(a) All water pipe shall be laid to the required lines and grade, with fittings, valves and hydrants at the proper locations, with the joints centered and spigots shoved home and with all valve and hydrant stems plumb.
(b) All necessary lines and grades shall be given to the contractor by the Engineer within a reasonable length of time after notice by the contractor of the time and place he or she intends to work.
(c) All stakes, once set by the Engineer, must be protected by the contractor, and, if it is necessary to reset and regrade any stakes which have been disturbed, the contractor shall pay to the Village Administrator all such costs.
(d) The contractor shall furnish all labor and material to set grade bars every fifty feet. Each pipe shall be laid at each end to line and grade using a line drawn between the grade bars.
(e) Unless otherwise indicated on the plans, all water pipe shall be laid to a depth of four feet measured from the established grade line to the top of the pipe.
(f) The contractor, at his or her own expense, shall determine the location of existing subsurface structures within the limits of the water line trench by such explorations and excavations as may be necessary after he or she has made a thorough examination of all existing records.
(g) The operation of all valves on existing mains for making connections, tests or for any other cause, shall be done by the Village Administrator. The contractor shall give sufficient notice to the Village Administrator so that the work may be done with the minimum of inconvenience to the public and delay to the contractor.
(h) In order to protect persons and property, adequate barricades, construction signs, torches, red or amber lanterns and guards as required shall be placed and maintained by the contractor during progress of construction work and until it is safe for traffic to use the trenched street or highway. The work shall be conducted so that the least interference with traffic will result. The contractor shall provide suitable bridges over open trenches at street intersections and driveways.
(Ord. 352. Passed 10-22-62.)