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EJCDC® C-700, Standard General Conditions of the Construction Contract.

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STANDARD GENERAL CONDITIONS

OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Article 1 Definitions and Terminology

1.01 Defined Terms

1.02 Terminology

Article 2 Preliminary Matters

2.01 Delivery of Performance and Payment Bonds; Evidence of Insurance

2.02 Copies of Documents

2.03 Before Starting Construction

2.04 Preconstruction Conference; Designation of Authorized Representatives

2.05 Acceptance of Schedules

2.06 Electronic Transmittals

Article 3 Contract Documents: Intent, Requirements, Reuse

3.01 Intent

3.02 Reference Standards

3.03 Reporting and Resolving Discrepancies

3.04 Requirements of the Contract Documents

3.05 Reuse of Documents

Article 4 Commencement and Progress of the Work

4.01 Commencement of Contract Times; Notice to Proceed

4.02 Reference Points

4.03 Progress Schedule

4.04 Delays in Contractor’s Progress

Article 5 Site; Subsurface and Physical Conditions; Hazardous Environmental Conditions

5.01 Availability of Lands

5.02 Use of Site and Other Areas

5.03 Subsurface and Physical Conditions

5.04 Differing Subsurface or Physical Conditions

5.05 Underground Facilities

5.06 Hazardous Environmental Conditions at Site

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Article 6 Bonds and Insurance

6.01 Performance, Payment, and Other Bonds

6.02 Insurance—General Provisions

6.03 Contractor’s Insurance

6.04 Builder’s Risk and Other Property Insurance

6.05 Property Losses; Subrogation

6.06 Receipt and Application of Property Insurance Proceeds

Article 7 Contractor’s Responsibilities

7.01 Contractor’s Means and Methods of Construction

7.02 Supervision and Superintendence

7.03 Labor; Working Hours

7.04 Services, Materials, and Equipment

7.05 “Or Equals”

7.06 Substitutes

7.07 Subcontractors and Suppliers

7.08 Patent Fees and Royalties

7.09 Permits

7.10 Taxes

7.11 Laws and Regulations

7.12 Record Documents

7.13 Safety and Protection

7.14 Hazard Communication Programs

7.15 Emergencies

7.16 Submittals

7.17 Contractor’s General Warranty and Guarantee

7.18 Indemnification

7.19 Delegation of Professional Design Services

Article 8 Other Work at the Site

8.01 Other Work

8.02 Coordination

8.03 Legal Relationships

Article 9 Owner’s Responsibilities

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9.01 Deleted

9.02 Replacement of Engineer

9.03 Deleted

9.04 Pay When Due

9.05 Lands and Easements; Reports, Tests, and Drawings

9.06 Insurance

9.07 Change Orders

9.08 Inspections, Tests, and Approvals

9.09 Limitations on Owner’s Responsibilities

9.10 Undisclosed Hazardous Environmental Condition

9.11 Safety Programs

Article 10 Engineer’s Status During Construction

10.01 Owner’s Representative

10.02 Visits to Site

10.03 Resident Project Representative

10.04 Engineer’s Authority

10.05 Determinations for Unit Price Work

10.06 Decisions on Requirements of Contract Documents and Acceptability of Work

10.07 Limitations on Engineer’s Authority and Responsibilities

10.08 Compliance with Safety Program

10.09 No Effect on Engineer’s Duties to Owner

Article 11 Changes to the Contract

11.01 Amending and Supplementing the Contract

11.02 Change Orders

11.03 Work Change Directives

11.04 Field Orders

11.05 Owner-Authorized Changes in the Work

11.06 Unauthorized Changes in the Work

11.07 Change of Contract Price

11.08 Change of Contract Times

11.09 Change Proposals

Article 12 Claims

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12.01 Claims

Article 13 Cost of the Work; Allowances; Unit Price Work

13.01 Cost of the Work

13.02 Allowances

13.03 Unit Price Work

Article 14 Tests and Inspections; Correction, Removal, or Acceptance of Defective Work

14.01 Access to Work

14.02 Tests, Inspections, and Approvals

14.03 Defective Work

14.04 Acceptance of Defective Work

14.05 Uncovering Work

14.06 Owner May Stop the Work

14.07 Owner May Correct Defective Work

Article 15 Payments to Contractor; Setoffs; Completion; Correction Period

15.01 Progress Payments

15.02 Waiver of Bond Claims

15.03 Contractor’s Warranty of Title

15.04 Substantial Completion

15.05 Partial Use or Occupancy

15.06 Final Inspection

15.07 Final Completion and Final Payment

15.08 Waiver of Claims

15.09 Correction Period

Article 16 Suspension of Work and Termination

16.01 Owner May Suspend Work

16.02 Owner May Terminate for Cause

16.03 Owner May Terminate for Convenience

16.04 Contractor May Stop Work or Terminate

Article 17 Final Resolution of Disputes

17.01 Litigation

Article 18 Miscellaneous

18.01 Giving Notice

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18.02 Computation of Times

18.03 Cumulative Remedies

18.04 LIMITATION OF DAMAGES

18.05 No Waiver

18.06 Survival of Obligations

18.07 Controlling Law

18.08 Assignment of Contract

18.09 Successors and Assigns

18.10 Headings

18.11 Waiver of Certain Damages

18.12 No Conflicting Transactions

18.13 Media and Publications

18.14 Fixed Asset Registry

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STANDARD GENERAL CONDITIONS

OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY

1.01 Defined Terms

A. Wherever used in the Bidding Requirements or Contract Documents, a term printed with initial capital letters, including the term’s singular and plural forms, will have the meaning indicated in the definitions below. In addition to terms specifically defined, terms with initial capital letters in the Contract Documents include references to identified articles and sections, and the titles of other documents or forms.

1. Addenda—Written or graphic instruments issued prior to the opening of Bids which clarify, correct, or change the Bidding Requirements or the proposed Contract Documents.

2. Agreement—The written instrument, executed by Owner and Contractor, that sets forth the Contract Price and Contract Times, identifies the parties and the Engineer, and designates the specific items that are Contract Documents.

3. Application for Payment—The document prepared by Contractor, in a form acceptable to Engineer and Owner, to request progress or final payments, and which is to be accompanied by such supporting documentation as is required by the Contract Documents.

4. Bid—The offer of a Bidder submitted on the prescribed form setting forth the prices for the Work to be performed.

5. Bidder—An individual or entity that submits a Bid to Owner.

6. Bidding Documents—The Bidding Requirements, the proposed Contract Documents, and all Addenda.

7. Bidding Requirements—The Advertisement or invitation to bid, Instructions to Bidders, bid bond or other bid security, if any, and the Bid Form.

8. Change Order—A document signed by Contractor and Owner that authorizes an addition, deletion, or revision in the Work or an adjustment in the Contract Price or the Contract Times, or other revision to the Contract, issued on or after the Effective Date of the Contract.

9. Change Proposal—A written request by Contractor, duly submitted in compliance with the procedural requirements set forth herein, seeking an adjustment in Contract Price or Contract Times; contesting an initial decision by Engineer concerning the requirements of the Contract Documents or the acceptability of Work under the Contract Documents; challenging a setoff against payments due; or seeking other relief with respect to the terms of the Contract.

10. Claim—Any of the following:

a. A demand or assertion by Owner or Contractor, duly submitted in compliance with any applicable procedural requirements set forth herein, seeking an adjustment of Contract Price or Contract Times; contesting an initial decision by Engineer concerning the requirements of the Contract Documents or the acceptability of Work under the Contract Documents;

contesting Engineer’s decision regarding a Change Proposal; seeking resolution of a

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contractual issue that Engineer has declined to address; or seeking other relief with respect to the terms of the Contract.

b. A demand or assertion by Contractor directly to Owner, duly submitted in compliance with the procedural requirements set forth herein, contesting Engineer’s decision regarding a Change Proposal, or seeking resolution of a contractual issue that Engineer has declined to address.

c. A demand or assertion by Owner or Contractor made pursuant to Section 12.01.A..3, concerning disputes arising after Engineer has issued a recommendation of final payment.

d. A demand for money or services by a third party is not a Claim.

11. Constituent of Concern—Asbestos, petroleum, radioactive materials, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), lead-based paint (as defined by the HUD/EPA standard), hazardous waste, and any substance, product, waste, or other material of any nature whatsoever that is or becomes listed, regulated, or addressed pursuant to Laws and Regulations regulating, relating to, or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning, any hazardous, toxic, or dangerous waste, substance, or material.

12. Contract—The entire and integrated written contract between Owner and Contractor concerning the Work.

13. Contract Documents—Those items so designated in the Agreement, and which together with the Agreement comprise the Contract.

14. Contract Price—The money that Owner has agreed to pay Contractor for completion of the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents, as such sum is set forth in Article 5 of the Contract and as may be modified as explicitly provided in Article 9 of the Contract.

15. Contract Times—The number of days or the dates by which Contractor shall: (a) achieve Milestones, if any; (b) achieve Substantial Completion; and (c) achieve Final Completion.

16. Contractor—The individual or entity with which Owner has contracted for performance of the Work.

17. Cost of the Work—Defined in Section 13.01.

18. Drawings—The part of the Contract Documents that graphically shows the scope, extent, and character of the Work to be performed by Contractor.

19. Effective Date of the Contract—The date indicated in the Agreement on which the Contract becomes effective.

20. Electronic Document—Any Project-related correspondence, attachments to correspondence, data, documents, drawings, information, or graphics, including but not limited to Shop Drawings and other Submittals, that are in an electronic or digital format.

21. Electronic Means—Electronic mail (email), upload/download from a secure Project website, or other communications methods that allow: (a) the transmission or communication of Electronic Documents; (b) the documentation of transmissions, including sending and receipt; (c) printing of the transmitted Electronic Document by the recipient; (d) the storage and archiving of the Electronic Document by sender and recipient; and (e) the use by recipient of the Electronic Document for purposes permitted by this Contract. Electronic Means does not include the use

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of text messaging, or of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or similar social media services for transmission of Electronic Documents.

22. Engineer—The individual or entity named as such in the Agreement or any substitute or successor as subsequently identified by Owner in writing to Contractor.

23. Field Order—A written order issued by Engineer which requires minor changes in the Work but does not change the Contract Price or the Contract Times.

24. Final Completion—Defined in Section 15.07D.

25. Hazardous Environmental Condition—The presence at the Site of Constituents of Concern in such quantities or circumstances that may present a danger to persons or property exposed thereto.

a. The presence at the Site of materials that are necessary for the execution of the Work, or that are to be incorporated into the Work, and that are controlled and contained pursuant to industry practices, Laws and Regulations, and the requirements of the Contract, is not a Hazardous Environmental Condition.

b. The presence of Constituents of Concern that are to be removed or remediated as part of the Work is not a Hazardous Environmental Condition.

c. The presence of Constituents of Concern as part of the routine, anticipated, and obvious working conditions at the Site, is not a Hazardous Environmental Condition.

26. Indemnified Parties--As defined in Section 7.18 of the General Conditions

27. Laws and Regulations; Laws or Regulations—Any and all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes, and binding decrees, resolutions, and orders of any governmental bodies, agencies, authorities, and courts having jurisdiction.

28. Liens—Charges, security interests, or encumbrances upon Contract-related funds, real property, or personal property.

29. Milestone—A principal event in the performance of the Work that the Contract requires Contractor to achieve by an intermediate completion date, or by a time prior to Substantial Completion of all the Work.

30. Milestone Completion- The time when a specified part of the Work has progressed to a Milestone and, in the opinion of the Engineer, that portion of the Work has achieved the applicable Milestone.

31. Notice of Award—The written notice by Owner to a Bidder of Owner’s acceptance of the Bid.

32. Notice to Proceed—A written notice by Owner to Contractor fixing the date on which the Contract Times will commence to run and on which Contractor shall start to perform the Work.

33. Owner—The individual or entity with which Contractor has contracted regarding the Work, and which has agreed to pay Contractor for the performance of the Work, pursuant to the terms of the Contract. Owner is a governmental entity organized pursuant to the laws of the State of Georgia.

34. Progress Schedule—A schedule, prepared and maintained by Contractor, describing the sequence and duration of the activities comprising Contractor’s plan to accomplish the Work within the Contract Times.

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35. Project—The total undertaking to be accomplished for Owner by engineers, contractors, and others, including planning, study, design, construction, testing, commissioning, and start-up, and of which the Work to be performed under the Contract Documents is a part.

36. Regular Working Hours. Regular Working Hours are as follows:

a. Grant Road:

1. Sunday through Saturday (7 days per week), 7:00am to 7:00pm.

b. Barnett Road:

1. Mobilization and demobilization: Sunday through Saturday (7 days per week), hours of work include 7:00am to 7:00pm.

2. Active demolition:

i) Friday: 1:00pm through 7:00pm;

ii) Sunday and Saturday: 7:00am to 7:00pm; and

iii) No active demolition is allowed Monday through Friday until Friday at 1:00pm.

c. Regular Working Hours shall not include any time on legal holidays recognized by Owner.

Regular Working Hours may not exceed 40 hours per week without Owner’s express written permission.

37. Resident Project Representative—The authorized representative of Engineer assigned to assist Engineer at the Site. As used herein, the term Resident Project Representative includes any assistants or field staff of Resident Project Representative.

38. Samples—Physical examples of materials, equipment, or workmanship that are representative of some portion of the Work and that establish the standards by which such portion of the Work will be judged.

39. Schedule of Submittals—A schedule, prepared and maintained by Contractor, of required submittals and the time requirements for Engineer’s review of the submittals.

40. Schedule of Values—A schedule, prepared and maintained by Contractor, allocating portions of the Contract Price to various portions of the Work and used as the basis for reviewing Contractor’s Applications for Payment.

41. Shop Drawings—All drawings, diagrams, illustrations, schedules, and other data or information that are specifically prepared or assembled by or for Contractor and submitted by Contractor to illustrate some portion of the Work. Shop Drawings, whether approved or not, are not Drawings and are not Contract Documents.

42. Site—Lands or areas indicated in the Contract Documents as being furnished by Owner upon which the Work is to be performed, including rights-of-way and easements, and such other lands or areas furnished by Owner which are designated for the use of Contractor.

43. Specifications—The part of the Contract that consists of written requirements for materials, equipment, systems, standards, and workmanship as applied to the Work, and certain administrative requirements and procedural matters applicable to the Work.

44. Subcontractor—An individual or entity having a direct contract with Contractor or with any other Subcontractor for the performance of a part of the Work.

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45. Submittal—A written or graphic document, prepared by or for Contractor, which the Contract Documents require Contractor to submit to Engineer, or that is indicated as a Submittal in the Schedule of Submittals accepted by Engineer. Submittals may include Shop Drawings and Samples; schedules; product data; Owner-delegated designs; sustainable design information;

information on special procedures; testing plans; results of tests and evaluations, source quality-control testing and inspections, and field or Site quality-control testing and inspections;

warranties and certifications; Suppliers’ instructions and reports; records of delivery of spare parts and tools; operations and maintenance data; Project photographic documentation; record documents; and other such documents required by the Contract Documents. Submittals, whether or not approved or accepted by Engineer, are not Contract Documents. Change Proposals, Change Orders, Claims, notices, Applications for Payment, and requests for interpretation or clarification are not Submittals.

46. Substantial Completion—The time when (i) the Work (or a specified part thereof) has progressed to the point that, in the opinion of Engineer, the Work (or a specified part thereof) is sufficiently complete, in accordance with the Contract Documents, that the Work (or a specified part thereof) can be utilized for safe operation or functioning for the purposes for which it is intended; (ii) all inspections, certifications, testing, and any other requirements of the Contract have been successfully completed; and (iii) all requirements of Section 15.04 have been satisfied. The terms “substantially complete” and “substantially completed” as applied to all or part of the Work refer to Substantial Completion of such Work.

47. Successful Bidder—The Bidder to which the Owner makes an award of contract.

48. Supplier—A manufacturer, fabricator, supplier, distributor, or vendor having a direct contract with Contractor or with any Subcontractor to furnish materials or equipment to be incorporated in the Work by Contractor or a Subcontractor.

49. Technical Data

a. Those items expressly identified as Technical Data in the Contract with respect to either

(1) existing subsurface conditions at or adjacent to the Site, or existing physical conditions at or adjacent to the Site including existing surface or subsurface structures (except Underground Facilities) or (2) Hazardous Environmental Conditions at the Site.

b. If no such express identifications of Technical Data have been made with respect to conditions at the Site, then Technical Data is defined, with respect to conditions at the Site under Sections 5.03, 5.04, and 5.06, as the data contained in boring logs, recorded measurements of subsurface water levels, assessments of the condition of subsurface facilities, laboratory test results, and other factual, objective information regarding conditions at the Site that are set forth in any geotechnical, environmental, or other Site or facilities conditions report prepared for the Project and made available to Contractor.

c. Information and data regarding the presence or location of Underground Facilities are not – and are not intended to be – categorized, identified, or defined as Technical Data, and instead Underground Facilities are shown or indicated on the Drawings.

50. Underground Facilities—All active or not-in-service underground lines, pipelines, conduits, ducts, encasements, cables, wires, manholes, vaults, tanks, tunnels, or other such facilities or systems at the Site, including but not limited to those facilities or systems that produce, transmit, distribute, or convey telephone or other communications, cable television, fiber optic

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transmissions, power, electricity, light, heat, gases, oil, crude oil products, liquid petroleum products, water, steam, waste, wastewater, storm water, other liquids or chemicals, or traffic or other control systems. An abandoned facility or system is not an Underground Facility.

51. Unit Price Work—Work to be paid for based on unit prices.

52. Work—The entire construction or the various separately identifiable parts thereof required to be provided under the Contract Documents. Work includes and is the result of performing or providing all labor, services, and documentation necessary to produce such construction;

furnishing, installing, and incorporating all materials and equipment into such construction; and any related services such as testing, start-up, and commissioning, all as required by the Contract Documents.

53. Work Change Directive—A written directive to Contractor issued on or after the Effective Date of the Contract, signed by Owner, ordering the performance of Work or ordering an addition, deletion, or revision in the Work. A Work Change Directive cannot change Contract Price or Contract Times without a subsequent Change Order.

1.02 Terminology

A. The words and terms discussed in Sections 1.02.B, 1.02.C, 1.02.D, and 1.02.E are not defined terms that require initial capital letters, but, when used in the Bidding Requirements or Contract Documents, have the meaning indicated.

B. Intent of Certain Terms or Adjectives: The Contract Documents include the terms “as allowed,” “as approved,” “as ordered,” “as directed” or terms of like effect or import to authorize an exercise of professional judgment by Engineer. In addition, the adjectives “reasonable,” “suitable,” “acceptable,” “proper,” “satisfactory,” or adjectives of like effect or import are used to describe an action or determination of Engineer as to the Work. It is intended that such exercise of professional judgment, action, or determination will be solely to evaluate, in general, the Work for compliance with the information in the Contract Documents and with the design concept of the Project as a functioning whole as shown or indicated in the Contract Documents (unless there is a specific statement indicating otherwise). The use of any such term or adjective is not intended to and shall not be effective to assign to Engineer any duty or authority to supervise or direct the performance of the Work, or any duty or authority to undertake responsibility contrary to the provisions of Article 10 or any other provision of the Contract Documents.

C. Day: The word “day” means a calendar day of 24 hours measured from midnight to the next midnight.

D. Defective: The word “defective,” when modifying the word “Work,” refers to Work that is unsatisfactory, faulty, or deficient in that it:

1. does not conform to the Contract Documents;

2. does not meet the requirements of any applicable inspection, reference standard, test, or approval referred to in the Contract Documents; or

3. has been damaged prior to Engineer’s recommendation of final payment (unless responsibility for the protection thereof has been assumed by Owner at Substantial Completion in accordance with Section 15.03 or Section 15.04).

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E. Furnish, Install, Perform, Provide

1. The word “furnish,” when used in connection with services, materials, or equipment, means to supply and deliver said services, materials, or equipment to the Site (or some other specified location) ready for use or installation and in usable or operable condition.

2. The word “install,” when used in connection with services, materials, or equipment, means to put into use or place in final position said services, materials, or equipment complete and ready for intended use.

3. The words “perform” or “provide,” when used in connection with services, materials, or equipment, means to furnish and install said services, materials, or equipment complete and ready for intended use.

4. If the Contract Documents establish an obligation of Contractor with respect to specific services, materials, or equipment, but do not expressly use any of the four words “furnish,” “install,” “perform,” or “provide,” then Contractor shall furnish and install said services, materials, or equipment complete and ready for intended use.

5. The words "include" or "including," as used in the Contract Documents, shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without limitation."

F. Contract Price or Contract Times: References to a change in “Contract Price or Contract Times” or “Contract Times or Contract Price” or similar phrasing, indicate that such change applies to

(1) Contract Price, (2) Contract Times, or (3) both Contract Price and Contract Times, as warranted, even if the term “or both” is not expressed.

G. Unless stated otherwise in the Contract Documents, words or phrases that have a well-known technical or construction industry or trade meaning are used in the Contract Documents in accordance with such recognized meaning.

ARTICLE 2 PRELIMINARY MATTERS

2.01 Delivery of Performance and Payment Bonds; Evidence of Insurance

A. Performance and Payment Bonds: When Contractor delivers the signed counterparts of the Contract to Owner, Contractor shall also deliver to Owner the performance bond and payment bond, each in accordance with Section 6.01.

B. Evidence of Contractor’s Insurance: When Contractor delivers the signed counterparts of the Contract to Owner, Contractor shall also deliver to Owner, with copies to each additional insured (as identified in the Contract Documents), the certificates, endorsements, and other evidence of insurance required to be provided by Contractor in accordance with Article 6. Contractor shall provide any insurance policy requested by Owner at any time. There are no third-party beneficiaries for Owner’s review and assessment of Contractor’s insurance coverage.

2.02 Copies of Documents

A. Owner may elect to use printed copies of the Contract, including counterparts, or electronic format (i.e., portable document format).

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2.03 Before Starting Construction

A. Preliminary Schedules: Prior to performance of any Work, Contractor shall submit to Engineer for timely review:

1. a preliminary Progress Schedule, which will be the baseline schedule, indicating the times (numbers of days or dates) for starting and completing the various stages of the Work, including any Milestones specified in the Contract;

2. a preliminary Schedule of Submittals; and

3. a preliminary Schedule of Values for all of the Work which includes quantities and prices of items which when added together equal the Contract Price and subdivides the Work into component parts in sufficient detail to serve as the basis for progress payments during performance of the Work. Such prices will include an appropriate amount of overhead and profit applicable to each item of Work.

2.04 Preconstruction Conference; Designation of Authorized Representatives

A. Before any Work at the Site is started, a conference attended by Owner, Contractor, Engineer, and others as appropriate will be held to establish a working understanding among the parties as to the Work, and to discuss the schedules referred to in Section 2.03.A, procedures for handling Shop Drawings, Samples, and other Submittals, processing Applications for Payment, electronic or digital transmittals, and maintaining required records.

B. At this conference, Owner and Contractor each shall designate, in writing, a specific individual to act as its authorized representative with respect to the services and responsibilities under the Contract. Subject to Section 11.02C, such individuals shall have the authority to transmit and receive information, render decisions relative to the Contract, and otherwise act on behalf of each respective party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Contractor acknowledges and agrees that certain decisions and actions related to the Contract may require approval by officers or the Board of Directors of Owner, and Contractor shall make commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with and support Owner’s authorized representative in seeking approval of such decisions.

C. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, to the extent the policies or procedures of Owner require that any decision of Owner's authorized representative must first be approved by any officer or senior management employee of Owner, or by the Board of Directors of Owner, such decision shall not be binding upon Owner until such approval has been issued in writing.

2.05 Acceptance of Schedules

A. Before performing any Work on the Site and before submission of the first Application for Payment, a conference, attended by Contractor, Engineer, and others as appropriate, will be held to review the schedules submitted in accordance with Section 2.03.A. Contractor shall perform no Work, and no progress payment will be made to Contractor, until acceptable schedules are submitted to Engineer and Owner. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Paragraph 2.05, the Progress Schedule, Schedule of Submittals, and Schedule of Values shall comply with all other requirements of the Contract Documents and all must be acceptable to, and approved by, Owner.

1. The Progress Schedule shall provide an orderly progression of the Work to completion within the Contract Times. Any acceptance of such schedules will not impose on Engineer or Owner any responsibility for the Progress Schedule, for sequencing, scheduling, or progress of the Work, nor interfere with or relieve Contractor from Contractor’s full responsibility therefor.

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2. Contractor’s Schedule of Submittals will provide a workable arrangement for reviewing and processing the required submittals.

3. Contractor’s Schedule of Values will provide a reasonable allocation of the Contract Price to the component parts of the Work. There shall be no allocation that results in front-loading of values.

The Schedule of Values shall be in such form and format as the Owner or Engineer may require, and Contractor shall provide such information and data as Owner or Engineer may require to substantiate its accuracy. Contractor shall not imbalance the Schedule of Values nor artificially inflate any element thereof. The Schedule of Values shall be used only as a basis for evaluating Contractor's Applications for Payment and receipt, and approval of such Schedule by Owner and Engineer are conditions precedent to payment of any sums to Contractor

4. If a schedule is not acceptable, Contractor will have an additional 10 days to revise and resubmit the schedule.

B. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Contract Documents, any acceptance or approval by Owner or Engineer of any schedule will not constitute approval of any activity duration, calendar assignment, logic tie, constraint, or other attribute therein, nor will such approval waive or impair the Owner’s or Engineer’s right, at any time, to object to such activity duration, calendar assignment, logic tie, constraint, or other attribute. Engineer’s or Owner’s approval of a schedule shall not, directly or indirectly, result in a change in the Contract Times.

2.06 Electronic Transmittals

A. Except as otherwise stated elsewhere in the Contract, the Owner, Engineer, and Contractor may send, and shall accept, Electronic Documents transmitted by Electronic Means.

B. If the Contract does not establish protocols for Electronic Means, then Owner may establish such protocols at any time.

ARTICLE 3 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: INTENT, REQUIREMENTS, REUSE

3.01 Intent

A. The individual components of the Contract Documents are complementary; what is required by one Contract Document is as binding as if required by all.

B. It is the intent of the Contract Documents to describe a functionally complete Project (or part thereof) to be constructed in accordance with the Contract Documents. Any labor, documentation, services, materials, or equipment that may reasonably be inferred from the Contract Documents or from prevailing custom or trade usage as being required to produce the intended result will be provided whether or not specifically called for at no additional cost to Owner.

C. Engineer will issue clarifications and interpretations of the Contract Documents as provided herein.

D. Any provision or part of the Contract Documents held to be void or unenforceable under any Law or Regulation will be deemed stricken, and all remaining provisions will continue to be valid and binding upon Owner and Contractor, which agree that the Contract Documents will be reformed to replace such stricken provision or part thereof with a valid and enforceable provision that comes as close as possible to expressing the intention of the stricken provision.

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E. Nothing in the Contract Documents creates:

1. any contractual relationship between Owner or Engineer and any Subcontractor, Supplier, or other individual or entity performing or furnishing any of the Work, for the benefit of such Subcontractor, Supplier, or other individual or entity;

2. any obligation on the part of Owner or Engineer to pay or to see to the payment of any money due any such Subcontractor, Supplier, or other individual or entity, except as may otherwise be required by Laws and Regulations; or

3. any obligation on the part of Owner or Engineer to ensure the sufficiency of insurance coverage for third parties or property of third parties.

F. Unless otherwise stated in the Contract Documents, if there is a discrepancy between the electronic or digital versions of the Contract Documents (including any printed copies derived from such electronic or digital versions) and the printed record version, the printed record version shall govern.

3.02 Reference Standards

A. Standards Specifications, Codes, Laws and Regulations

1. Reference in the Contract Documents to standard specifications, manuals, reference standards, or codes of any technical society, organization, or association, or to Laws or Regulations, whether such reference be specific or by implication, means the standard specification, manual, reference standard, code, or Laws or Regulations in effect on the Effective Date of the Contract.

2. No provision of any such standard specification, manual, reference standard, code, or instruction of a Supplier will be effective to change the duties or responsibilities of Owner, Contractor, or Engineer, or any of their subcontractors, consultants, agents, or employees, from those set forth in the part of the Contract Documents prepared by or for Engineer. No such provision or instruction shall be effective to assign to Owner or Engineer, or any of their officers, directors, members, partners, employees, agents, consultants or subcontractors, any duty or authority to supervise or direct the performance of the Work, or any duty or authority to undertake responsibility inconsistent with the provisions of the part of the Contract Documents prepared by or for Engineer.

3.03 Reporting and Resolving Discrepancies

A. Reporting Discrepancies

1. Contractor’s Verification of Figures and Field Measurements: Before undertaking each part of the Work, Contractor shall carefully study the Contract Documents, and check and verify pertinent figures and dimensions therein, particularly with respect to applicable field measurements. Contractor shall promptly report in writing to Engineer any conflict, error, ambiguity, or discrepancy that Contractor discovers, or has actual knowledge of, and shall not proceed with any Work affected thereby until the conflict, error, ambiguity, or discrepancy is resolved by a clarification or interpretation by Engineer, or by an amendment or supplement to the Contract issued pursuant to Section 11.01.

2. Contractor’s Review of Contract Documents:

a. If, before or during the performance of the Work, Contractor discovers any conflict, error, ambiguity, or discrepancy within the Contract Documents, or between the Contract

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Documents and (a) any applicable Law or Regulation, (b) actual field conditions, (c) any standard specification, manual, reference standard, or code, or (d) any instruction of any Supplier, then Contractor shall promptly report it to Engineer in writing. Contractor shall not proceed with the Work affected thereby (except in an emergency as required by Section 7.15) until the conflict, error, ambiguity, or discrepancy is resolved, by a clarification or interpretation by Engineer, or by an amendment or supplement to the Contract issued pursuant to Section 11.01.

b. Contractor shall have a continuing duty to read, carefully study, and compare each of the Contract Documents, the Shop Drawings, and any applicable product data, and shall give written notice to Engineer of any inconsistency, ambiguity, error, or omission that Contractor may discover with respect to such documents before proceeding with the affected Work.

The issuance, or the express or implied approval, by Owner or Engineer of the Contract Documents, Shop Drawings, or any product data shall not relieve Contractor of the continuing duties imposed hereby. OWNER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY NATURE TO CONTRACTOR CONCERNING THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. By execution of this Agreement, Contractor acknowledges that it has received, reviewed, and carefully examined the Contract Documents and has reported in writing to Engineer any inconsistencies, ambiguities, errors or omissions discovered by Contractor in said Documents.

B. Resolving Discrepancies

1. Except as may be otherwise specifically stated in the Contract Documents, the provisions of the part of the Contract Documents prepared by or for Engineer take precedence in resolving any conflict, error, ambiguity, or discrepancy between such provisions of the Contract Documents and:

a. the provisions of any standard specification, manual, reference standard, or code, or the instruction of any Supplier (whether or not specifically incorporated by reference as a Contract Document); or

b. the provisions of any Laws or Regulations applicable to the performance of the Work (unless such an interpretation of the provisions of the Contract Documents would result in violation of such Law or Regulation).

2. In resolving conflicts, discrepancies, or inconsistencies within or among the Contract Documents, precedence shall be given in the following descending order:

a. Change Orders or other amendments to the Contract Documents

b. Work Change Directives,

c. Field Orders,

d. the Agreement,

e. Supplementary Conditions, if any,

f. General Conditions,

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i. Any other Contract Documents not listed above, and

j. Bidding Requirements.

3.04 Requirements of the Contract Documents

A. During the performance of the Work and until final payment, Contractor shall submit to the Engineer in writing all matters in question concerning the requirements of the Contract Documents (sometimes referred to as requests for information or interpretation—RFIs), or relating to the acceptability of the Work under the Contract Documents, as soon as possible after such matters arise. Engineer will be the initial interpreter of the requirements of the Contract Documents, and judge of the acceptability of the Work.

B. Engineer will, with reasonable promptness, render a written clarification, interpretation, or decision on the issue submitted, or propose an amendment or supplement to the Contract Documents. Engineer’s written clarification, interpretation, or decision will be final and binding on Contractor, unless it appeals by submitting a Change Proposal.

C. If a submitted matter in question concerns terms and conditions of the Contract Documents that do not involve (1) the performance or acceptability of the Work under the Contract Documents, (2) the design (as set forth in the Drawings, Specifications, or otherwise), or (3) other engineering or technical matters, then Engineer will promptly notify Owner and Contractor in writing that Engineer is unable to provide a decision or interpretation. If Owner and Contractor are unable to agree on resolution of such a matter in question, either party may pursue resolution as provided in the Contract Documents, including Article 12.

D. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Contract Documents, Owner may, at any time and by any manner it deems appropriate, dispute any clarification, interpretation, decision, or ruling of the Engineer. Owner may, but is not required to, invoke the procedures of Article 12 to dispute any such clarification, interpretation, decision, or ruling.

3.05 Reuse of Documents

A. Contractor and its Subcontractors and Suppliers shall not:

1. have or acquire any title to or ownership rights in any of the Drawings, Specifications, or other documents (or copies of any thereof) prepared by or bearing the seal of Engineer or its consultants, including electronic media versions, or reuse any such Drawings, Specifications, other documents, or copies thereof on extensions of the Project or any other project without written consent of Owner and Engineer and specific written verification or adaptation by Engineer;

2. have or acquire any title or ownership rights in any other Contract Documents, reuse any such Contract Documents for any purpose without Owner’s express written consent, or violate any copyrights pertaining to such Contract Documents; or

3. disclose to third parties or use for any purpose all information contained in the Contract other than as required for the performance of the Work under the Contract provided that Contractor has obtained agreements with its Subcontractors and Suppliers binding them to the obligations undertaken by Contractor in this Section 3.05.

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B. The prohibitions of this Section 3.05 will survive final payment, or termination of the Contract.

Nothing herein precludes Contractor from retaining copies of the Contract Documents for record purposes.

C. All drawings, technical data, engineering, or designs comprising the Work under this Contract prepared or provided by Contractor shall be considered work for hire (“Work Product”). Title to, and full and unrestricted ownership of all of said Work Product shall at all times be and remain vested exclusively in Owner, including all intellectual property rights, copyrights, or patent rights associated therewith, notwithstanding any proprietary legends or confidentiality or other notices provided by Contractor to the contrary. All such information comprising the Work Product shall be delivered by Contractor promptly upon completion of performance of the Contract. Contractor shall assign to Owner during and subsequent to its engagement all right, title, and interest to the Work Product, and Contractor shall sign and obtain the signatures of its agents or employees including agents or employees of Subcontractors and Suppliers on all documents necessary to assign to Contractor all patent and intellectual property rights and to obtain for the benefit of Owner all patents, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights in the name of Contractor.

ARTICLE 4 COMMENCEMENT AND PROGRESS OF THE WORK

4.01 Commencement of Contract Times; Notice to Proceed

A. Contractor shall commence Work within ten (10) days from the date specified in a written Notice to Proceed issued by Owner or Engineer. The Contract Time shall commence to run upon issuance to Contractor of such Notice to Proceed. No work shall commence prior to the issuance of the Notice to Proceed or before delivery to Owner of the required bonds and certificates of insurance.

Should Owner unreasonably delay issuance of the Notice to Proceed through no fault of Contractor, Contractor’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be an extension of the Contract Time to the extent the time of performance has been reasonably delayed, but in no event, and under no circumstances, shall Contractor be entitled to an increase in the Contract Price.

4.02 Reference Points

A. Contractor shall be responsible for laying out the Work, shall protect and preserve the established reference points and property monuments, and shall make no changes or relocations without the prior written approval of Owner. Contractor shall report to Engineer whenever any reference point or property monument is lost or destroyed or requires relocation because of necessary changes in grades or locations, and shall be responsible for the accurate replacement or relocation of such reference points or property monuments by professionally qualified personnel.

4.03 Progress Schedule

A. Contractor shall adhere to the Progress Schedule established in accordance with Section 2.05 as it may be adjusted from time to time as provided below.

1. Contractor shall submit to Engineer for acceptance (to the extent indicated in Section 2.05) proposed adjustments in the Progress Schedule that will not result in changing the Contract Times.

2. Proposed adjustments in the Progress Schedule that seek to change the Contract Times must be submitted in accordance with the requirements of Article 11. (See Section 2.05.B).

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B. Contractor shall carry on the Work and adhere to the Progress Schedule during all disputes or disagreements with Owner. No Work will be delayed or postponed pending resolution of any disputes or disagreements, or during any appeal process, except as permitted by Section 16.04, or as Owner and Contractor may otherwise agree in writing. Strict compliance with all requirements of this Paragraph, and with all other scheduling requirements set forth in the Contract Documents, is a condition precedent for payment to Contractor, and any failure by Contractor to strictly comply with said requirements shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement.

C. Execution of this Agreement by Contractor constitutes an acknowledgement and agreement by Contractor that all Contract Times are reasonable and are of sufficient duration for the Work required to be performed. Contractor acknowledges that Work on Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays requires the prior written approval of Owner and further requires that Contractor shall be responsible for, and shall pay, any overtime or…