The following heads of general conditions under such a contract may also be useful.
Alteration of gullies, sewer man-holes etc., will be done at the expense of the sanitary authority.
Contractor must make good at once any damage caused to gas or water mains or services—time penalty for delay.
Maintenance of work after completion for a specified time.
Power must be reserved to surveyor to suspend work during bad weather or from other causes.
Heavy time penalties for non-completion of contract by a certain date.
Payments to be made to contractor on surveyor’s certificate, up to 80 per cent. of whole contract, remaining 20 per cent. to be paid at end of (say) 2 years after completion.
With the above specimen specification I conclude the chapter on Wood Paving.
[67] The first wood pavement laid in London was in front of the Old Bailey, in 1839.