Common use of Excavation Requirements Clause in Contracts

Excavation Requirements. 1. Definition: "Excavations include any operation in which earth, rock, or other material in the ground (below existing grade) is moved, removed, or otherwise displaced by means or use of any hand tools, mechanical equipment or explosives.” 2. Excavation permitting is required when grading, trenching, digging, ditching, drilling, tunneling, scraping, pipe plowing, and driving ground rods or posts, at a depth of 12 inches or greater. 3. Where required, the Contractor shall provide an adequate supporting mechanism to prevent undermining or movement of any load bearing concrete slabs or footings. All excavations shall comply with OSHA and DOSH regulations. 4. In the event any underground pipe line, conduit or other object not shown on the drawings or otherwise indicated in the Specifications is encountered, the Contractor shall immediately stop work and notify Battelle. 5. Except as otherwise specified, protection (and restoration) of existing facilities shall be as specified in section titled “Protection of Existing Utilities.” All underground piping, conduits, ducts, and other utilities shall be satisfactorily shored, braced and/or guyed as specified in the above referenced section.

Excavation Requirements. 1. Definition: "Excavations include any operation in which earth, rock, or other material in the ground (below existing grade) is moved, removed, or otherwise displaced by means or use of any hand tools, mechanical equipment or explosives.” 2. Excavation permitting is required when grading, trenching, digging, ditching, drilling, tunneling, scraping, pipe plowing, and driving ground rods or posts, at a depth of 12 inches or greater. 3. Where required, the Contractor shall provide an adequate supporting mechanism to prevent undermining or movement of any load bearing concrete slabs or footings. All excavations shall comply with OSHA and DOSH regulations. 4. In the event any underground pipe line, conduit or other object not shown on the drawings or otherwise indicated in the Specifications is encountered, the Contractor shall immediately stop work and notify Battelle. 5. Except as otherwise specified, protection (and restoration) of existing facilities shall be as specified in section titled “Protection of Existing Utilities.” All underground piping, conduits, ducts, and other utilities shall be satisfactorily shored, braced and/or guyed as specified in the above referenced section. 6. Contractors shall hand-dig within five (5) feet of all known utilities.