The Board of Township Supervisors shall authorize and direct the Township Engineer to cooperate with the applicant in arranging for the Engineer’s periodic presence at the site of the work and construction of the required facilities and improvements during such phases thereof as in the judgment of the Engineer will enable him to determine whether or not such construction is in general conformity with the final plan and all Township requirements.
A. No construction shall begin until after the preconstruction meeting between the developer, the contractor, the Township Engineer/Inspector, and others as may be requested to attend. The preconstruction meeting will be scheduled upon request of the developer, and will only be held if all of the above named participants are represented.
B. Notice shall be given to the Township at least 48 hours in advance of commencement of any construction operation to provide for required inspection. If construction is intermittent, separate notice will be required each time the contractor restarts work. If scheduled work is not canceled 24 hours prior to the scheduled time or if the work is otherwise not performed, the Engineer will be compensated for 4 hours.
C. There will be full-time inspection for the installation of sanitary sewer, water, storm sewer and roadway paving. General site work will be inspected on a part-time basis, except when additional inspection is directed by the Township.
D. No underground pipes, structures, subgrades, binders or base courses shall be covered until inspected and approved by the duly authorized official of the Township. Failure in compliance with this regulation shall provide cause for uncovering of such work, at the applicant’s expense, to permit the required inspection.
E. In those cases where the Township Engineer deems necessary, the developer, through his contractor, shall retain the services of a certified soils engineer to perform moisture and density testing in order to determine compaction or the extent thereof as related to the requirements of such Township construction and materials specifications as have been or may be adopted by the Board of Township Supervisors.
F. The wearing course on all streets proposed to be dedicated to the Township shall not be placed until at least 90% of the lots within the development or a phase of the development have been built upon, or upon the expressed desire of the Board of Township Supervisors.
G. Whenever any work or materials are found to be not in compliance with the final approved preliminary plan, final plan and/or applicable Township requirements, the Township Engineer or any other duly authorized Township representative, will as such non-compliance becomes known notify the contractor. If the work in question is not corrected, a written non-compliance report will be issued to the contractor and the developer. A “non-compliance report” will serve as official notice that the work in question will not be accepted by the Township. Upon correction of the non-complying work a “compliance report” will be issued to the contractor and the developer.
H. When a contractor or developer wishes to make a change to the approved drawings, a request shall be submitted in writing to the Township Engineer. The Township Engineer will review the request and submit their recommendation to the Township. The Township Supervisors will act on the request and determine whether or not a plan revision is necessary.
I. Whether or not such construction or work shall have been accomplished in accordance with Township requirements shall be determined by the Township Engineer upon the basis of his onsite inspections during such phases thereof as in his judgment will enable him to make such determination. The Engineer shall submit a written report to the Board of Township Supervisors in regard thereto.
(Ord. 2011-05, 3/14/2011, § 1202)