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No Contract Claim for Force Account shall be allowed except upon written order by the Owner's <br /> Representative for Extra Work prior to the performance of the Extra Work. No Extra Work shall be <br /> construed as Force Account work that can be measured under the specifications and paid for at the unit <br /> prices or lump sum named in the Contract. ' <br /> The Owner's Representative shall compute the amount and costs of any work to be paid by Force <br /> Account, and the amount certified by the Owner's Representative shall be final as provided in section 3.2. <br /> Owner's Representative. <br /> The Contractor's wage, payroll, and cost records pertaining to work paid for on a Force Account basis <br /> shall be open to inspection or audit as provided in section 17. AUDITS. <br /> 9.6.1 Labor. , <br /> The Owner will reimburse the Contractor for labor and for supervision by foremen dedicated solely to the <br /> particular Force Account item of work(but not for supervision by general superintendents or general <br /> foremen). The Owner's Representative will compute the labor payment on the basis of these four factors: <br /> a. Weighted Wage Rate. The Weighted Wage Rate combines: <br /> (1) the current basic wage and fringe benefits the Contractor is required and <br /> has agreed to pay, <br /> (2) Federal Insurance Compensation (FICA), <br /> (3) Federal Unemployment Tax Act(FUTA), and I <br /> (4) State Unemployment Tax Act(SUTA) <br /> A Weighted Wage Rate shall be computed for each classification of labor used. This rate <br /> shall reflect the Contractor's actual cost. It shall neither exceed what is normally paid to <br /> comparable labor nor fall below the minimum required by section 7.1. Wages of <br /> Employees. If the Owner's Representative authorizes overtime, the Weighted Wage Rate <br /> shall be determined on the same basis. <br /> b. Travel Allowance and Subsistence. This includes the actual costs of allowances for travel <br /> or subsistence paid to employees in the course of their work on the item. This <br /> reimbursement will be made only if such allowances are required by a regional labor <br /> agreement or are normally paid by the Contractor to comparable labor for performing <br /> other work. <br /> c. Industrial Insurance and Medical Aid Premiums. The Owner will reimburse Contractor- <br /> paid premiums for Marine Industrial Insurance, for State of Washington Industrial <br /> Insurance, and Medical Aid Premiums that become an obligation of the Contractor and <br /> are chargeable to the Force Account work. The Owner will not pay the Contractor for <br /> Medical Aid premiums that are paid by the employees. <br /> d. Overhead and Profit. The Owner will pay the Contractor Twenty-nine(29) percent of the <br /> sum of the costs listed in a, b, and c above to cover Project overhead, general company <br /> overhead, profit, and any other costs incurred. I <br /> 9.6.2. Materials. <br /> The Owner will reimburse actual invoice cost for Contractor-supplied materials. This cost includes <br /> actual freight and express charges and taxes, provided that these costs have not been paid in <br /> some other manner under the Contract. A deduction will be made for any offered or available <br /> discounts or rebates if the Owner has provided the Contractor with the means to comply with the <br /> provisions allowing the discount. The Owner will then add Twenty-one (21) percent of the balance <br /> to cover Project overhead, general company overhead, profit, and any other cost of supplying <br /> materials. <br /> To support charges for materials, the Contractor shall provide the Owner's Representative with <br /> authentic, complete and accurate copies of vendor invoices, including freight and express bills. If <br /> EVERETT RIVERFRONT SURCHARGE GENERAL CONDITIONS ' <br /> PHASE 3 <br /> 00710-36 <br />