFTER THE AWARD, SUCH QUESTIONS SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE APPROPRIATE DISTRICT ENGINEER OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE. 5. THIS CONTRACT WILL HAVE CLEAR “START BY” DATE AND TIME ALLOCATED FOR COMPLETION. FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE CONTRACT IN THE SPECIFIED TIME SHALL CONSTITUTE “FAILURE TO PURSUE THE WORK” AND SUBJECTS THE CONTRACTOR TO LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AS OUTLINED IN SUBSECTION 108.8 OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS.
