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1 <br /> change by notice. The Owner shall not pay or be responsible or liable for any change implemented by the <br /> Contractor without explicit notice from the Owner to proceed. <br /> 6.2 EXTRA WORK <br /> At its sole option,the Owner may(1)perform Extra Work itself,(2)employ others to do it, (3)direct the <br /> Contractor to perform the Extra Work at existing unit bid price,(4)direct the Contractor to perform the <br /> Extra Work at a mutually agreed upon price, or(5)direct the Contractor to perform the Extra Work on a <br /> Force Account basis. <br /> 6.3 CHANGE ORDERS <br /> Changes to the Work may result in an increase or decrease in Contract Sum, as provided in 9.2. <br /> PAYMENT FOR CHANGES. Requests for an increase in Contract Time must be made as provided in <br /> 5.2.2.2 Extensions of Contract Time,as applicable. Substantial changes in Contract Time,Contract <br /> Sum or Work will often be negotiated and agreed between the Contractor and Owner before the Owner <br /> directs the Contractor to proceed with the change. <br /> If the Contractor and Owner agree on the scope of Work and any changes to Contract Sum and Contract <br /> Time,the Contractor and Owner shall execute an agreed Change Order. However, if the Contractor and <br /> Owner do not agree,the Owner may, in its sole discretion, issue a unilateral Change Order changing the <br /> scope of Work and making any adjustments to the Contract Sum pursuant to 9.2.PAYMENT FOR <br /> CHANGES and Contract Time in such amount and for such time as the Owner thinks appropriate. <br /> Contractor agrees to use the agreed and unilateral Change Order attached to these General Conditions or <br /> otherwise provided by Owner. The Contractor accepts all requirements,terms and conditions of a <br /> Change Order by: signing it; writing a separate acceptance; or by failing to notify the Owner immediately <br /> in writing that Contractor disagrees with the Change Order and does not intend to be bound by its terms. <br /> The Contractor waives and is estopped from denying its agreement with any unilateral Change Order for <br /> which the Contractor does not immediately give Notice to the Owner as provided in 10.NOTICE TO <br /> OWNER and submitting a Contract Claim as provided in 12.CONTRACT CLAIMS. A unilateral <br /> Change Order that is not timely protested as provided in this section shall be full payment and final <br /> settlement of all asserted and unasserted Contract Claims for Contract Time and all costs of any kind, <br /> including costs of Delays, inefficiencies and impacts,related to, arising out of,or resulting from, any <br /> Work described in the Change Order. <br /> The Contractor shall obtain written consent of the surety or sureties if the Owner's Representative <br /> requests such consent. <br /> 6.4 VALUE ENGINEERING AND COST SHARING ' <br /> The Contractor may submit proposals for changing the Drawings, Specifications, or other requirements of <br /> the Contract Documents and the Owner,in its sole discretion,may accept or reject such proposals. If <br /> accepted by the Owner and if the proposal decreases the direct,actual costs of constructing the Work,the <br /> Contract Sum shall be reduced by fifty percent(50%)of the direct, actual construction cost saved. <br /> Because the Owner has the sole discretion whether to consider,accept or reject the Contractor's proposal <br /> and the Contractor has no right to require the Owner to consider or accept such proposals,the Owner's <br /> decision is not reviewable by any court. This subsection applies only to change proposals initiated solely <br /> by the Contractor(or its Subcontractors and Suppliers)and does not apply to change proposals requested <br /> or initiated by the Owner or the Owner's Representative. The Owner is not obligated or required to <br /> consider any Contractor initiated change proposals and may, in its sole discretion, refuse to do so. Under <br /> no circumstances shall the Contractor be entitled to additional compensation arising out of,or related to, <br /> the Owner's refusal to consider or approve a Contractor initiated change proposal. The Contractor shall <br /> not do any of the following without the express written agreement of the Owner: fail to perform any <br /> Work; commence performance of any proposed change;reduce its resources assigned to performance of <br /> the Work in order to prepare a change proposal or in anticipation of approval of a change proposal; adjust <br /> or change the project schedule or take any action or fail to do any action that would affect the Completion <br /> General Conditions—007200-22 <br />