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BACKGROUND

As the turnkey contractor for the bridge project, Ghilotti subcontracted various parts of the work. It contracted with Camblin to install the rebar reinforcement for the bridge support columns and abutments.3 Under its contract with Ghilotti, Camblin agreed it “shall be responsible to provide a safe work place for its employees,” comply with all “OSHA or Cal/OSHA rules and regulations, applicable GCC safety procedures as provided, Senate Bill [No.] 198 (California), and any other subsequent related regulations,” and comply with Ghilotti’s own site-specific policies. It further agreed it had “fully acquainted itself with all obstructions, subsurface and other conditions relevant to the work, the site of the work and its surroundings, and assumes the risk of any variances between the actual

Ghilotti engaged approximately 20 subcontractors to do different parts of the work.

2 conditions and the conditions shown or represented by the General Contract or this Subcontract; that it has made all investigations essential to a full understanding of the difficulties that may be encountered in performing the work; and that anything in the General Contract, this Subcontract,…