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<br /> §7.2 CHANGE ORDERS
<br /> §7.2.1 A Change Order is a written instrument prepared by the Architect and signed by the Owner,Contractor and
<br /> Architect,stating their agreement upon all of the following:
<br /> .1 change in the Work;
<br /> .2 the amount of the adjustment,if any,in the Contract Sum; and
<br /> .3 the extent of the adjustment,if any,in the Contract Time.
<br /> §7.2.2 Methods used in determining adjustments to the Contract Sum may include those listed in Section 7.3.3.
<br /> 7.2.3 To the actual cost involved for changes in the work,the contractar is entitled to add a fixed fee equal
<br /> to ten percent (10°Io) of the work to be done by his own forces and eight percent (8%) of
<br /> Subcontractors' prices for work to be done by Subcontractors for changes resulting in additional
<br /> work. The fee shall be compensation to cover the cost of supervision, overhead,profit and any other
<br /> general expenses. For deductive changes, the cost shall be net regardless of the Contractor or
<br /> Subcontractor perfornung the work.
<br /> §7.3 CONSTRUCTION CHANGE DIRECTIVES
<br /> §7.3.1 A Construction Change Directive is a written order prepared by the Architect and signed by the Owner and
<br /> Architect, directing a change in the Work prior to agreement on adjustment,if any,in the Contract Sum or Contract
<br /> Time,or both.The Owner may by Construction Change Directive, without invalidating the Contract,order changes
<br /> in the Work within the general scope of the Contract consisting of additions, deletions or other revisions,the
<br /> Contract Sum and Contract Time being adjusted accordingly.
<br /> §7.3.2 A Construction Change Directive shall be used in the absence of total agreement on the terms of a Change
<br /> Order.
<br /> §7.3.3 If the Construction Change Directive provides for an adjustment to the Contract Sum,the adjustment shall be
<br /> based on one of the following methods:
<br /> .1 mutual acceptance of a lump sum properly itemized and supported by sufficient substantiating data to
<br /> permit evaluation;
<br /> .2 unit prices stated in the Contract Documents or subsequently agreed upon;
<br /> .3 cost to be determined in a manner agreed upon by the parties and a mutually acceptable fixed or
<br /> percentage fee;or
<br /> .4 as provided in Section 7.3.6.
<br /> §7.3.4 Upon receipt of a Construction Change Directive,the Contractor shall promptly proceed with the change in
<br /> the Work involved and advise the Architect of the Contractor's agreement or disagreement with the method,if any,
<br /> provided in the Construction Change Directive for determining the proposed adjustment in the Contract Sum or
<br /> Contract Time.
<br /> §7.3.5 A Construction Change Directive signed by the Contractor indicates the agreement of the Contractor
<br /> therewith,including adjustment in Contract Sum and Contract Time or the method for determining them.Such
<br /> agreement shall be effective immediately and shall be recorded as a Change Order.
<br /> §7.3.6 If the Contractor does not respond promptly or disagrees with the method for adjustment in the Contract Sum,
<br /> the method and the adjustment shall be determined by the Architect on the basis of reasonable expenditures and
<br /> savings of those perfornung the Work attributable to the change,including,in case of an increase in the Contract
<br /> Sum,a reasonable allowance for overhead and profit.In such case, and also under Section 7.3.3.3,the Contractor
<br /> shall keep and present,in such form as the Architect may prescribe,an itemized accounting together with
<br /> appropriate supporting data. Unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents,costs for the purposes of this
<br /> Section 7.3.6 shall be limited to the following:
<br /> .1 costs of labor,including social security,old age and unemployment insurance, fringe benefits
<br /> required by agreement or custom, and workers' compensation insurance;
<br /> .2 costs of materials,supplies and equipment,including cost of transportation,whether incorporated or
<br /> consumed;
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