• After the installation of the improvements in accordance with Town Council approved plans and Town Standard Specifications and Details, the Owner/Developer or designees shall contact the Engineering Department and schedule a punch list to determine what items must be completed prior to the start of the one year warranty and routine maintenance period.
• The Engineering Department will accept the improvements or respond with a punch list within fourteen (14) days of the request.
• The Owner/Developer or designee must complete all items indicated on the punch list, and any additional items noted within sixty (60) days or the punch list will be void. The Owner/Developer or designee must then request another inspection to verify completion of the punch list.

Typical items included in a punch list are:

• Submittals of as-builts.
• Verification that development fees have been paid.
• Verification that all rights of way and easements have been dedicated by recording through Wake County Register of Deeds.
• Verification that engineers certifications have been issued in accordance with the utility extension permits.
• Final acceptance of all fire hydrants.
• Repair of all deficient curb and gutter, sidewalk, streets, storm drainage, utilities and erosion control.
• Submittal of the Financial Guarantee bond is required as indicated below. The bond guarantees that the public improvements will be accepted following the acceptance procedure.

For Site Plan Projects or Infrastructure Only Related Projects:
The Financial Guarantee bond must be submitted prior to acceptance of the improvements or prior to the issuance of certificate of occupancies.

For Subdivision Projects:
The Financial Guarantee bond may be submitted at anytime. However, it is required to be in place prior to 50% of the building permits/certificate of occupancies being issued prior to total acceptance by the Town.

There is an alternative to completing 100% of the construction and punch lists in order to achieve acceptance for routine maintenance and the beginning of the one year warranty period. The alternative and process is listed below:

• The Owner/Developer or designer may request with the pavement design prior to plan approval by the Town, to include one half inch asphalt in addition to the present design section (example: for a designed pavement section of 8" ABC and 2" I-2 asphalt, the new pavement design would be 8" ABC 1-1/2", I-2 asphalt 1". I-2 asphalt).
• All valve boxes, sanitary sewer manholes and storm drain junction boxes must be adjusted flushed with the riding surface..
• A completion bond for the final one inch asphalt, valve and manhole adjustments, must be submitted to guarantee completion of the remaining work.

When this option is chosen, the Developer would be responsible for two separate bond guarantees, one for completion of work and one for the financial guarantee that all work will be acceptable by the Town for total maintenance at the conclusion of the warranty period.

Note: Bonding requirements (for guaranteeing completion) or (in accordance with the code) may be submitted as a letter of credit drawn on a North Carolina bank or cash bond and must remain in place until all work has been completed and/or accepted for total maintenance by the Town of Cary.