Temporary Construction / Maintenance Easements Sample Clauses
A Temporary Construction / Maintenance Easements clause grants a party, typically a contractor or utility company, the right to access and use a specific portion of property for a limited period to perform construction or maintenance activities. This easement is usually defined by a set timeframe and specific boundaries, and may include provisions for restoring the property to its original condition once the work is completed. The core function of this clause is to facilitate necessary work on or near the property while ensuring that the property owner's rights are respected and that any disruptions are temporary and clearly regulated.
Temporary Construction / Maintenance Easements. (1) In connection with exercise of the foregoing Access Easements, the Shared Pipeline Easement and the Easements granted hereinafter in Section 2.3, each Party (a “Constructing Party”) is hereby granted by the other Party a temporary construction and maintenance easement as needed from time to time to use necessary portions of the other Party’s Parcel, as the servient estate under such Easement, in connection with:
(a) All construction activities as permitted under the applicable Easement;
(b) Inspecting, maintaining, repairing and replacing the Constructing Party’s pipelines, transmission lines, conduits, equipment and other improvements; and
(c) The transportation and hauling of heavy vehicles, loads and equipment over any road within an Access Area of the other Party, in which case the Constructing Party may temporarily cap (with gravel, asphalt or other suitable, protective material) such road in order to prevent or mitigate damage thereby caused to such road. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any damage to any such road of a Party caused by such transportation and hauling by the Constructing Party shall be promptly repaired by the Constructing Party at its sole cost and expense. The foregoing easements are collectively referred to herein as the “Temporary Construction/ Maintenance Easements”. Any and all activities described in Sections 2.2(E)(1)(a) and (b) are collectively referred to in this Section 2.2(E)(1) as “Work”.
(2) Within a reasonable time before it begins any Work, the Constructing Party shall provide reasonable prior notice (except in an emergency situation, in which case no prior notice is required, but instead the Constructing Party shall submit subsequent notice) to the other Party outlining those portions of the other Party’s Parcel in which the Temporary Construction/Maintenance Easement is needed, identifying the Work to be undertaken, and the estimated duration of such Work.
(3) When the Constructing Party ceases using the other Party’s Parcel for such Work, it must promptly restore such area to the condition in which it existed before the commencement of the Work within a reasonable period of time. This restoration Work shall include clearing the area of all loose dirt, debris, equipment and construction materials and the repair or replacement of equipment areas, equipment connections, utility services, paving, and landscaping and repairs and replacements to such other items as may be required ...