IMCO General Construction 12/13/2022

I City of Everett 00 72 00 - 24 Water Filter Plant Portal 4 Improvements WO# 3755 5.8. ACCEPTANCE OF WORK Upon completion of the Project,including,but not limited to,record drawings,as-builts,required reports 1 and operations and maintenance manuals,the Contractor shall so notify the Owner's Representative in writing. Upon receipt of the notification,the Owner's Representative will promptly,by personal inspection,determine the actual status of the Work in accordance with the terms of the Contract. If the Owner's Representative finds materials,Equipment,or workmanship that do not meet the terms of the Contract,he or she will prepare a Punch List of such items and submit it to the Contractor. Following completion of the corrective Work by the Contractor,the Owner's Representative will notify the Owner that the Work has been completed in accordance with the Contract. The Owner shall make the final determination of acceptability and completion. For portions of the Project not previously accepted as substantially complete,the conditions of guarantee shall commence on the date that the Owner determines the Project is complete. 6. CHANGES 6.1 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 Contract nor release the surety,and the Contractor agrees to perform the Work as changed.Among others,these changes and alterations may include: 1. Deleting or omit any part of the Work,Equipment or material to be provided under this Contract, and I 2. Increasing or decreasing quantities, 3. Altering Specifications,designs,or both, 111 4. Altering the way the Work is to be done, 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 Contractor without explicit notice from the Owner to proceed. 6.2 EXTRA WORK 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 Force Account basis. 6.3 CHANGE ORDERS 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 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. I 00 72 00 - 24 GENERAL CONDITIONS