UTILITIES: 1. Disconnections: The City of Hot Springs will ensure all utilities are removed before a demolition permit is issued. 2. Protection: The Contractor shall preserve, in operating condition, active utilities traversing the project site and shall protect property, including, but not limited to, valve boxes, poles, guys, and other appurtenances. The Contractor shall, to the satisfaction of the utility concerned, repair any damage to any such utility, which is due to work under this Contract. Unless otherwise directed all sidewalks, driveways (from sidewalk to street), and curbs shall be preserved. The contractor will repair all damage to sidewalks, curb cuts, and curbs. DEMOLITION, REMOVAL, AND CLEARING: 1. Except as otherwise provided herein, all buildings and structures including retaining and foundation walls, steps, piers, and other artificial objects and obstructions shall be completely razed and removed to a depth of at least one foot below ground level. 2. Wells, cisterns, cesspools, outdoor toilets, basements, cellars, septic tanks, etc., and holes and trenches resulting from demolition and removal shall be filled to the ground surface. Rock materials from masonry construction may be used in the backfilling up to a depth of one foot below the ground surface if sufficient fine materials are mixed therewith to fill the voids. Underground tanks are to be removed and the areas filled. Dirt shall be used for the top one (1) foot of the backfill. For rough grading, rock materials from masonry construction with a maximum dimension of nine inches may be used in all except the top one foot of the fill, provided such rock and materials are well distributed in the earth. All fill material shall be free from trash, wood, pipe, and debris. 3. The Contractor shall, after clearing the property, grade and clear the property so as to allow for complete run-off of surface water and ensure that there are no broken boards, rock, concrete, masonry pieces, or debris of any kind that would prevent or hinder mowing of the property. The property shall be left in a hazard-free condition. All detached accessories or outbuildings shall not be removed unless otherwise instructed by the City. 4. Masonry walls shall be demolished in small sections. Structural steel, cast iron, and heavy timbers shall be removed by individual pieces and lowered carefully. All floor construction over basements and cellars shall be removed, regardless of elevation.
