1. ALL WORK, MATERIALS, AND DETAILS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MISSOURI STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE APPLICABLE CITY AND/OR COUNTY. CONTRACTORS SHALL OBTAIN A COPY OF THESE STANDARDS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE. 2. EXISTING UTILITIES AND UNDERGROUND INSTALLATIONS HAVE BEEN LOCATED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PRACTICAL THROUGH REVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FIELD VERIFY ALL HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL LINES AND GRADES OF EXISTING UTILITIES PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY THE ENGINEER IMMEDIATELY UPON DISCOVERING A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE CONTRACT DRAWINGS AND ACTUAL FIELD CONDITIONS. CONTACT ONE CALL. 3. THE CONTRACTOR MUST COORDINATE CONSTRUCTION WITH THE NECESSARY AUTHORITIES. 4. NO WORK SHALL COMMENCE UNTIL ALL NECESSARY PERMITS ARE OBTAINED BY THE OWNER. 5. CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL LINE AND GRADE STAKES. 6. CONTRACTOR SHALL REMOVE, PRESERVE, AND REPLACE ALL SIGNS, MAIL BOXES, FENCES, METAL FLAG POLE BASES AND THE LIKE, WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS. 7. ALL TRAFFIC WAYS INCLUDING DRIVEWAYS, ALLEYWAYS, ETC., SHALL REMAIN ACCESSIBLE TO RESIDENTIAL AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES DURING PROJECT DURATION. 8. ALL CONSTRUCTION AND EXCAVATION ACTIVITIES SHALL BE CONFINED TO EASEMENTS, ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND/OR WORK AREA LIMITS AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS. 9. CONTRACTOR SHALL RAISE OR LOWER ALL AFFECTED MANHOLE RIMS AND VALVE BOXES IN THE WORK AREA TO MATCH PROPOSED GRADE. 10. ALL AREAS DISTURBED BY CONSTRUCTION ARE FIRST TO BE FINE GRADED AND THEN FOLLOWED BY SEED AND STRAW MULCH, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, OVER, MIN. 4" TOPSOIL STOCKPILED FROM SITE OR HAULED IN AS REQUIRED. 11. PROVIDE POSITIVE DRAINAGE FROM ALL IMPROVED AREAS, SO THAT RUNOFF DRAINS TO DRAIN WAYS. 12. ANY DAMAGE TO EXISTING STRUCTURES, VEGETATION, OR IMPROVEMENTS RESULTING FROM NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES SHALL BE REPAIRED BY THE CONTRACTOR AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE OWNER. 13. CONTRACTOR TO PROTECT ANY STORM INLETS, THAT RECEIVE STORM WATER FROM THE AREA OF CONSTRUCTION, FROM SEDIMENT. EROSION CONTROL DEVICES SHALL BE MAINTAINED DURING THE WHOLE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD BY THE CONTRACTOR. ALL EROSION CONTROL DEVICES, NOT LISTED IN THE PLANS, SHALL BE INCIDENTAL TO CONSTRUCTION. 14. ALL TRENCHES, WHICH LIE UNDER PROPOSED PAVEMENT, OR LIE WITHIN TWO FEET OF BACK OF CURB, SHALL BE BACKFILLED TO PAVEMENT SUB-GRADE WITH COMPACTED GRANULAR BACK FILL. 15. TRENCHES SHALL BE COMPACTED TO 95% STANDARD PROCTOR WHEN PIPES ARE LAID IN FILL. 16. ANY REMOVALS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS, BUT NOT QUANTIFIED IN THE REMOVAL OF IMPROVEMENTS PAY ITEM, SHALL BE CONSIDERED INCIDENTAL TO THE PROJECT. 17. THE CITY OF NEVADA WILL PAY DIRECTLY FOR ALL MATERIALS TESTING.
