HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 98-38RESOLUTION NO.OCSD 98-38
DESIGNATING THE DISTRICT’S DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
AS HAVING THE DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT PLANS
FOR THE EXCAVATION OF ANY TRENCH OR TRENCHES FIVE
FEET OR MORE IN DEPTH FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS
OF TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ORANGE
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT,DESIGNATING THE
DISTRICT’S DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AS HAVING THE
DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT PLANS FOR THE
EXCAVATION OF ANY TRENCH OR TRENCHES FIVE FEET OR
MORE IN DEPTH FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS OF
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE
WHEREAS,California Labor Code Section 6705 provides that no contract for
public works involving an estimated expenditure in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand
($25,000.00)Dollars for the excavation of any trench or trenches five (5)feet or more in
depth,shall be awarded,unless the contract contains a clause requiring submission by
the contractor and acceptance by the awarding body,or by a registered or civil
structural engineer,employed by the awarding body,to whom authority to accept has
been delegated,in advance of excavation,of a detailed plan showing the design of
shoring,bracing,sloping,or other provisions to be made for worker protection from the
hazard of caving ground during the excavation of such trench or trenches.
NOW,THEREFORE,the Board of Directors of Orange County Sanitation
District,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE,DETERMINE AND ORDER:
Section 1 That the District’s Director of Engineering be delegated the
authority to accept,in advance of excavation,any detailed plans showing the design of
shoring,bracing,sloping,or other provisions to be made for worker protection from the
hazard of caving ground during the excavation of trenches five (5)feet or more in
depth,for all contracts for public works involving an estimated expenditure in excess of
Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,000.00)Dollars.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a Special Meeting held July 1,1998.
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