(A) Except as otherwise provided by written contracts with the City or by supplemental specifications and plans authorized and maintained by the Engineer, all public improvements, all private improvements located or affecting City-owned utilities shall be constructed, reconstructed, repaired, and maintained in accordance with the most current version of the Oregon Standard Specifications for Construction manual published jointly by the A.P.W.A. Oregon Chapter and the state’s Department of Transportation.
(B) For the purpose of administration of the provisions of the manual, the term OWNER shall refer to the City and the term CONTRACTOR shall refer to the person responsible for the construction, reconstruction, and repair of the improvements.
(C) Exceptions and additions to the plans and specifications contained in the manual may be authorized or required by the Engineer. With regard to a particular project or class of project, the Engineer may disapprove any specification or material otherwise permitted if, in the Engineer’s opinion, the use of the specification material would not be suitable or would not conform with the highest standards of safety, engineering, and construction practices.
(D) All official elevations established in the City shall be with reference to their elevation as compared with the official base, NGS NAD 83, in feet and decimal parts of a foot. No grade or official elevation shall be established other than by ordinance and in the manner approved by the Engineer. The official City base or plane or reference for coordinates and elevations is County GPS station 53, located at the centerline intersection of Third Avenue and Getchell Avenue.
(Ord. 622, passed 11-3-2010)