approvals from state, county or city necessary to construct and operate the facilities for the
project. Sample permits and the names, addresses and phone numbers of the
appropriate authorities shall be provided in this report. This report will specify the
responsible party (A/E, VA, contractor) for the preparation of required permit application,
approximate time frame required to submit and process each application as well as the
estimated cost.
The Department of Veterans Affairs will be responsible to act as the Contracting Officer for
all utility agreements and permits with government agencies and private utility firms in
negotiations, specific terms and processing of payments for the utility service. The
Architect-Engineer is responsible for the review of "utility agreements" to assure that they
are not in conflict with plans, specifications or other contract documents.
Utilities and permits include, but are not limited to, power, water, gas, sewers, stormwater,
streets, street lighting, traffic signals, fire alarm system, trailers, demolition, dredge and fill,
health, boiler, and incinerator construction and operation. Telephone and
telecommunication systems are not considered to be utilities.
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Form Date: May 1996
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