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City of Everett 00 7200 - 10 <br /> <br /> <br />General Conditions <br />007200-10 202082-10 May 2024 <br />pw://Carollo/Documents/WA/Everett/202082-100000/04 Design/04 Specs/Carollo/007200 (FS-100) <br /> <br />authority to accept or reject the Owner’s Representative's recommendations regarding retention <br />of defective Work. <br />3.2. OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE <br />The Owner’s Representative shall be satisfied that all the Work is being done in accordance <br />with the requirements of the Contract. The Contract and Specifications give the Owner’s <br />Representative authority over the administration of the Contract. Whenever it is so provided in <br />this Contract, the decision of the Owner’s Representative shall be final. <br />The Owner’s Representative’s decisions will be final on all questions including but not limited to, <br />unless specifically assigned to an Architect or Engineer, the following: <br />1. Measurement of Work, whether lump sum, Force Account, or unit price; <br />2. Acceptability of rates of progress on the Work; <br />3. Interpretation of Drawings and Specifications with regard to administrative matters; <br />4. Determination as to the existence of changed or differing site conditions; <br />5. Fulfillment of the Contract by the Contractor; <br />6. Payments under the Contract including adjustment and; <br />7. Suspension(s) of Work. <br />If the Contractor fails to respond promptly to the requirements of the Contract or orders from the <br />Owner’s Representative: <br />1. The Owner’s Representative may use the Owner’s resources, other contractors, or other <br />means to accomplish the Work, and <br />2. The Owner will not be obligated to pay the Contractor, and will deduct from the <br />Contractor’s payments, any costs that result when any other means are used to carry <br />out the Contract requirements or Owner’s Representative’s orders. <br />At the Contractor’s risk, the Owner’s Representative may suspend all or part of the Work if: <br />1. The Contractor fails to fulfill Contract terms, to carry out the Owner’s Representative’s <br />orders, or to correct unsafe conditions of any nature; or <br />2. It is in the public interest. <br />The Owner’s Representative and Owner shall have complete access to the Work and to the Site <br />of the Work and to the places where Work is being prepared or where materials, Equipment, <br />and machinery are being obtained for the Work. If requested by the Owner’s Representative or <br />Owner, the Contractor shall provide the assistance necessary for obtaining such access, and <br />shall provide information related to the inspection of construction. Absence of such access or <br />information, as needed, may result in the Owner’s refusal to accept the Work. <br />The Owner’s Representative has the authority to recommend Change Orders, but does not <br />have authority to approve Change Orders. Proposed Change Orders are subject to review and <br />approval by the Owner. No proposed Change Order or any change of Contract Sum or Contract <br />Time is effective or binding upon the Owner unless and until the Mayor or his or her designee <br />signs it, as authorized by City Council or by ordinance. <br />To detail and illustrate the Work, the Owner’s Representative may furnish to the Contractor <br />additional Drawings and explanations consistent with the original Drawings. The Contractor <br />shall perform the Work according to these additional Drawings and explanations.