Ballard Marine Construction 7/14/2023

General Conditions - 3 C. Correction of Defects. If, during the course of the Contract, the Work rendered does not meet the requirements set forth in the Contract, the Contractor shall correct or modify the Work to comply with the requirements of this Contract. The City shall have the right to withhold payment for such Work until it meets the requirements of the Contract Documents. D. Equal Employment Opportunity. The Contractor shall not discriminate against any employee, applicant for employment, or other person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, marital state, national origin, or other circumstance prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law or ordinance. The Contractor shall comply with and shall not violate any applicable provisions of Chapter 49.60 RCW, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and all applicable federal, state, or local law or ordinance regarding non-discrimination. E. Independent Contractor. The Contractor is and shall be at all times during the term of this Contract an independent contractor and not an employee of the City. Any and all employees of the Contractor, while engaged in the performance of any work or services required by the Contractor under this Contract, shall be considered employees of the Contractor only and not of the City. F. Compliance with Laws. The Contractor shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations applicable to the work to be done under this Contract. G. Document Ownership. On payment to the Contractor by the City of all compensation due under this Contract, all finished or unfinished documents and material prepared by the Contractor with funds paid by the City under this Contract shall become the property of the City and shall be forwarded to the City upon its request. H. Records. All records and accounts pertaining to this Contract are to be kept available for inspection by representatives of the City for a period of three (3) years after final payment. Copies shall be made available to the City upon request. 1.11 WARRANTY OF THE WORK The Contractor shall be responsible for correcting all defects in the Work discovered within one year after the date that the City issues the Certificate of Completion for the Work. If a longer warranty period is specified elsewhere in the Contract Documents, then that longer period applies. When corrections of defects are made, the Contractor shall be responsible for correcting all defects in the corrected Work for one year after acceptance of the corrections by the City. The Contractor shall start work to remedy such defects within seven (7) days of written notice of discovery thereof by the City and shall complete such work within a reasonable time. In emergencies where damage may result from delay or where loss of service may result, such corrections may be made by the City, in which case the cost shall be borne by the Contractor. In the event the Contractor does not accomplish corrections at the time specified, the work will be otherwise accomplished, and the cost of same shall be paid by the Contractor. All warranties in the Contract Documents are cumulative; if warranties contained in the Contract Document are different or conflict with each other, then the most stringent on the Contractor applies. 1.12 CHANGE ORDERS A. The City’s Project Manager reserves the right to change the Work at any time. This may be done only in writing, through field directives, or otherwise. Such changes shall not invalidate the