Section 01560 Environmental Controls

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01560 - 1/4 SECTION 01560 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS PART 1 - GENERAL 1.1 GENERAL A. CONTRACTOR shall provide and maintain methods, equipment, and temporary construction, as necessary to provide controls over environmental conditions at the construction site and adjacent areas. Remove physical evidence of temporary facilities at completion of Work. B. CONTRACTOR shall comply with all laws, rules, regulations, ordinances and requirements of the State of Florida, USEPA, and other governing authorities pertaining to noise control, dust control, soil erosion and sediment control, pollution control and all other environmental controls, protection and restoration. C. All costs incurred in complying with the laws, rules, regulations, ordinances and requirements of the governing authorities pertaining to environmental controls, protection and restoration shall be included in the prices bid for this Contract, and at no additional cost to the OWNER. D. CONTRACTOR shall conform to the requirements pertaining to environmental protection, restoration and erosion and sediment control as specified in other Divisions and Sections of these Contract Documents. E. CONTRACTOR shall be solely responsible for control of odors. F. CONTRACTOR shall submit to the ENGINEER prior to construction an Environ- mental Control Plan addressing the areas outlined in this Section and other Sections of these specifications. 1.2 NOTIFICATIONS A. The ENGINEER will notify the CONTRACTOR in writing of any non-compliance with the foregoing provisions or of any environmentally objectionable acts and corrective action to be taken. State or local agencies responsible for verification of certain aspects of the environmental protection requirements shall notify the CONTRACTOR in writing, through the ENGINEER, or any non-compliance with state or local requirements. The CONTRACTOR shall, after receipt of such notice from the ENGINEER or from the regulatory agency through the ENGINEER, immediately take corrective action. Such notice, when delivered to the CONTRACTOR or his/her authorized representative at the site of the work, shall be deemed sufficient for the purpose. If the CONTRACTOR fails or refuses to comply promptly, the OWNER may issue an order stopping all or part of the work until satisfactory corrective action has been taken. No part of the time lost due to any such stop orders shall be made the subject of a claim for extension of time or for excess costs or damages by the CONTRACTOR unless it is later determined that the CONTRACTOR was in compliance.