Layout By Contractor. The Contractor shall layout and establish the primary alignment and grade controls necessary for construction in compliance with the Contract Documents. This shall include the provision of qualified personnel and normal tools of the trade, as necessary for the transfer or setting of the secondary lines and grades from the primary controls. Tools of the trade are interpreted to include but not necessarily be limited to; hand and line levels, boning rods, tape measures, lasers, etc. Costs associated with all survey layout activities, including field verification work undertaken by the Contractor, shall be included in the Contractor’s tender bid.
Layout By Contractor. .01 Prior to commencement of construction, the Contract Administrator and the Contractor will locate on site those property bars, baselines and benchmarks which are necessary to delineate the Working Area and to lay out the Work, all as shown on the Contract Drawings.
Layout By Contractor. Prior to commencement of construction, the Consultant and the Contractor will locate on site those property bars, baselines and benchmarks which are necessary to delineate the Place of the Work and to lay out the Work, all as shown on the Contract Drawings. The Contractor shall be responsible for the preservation of all property bars while the Work is in progress, except those property bars which must be removed to facilitate the Work. Any other property bars disturbed, damaged or removed by the Contractor's operations shall be replaced by an Ontario Land Surveyor, at the Contractor’s expense. At no extra cost to the Owner, the Contractor shall provide the Consultant with such materials and devices as may be necessary to lay out the baseline and benchmarks, and as may be necessary for the inspection of the Work. The Contractor shall provide qualified personnel to lay out and establish all lines and grades necessary for construction. The Contractor shall notify the Consultant of any layout work carried out, so that the same may be checked by the Consultant. The Contractor shall install and maintain substantial alignment markers and secondary benchmarks as may be required for the proper execution and inspection of the Work. The Contractor shall supply one copy of all alignment and grade sheets to the Consultant. The Contractor shall assume full responsibility for alignment, elevations and dimensions of each and all parts of the Work, regardless of whether the Contractor's layout work has been checked by the Consultant. All stakes, marks and reference points provided by the Consultant shall be carefully preserved by the Contractor. In the case of their destruction or removal as a result of the Contractor’s operations, such stakes, marks and reference points will be replaced by the Consultant at the Contractor’s expense.
Layout By Contractor. Prior to the commencement of any construction layout, the Contractor shall verify the vertical accuracy of all temporary and permanent benchmarks and primary horizontal alignment control shown on the Contract Drawings. The Contractor shall also perform random checks on all survey control points and existing centreline road profiles. The Contractor shall provide a Summary Report of all aforementioned checks made to the Contract Administrator prior to the commencement of construction layout. Any discrepancies between the Contract Drawings and field checks shall be reported immediately to the Contract Administrator. With the exception of the benchmark(s) specifically provided, no elevation within the Contract Drawings are to be used as a reference for any purpose. The Contract Administrator shall provide AutoCAD drawing(s) for construction layout purposes prior to construction commencement. The Contractor shall ensure the AutoCAD Drawings are consistent with the conditions on the site. Costs associated with all survey layout activities, including field verification work undertaken by the Contractor, shall be included in the Contractor’s tender bid.
