Opinion ID: 1282598
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: The Construction Contracts.

Text: The construction contract between OPPD and Hawkins provided that Hawkins would act as the general contractor for all phases of the construction, would furnish all supervision, labor, and materials, and would have control over the daily operations in the construction project. Specifically, the OPPD-Hawkins contract stated: 3.00 SITE CONDITIONS 3.01 The Contractor shall keep himself fully appraised throughout the performance of the contract of existing conditions at the site, including the status and progress of other work thereat, which may affect the performance of this contract.... .... 5.00 SITE SUPERVISION 5.01 The Contractor shall maintain on the site at all times during the progress thereof, a competent resident general superintendent and any necessary assistants, all satisfactory to the District. .... 6.00 SUBCONTRACTORS .... 6.02 If the Contractor shall subcontract any part of this contract, the Contractor shall be as fully responsible to the District for the acts and omissions of his subcontractors and of the persons directly or indirectly employed by his subcontractors as he is for the acts or omissions of persons directly employed by himself. .... 13.00 INSPECTION 13.01 The District reserves the right to conduct inspections and by any such inspectors as it sees fit and hereby requires that such inspectors shall have the right to inspect all Work as it progresses and shall have access to all data relevant to the performance of this contract.... .... 23.00 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH 23.01 At all times during the performance of the Work, the Contractor shall exercise precaution for the protection of persons and property. The safety provisions of applicable laws, building and construction codes shall be observed.... 23.02 The Contractor agrees to comply with the provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 including any and all applicable amendments and the standards and regulations issued thereunder and interpretations thereof.... 23.03 The Contractor agrees to take immediate remedial action to correct any unsafe condition and when so ordered, to stop any part of the Work which the District deems unsafe until appropriate corrective measures have been taken, and further agrees to make no claim for additional costs or damages resulting from such stoppages. Should Contractor, after due notice, fail to adopt the corrective measures, the District may have them implemented and deduct the cost from payments otherwise due the Contractor. Failure on the part of the District, or their representatives to notify the Contractor of any unsafe condition or practices shall not relieve the Contractor of his responsibility. .... 25.00 PROTECTION OF PROPERTY AND PUBLIC LIABILITY 25.01 The Contractor shall be liable for any damages resulting from his operations. [Hawkins] shall be fully responsible for the protection of all persons including members of the public, employees of the District, other contractors or subcontractors.... .... 27.00 CONTROL OF WORK DURING CONSTRUCTION 27.01 The Work from commencement of Work to completion shall be under the charge and control of the Contractor.... Under the construction agreement, OPPD retained the right of inspection to determine that all work conformed with OPPD's plans and specifications, the right to monitor overall progress of the work, and the right to take over the construction in the event that Hawkins failed to perform said Work according to the provisions of the contract documents, or if for any other cause or reason whatsoever the Contractor shall fail to carry on said Work in an acceptable manner. As expressed in the subcontract between Hawkins and Northwest, the terms and provisions of the OPPD-Hawkins contract are incorporated into this Subcontract by reference thereto and the Subcontractor agrees to be bound to the Contractor and the Owner by the terms and provisions therefor. The subcontract required that Northwest comply with all safety regulations and the safety measures called for by the Contractor and that Northwest search for, discover and correct any and all unsafe conditions. Similar to the OPPD-Hawkins contract, the subcontract contained the provision that, if Northwest failed to comply with any provision of the subcontract, Hawkins had the right to remedy the situation at the cost of the Subcontractor.