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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 52: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 52.2

FAR 52.236-10 Operations and Storage Areas.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This clause limits where a contractor may work and store materials on Government premises to areas the Contracting Officer authorizes or approves. It also makes the contractor responsible for temporary buildings and utilities, for using approved roadways, and for repairing damage to curbs, sidewalks, or roads. It matters because it controls site access, liability, and cleanup obligations during work on Government property.

Applies to: Contractors performing work on Government premises

What it requires

  • Confine all operations, including storage of materials, to areas authorized or approved by the Contracting Officer
  • Hold and save the Government, its officers and agents, free and harmless from liability of any nature occasioned by the Contractor's performance
  • Obtain the Contracting Officer's approval before erecting temporary buildings and utilities
  • Build temporary buildings and utilities with the Contractor's own labor and materials at no expense to the Government

Key terms: Government premises · Contracting Officer · temporary buildings · utilities · established roadways

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

As prescribed in 36.510, insert the following clause:

Operations and Storage Areas (APR 1984)

(a) The Contractor shall confine all operations (including storage of materials) on Government premises to areas authorized or approved by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall hold and save the Government, its officers and agents, free and harmless from liability of any nature occasioned by the Contractor's performance.

(b) Temporary buildings (e.g., storage sheds, shops, offices) and utilities may be erected by the Contractor only with the approval of the Contracting Officer and shall be built with labor and materials furnished by the Contractor without expense to the Government. The temporary buildings and utilities shall remain the property of the Contractor and shall be removed by the Contractor at its expense upon completion of the work. With the written consent of the Contracting Officer, the buildings and utilities may be abandoned and need not be removed.

(c) The Contractor shall, under regulations prescribed by the Contracting Officer, use only established roadways, or use temporary roadways constructed by the Contractor when and as authorized by the Contracting Officer. When materials are transported in prosecuting the work, vehicles shall not be loaded beyond the loading capacity recommended by the manufacturer of the vehicle or prescribed by any Federal, State, or local law or regulation. When it is necessary to cross curbs or sidewalks, the Contractor shall protect them from damage. The Contractor shall repair or pay for the repair of any damaged curbs, sidewalks, or roads.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

  • 36.510 Operations and storage areas.

Sections that refer to it

  • 36.510 Operations and storage areas.

← 52.236-9 Protection of Existing Vegetation, Structures, Equipment, Utilities, and Improvements. · 52.236-11 Use and Possession Prior to Completion. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 52

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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