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manner as to result in a hazard to the public. All debris from tree operations shall be cleaned <br />up each day before the work crew leaves the site, unless permission is given by an authorized <br />SAPRF representative to do otherwise. All lawn areas, parkways, streets and sidewalks shall <br />be raked and/or blown clean, and all brush, branches, or other debris shall be removed from the <br />site. Areas are to be left in a condition equal to or better than that which existed prior to the <br />commencement of tree pruning operations. <br />All cuttings, branches, wood chips and other debris shall be cleared from the site and disposed <br />of by the Contractor. The Contractor shall obtain permits required for this purpose. Disposal <br />expenses will be the Contractor's responsibility. Debris, such as wood chips, shall be left on <br />property only at the direct and specific request of the owner and an authorized SAPRF. <br />representative. Firewood four (4) inches diameter or larger will be left at the work location in a <br />safe manner, unless the wood is not usable as firewood. All firewood to be removed (wood <br />four (4) inches of diameter or larger) must be authorized by an SAPRF representative. <br />1.14 TIME FOR COMPLETION <br />If awarded this project, the Contractor agrees to complete the work within the time parameters <br />jointly agreed upon by the City, SAPRF, and the Contractor prior to work commencement, <br />unless specific time deadlines are specified elsewhere in these specifications. Once the work <br />has commenced, the Contractor shall diligently prosecute the same to completion. <br />1.15 PAYMENTS WITHHELD/PENALTIES <br />Should the Contractor fail to finish the work as agreed upon in these specifications the <br />Contractor shall be charged by SAPRF penalties in the amount of five hundred dollars <br />($500.00) for each calendar day that the work remains incomplete beyond the dates specified. <br />Any amount so charged shall be deducted by the SAPRF from any monies which otherwise are <br />or become payable to the Contractor. <br />In case all the work called for is not completed in all parts and requirements within the time <br />specified, the SAPRF shall have the right to grant or deny an extension of time for completion, <br />as may be seen best to serve the interests of the SAPRF. The Contractor shall not be assessed <br />with penalties during the delay in the completion of the work caused be acts of God or of the <br />Public Enemy, acts of the State, floods, epidemics, quarantine, restrictions, strikes, or unusually <br />severe weather. The SAPRF representative will ascertain the facts and the extent of the delay, <br />and their findings thereon shall be final and conclusive. <br />1.16 SUBCONTRACTORS <br />Subcontractors used in the performance of this project shall be listed in the Contractors Bid <br />Proposal. Subcontractors shall be properly licensed by the State of California as a contractor to <br />perform work of this specialty and hold a valid business permit and certificate of insurance <br />with the City of Santa Ana. Should any subcontractor fail to perform the work undertaken by <br />him to the satisfaction of the SAPRF, said subcontractor shall be removed immediately from <br />the project upon the request of the SAPRF and shall not again be employed on the project. The <br />Contractor shall be held liable for the correction of any deficient work. <br />1.17 ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS OF WORK <br />8 <br />