The Village shall at all times have access to the work wherever and whenever it is in preparation or progress, and the contractor shall provide proper facilities for such access and inspection.
The Village shall have the right to reject materials and workmanship which are defective, or to require their correction. Rejected workmanship shall be satisfactorily corrected, and rejected materials shall be removed from the premises. If the contractor does not correct the condemned work and remove rejected materials within a reasonable time fixed by written notice, the Village may remove them and charge the expense to the contractor. All materials to be incorporated in the work, all labor performed, all tools, appliances and methods used shall be subject to inspection and approval or rejection by the Village. If the Village points out to the contractor or his or her foreman or authorized agent any neglect or disregard of these specifications, such neglect or disregard shall be remedied and further defective work shall be at once discontinued, but the right of final acceptance or rejection of the work will not be waived by reason thereof, not by any other act of the Village.
Should it be considered necessary or advisable by the Village at any time before final acceptance of the entire work, or at any other time, to make an examination of work already completed by removing or tearing out the same, the contractor shall, on request, promptly furnish all necessary facilities, labor and materials. If such work is found to be defective in any material respect due to the fault of the contractor, he or she shall defray all the expense of such examination and of satisfactory reconstruction. If, however, such work is found to meet the requirements of the approved drawings or these specifications, the actual cost of labor and materials necessarily involved in the examination and replacement, plus fifteen percent, will be paid to the contractor by the Village.
The presence of the Village or its inspector shall in no way relieve the contractor of the responsibility of furnishing good material and good workmanship. The inspection and supervision of the work by the Village is intended to aid the contractor in applying labor, materials and workmanship in compliance with the approved drawings and these specifications. Such inspection and supervision, however, shall not operate to release the contractor from any of his or her obligations under these specifications.
(Ord. 352. Passed 10-22-62.)