**As of September 16, 2022,, this project has not yet been awarded. A timeline for award has not yet been established.** The bidder acknowledges the Florida Trench Safety Act and the requirements established herein.
2. The bidder further acknowledges that the aforementioned Act established the Federal excavation safety standards set forth at 29
CFR Part 1926.650, Subpart P as the interim State standard until such time as the State of Florida, through its Department of Labor
and Employment Security, or any successor agency, adopts, updates or reviewssaid interim standard. This State of Florida standard
may be supplemented by special shoring requirements established by the State of Florida or any of its political subdivisions.
3. The bidder, as Contractor, shall comply with all applicable excavation/trench safety standards.
4. The Contractor shall consider the geotechnical information available from the County, its own sources and all other relevant
information in its design of the trench safety system it will employ on the subject project. The Contractor acknowledges that it is
solely responsible for the selection of the data on which it relies in designing said safety system, as well as for the system itself.
5. The amount the bidder has set forth in the requirement titled “Florida Trench Safety Act” includes the following excavation/trench
safetymeasures and the linear feet of trench excavated under each safety measure. These units, cost and the unit pricesinferred shall
be disclosed solely for the purpose of compliance with the procedural requirements of the aforementioned Act. No adjustment to
theContract Time or Price shall bemade for anydifference in the number oflinear feet oftrench excavation, except as may otherwise
be provided in these Contract Documents.
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