Common use of CUTTING AND PATCHING Clause in Contracts

CUTTING AND PATCHING. The Contractor shall be responsible for cutting, fitting or patching required to complete the Work or to make its parts fit together properly. All areas requiring cutting, fitting and patching shall be restored to the condition existing prior to the cutting, fitting and patching, unless otherwise required by the Contract Documents. The Contractor shall not damage or endanger a portion of the Work or fully or partially completed construction of the Department or separate contractors by cutting, patching or otherwise altering such construction, or by excavation. The Contractor shall not cut or otherwise alter such construction by the Department or a separate contractor except with written consent of the Department and of such separate contractor; such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.