Valdez Construction, Inc. 8/7/2023

I City of Everett 00 72 00 - 45 I Contract Time required for the work,or both. If the Owner's Representative finds the Contract Claim to I be without merit,no adjustment will be made. The Contractor shall keep full,complete,accurate and contemporaneous records of the costs and additional time incurred for any alleged Contract Claim. The Contractor shall permit the Owner's I Representative to have access to those records and any other records as may be required by the Owner's Representative to determine the facts or contentions involved in the Contract Claim. Owner is not obligated to respond to a Contract Claim unless the Contractor is in full compliance with all the Iprovisions of the General Conditions and the formal Contract Claim document has been submitted. Full compliance by the Contractor with the provisions of this section 12 is a contractual condition precedent to the Contractor's right to sue or seek any recovery against the Owner in any legal proceeding. I12.2 CONTENTS All Contract Claims filed by the Contractor shall be in writing,verified under penalty of perjury by an officer or principal of the Contractor, and in sufficient detail to enable the Owner's Representative to I ascertain the basis and amount of the Contract Claim. All Contract Claims shall be submitted to the Owner's Representative. At a minimum,each Contract Claim must include: 1. A detailed factual statement of the Contract Claim for and adjustment of the Contract Sum or I Contract Time,if any,providing all necessary dates,locations,and items of work affected by the Contract Claim. 2. The dates of all facts related to the Contract Claim. 1 I3. The name of each Owner's individual,official,or employee involved in or knowledgeable about the Contract Claim. I 4. The specific provisions of the Contract that support the Contract Claim and a statement of the reasons why such provisions support the Contract Claim. 5. If the Contract Claim relates to a decision of the Owner's Representative that the Contract leaves I to the Owner's Representative's discretion or as to which the Contract provides that the Owner Representative's decision is final,the Contractor shall set out in detail all facts supporting its position relating to the decision of the Owner's Representative. I 6. Identification of any documents and the substance of any oral communications that support the Contract Claim. 7. Copies of any identified documents that support the Contract Claim,other than Owner documents I and documents previously furnished to the Owner by the Contractor. Standard industry manuals may be incorporated by reference. 8. If Contractor seeks an extension of Contract Time: Ia. The specific amount of time(including days and dates)sought. b. The specific reasons the Contractor believes an extension of Contract Time should be I granted,including,but not limited to,compliance with the requirements of 5.2.2.2 Extensions of Contract Time; and c. The specific provisions of the Contract Documents under which it is sought. I 9. If Contractor seeks an increase in the Contract Sum,the exact amount sought and a breakdown of that amount into the following categories: a. Labor Ib. Materials c. Direct Equipment. The actual cost for each piece of equipment for which a Contract Claim is made or in the absence of actual cost,the rates established by the AGC/WSDOT Equipment 00 72 00 - 45 GENERAL CONDITIONS I