Notification of Affected Residents/Businesses. The Contractor shall be responsible for distribution of the general information letter of the project to all affected residents and businesses. A project general information letter and sufficient copies thereof will be prepared by City staff for Contractor distribution to all residents, business establishments, and institutions fronting on or directly affected by the project. The Contractor shall be responsible for distribution of said letter in handout form to all the appropriate residences and buildings in the subject area. Distribution shall be accomplished in a manner acceptable to the City Engineer and shall be five (5) working days prior to the beginning of construction operations in the immediate vicinity. In addition to the above, the Contractor shall be fully responsible for such other notifications as may be required related to necessary closures of streets, alleys, driveways, etc., or to unavoidable access or parking restrictions. These notifications shall apply where the closures and access or parking restrictions required in the performance of any work under this contract preclude any resident, tenant, or property owner from utilizing the premises or conducting business thereon in a reasonable and customary manner. Additional notification to the affected businesses and residents shall be prepared by the City and distributed by the Contractor for roadway and driveway closures five (5) working days in advance of any construction work. No removal or excavation work is allowed until the additional notification has been distributed to the affected residents and businesses. If a Contractor is unable to adhere to his schedule as indicated on his written notification, then all the affected residents and places of business shall be re-notified of the revised schedule, in writing, as indicated above. Contractor costs for all of the above notifications shall be considered as included in the appropriate items of the Bid Proposal.
