(A) When all improvements and all appurtenances thereto, based on approved plans, have been constructed or installed, the engineer for the developer shall provide the Village Engineer or designee with a letter certifying completion of improvements in substantial compliance with the plans and specifications therefor.
(B) On receipt of the letter of completion, the Village Engineer shall schedule a final inspection of the improvements installed at which representatives of the engineer for the developer, the Village Engineer and any other agency having jurisdiction over construction shall be present. When the Village Engineer is satisfied that the improvements have been satisfactorily installed in substantial compliance with the plans and specifications therefor, he or she shall address a letter of acceptance stating such to the President and the Board of Trustees.
(C) Such letter shall not constitute acceptance by the public; it shall be the responsibility of the agency intending to maintain and operate the facility to provide the developer with a letter of acceptance.
(D) All improvements and all appurtenances thereto shall be guaranteed by the developer and contractor against defects and workmanship for one year, subsequent to the date of acceptance by the municipality by motion adopted at a meeting of the President and the Board of Trustees.
(E) Sewer mains shall be inspected by closed-circuit television within two months of the end of the final guarantee period. Inspection shall be at the developer’s expense, with detailed report in triplicate to the Board of Trustees, prior to termination of the one-year guarantee. Pictures shall be included in the report.
(F) Three copies of the “as built” drawings for all utilities installed shall be submitted to the Village Engineer before he or she writes his or her letter recommending acceptance.
(G) Prior to acceptance by the municipality, the engineer for the developer shall be responsible for the completion, execution and submission of the necessary final documents required by governmental agencies who have issued permits for the improvements; and a copy of the document approved by the cognizant agency must be furnished to the municipality and the Village Engineer.
(Ord. 4107, passed 6-20-2011)