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I 1 I 2 B. When an item of Work, as defined elsewhere in the Contract, is increased in 3 excess of 125 percent or decreased below 75 percent of the original Contract 4 quantity. For the purpose of this Section, an item of Work will be defined as any 5 item that qualifies for adjustment under the provisions of Section 1-04.6. I 6 7 The following two new sentences are inserted at the beginning of the eighth paragraph: 8 I 9 Within 14 calendar days of delivery of the change order the contractor shall endorse 10 and return the change order, request an extension of time for endorsement or respond 11 in accordance with Section 1-04.5. The Contracting Agency may unilaterally process the 12 change order if the Contractor fails to comply with these requirements. 13 14 The last two paragraphs are deleted. I 15 16 This section is supplemented with the following new subsections: 17 I 18 1-04.4(2) Value Engineering Change Proposal (VECP) 19 1-04.4(2)A General 20 A VECP is a Contractor proposed change to the Contract Provisions which will 21 accomplish the projects functional requirements in a manner that is equal to or I 22 better than the requirements in the Contract. The VECP may be: (1) at a less cost 23 or time, or (2) either no cost savings or a minor increase in cost with a reduction in 24 Contract time. The net savings or added costs to the Contract Work are shared by I 25 the Contractor and Contracting Agency. 26 27 The Contractor may submit a VECP for changing the Plans, Specifications, or other I 28 requirements of the Contract. The Engineer's decision to accept or reject all or part 29 of the proposal is final and not subject to arbitration under the arbitration clause or 30 otherwise subject to litigation. I 31 32 The VECP shall meet all of the following: 33 I 34 1. Not adversely affect the long term life cycle costs. 35 36 2. Not adversely impact the ability to perform maintenance. 37 I 38 3. Provide the required safety and appearance. 39 40 4. Provide substitution for deleted or reduced Disadvantaged Business I 41 Enterprise Condition of Award Work, Apprentice Utilization and Training. 42 43 VECPs that provide a time reduction shall meet the following requirements: I 44 45 1. Time saving is a direct result of the VECP. 46 I 47 2. Liquidated damages penalties are not used to calculate savings. 48 49 3. Administrative/overhead cost savings experienced by either the I 50 Contractor or Contracting Agency as a result of time reduction accrue to 51 each party and are not used to calculate savings. 52 I I AMENDMENTS TO THE 2014 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS BOOK Revised: 8/3/15