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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS
Chapter 553
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
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F.S. 553.63
553.63 Trench excavations in excess of 5 feet deep; required information.—On all specific contracts for trench excavation in which such excavation will exceed a depth of 5 feet:
(1) The contract bid submitted by the contractor who will perform such excavation shall include:
(a) A reference to the trench safety standards that will be in effect during the period of construction of the project.
(b) Written assurance by the contractor performing the trench excavation that such contractor will comply with the applicable trench safety standards.
(c) A separate item identifying the cost of compliance with the applicable trench safety standards.
(2) A contractor performing trench excavation shall:
(a) As a minimum, comply with the excavation safety standards which are applicable to a project.
(b) Adhere to any special shoring requirements, if any, of the state or other political subdivisions which may be applicable to such a project.
(c) If any geotechnical information is available from the owner, the contractor, or otherwise, the contractor performing trench excavation shall consider this information in the contractor’s design of the trench safety system which it will employ on the project. This paragraph shall not require the owner to obtain geotechnical information.
History.—s. 4, ch. 90-96.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 553.63
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Cases Citing Statute 553.63

Total Results: 2

Cabrera v. T.J. Pavement Corp.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-11-19T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 2 So. 3d 996, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 17572, 2008 WL 4922600

Snippet: the applicable trench safety standards." § 553.63(1)(c), Fla. Stat. (2007). The Act also adopts the…safety standards. See § 553.62, Fla. Stat. (2007); § 553.63(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (2007); 8 Fla. Prac., Constr.

Mangus v. Porter

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1973-04-10T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 276 So. 2d 250

Snippet: and clear One Hundred dollars deposit check No 553 — 63-724 Said deposit made this date subject to inspection