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actions are to be performed within the limits of the project, the contractor performing the work shall obtain a permit from the City Engineer at no cost to the contractor. Provided further, no such permit shall be required of any person to dig up, break, excavate, tunnel, undermine, or in any manner disturb the surfaced or subsurface of any street, lane, alley or public right-of-way which has not been duly accepted by the city as a public right-of- way. Sec. 32-59. Application for permit; applicant's bond. (c) The applicant shall sign the application and accompany the same with a bond in a form and of a type approved by the city attorney in the penal amount provided below payable to the city and conditioned upon the applicant's compliance with this article and the conditions and agreements of his application and conditioned to save harmless the city from any loss or damage by reason of any injury to any person or property occasioned by the negligence of the applicant, his servants, agents, employees, subcontractors or any independent contractors hired by him or occasioned by the failure of the same to comply with this article or the conditions and agreements of the application. The bond shall contain a further provision that, upon demand by the city, the applicant shall be required to defend, pay the cost of defense, furnish attorney or attorneys for the defense of, any claim made against the city which may be based upon any injury to any person or property occasioned by the negligence of the applicant, his servants, agents, employees, subcontractors or any independent contractors hired by applicant or occasioned by the failure of the same to comply with this article or the conditions and agreements of the application. The amount of the bond shall equal the stated value of the work; except that a corporation covered by the provisions of (b) shall annually on or before the first working day in January post a bond in the amount of $100,000 which shall cover any work performed by the contractor during the year. Sec. 32-60. Issuance of permit; revocation. (a) The city engineer upon receipt of application in proper form, of a proper bond, and of satisfactory written evidence of adequate and effective insurance coverage, or self-insurance, shall determine the charges to be paid by the applicant to the city in accordance with the charges set forth in section 32-61 and inform the applicant of 'same. If, in the opinion of the city engineer, the proposed work is a necessary and proper use of the city's streets or rights-of-way and all proper and reasonable requirements to assure future maintenance are satisfied, he shall issue a penmt for same. Sec. 32-61. Schedule of fees and charges. (a) Non Residential Construction. An.inspection fee of $40.00 shall be charged for land disturbance in the right of way, not exceeding 100 square feet. A fee of $40.00 plus $1.00 per square foot disturbed shall be charged for such land disturbance in