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SNO-ISLE TECH 2O23 SMALL WORKS Section 00 70 00, Page 37 McGRANAHAN ARCHITECTS GENERAL CONDITIONS exceed the lower of the prevailing cost for the work in the locality'of the Project or the cost of the work in the current edition of R.S. Means Company, Inc., Building Construction Cost Data as adjusted to local costs and conditions. The Architect and the Owner may confer directly with Subcontractors of any tier concerning any item chargeable directly or indirectly to the Owner under this article to confirm contract balances due and to obtain statements or lien waivers. 7.3.7 Pending final determination of the total cost of a Construction Change Directive to the Owner, and provided that any reservations of rights in respect to the Construction Change Directive have been initialed by the Owner, amounts not in dispute for such changes in the Work shall be included in Applications for Payment accompanied by issuance by Owner of a Change Order within thirty (30) days of satisfactory completion of the undisputed work, indicating the parties' agreement with part or all of such costs. If the Contractor adds a reservation of rights that has not been initialed by the Owner, all the amounts for the Construction Change Directive shall be considered disputed unless costs are renegotiated or the reservation is withdrawn or changed in a manner satisfactory to the Owner. The amount of credit to be allowed by the Contractor to the Owner for a deletion or change which results in a net decrease in the Contract Sum shall be the largest of (i) the reasonable value of the deletion or change, (ii) the line item value in the Schedule of Values, or (iii) the actual net cost as confirmed by the Architect. When both additions and credits covering related Work or substitutions are involved in a change, the allowance for overhead and profit shall be figured on the basis of net increase, if any, with respect to that change. 7.3.8 If the Owner and Contractor do not agree with the adjustment in Contract Time or the method for determining it, the adjustment or the method shall be referred to the Architect for determination. Any adjustment in the Contract Time arising from a Change or a Claim shall be limited to the change in the actual critical path of the Contractor's Construction Schedule directly caused thereby. 7.3.9 When the Owner and Contractor agree with the determination made by the Architect concerning the adjustments in the Contract Sum and Contract Time, or otherwise reach agreement upon the adjustments, such agreement shall be effective immediately and shall be recorded by preparation and execution of an appropriate Change Order. 7.4 MINOR CHANGES IN THE WORK AND ASI's 7.4.1 The Architect will have authority to order minor changes in the Work and ASI's not involving adjustment in the Contract Sum or extension of the Contract Time and not inconsistent with the intent of the Contract Documents. Such changes shall be effected by written order and shall be binding on the Owner and Contractor. The Contractor shall carry out such written orders promptly even if the Contractor intends to file a Claim, in which case the notice of claim must be filed in advance of any such Work pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 4.3. 7.5 PRICING COMPONENTS 7.5 The total cost of any changed Work or of any other increase or decrease in the Contract Sum, including without limitation a Claim or a Change, shall be limited to the following components. The Owner shall not be obliged to pay for Claim pricing on a basis different from that bid. mcg-ARC 2120.000 February 28, 2023