Common use of Field Engineering Clause in Contracts

Field Engineering. (a) If requested by the City, the Design Build Entity shall retain and pay expenses of a civil engineer or land surveyor to establish on the Site the required reference points and benchmarks, establish building lines and elevations, check for building framing, plumbness, and establish on building frame the required basic grid lines. The engineer or land surveyor shall be licensed in the State of California. (b) The Design Build Entity shall locate and protect control points prior to starting work on the Project site and preserve permanent reference points during construction, and shall require the engineer or surveyor to replace control points which become lost or destroyed.