Common use of LAYING OUT WORK Clause in Contracts

LAYING OUT WORK. The CMR shall, upon entering the Project Site for the purpose of commencing the Work, locate all general reference points and take all such action as is necessary to prevent their destruction; lay out the Work, except where otherwise required by Contract Documents, and be responsible for all lines, elevations, measurements of buildings, grading, paving, utilities and other Work executed under the Contract. If benchmarks or other general reference points necessary for layout of the Work supplied by the Owner are impaired or destroyed by the CMR, the CMR shall be responsible at its cost to re-establish such bench marks or general reference points. The CMR shall exercise proper and reasonable care in verifying figures shown on the Drawings before laying out the Work and will be held responsible for any error resulting from its failure to exercise such care. The CMR shall establish permanent benchmarks referenced to finish floor lines. CMR shall employ a licensed surveyor who shall, after masonry corners have been set, certify on a drawing over its seal to the Owner that the building is located properly in relation to property lines and in accordance with the Drawings.