Removal and reconstruction where work defective.
San Antonio City Code § 29-86
in effectSec. 29-86. - Removal and reconstruction where work defective.
All construction work in the streets, sidewalks and public places of the city is declared to be wholly subject to the exclusive control of the city, and whenever, in the opinion of the director of building inspections, any such work shall not have been duly completed within a reasonable time or shall have been executed in a defective manner, whether because of bad workmanship or materials or because not true to the lines or grades or specifications therefor given to him by the city engineer, then upon written demand or notice from the director, such contractor shall promptly remedy, complete or remove and reconstruct such incomplete or defective work all as the director may require, and these provisions shall also comprehend and apply to all repair and maintenance work. If the contractor shall fail or refuse so to do within a reasonable time to be specified by the director of building inspections, then, if the director shall so order, such work shall be completed or corrected or removed and wholly or partially reconstructed by the city, or its instance, in such manner as in the opinion of the director may be necessary to make such work as good as originally required, and such work may be done by contract or otherwise, under the provision of this chapter and the direction of the director.
(Code 1959, § 35-81; Ord. No. 40639, § 1(21), 4-27-72)
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