10.7 Adjoining Property – The Permit Holder or Contractor shall, at all
10.7 Adjoining Property – The Permit Holder or Contractor shall, at all times and at its own expense, preserve and protect from injury any adjoining property by providing proper foundations and shall take such other precautions as may be necessary for this purpose. The Permit Holder or contractor shall at all times and at its own expense shore up and protect all buildings, walls, fences, trees and other property likely to be damaged during the progress of the Street Opening Work and shall be responsible for all damages to public or private property or streets resulting from its failure to properly protect and carry out said work. The Permit Holder or Contractor shall not 105 remove, even temporarily, any trees or shrubs which exist in planting strip areas without first obtaining the consent of the Superintendent of Public Works.