Common use of Damage to Existing Structures and Utilities Clause in Contracts

Damage to Existing Structures and Utilities. The contractor shall be responsible for and make good all damage to pavement beyond the limits of contract work, buildings, telephone or other cables, water pipes, sanitary pipes, or other structures, which may be encountered, whether or not shown on the drawings. Information shown in the contract documents as to the location of existing utilities has been prepared from the most reliable data available to the architect/engineer. This information is not guaranteed, however, and it shall be this contractor’s responsibility to determine the location, character, and depth of any existing utilities. It shall assist the utility companies, by every means possible, to determine said locations. Extreme caution shall be exercised to eliminate any possibility of damage to utilities resulting from contractor’s activities.