Common use of Private Property Clause in Contracts

Private Property. The Contractor shall not enter for any deliveries or occupy for any other purpose with men, tools, equipment, construction materials, or with materials excavated from any trench or pit, any private property outside the designated way-leaves without written permission from the owner and/or tenant of the property. Whenever the way-leave is occupied by crops which will be damaged by construction operations, the Contractor shall notify the Engineer and owner or tenant sufficiently in advance so that where possible the crops may be removed before excavation or trenching is started. The Contractor shall be responsible for all damage outside of the way-leave, and shall make satisfactory settlement at his own cost for the damage directly with the property owner and/or tenant involved. The Contractor shall prepare Condition Report of the area likely to be affected by the works to be agreed with the owner/tenant and the Engineer.