Contractor Should Have Anticipated Permitting Requirements

A contractor was obligated to comply with all municipal permitting requirements and should have familiarized itself with those requirements prior to bid submittal. A permit requirement that equipment be removed from the public right-of-way at the end of each working day was not a constructive change in the contract.

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