Contractual Safeguards

Prior to undertaking the work of finance, design, construction, and maintenance of the new Department of Corrections, the Guam Economic Development Authority, in consultation with the Department of Corrections and the contractor/developer, shall negotiate and enter into a binding construction contract to build the new Department of Corrections in accordance with Guam Building Code under 21 GCA Chapter 67, Guam Fire Safety Codes and any other applicable requirements. The construction contract shall contain contractual obligations typically found in Government of Guam construction contracts, including, but not limited to:

(a)warranties;

(b)liquidated damages;

(c)performance and payments bonds;

(d)indemnity;

(e)insurance;

(f)standard specifications;

(g)technical specifications;

(h)progress schedule;

(i)maintenance;

(j)compliance with Guam labor regulations;

(k)compliance with Guam prevailing wage rates for employment of temporary alien workers

(H2)on Guam;

(l)compliance with Public Law 28-98: restriction against contractors employing convicted sex offenders to work at Government of Guam venues; and

(m)the 2017 Guam Tropical Energy Code. The contract must be approved as to form and legality by the Attorney General of Guam. COL11/30/2021 CH. 90 CORRECTIONS