(A) Cost of improvements. All required improvements shall be made by the developer, at their expense, without reimbursement by the city or any improvement district except that, as may be allowed under state law.
(B) Securing contractors. The subdivider shall be responsible for securing the contractors for construction of improvements by whatever means that he or she may deem appropriate (sealed bids, price quotes, force account, etc.). The City of Mount Pleasant shall not be a party of the contract.
(C) Exception. If it is determined by the City Engineer that a water line, sewer line or street must be increased to larger dimensions than is necessary for the proposed subdivision, the city will pay the additional cost for the enlargement. The City Engineer will make a determination of the appropriate dimensions based on the currently approved comprehensive plan for the city's water, sewer and street systems. If the city is to share in the cost of the improvements in this manner, the subdivider must obtain sealed bids or price quotes for both sizes of the improvements in order to determine the city's share. If the subdivider uses "force account," the city will pay only for the additional cost of materials. If the city's portion of the costs for improvements is 30% or more of the total costs, the contractor must be secured by competitive sealed bids.
(D) Preconstruction conference. After securing the contractors for construction of improvements and prior to the start of any construction work (except clearing and site grading), the subdivider shall contact the City Engineer and arrange a preconstruction conference. Those in attendance at the preconstruction conference shall include the subdivider, his or her engineer, the engineer's inspector, the contractor, the contractor's superintendent, the City Engineer, the City Planner, the Chief Building Official, and the Director of Utilities. Construction schedules, inspection and other construction related activities will be discussed and coordinated at the conference.
(E) The subdivider shall be responsible for ensuring that the improvements are constructed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications. Therefore, the subdivider's engineer shall provide the inspection services that he or she determines necessary to verify installation in accordance with the plans and specifications.
(F) The city shall provide for inspection of required improvements during construction and ensure their satisfactory completion including subdivisions within the extraterritorial jurisdiction. If the City Engineer finds upon inspection that any one or more of the required improvements have not been constructed in accordance with the city's construction standards and specifications, the applicant shall be responsible for properly completing the improvements.
(G) Upon completion of the improvements, the subdivider shall submit to the City Engineer the following:
(1) Certification by the subdivider that all improvements are complete and all contractors are paid in full;
(2) Certification by the subdivider's engineer that the improvements were constructed in general conformance with the plans and specifications;
(3) One year warranty agreements or performance bonds for materials and workmanship from the contractors that constructed the improvements. Following the acceptance of the dedication of any public improvement, the city shall require the subdivider to maintain the improvement for a period of one year from the date of acceptance;
(4) "As Built" or "Record" plans as described in § 154.53 of this subchapter.
(Ord. 2005-6, § 4.5, passed 9-20-05)