20.4  Site Clearance105

Following issue of an Acceptance Certificate in respect of a Station, the Contractor shall or shall procure that the Building Contractor shall [carry out the Post Completion Works at the Site relating to such Station so that such Post Completion Works are completed by the relevant Planned Post Completion Works Acceptance Date provided that in default the Authority shall be entitled to employ an alternative contractor to carry out such Post Completion Works and shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Contractor for any costs properly and reasonably incurred in the carrying out of such Post Completion Works] / [clear from the relevant Site to the reasonable satisfaction of the Authority all temporary structures and equipment and in default the Authority shall be entitled to employ an alternative contractor to clear them and shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Contractor for any costs reasonably incurred in clearing or procuring the clearing of them provided that the Authority shall not be entitled to exercise such right for a period of one (1) week following the date of the Acceptance Certificate for that Station.]

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105 On some schemes, subsequent demolition of the old estate is required once the new Station is constructed.  This can be dealt with in several ways and is for the Authority to best determine. One method is to delay paying the full Unitary Charge until such time as the demolition and site clearance have been conducted.  Another is to allow the full Unitary Charge, but with separate obligations to require demolition with a right for the Authority to step in and do so and recover its costs should there be a failure by the Contractor to demolish existing structures within agreed periods of time.  If substantial demolition works are required the Authority may want to agree a programme for demolition works that is aimed at minimising disruption to the provision of [Fire & Rescue] [Police] Services.  Two alternate forms of drafting are set out above, one for the situation where the demolition works will form part of Post Completion Works and one where the demolition may be more simple and smaller scale