HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0125-1967 · ?' -67
CITY OF ~dAI-.O~DLI/uICE ;tO. : <
BE IT ORDAL/ED by t,he Council of the City of Ko,mi, Alaska~l
Section 1. ,Io excavator, pipelayer or other tradesman, craftsman o~
contractor, whether an indivld~al, partnership, Joint venturer or corporation
doing excavation or pipelaying tmrk for or on behalf of any private property
o~ner shall perform any such work in, on or under the public right-of way or
a~y public utility easement within the City without first having applied
for amd having received a permit from the City to perform, such work. To
qualify for such permit an indivi_~_.81 or firm must pay a permit fee of FIVE
~ (8%.OO), and fur~Ish the City ~ith:
A Contractor,s Permit Bond in the sum of $~,000 to
and indemnify the City against ar~v loss, cost, exp~
or damage to the real or personal property of the Cit~,
including the underground piping, lines, fittings, valves
or condatt, occasioned by the acts of the excavator or pipe-
layer, or the principals or employees or representatives
thereof, while such work for the benefit of a private
property owner is being performed; or, in lieu of such
bond, a deposit of $~,000 in cash, certified check or
cashier's check as a security deposit to protect and in-
demnify the City against any such loss.
Certificates of insurance (with stipulation that the City
as certifficate holder, will be ~ven 1% days' notice of in-
tent to cancel) evidencing:
(8)
~ot less than $100,000 of bodily injury liability
coverage per individaal and $300,000 per accident,
nor less than $2~,000 of property damage liability
coverage. The applicable certificate of insurance
shall clearly indicate that the property damage liability
coverage includes hazards from explosion, collapse,' and
damage to underground wires, conduits, pipes, fittings,
mains, sewers or other similar property. Such certificate
shall further clearly ~,ldicate that the document of
tnde~mity rcquirod pursuant to the provlsion~ of sub-
paragraph (3) of this Scctica 1 has been incorporated
into amd made part of the ~pplicable insurance policy.
(b) ~lorkmon's Compensation insurance in accordance with the
laws of Alaska.
(3)
An executed document of indemnity saving tho Ci'~. harmless
against any loss or damages due to the ncg!igence of the permitteo
whilo the excavation or pipelaying work is being performed.
Soction 2. Upon receipt of a satisfactory permit bond, of certificate-
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of l~ability insur~o ~d ~.~rkmen'o Com~on~ation ccvcra~, of a d~n~mcnt of
indemnity, and payment of the permit f~e, ~h~ City shall issue a permit
to the applicant granting authority, for th~ baian¢~ o£ th~ calcn -dar y~ar, to
enter upon the public right-o£-~ay or pub!£c utility easomcnt to perform such
~ork as may be required for tho benefit of thc private homeowner authorizing
~d contracting such worl~.
It shall bo tho responsibility of the contractor, however, to coordinate his
work schedml~ ~th the City to assure that adequate and timely notice is
given $o the fire, police and utility departments, and to insure that scheduling
with other construction ~ork is closely coordinated. It shall further be thc
responsibility of tho contractor to soo that proper traffic signs, detours and
safeguards are provided, and that property o~mors affected directly or £udirectly
arc notified and provided ~*lth intcri~a utility scrvice as required.
Scction 3. Property owners desiring to connect to sewer laterals or
trunks, or to ot~r City-controlled or o~med utilities, shall make applic-
ation for such connection at the main office of the City, and shall deposit
such ~de as may bo required by the City to cover anticipated costs of thc
connection. Ail connections to the sewer main shall be made by City
personnel' with City furnished fittings, but at tho cost of tho property
~-~r. However, it will Dc the responsibility of the property o~ner, also
at his o~n cost, to perform all necessary excavating, pipe-laying to the sewer
main, backfilling, cc~acting and resurfacing of tho road~ay with gravel or
sealcoating, as applicable according to thc original condition.
Section 4. Excavators ~i!l bo required to restore the public righ-
of-~ay to thc grade and condition originally found, to replace gravel, paving
or scalcoating, ditches, culverts, f~;nccs, signs or other improvements, unless
specific authorization to the contrary is authorizcd in writing by the District.
Failure to do so will bo cause for thc City to accomplish thc required work,
and to collect damages thcrcfor from thc contractor or his surety.
Section %. It shall bo thc responsibility of thc property o~ner to
ascertain and insure that wor~ dsno ~-~Lthin thc public right-of-way or utility
easement bo done only by a competent person or firm bonded and insured as heroin-
above specified, and who shall have hcen issued a permit by the City author-
izing accomplishment of such ~ork. Thc City ~ill not assume liability for
any ~ork so performed, nor shall any part of this Ordinance bc construed to
alter or invalidate any casement or provision thereof.
Section 6. At the option of the City, it shall have thc prerogrativc
~o require or perform inspection of all service lines prior to completion of
tho connection, or prior to approval of tho private property.
Section 7. Tho bonding and ir~ provisions of Section 1 above
shall not bo applicable to work performed on private property.
This Ordinance, after public hearing of interested parties, shall
become effective and bo enforceable as of tho day of its passage and approval.
Attest:
F,'~rgency declared ~ ~ day of September 1967
Passed _~..~_~____ day of September 1967.
Frances Tor~ s~, City Clerk