Fill, Backfill and Landscaping Clause Samples

The Fill, Backfill and Landscaping clause defines the responsibilities and standards for restoring and finishing the ground and surrounding areas after construction or excavation work. It typically requires the contractor to properly fill and compact excavated areas, replace topsoil, and restore landscaping features such as grass, plants, or paving to their original or specified condition. This clause ensures that the site is left safe, stable, and visually acceptable, addressing issues of site restoration and minimizing disruption or damage to the property.
Fill, Backfill and Landscaping. No soil found on Site, or transported to the Site from remote locations, which contains debris or waste or Hazardous Materials shall be used for fill, backfill or landscaping topsoil.
Fill, Backfill and Landscaping. No soil found on site, or transported to the site from remote locations, which contains debris or waste or Hazardous Materials shall be used for fill, backfill or landscaping topsoil. Responsibility and Warranty of Trade Contractors, Trade Suppliers, and Subcontractors. Products that are specified by reference standards or in descriptive manner without a manufacturer’s name, model number or trade name, to be selected by the CM/GC, shall not contain Hazardous Materials in any form, except as and to the extent permitted in 1.6.1, above, and 1.6.3, below. The CM/GC shall require that each of his subcontractors and material suppliers warrants to the Owner and Design Professional that all materials, products and assemblies, other than those which specifically and expressly required by the Contract Documents, incorporated, or submitted for incorporation into this Project, are free of Hazardous Materials. This warranty shall also include all materials, components, and accessories not specifically enumerated or detailed in the Contract Documents but which are required by performance specifications or recommended by manufacturers for complete installation of materials, products and assemblies.