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' CITY OF EVERETT PUBLIC WORKS 00 72 13 SPECIAL PROVISIONS GENERAL CONDITIONS ' 33. Notice: A signed, written communication by the Contractor to the Owner as described in ARTICLE 10. NOTICE TO OWNER. 34. Notice to Proceed: The written Notice from the Owner or Owner's Representative to the Contractor authorizing and directing the Contractor to proceed with the Work and establishing the date on which the Contract Time begins. Multiple and partial Notices to Proceed may be issued on a single Project. ' 35. Over-absorbed Overhead: Over recovery of fixed indirect costs that occurs when a Contractor performs more overall Work than it otherwise would have performed. ' 36. Overhead: For the purpose of calculating additional compensation under this section of the Contract, Overhead shall include only those costs that are expended for the administration of the business as a whole. Such costs usually accrue or are incurred due to the passage of time, and cannot be traced to a particular project or Contract. Examples of possible ' Overhead costs include, but are not limited to, General and Administrative salaries and benefits, rent, general company insurance (exclusive of insurance on owned equipment that is directly job costed),depreciation on office facilities,utilities,maintenance,office supplies, ' general company accounting and legal fees (exclusive of amounts expended directly on any specific project), personal property taxes, general company business licenses, dues and subscriptions. a. The following costs and expenses are excluded from the definition and calculation of ' Overhead. Overhead costs that vary substantially with the volume of Work performed (as measured by billings) shall not be included in Overhead for the purpose of determining additional compensation for Extended or Unabsorbed Home Office Overhead or both. b. Examples of costs that are not included in Overhead include, but are not limited to, travel and business meetings,telephones,professional fees expended for the benefit of a specific project,union welfare benefits,payroll taxes and equipment rental. c. If related party transactions are included in a Contractor's Overhead, they shall be explicitly identified as related party transactions and shall not exceed amounts that would be incurred in an arms-length transaction for the provision of the same or similar ' goods and services. If such transactions exist and the amounts paid by the Contractor and included in Overhead are in excess of that which would normally be expended in an arms-length transaction, an adjustment, in the form of a reduction in the amount for ' calculation purposes, shall be included in any calculation in determining the-amount of Allocable Overhead. d. Overhead shall not include any cost directly attributable to a particular project. If a cost can be traced to a particular Contract, the Contractor may not classify the cost as ' Overhead. e. Indirect or home office costs that vary substantially with the amount of Work performed shall not be included in the group of costs comprising Overhead. ' f. Overhead shall not include costs specifically disallowed by Federal Acquisition Regulations, Subpart 31.2—Contracts with Commercial Organizations,or its successor. Further, "Overhead" shall not include the costs of"field support services"that are more ' closely direct costs in nature,regardless of the manner in which the Contractor normally accounts for such costs. An example of such disallowed cost would be for material handling and expediting, which are costs incurred for the direct support and benefit of specific project(s). ' g. In addition to compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations, Subpart 31.2 examples of specific costs not allowed in a calculation under this section of the Contract include, ' THREE LAKES VALVE BYPASS July 19, 2017 WO#UP361 I 00 72 13 -7