(viii) Side slopes shall be neatly trimmed to the lines and slopes shown on the drawings or as directed by the Engineer, and the finished Work shall be left in a neat and acceptable condition to the Engineer.

28.3.2 Excavation in Embankments

Unless otherwise specified in the Specifications and Drawings, the Contractor may choose with the approval of the Engineer to excavate for service ducts etc after the embankment has been placed. Any space remaining after the placing of such structures and deducting for specified bed or backfill, shall be filled with material approved by the Engineer and compacted as follows:

(a) Layer not more than 8 inches in loose thickness shall be placed and compacted in succession, with mechanical tampers or tires or tracks of motor driven equipment operated transversely to the roadway, to the densities specified in Clause 21.3.1. Moisture content shall be adjusted as directed by the Engineer.
(b) The excavation in embankment and the placing of backfill for the purposes described above shall not constitute any claims for payment but shall be covered under the Contract Unit Rate paid for other Works in which the operation is involved.

28.3.3 General Requirements

(i) To avoid interference with the construction of structures the Contractor shall, at points to be determined by the Engineer, suspend Work on embankments and/or in cuts forming the approach to any such structure until such time as the construction of the latter is sufficiently advanced to permit the completion of the approaches without the risk of interference or damage to the structures Work. The cost of such suspension of Work shall be included in the Contract unit prices for embankment. In carrying embankments up to or over culverts or pipe drains care shall be taken by the Contractor to have the embankments brought to equally on both sides and over the top of any such structure.
(ii) When as a result of settlement, an embankment requires the addition of material up to 12 inches in thickness to bring it upto the required grade level, the top of the embankment shall be thoroughly scarified before the additional material is placed, and no extra payment shall be made for the scarification.
(ii) The Contractor shall be responsible for the stability of all embankments and shall replace any portions that in the opinion of the Engineer have been damaged or displaced due to carelessness or neglect on the part of the Contractor.