Asbestos Rider
This proposal is conditioned on the inclusion of the following contract language:
1. The work shall not include the detection, abatement, encapsulation or removal of asbestos or products or materials or equipment containing asbestos.
1. This clause shall govern over any conflicting or inconsistent clause of the General Contract, general conditions of the contract, special conditions, technical conditions, plans or specifications.
2. In the event that the contractor encounters any asbestos product or material in the course of performing its work, the contractor shall have the right to discontinue its work and remove its employees from the project, or that portion of the project wherein such product or material was encountered, until such product or materials, and any hazards connected therewith are abated, encapsulated or removed, and/or it is determined that no hazard exists; further, contractor shall receive an extension of time to complete it's work and compensation for delays encountered and compensation for any change in the sequence or method of its work occasioned as a consequence of said encounter.
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