Common use of Field Observation Clause in Contracts

Field Observation. PART-TIME A. Engineer will provide a Resident Project Representative at the construction site on a part- time basis from the Engineer’s office of not more than eight (8) hours per regular weekday, not including legal holidays (for up to 420 hours) as deemed necessary by the Engineer, to assist the Contractor with interpretation of the Drawings and Specifications, to observe in general if the Contractor’s work is in conformity with the Final Design Documents, and to monitor the Contractor’s progress as related to the Construction Contract date of completion. B. Through standard, reasonable means, Engineer will become generally familiar with observable completed work. If the Engineer observes completed work that is inconsistent with the construction documents, that information shall be communicated to the contractor and Owner to address. Engineer shall not supervise, direct, control, or have charge or authority over any contractor’s work, nor shall the Engineer have authority over or be responsible for the means, methods, techniques, sequences, or procedures of construction selected or used by any contractor, or the safety precautions and programs incident thereto, for security or safety at the site, nor for any failure of any contractor to comply with laws and regulations applicable to such contractor’s furnishing and performing of its work. Engineer neither guarantees the performance of any contractor nor assumes responsibility for any contractor’s failure to furnish and perform the work in accordance with the contract documents, which contractor is solely responsible for its errors, omissions, and failure to carry out the work. Engineer shall not be responsible for the acts or omissions of any contractor, subcontractor, or supplier, or of any of their agents or employees or any other person, (except Engineer’s own agents, employees, and consultants) at the site or otherwise furnishing or performing any work; or for any decision made regarding the contract documents, or any application, interpretation, or clarification, of the contract documents, other than those made by the Engineer. C. Part-Time Field Observation provides that the Resident Project Representative will make intermittent site visits to observe the progress and quality of Contractor’s executed Work. Part-Time Field Observation does not guarantee the Engineer will observe or comment on work completed by the contractor at times the Resident Project Representative is not present on site. Such visits and observations by the Resident Project Representative, if any, are not intended to be exhaustive or to extend to every aspect of Contractor’s Work in progress or to involve detailed inspections of Contractor’s Work in progress beyond the responsibilities specifically assigned to Engineer in this Agreement and the Contract Documents, but rather are to be limited to spot checking, selective sampling, and similar methods of general observation of the Work based on Engineer’s exercise of professional judgment as assisted by the Resident Project Representative, if any. D. Keep a daily record of the Contractor’s work on those days that the Engineers are at the construction site including notations on the nature and cost of any extra work, and provide weekly reports to the City of the construction progress and working days charged against the Contractor’s time for completion. E. Necessary base lines, benchmarks, and reference points will be provided by others.

Field Observation. PART-TIME A. Engineer will provide a Resident Project Representative at the construction site on a part- periodic part-time basis from the Engineer’s ’ office of not more than eight (8) hours per regular weekday, not including legal holidays (approximately 24 hours per week, for up to 420 280 hours) as deemed necessary by the Engineer, to assist the Contractor with interpretation of the Drawings and Specifications, to observe in general if the Contractor’s work is in conformity with the Final Design Documents, and to monitor the Contractor’s progress as related to the Construction Contract date of completion. B. Through standard, reasonable means, Engineer will become generally familiar with observable completed work. If the Engineer observes completed work that is inconsistent with the construction documents, that information shall be communicated to the contractor and Owner to address. Engineer shall not supervise, direct, control, or have charge or authority over any contractor’s work, nor shall the Engineer have authority over or be responsible for the means, methods, techniques, sequences, or procedures of construction selected or used by any contractor, or the safety precautions and programs incident thereto, for security or safety at the site, nor for any failure of any contractor to comply with laws and regulations applicable to such contractor’s furnishing and performing of its work. Engineer neither guarantees the performance of any contractor nor assumes responsibility for any contractor’s failure to furnish and perform the work in accordance with the contract documents, which contractor is solely responsible for its errors, omissions, and failure to carry out the work. Engineer shall not be responsible for the acts or omissions of any contractor, subcontractor, or supplier, or of any of their agents or employees or any other person, (except Engineer’s own agents, employees, and consultants) at the site or otherwise furnishing or performing any work; or for any decision made regarding the contract documents, or any application, interpretation, or clarification, of the contract documents, other than those made by the Engineer. C. Part-Time Field Observation provides that the Resident Project Representative will make intermittent site visits to observe the progress and quality of Contractor’s executed Work. Part-Time Field Observation does not guarantee the Engineer will observe or comment on work completed by the contractor at times the Resident Project Representative is not present on site. Such visits and observations by the Resident Project Representative, if any, are not intended to be exhaustive or to extend to every aspect of Contractor’s Work in progress or to involve detailed inspections of Contractor’s Work in progress beyond the responsibilities specifically assigned to Engineer in this Agreement and the Contract Documents, but rather are to be limited to spot checking, selective sampling, and similar methods of general observation of the Work based on Engineer’s exercise of professional judgment as assisted by the Resident Project Representative, if any. D. Provide the necessary base lines, benchmarks, and reference points to enable the Contractor to proceed with the work. E. Keep a daily record of the Contractor’s work on those days that the Engineers are at the construction site including notations on the nature and cost of any extra work, and provide weekly reports to the City of the construction progress and working days charged against the Contractor’s time for completion. E. Necessary base lines, benchmarks, and reference points will be provided by others.

Field Observation. PART-TIMEPART TIME (As assigned) A. i. Engineer will provide a Resident Project Representative Engineer at the construction site on a part- periodic part-time basis from the Engineer’s ’ office of not more than eight (8) hours per regular weekday, not including legal holidays (for up to 420 hours) as deemed necessary by the EngineerEngineer and County, to assist the Contractor with interpretation of the Drawings and Specifications, to observe in general if the Contractor’s work is in conformity with the Final Design Documents, and to monitor the Contractor’s progress as related to the Construction Contract date of completion. B. ii. Through standard, reasonable means, Engineer will become generally familiar with observable completed work. If the Engineer observes completed work that is inconsistent with the construction documents, that information shall be communicated to the contractor and Owner to address. Engineer shall not supervise, direct, control, or have charge or authority over any contractor’s work, nor shall the Engineer have authority over or be responsible for the means, methods, techniques, sequences, or procedures of construction selected or used by any contractor, or the safety precautions and programs incident thereto, for security or safety at the site, nor for any failure of any contractor to comply with laws and regulations applicable to such contractor’s furnishing and performing of its work. Engineer neither guarantees the performance of any contractor nor assumes responsibility for any contractor’s failure to furnish and perform the work in accordance with the contract documents, which contractor is solely responsible for its errors, omissions, and failure to carry out the work. Engineer shall not be responsible for the acts or omissions of any contractor, subcontractor, or supplier, or of any of their agents or employees or any other person, (except Engineer’s own agents, employees, and consultants) at the site or otherwise furnishing or performing any work; or for any decision made regarding the contract documents, or any application, interpretation, or clarification, of the contract documents, other than those made by the Engineer. C. iii. Part-Time Field Observation provides that the Resident Project Representative Engineer will make intermittent site visits to observe the progress and quality of Contractor’s executed Work. Part-Time Field Observation does not guarantee the Engineer will observe or comment on work completed by the contractor at times the Resident Project Representative Engineer is not present on site. Such visits and observations by the Resident Project RepresentativeEngineer, if any, are not intended to be exhaustive or to extend to every aspect of Contractor’s Work in progress or to involve detailed inspections of Contractor’s Work in progress beyond the responsibilities specifically assigned to Engineer in this Agreement and the Contract Documents, but rather are to be limited to spot checking, selective sampling, and similar methods of general observation of the Work based on Engineer’s exercise of professional judgment as assisted by the Resident Project RepresentativeEngineer, if any. D. iv. Provide the necessary base lines, benchmarks, and reference points to enable the Contractor to proceed with the work. v. Keep a daily record of the Contractor’s work on those days that the Engineers are at the construction site including notations on the nature and cost of any extra work, and provide weekly reports to the City of the construction progress and working days charged against the Contractor’s time for completion. E. Necessary base lines, benchmarks, and reference points will be provided by others.