Faber Construction Corporation 1/10/2019

City of Everett 00 7200 - 8 Evergreen Branch Library Expansion 2017-008 2.4. SUBMITTALS Where required by the Contract Documents,the Contractor shall submit information which will enable the Owner's Representative to advise the Owner whether the Contractor's proposed materials,Equipment or methods of work are in general conformance to the design concept and in compliance with the Drawings and Specifications, such as catalog cuts and shop,working or detail drawings. In its Submittals,the Contractor shall expressly and explicitly notify the Owner's Representative of any and all111 deviations from the Specifications.Without express and explicit Notice of a deviation from the Contract requirements, approval of a Submittal does not relieve Contractor from complying with Contract requirements. The Owner's approval of a Submittal did not constitute a waiver of the Contract requirements. The Owner or Owner's Representative shall respond to a Submittal within thirty(30)days of receipt. The Owner or Owner's Representative may extend this time for good cause by notifying the Contractor. The Owner will not be obligated to accept or pay for Work performed by the Contractor that may be affected by materials,Equipment,or methods of work not submitted in a timely manner so that final review can be accomplished before the affected Work is complete. The Owner shall not be responsible for Delays, inefficiencies, or any additional costs or expenses caused in whole or in part by Contractor's failure to submit required information in sufficient time for review, comment,and correction. Contractor's failure to submit required information in sufficient time for review, comment and correction shall be deemed a waiver of any and all Contract Claims for adjustment of Contract Sum or Contract Time arising out of, or related to, such a Submittal. Contractor acknowledges and agrees that it may not rely upon receiving the Owner's response to a Submittal in less than thirty(30) days,unless the Owner explicitly changes this section by a signed Change Order. Requests for information or clarification from the Contractor to the Owner shall be treated as a Submittal. 2.5. CONTRACTOR'S COPIES OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS The Contractor shall keep at the construction site at least one set of Contract Documents and one set of full-size Drawings that shall be available to the Owner's Representative and Owner. 3. OWNER 3.1. GENERAL The Owner,and the Owner's Representative, shall have the authority to act as the sole judge of the Work, Equipment and materials with respect to both quantity and quality as set forth in the Contract. It is expressly stipulated that the Drawings, Specifications and other Contract Documents set forth the requirements as to the nature of the completed Work and do not purport to control the method of performing Work except in those instances where the nature of the completed Work is dependent on the method of performance. The Owner has the authority to act,do,perform, and make any all decisions and actions authorized by the Contract Documents, including,but not limited to,Change Orders,progress payments,Contract decisions,acceptability of the Contractor's Work, andearly possession. The Owner has the authority to accept or reject requests for progress payments that have been submitted by the Contractor and recommended by the Owner's Representative. The Owner has the authority to make determinations of 1 the acceptability of the Work. The Owner also has the authority to accept or reject the Owner's Representative's recommendations regarding retention of defective Work. 3.2. OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE I The Owner's Representative shall be satisfied that all the Work is being done in accordance with the requirements of the Contract. The Contract and Specifications give the Owner's Representative authority over the administration of the Contract. Whenever it is so provided in this Contract,the decision of the Owner's Representative shall be final. I 00 7200 - 8 GENERAL CONDITIONS