The Contractor shall furnish all tools, equipment, apparatus, facilities, transportation, labor, and material necessary to complete the Project in accordance with the Contract Documents. Except for existing utility services at the Site made available to the Contractor by the District, the Contractor shall furnish all utilities necessary to complete the Project, including temporary utility distributions. The Work shall be completed in a high quality, workmanlike manner at such times and places as directed by and subject to the approval of the District Representative. All of the Work shall conform to the requirements of the Contract Documents and applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations (“the Laws”). If there are conflicts between any portions of the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall furnish and install the more stringent or higher quality requirements.

The Contractor shall employ a Superintendent fluent in verbal and written English who shall be at the Site at all times during performance of Work at the Site. The Superintendent is the Contractor’s Representative for the Project; directions, instructions or other communications to and with the Contractor’s Superintendent are directions, instructions or communications to or with the Contractor.

The Contractor shall enforce strict discipline and good order among employees of the Contractor and Subcontractors at the Site. Personnel of the Contractor or any Subcontractor are subject to removal from the Site for violations of the Laws or District Policies. The Contractor shall not permit employment of unfit persons or persons not skilled in tasks assigned to them and shall dismiss from its employ and direct any Subcontractor to dismiss from their employment any person deemed by the District to be unfit or incompetent to perform assigned tasks. Identification badges are required for Site access. Personnel providing or performing any Work at the Site will be permitted access to the Site only if District-issued identification badges are worn.

Use, possession, consumption or work under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs at the Site is prohibited. District Board Policies prohibit the use of any form of tobacco products at the Site. Use of music/audio devices, including radios or wearing any headphone devices for entertainment while performing Work at the Site is prohibited. The Contractor shall implement measures to: (i) notify all personnel at the Site of such prohibitions and (ii) prevent violations of such prohibited conduct. The District expressly reserves the right to remove construction personnel violating the foregoing.

The Contractor and all Subcontractors must comply with the Labor Code §§1725.5 and 1771.1 and must be properly and currently registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR") and qualified to perform public works pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 throughout the duration of the Project.

The Contractor and all Subcontractors shall: (i) pay their respective workers wage rates not less than the prevailing wage rate established for the classification, trade or work performed by each worker; and (ii) maintain complete and accurate payroll records for workers engaged in the Work. The Contractor and Subcontractors shall not permit any worker to provide more than eight (8) hours of work per day or forty (40) hours per week without additional compensation as mandated by law. The Contractor shall be subject to all penalties and assessments provided by law or regulation for violation(s) of the prevailing wage rate requirements or hours of work limits. Monitoring and enforcement of the prevailing wage laws and related requirements will be performed by the Labor Commissioner/ Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE).

Apprentices, if any, engaged in performing the Work shall be in strict conformity with applicable the Laws, including without limitation, Labor Code §§1777.5 through 1777.7, which are incorporated herein by this reference.

The Contractor is responsible for the acts, omissions and other conduct of Subcontractors and their employees, agents and representatives. Subcontracts between the Contractor and Subcontractors shall incorporate the Contract as far as such terms are applicable to the Subcontractor’s work, including, without limitation, all indemnification, insurance, and warranty requirements. Subcontracts shall be made available to the District for review upon request of the District. All Subcontractors must comply with Labor Code §§ 1725.5 and 1771.1 and must be currently registered contractors with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) and qualified to perform public works pursuant to Labor Code §1725.5 throughout the duration of the Project. Any Subcontractor who is not a DIR registered contractor shall be substituted in accordance with Labor Code §1771.1. Contractor shall submit a Subcontractors List for the Project on the form included in the Contract Documents. Subcontractors identified in the Subcontractors List shall not be replaced except in strict conformity with requirements of Public Contract Code §4107. The Contractor is responsible for all fees, costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by the District to review, evaluate and respond to the Contractor’s request to replace a listed Subcontractor. Subcontractors must be a California licensed contractor in the classification(s) required for the portions of the Project completed by the Subcontractor.

The Contractor is responsible for costs to repair, replace or correct damage or destruction to property arising during the Contractor’s completion of Project Work, including without limitation, damage/destruction of other facilities/improvements, landscape materials and irrigation systems.