American Process Group 3/30/2022

I City of Everett 00 7200 - 23 I2022 Biosolids Removal and Disposal UT 3752-30 6. CHANGES I6.1 OWNER'S RIGHT TO DIRECT CHANGES TO THE WORK The Owner reserves the right to change the Work at any time. Such changes shall not invalidate the 1 Contract nor release the surety, and the Contractor agrees to perform the Work as changed. Among others,these changes and alterations may include: I 1. Deleting or omit any part of the Work,Equipment or material to be provided under this Contract, and 2. Increasing or decreasing quantities, I 3. Altering Specifications, designs, or both, 4. Altering the way the Work is to be done, I 5. Adding new Work or Extra Work, 6. Altering facilities,Equipment,materials, services, or sites,provided by the Owner, and 7. Ordering the Contractor to accelerate or Delay Work. ' If the Contractor and Owner do not agree upon scope of Work changed or adjustment to the Contract Sum and Contract Time,the Owner may,at its sole option,unilaterally direct the Contractor to implement any change by notice. The Owner shall not pay or be responsible or liable for any change implemented by the IContractor without explicit notice from the Owner to proceed. 6.2 EXTRA WORK I At its sole option,the Owner may(1)perform Extra Work itself, (2) employ others to do it, (3) direct the Contractor to perform the Extra Work at existing unit bid price, (4) direct the Contractor to perform the Extra Work at a mutually agreed upon price, or(5) direct the Contractor to perform the Extra Work on a IForce Account basis. 6.3 CHANGE ORDERS I Changes to the Work may result in an increase or decrease in Contract Sum, as provided in 9.2. PAYMENT FOR CHANGES. Requests for an increase in Contract Time must be made as provided in 5.2.2.2 Extensions of Contract Time, as applicable. Substantial changes in Contract Time, Contract I Sum or Work will often be negotiated and agreed between the Contractor and Owner before the Owner directs the Contractor to proceed with the change. If the Contractor and Owner agree on the scope of Work and any changes to Contract Sum and Contract I Time,the Contractor and Owner shall execute an agreed Change Order. However, if the Contractor and Owner do not agree,the Owner may, in its sole discretion, issue a unilateral Change Order changing the scope of Work and making any adjustments to the Contract Sum pursuant to 9.2.PAYMENT FOR I CHANGES and Contract Time in such amount and for such time as the Owner thinks appropriate. Contractor agrees to use the agreed and unilateral Change Order forms included in the Contract Documents or otherwise provided by Owner. The Contractor accepts all requirements,terms and I conditions of a Change Order by: signing it;writing a separate acceptance; or by failing to notify the Owner immediately in writing that Contractor disagrees with the Change Order and does not intend to be bound by its terms. I The Contractor waives all Contract Claims with respect to (and is estopped from denying its agreement with) any unilateral Change Order for which the Contractor does not immediately give Notice to the Owner as provided in ARTICLE 10.NOTICE TO OWNER and submit a Contract Claim as provided I in ARTICLE 12.CONTRACT CLAIMS. A unilateral Change Order that is not timely protested as provided in this section shall be full payment and final settlement of all asserted and unasserted Contract I00 7200 - 23 GENERAL CONDITIONS