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<br />and applying such skills and expertise as may be necessary to
<br />perform the Work in axordance with the Contract Docu-
<br />ments. CONTRACTOR shall be solely respunsibic for the
<br />means, methods, techniques, sequences w J procedures of
<br />construction, but CONTRACTOR shall not be soleiv respon-
<br />sible for the negligence of others in the design or selection of a
<br />specific means, niethod, technique. sequence or procedure of
<br />construction which is indicated in and required oy the Con.
<br />tract Documents. CONTRACi OR shall be responsible to see
<br />that the finished Work complies accurately with the Contract
<br />Documents.
<br />6.2. CONTRACTOR shall keep on the Work at all times
<br />during its progress a competent resident superintendent. who
<br />scull not be replaced without written notice to OWNER and
<br />ENGINEER except under extraordinary circumstances. The
<br />superintendent will be CONTRACTOR's representative at the
<br />site and shall have authority to act on behalf of CONTRAC-
<br />TOR. All communications given to the superintendent shall
<br />Ise as binding as if given to CONTRACTOR.
<br />L abor, .Materials and Equipment:
<br />6.3. CONTRACTOR shall provide .ompetent, suitably
<br />qualified personnel to survey and lay out the Work and per-
<br />form construction as required by the Contract Documents.
<br />CONTRACTOR shall at all times maintain good discipline
<br />and orde- at the site. Except in connection with the safety or
<br />protection of persons or the Work ar property at the site .if
<br />adjacent (hereto, and except as otherw ise indicated in the. Sup-
<br />plementary Conditions, all Work at the site shall be per-
<br />formed during regular working hours, and CONTRAC . OR
<br />w ill not permit overtime work or the performance of Work on
<br />Saturday, Sunday c,r any legal holiday without OWNER ,
<br />written consent given af!er prior written notice to
<br />ENGINEER.
<br />6.4 CONTRACTOR shall furnish ail mitertals. egwr�-
<br />ment, labor, transpor- *ton, construction egwriment and
<br />machinery, tools, apt es, fuel, power, light, heat, tele-
<br />phone, water and saniu., facilities and all other facilities and
<br />incidentals necessary for the execution, testing, initial oper
<br />anon and completion of the Work.
<br />6.5. All materials and equipment shall be of good quahi%
<br />and new, except as otherwise provided in the Contract Docu.
<br />merits. If required by ENGINEER. CONTRACTOR shall
<br />furnish satisfactory evidence lincluding reports of required
<br />tests) as to the kind and quality of materials and equipmem
<br />6.6 All materials and equipment si..sil oe applied, in
<br />stalls:. connected, erected, used, cleaned and conditioned in
<br />accordance wi,h the instructions of the applicable manufac
<br />Curer, fabricator, suppler o� ;listributot, excep! as otherwise
<br />provided in the Contract Documt. 's
<br />Equivalent Materials and Equipment
<br />n ' Whenever materials or equipment a, red or Jt
<br />scribed in the Ihawings or Specificai urns by usii tie of
<br />A proprietary item or the name of i partt.ulat mat,, r,
<br />fabricator, supplier or distributor, the naming of the item is
<br />intended to establish the type, function and quality required.
<br />Unless the name is followed by words indicating that no sub-
<br />stitution is permitted. matenals or equipment of other manu-
<br />facturers, fabricators, suppliers or distributors may be
<br />accepted by ENGINEER if sufficient information is submit-
<br />ted by CONTRACTOR to allow ENGINEER to determine
<br />that the material or equipment proposed is equivalent to that
<br />named. The procedure for review by ENGINEER will be as
<br />set forth in paragraphs 6.'.1 and 6.7.2 below as supplemented
<br />in the General Requirements.
<br />6.-.I. Requests for review o1 substitute items of
<br />material and equipment will not be accepted by ENGI-
<br />NEER from anyone other than CONTRACTOR. If CON-
<br />TRACTOR wishes to furnish or use a substitute item of
<br />material or equipment CONTRACTOR shall make written
<br />application to ENGINEEP for acceptance thereof, certify-
<br />ing that the proposed substitute will perform adequately
<br />the functions called for by the general design, be similar
<br />and of equal substance to that specified and be suited to
<br />the same use and capable of performing the same function
<br />as that specifieJ. The application will state whether or not
<br />acceptance of the substitute for use in the Work will
<br />require a change in the Drawings or Specifications to adapt
<br />the design to the substitute and whether or not incorpora-
<br />tion or use of the substitute in connection with the Work is
<br />subject to pa ment of any license fee or royalty. All
<br />variations of the pruposed substitute from that specified
<br />shall be identified in the application and available nutime-
<br />nance, repair and replacement service will be indicated.
<br />The application will also contain an itemized estimate of
<br />all costs that will result directly or indirectly from Accept-
<br />ance of such substitute, including costs of redesign and
<br />claims of other contractors affected by the resulting
<br />cnange, all of which shall be considered by ENGINEER in
<br />evaluating the proposed substitute. ENGINEER may
<br />require CONTRACTOR to furnish at CONTRACTOR's
<br />expense additional data about the proposed substitute.
<br />ENGINEER will be the sole iudge of acceptability. and no
<br />substitute will be xdered or installed without ENGI-
<br />NEER's prior written acceptance. OWNER may require
<br />CONTRACTOR to furnish at CONTRACTOR's expense
<br />a special performance guarantee or other surety with
<br />respect to any ,ubstitute-
<br />6 ' 2 ENGINEER will record time requires by ENGi
<br />NEER and ENGINEER's consultants in evaluating substi-
<br />tutions proposed by CONTRACTOR and in making
<br />changes n the Drawings or Specificrtions occasioned
<br />thereby. Whether or not ENGINEER accepts a props :ed
<br />substitute, CONTRACTOR shall reinburse OWNER for
<br />the charges of ENGINEER and ENGINEER's consultants
<br />for evaluating any proposed :ubstitute
<br />C o"rerniwir lMbronrrwfwt.
<br />6.I11 CONTRACTOR shall not emptov any Subcontraitor
<br />a .ether perwn X orgamiation rinOuding those who are to
<br />turnish the principal items .sf materials or equipment).
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