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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All elevations are referred to U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Datum, unless otherwise noted on the Plans. 6. Base Lines and Bench Marks: The Engineer will be the only person in charge of establishing Base Lines and Bench Marks (BM's). The Contractor shall layout his work from these engineering control points and shall be responsible for all measurements in connection with the construction, subject to check and correction by the Engineer. The Contractor shall furnish all labor and material, at his expense, necessary to facilitate engineering control of the work. 7. Pavment of Test bv Citv: Except when otherwise specified in the Special Provisions, the expense of all tests requested by the Engineer will be borne by the City. Procedure for making tests required by the Engineer will be in conformance with the Florida Department of Transportation Specifications for the particular material involved. Tests rendering unsatisfactory reports shall be cause for rejection. The cost for all retesting shall be deducted from the final payment made to the Contractor. 8. Engineer: The supervision of the execution of this Contract is vested wholly in the Engineer, and the orders of the City Manager are to be given through him. The instructions of the Engineer are to be strictly and promptly followed in every case. The Contractor may designate a foreman or other representative to receive such instructions in his absence, and failing to do so, he will be held responsible for the execution of any instructions it may be necessary to give in his absence. The Engineer is to have free access to the materials and the work at all times for laying out, measuring, inspecting or directing the same, and the Contractor is to afford him all necessary facilities and assistance for so doing. The Engineer's stakes, grades or lines are to be preserved by the Contractor, or reset at the Contractor's expense. To prevent all disputes and litigations, it is agreed by the parties hereto that the Engineer shall decide all questions, difficulties and disputes of whatever nature which may arise relative to the interpretation of the Plans, construction, prosecution and fulfillment of this Contract, and as to the character, quality, amount and value of any work done and materials furnished under or by reason of this Contract, and his estimates and decisions upon all claims, questions, and disputes shall be final and conclusive upon the parties thereto. Inspectors shall have no authority to permit deviations from, or to relax any of the provisions of these General Specifications without the written permission or instruction of the Engineer, or to delay the Contract by failure to inspect the materials and work with reasonable promptness. The payment of any compensation, whatever may be its character or form, or the giving of any gratuity, or the granting of any valuable favor by the Contractor to any Inspector. directly or indirectly, is strictly prohibited and any such act on the part of the Contractor wi]] constitute a violation of this Contract. The Engineer will appoint such inspectors as are necessary to pass upon the amount, quality and character of the materials to be supplied or to supervise the execution of the work contemplated under this Contract. The duties and functions of such officials are purely supervisory and their General Specifications Oct. 2007 Page 4 of 15