Common use of Temporary Supports, Structures and Facilities Clause in Contracts

Temporary Supports, Structures and Facilities. 3.3.1 The Contractor shall have the sole responsibility for the design, erection, operation, maintenance, and removal of temporary supports, structures, and facilities and the design and execution of construction methods required in their use. Any review of the Contractor’s temporary supports, structures, or facilities or any shop drawings related thereto by the Owner or the Consultant does not absolve the Contractor of its “sole responsibility” under this section. 3.3.2 The Contractor shall engage registered professional engineering personnel skilled in the appropriate disciplines to perform those functions referred to in GC 3.3.1 where required by law or by the Contract Documents and in all cases where such temporary supports, structures, and facilities and their method of construction are of such a nature that professional engineering skill is required to produce safe and satisfactory results. 3.3.3 Notwithstanding the provisions of GC 3.1 – CONTROL OF THE WORK, GC 3.3.1 and GC 3.3.2 or provisions to the contrary elsewhere in the Contract Documents where such Contract Documents include designs for temporary supports, structures and facilities or specify a method of construction in whole or in part, such facilities and methods shall be considered to be part of the design of the Work and the Contractor shall not be held responsible for that part of the design or the specified method of construction. The Contractor shall, however, be responsible for the execution of such design or specified method of construction in the same manner as for the execution of the Work.

Temporary Supports, Structures and Facilities. 3.3.1 The Contractor shall have the sole responsibility for the design, erection, operation, maintenance, and removal of temporary supports, structures, and facilities and the design and execution of construction methods required in their use. Any review of the Contractor’s temporary supports, structures, or facilities or any shop drawings related thereto by the Owner or the Consultant does not absolve the Contractor of its “sole responsibility” under this section. 3.3.2 The Contractor shall engage registered professional engineering personnel skilled in the appropriate disciplines to perform those functions referred to in GC 3.3.1 where required by law or by the Contract Documents and in all cases where such temporary supports, structures, and facilities and their method of construction are of such a nature that professional engineering skill is required to produce safe and satisfactory results. 3.3.3 Notwithstanding Subject to GC 4.2 – CONTRACTOR’S DESIGN CONTINGENCY, but notwithstanding the provisions of GC 3.1 – CONTROL OF THE WORK, GC 3.3.1 and GC 3.3.2 or provisions to the contrary elsewhere in the Contract Documents Documents, where such Contract Documents include designs for temporary supports, structures and facilities or specify a method of construction thereof in whole or in part, such facilities and methods shall be considered to be part of the design of the Work and the Contractor shall not be held responsible for that part of the design or the specified method of construction. The Contractor shall, however, be responsible for the execution of such design or specified method of construction in the same manner as for the execution of the Work.

Temporary Supports, Structures and Facilities. 3.3.1 The Contractor shall have the sole responsibility for the design, erection, operation, maintenance, and removal of temporary supports, structures, and facilities and the design and execution of construction methods required in their use. Any review of the Contractor’s temporary supports, structures, or facilities or any shop drawings related thereto by the Owner or the Consultant does not absolve the Contractor of its “sole responsibility” under this section. 3.3.2 The Contractor shall engage registered professional engineering personnel skilled in the appropriate disciplines to perform those functions referred to in GC 3.3.1 where required by law or by the Contract Documents and in all cases where such temporary supports, structures, and facilities and their method of construction are of such a nature that professional engineering skill is required to produce safe and satisfactory results. 3.3.3 Notwithstanding the provisions of GC 3.1 – - CONTROL OF THE WORK, GC 3.3.1 and GC 3.3.2 or provisions to the contrary elsewhere in the Contract Documents where such Contract Documents include designs for temporary supports, structures and facilities or specify a method of construction in whole or in part, such facilities and methods shall be considered to be part of the design of the Work and the Contractor shall not be held responsible for that part of the design or the specified method of construction. The Contractor shall, however, be responsible for the execution of such design or specified method of construction in the same manner as for the execution of the Work.

Temporary Supports, Structures and Facilities. 3.3.1 The Contractor shall have the sole responsibility for the design, erection, operation, maintenance, and removal of temporary supports, structures, and facilities and the design and execution of construction methods required in their use. Any review of the Contractor’s temporary supports, structures, or facilities or any shop drawings related thereto by the Owner or the Consultant does not absolve the Contractor of its “sole responsibility” under this section. 3.3.2 The Contractor shall engage registered professional engineering personnel skilled in the appropriate disciplines to perform those functions referred to in GC 3.3.1 where required by law or by the Contract Documents and in all cases where such temporary supports, structures, and facilities and their method of construction are of such a nature that professional engineering skill is required to produce safe and satisfactory results. 3.3.3 Notwithstanding Subject to GC 4.2 – CONTRACTOR’S DESIGN CONTINGENCY, but notwithstanding the provisions of GC 3.1 – CONTROL OF THE WORK, GC 3.3.1 and GC 3.3.2 or provisions to the contrary elsewhere in the Contract Documents where such Contract Documents include designs for temporary supports, structures and facilities or specify a method of construction thereof in whole or in part, such facilities and methods shall be considered to be part of the design of the Work and the Contractor shall not be held responsible for that part of the design or the specified method of construction. The Contractor shall, however, be responsible for the execution of such design or specified method of construction in the same manner as for the execution of the Work.

Temporary Supports, Structures and Facilities. 3.3.1 The Contractor shall have the sole responsibility for the design, erection, operation, maintenance, and removal of temporary supports, structures, and facilities and the design and execution of construction methods required in their use. Any review of the Contractor’s temporary supports, structures, or facilities or any shop drawings related thereto by the Owner or the Consultant does not absolve the Contractor of its “sole responsibility” under this section. 3.3.2 The Contractor shall engage registered professional engineering personnel skilled in the appropriate disciplines to perform those functions referred to in GC 3.3.1 where required by law or by the Contract Documents and in all cases where such temporary supports, structures, and facilities and their method of construction are of such a nature that professional engineering skill is required to produce safe and satisfactory results. 3.3.3 Notwithstanding the provisions of GC 3.1 – CONTROL OF THE WORK, GC 3.3.1 and GC 3.3.2 or provisions to the contrary elsewhere in the Contract Documents where such Contract Documents include designs for temporary supports, structures and facilities or specify a method of construction in whole or in part, such facilities and methods shall be considered to be part of the design of the Work and the Contractor shall not be held responsible for that part of the design or the specified method of construction. The Contractor shall, however, be responsible for the execution of such design or specified method of construction in the same manner as for the execution of the Work.