Prior to the start of construction for any project, a pre- construction conference shall be held. Required attendees shall be the developer, his or her project superintendent, a contractor's representative for each contractor who will perform work, the Director of Public Works and the Village Engineer. The pre-construction conference shall include, but not be limited to, discussion of the following: construction schedule, subcontractors list, insurance requirements, existing utility locations, construction observation, emergency contacts list, permitting requirements, soil erosion and sediment control, material specifications, material suppliers, materials testing, construction record drawing requirements, letter of credit reductions and general safety requirements.
No work shall begin until all applicable permits have been received, the engineering plans have been approved in writing by the Village Engineer and accepted by the Village Board and the pre-construction conference has been held. Any changes to the approved plans must be approved in writing by the Village Engineer. The Village Engineer or a representative will, upon discovery of improper material or installation practices, issue a written document to the contractor, stating that failure to stop and correct such deficiencies will result in the Village's refusal to accept such improvements or to issue any further building permits or to perform required inspections.
The developer and all (sub) contractors shall obtain and keep in force insurance coverage for workers' compensation and employers liability, commercial general liability, commercial automobile liability, and umbrella liability as described in IDOT's "Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction". The Village, their employees, agents, consultants or other assignees shall be named as an additional insured. The insurance coverage shall remain in effect until the entire development is accepted by the Village.
The Village, or its representative, will inspect all public and certain private improvements. The construction observer shall witness all utility tests and be present for all curb installation and pavement proof rolling.
The contractor/developer shall notify the construction observer a minimum of forty eight (48) hours in advance of starting any major construction phase and will also make arrangements forty eight (48) hours in advance for witnessing utility tests, curb installations and proof rolls.
The construction observer serves as the representative of the Village Engineer. The construction observer will not keep quantities or survey grades for the developer or contractor nor will the construction observer make decisions regarding major revisions to the approved engineering plans. The design engineer shall submit all revisions in writing to the Village Engineer for review and written approval.
A final inspection of all improvements will occur prior to final acceptance of the improvements. A punchlist will be created and submitted to the developer. Upon completion of the punchlist items, the developer shall notify the construction observer, in writing, for a re-inspection. As part of the acceptance of the streets, all sidewalk and multi-use path ramps through and including the common square shall be installed and shall meet ADA requirements. (Ord. 2018-02-20, 2-20-2018)