Kingscote Streets Upgrades - Kangaroo Island Council

1 General Provisions
1.1 Public Utilities
Information provided to the Contractor is neither necessarily complete nor accurate and is provided
for general information only. The Contractor shall investigate the existence and location of buried
and overhead public and private services within the working area. The Contractor shall satisfy itself
as to their exact location in liaison with the relevant service authority.
The Contractor shall comply with the guidelines issued by the Office of the Technical Regulator and
relevant authorities when working in the vicinity of underground and overhead services. The
Contractor shall take due care when working in the vicinity of existing services and take all
necessary precautions during the Contract to protect all services from damage. The Contractor shall
be responsible for any cost resulting from damage to services through its operations.
The Contractor shall be responsible for determining the effect of the existing services on
construction activities, and shall make all arrangements and necessary payments to the respective
authorities for any temporary or permanent relocation of services and new service connections
which may be required by or as a consequence of its operations and the project requirements.
Authorities shall be given six (6) weeks notice prior to any service work being undertaken.
If, while works are in progress, any authority desires to place a service, the Contractor shall allow
reasonable access and working space for the authority to carry out such placement, if so requested
by the Superintendent.
Any existing or abandoned service that is disturbed shall be restored to the satisfaction of the
service authority at the Contractor’s cost.
1.2 Temporary Alterations to Public Utilities
If, during the course of construction works, the Contractor deems it necessary to have Public Utilities
removed or altered to enable easier or quicker construction, such removal or alterations will be
arranged by the Contractor and any costs incurred will be paid by the Contractor.
1.3 Relevant Authorities
The Contractor shall be responsible for liaising with all relevant authorities with regard to
programming of works. Where work is to be undertaken in accordance with relevant authorities’
standards and specifications, the Contractor is to seek and obtain the necessary approvals.
1.4 Survey
1.4.1 Survey Marks
1.4.2 Levels
The attention of the Contractor is drawn to the appropriate sections of the Crown Lands Act and the
Surveyors Act in regard to the care of survey marks.
Existing levels at the time of the most recent survey are supplied for the assistance of the Contractor
and are not intended to indicate every detail of the surface profile.
1.4.3 Verification Surveys
The Contractor shall provide a verification survey detailing the variance between the design level
and the actual level at the following times:
Ref No. 20120236SA1 Kingscote Streets Upgrades Technical Specification 1