Opening of Bids - 2018 Demolitions Project No 118-307 - JW Concrete - Security Check Submitted

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under the City's Vacant and Abandoned Housing Initiative. Multiple contracts to the same Contractor must be performed simultaneously, not consecutively. 7. In the event that a building and/or structure appears to be occupied or to have rehab work performed on it, Contractor shall notify the Department of Public Works and obtain approval to proceed before commencing any demolition work. 8. The Contractor shall work continuously until all site demolitions have been completed in accordance with these specifications. 9. The City has the right to remove any property from the listing of proposed demolitions in the event that such properties require further legal or administrative procedures related to the work to be performed. 10. The total contract time for completing each division is listed below. The contract time will start when the Notice to Proceed is delivered and signed. All sites shall be completed in accordance with the approved Project Schedule: a. Division A shall be twenty-eight (28) calendar days. b. Division B shall be thirty-six (36) calendar days. c. Division C shall be twenty-eight (28) calendar days. 11. A calendar day is every day shown on the calendar. A calendar day includes Saturday, Sunday or State recognized holidays. In addition, a calendar day does not include a day which weather and other conditions not under the Contractor's control prohibits the Contractor's normal working force from working at least 50% of the day. The City of South Bend Board of Public Works shall have the sole discretion to determine what conditions are outside of the Contractor's control. However, if weather is below 20 degrees Fahrenheit at 7:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, according to the weather forecast from the United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or if/when the Mayor declares a Snow Emergency, a time extension may be granted to the Contractor, consistent with Section XIX Change of Contract Time. XIV. CHANGE OF CONTRACT TIME A. Prevailing Specifications: 2018, INDOT Standard Specifications Section 108 B. Additions: The Contract Time may only be changed by Change Order. Any Claim for an extension in the Contract Time shall be based on written notice delivered to the Department of Public Works within seven (7) calendar days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the claim. Notice of the extent of the claim with supporting data shall be delivered within fourteen (14) calendar days after such occurrence unless an official of the Public Works Department allows an additional period of time to ascertain more accurate data. The Contract Time will be extended in an amount equal to time lost to delays beyond the control of the Contractor if a claim is made in accordance with this provision. Such delays shall include acts of neglect by the Public Works employees, or to fires, flood, labor disputes, epidemics, abnormal weather conditions, governmental procedures, or acts of God. 2. Unless otherwise provided, the Contract time is based upon normal weather conditions. An extension is granted for weather conditions significantly more severe than normal if the Contractor demonstrates to the satisfaction of the City that the delay in the progress of the work was due to such weather. The basis to define normal weather with be the data compiled by the United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Version 8/16/2018 Special Provisions - 7