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9.02. Assignment of Contract

A. No assignment by a party hereto of any rights under or interests in the Contract will be binding on
another party hereto without the written consent of the party sought to be bound; and, specifically but without limitation,
moneys that may become due and moneys that are due may not be assigned without such consent (except to the extent
that the effect of this restriction may be limited by law), and unless specifically stated to the contrary in any
written consent to an assignment, no assignment will release or discharge the assignor from any duty or responsibility
under the Contract Documents.

9.03 Successors and Assigns

A. OWNER and CONTRACTOR each binds itself, its partners, successors, assigns, and legal
representatives to the other party hereto, its partners, successors, assigns, and legal representatives in respect to all
covenants, agreements, and obligations contained in the Contract Documents.

9.04 Severability

A. Any provision or part of the Contract Documents held to be void or unenforceable under any Law or
Regulation shall be deemed stricken, and all remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and binding upon OWNER
and CONTRACTOR, who agree that the Contract Documents shall be reformed to replace such stricken provision or
part thereof with a valid and enforceable provision that comes as close as possible to expressing the intention of the
stricken provision.

9.05 Choice of Law and Venue

A. This agreement shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the State of New Hampshire and any claim
or action brought relating to this contract, the work performed or contracted to be performed thereunder, or referable in
anyway thereto shail be brought in Hillsborough County (New Hampshire) Superior Court Southern Judicial District or
in the New Hampshire 9th Circuit Court—Nashua and not elsewhere

Address for giving notices to Owner: Address for giving notices to Contractor:
Jeff Lefleur, Superintendent Paul Bertolino, Project Executive

City of Nashua, Solid Waste Dept Charter Contracting Company, LLC

840 West Hollis Street 500 Harrison Avenue, Suite 4R

Nashua, NH 03062 Boston, MA 02118

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, OWNER and CONTRACTOR have signed this Agreement in triplicate. One counterpart
each has been delivered to OWNER, CONTRACTOR and ENGINEER. All portions of the Contract Documents have
been signed, initialed or identified by OWNER and CONTRACTOR or identified by ENGINEER on their behalf.

CITY OF NASHUA —- OWNER

James Donchess, Mayor City of Nashua

Date:
CONTRACTOR:
By:
Charter Contracting Company, LLC
(Authorized Representative)
Print Name:
Date:

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DIVISION 7
GENERAL CONDITIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOR
GENERAL CONDITIONS
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ARTICLE 1 - DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY. ..........ssscsssssssesssscscsssssrssressserssscsersesees 4
1.01 Defined Terms 00... eee eessecsseesssesesssseseseesssessseesessssesececsecacsesecsscsesssusscseseserscucsvsasscsvanss 4
1.02 Terminology 00.0... essecssescssessesessesseseesssseecsessesesseessseseesscsesaestenscaecsesesessecsusscsscnsssessvscsaves 7
ARTICLE 2 - PRELIMINARY MATTERS ...........sccscssssscssssssssscssssssencsccorsacscesacsccerssscsessessccoeses 8
2.01 Delivery of Bonds... ec ecessceessssessessesescessescsesseesesesssesessessesecsecsesecscssssassessssasscssersesenavas 8
2.02 Copies of DoCUMents...........cccccccsssssessescssescssessesessessesecscsscscsessessessssscsssssscsessassseseaavacsacaces 8
2.03 Commencement of Contract Times; Notice to Proceed ..........cc.cccccccssscscesecesesseceescceesseceees 8
2.04 Starting the Work... cccsssssessesscssessesseseesseseessessessccscscesecsscsscsessssssssucesesesessssessssscanens 8
2.05 Before Starting Construction 0.0... .ccccsccscsscsesseseesessesseseescescsseseesceecsecsesscssssessssscscescesescaseaees 8
2.06 Preconstruction Conference........seccesesssssssssessesesscssesesseesesscssesseseesesecssescsessessesesessssessessseaees 9
2.07 Initial Acceptance of Schedules .00.........cccccsssscsessesseseescesesecsesscsscsecsesecsessessssccsesscesescasenens 9
ARTICLE 3 - CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: INTENT, AMENDING, REUSE ........ccccsccssseee 9
B01 Intent eecscesecssesseeseseseseesessessessesssseeessssecsessecssssesesseascseenscsessuseeceusecssscesssessacasens 9
3.02 Reference Standards 00.0.0... ccccccscesssssesseseessssseceessessessesecsecssesssesscsecsscsscssssecssessesssssesacsavare 10
3.03 Reporting and Resolving Discrepancies ............cccsccessssesessesessescseescsesesscsesessesesssscsssesscsees 10
3.04 Amending and Supplementing Contract Document .............c.ccccsessesesseseescssssesssessssscecees 10
3.05 Reuse of Document 0.0... ee eesesssessecsssesevsecseesssesesesssesecsseseessecsecsusseesecaucsessssescasenasaeas 1]
ARTICLE 4 - AVAILABILITY OF LANDS; SUBSURFACE AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS;
REFERENCE POINTS 1.0.0... ccsccsscssssccsscsscsssensenesesenes eee sovnceocccescscsseseseceescscscosceeseoes 11
4.01 Availability of Lands 000... ccc ecccssesscsscsecsscsscssesscsscssecsecsecsseesessscssssscsusssesassessaseacsueaees 1]
4.02 Subsurface and Physical Conditions..............cccccccsesessescssesscsscseeseecsecsesscsesscsscsesenseseeessens 12
4.03 Differing Subsurface or Physical Conditions ............c.cccsccssssssescesssssssecscsscrscescesssseaseeees 12
4.04 Underground Facilities 0.0.0... ccccesssssssssssessenscsesseseseescscsessecsesecsesssescsscssssssssscsscnsesesanens 13
4.05 Reference Points 00... ee eceescesseeescesessesesseseesesesecsscesacseesseseesesasseeecsessesecsusscsssessasssceees 15
4.06 Hazardous Environmental Condition at Site 0.0.0... ccc cecccccsceeecscesscesssesessvesscsecssscessesees 15
ARTICLE 5 - BONDS AND INSURANCE. sevacccsecesesscsscesecsosoosesesscsacsecsassesssssecsenseaseceess 16
5.01 Performance, Payment, and Other Bonds............c.ccccccssesscscessescsscsecsesscsessessssesscsacsessessesens 16
5.02 Licenses Sureties and IMSurers............cccccccesssscsscsscescescssccsscssesscssccsecssessvsecescsecsesasensesusesens 16
5.03 Certificates of Insurance... ccccccessssesscssesessessenesessesscseseesscascsessesessesscsussssscsscassscnsvaves 17
5.04 CONTRACTOR ’s Liability Insurance... ce csccssssecseesscescssessecesesecsevsscsecsavsuesstsseavens 17
5.05 Property Insurance oo... ees esseseseeseeeeecetecceceseeecesenecssescseeaccaecseaesceaeaeseesesscsecsessesessees 18
5.06 Waiver of Rights... ccsescescessssesssseessseescesesessessesscseesessesecsecseeaesacsesscsecsesssseseceacsaseces 19
ARTICLE 6 - CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES. ............sssssssssssssssssssosscsscsecensecesssseeee 19
6.01 Supervision and Superintendence............ccccccssssscsscescessesscsseesesscesscsscsessssescssssecaseasesecacens 19
6.02 Labor; Working Hours... cccccessssesssscssssssscnseseesesseseeseesesesecsecsesscstesssscsessecscaececsscnsvaves 19
6.03 Services, Materials, and Equipment .............cccccscesessssscsssseesessesecaceseseeseesesesesscsacasesssseseas 19
6.04 Progress Schedule... eeescssseseessecseseeseeecesessesssesessecseseesscesecsessucseesecetesessssencaseesseaves 20
6.05 Substitutes and “Or-Equals” oo... cceceesesssesceseessessessessccseseccscsasessessesessessecasssssaseasesesaeeas 20
6.06 Concerning Subcontractors, Suppliers, and Others ...........0..cccccscsssscssessescssessssesssessesssseves 21
6.07 Patent Fees and Royalties... cc cesccsssssessesecscessescesscsscsscseceecssecsecesesessesescsevsscasessesssaceas 22
6.08 Permits 2... eee ecessessccseesccssesscssessessessssscescsscessesesssesessecsscescssesessscsscesceavsecsussassacsuensenssaceas 23

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6.09 Laws and Regulations... ccsscssssssssesessssscssesscessssecsscsesssssucssesscessesssssesesasssesessesnaereens 23
6.10 Taxes... .ccscccccscecrecsssseseeseesseseescsecseeecsesseessesseseessssesecssssessesesssescsssaesessssscsessasassusecseseessasees 25
6.11 Use of Site and Other Areas 00... cceesceceseesesseseesesseseescsecsecseeecsssssscsusscsscesesesavasesesassusaes 25
6.12 Record Document 00.0... eceseseessessessessessesessecsecaecsecsecesssessesssssessecsscssssusacesacssesasaeeaaesees 26
6.13 Safety and Protection... ec cccssssssssssessescesesscsessesscsesecsscsessesecsesscsssssssssussssssacesseessseseeses 27
6.14 Safety Representative 0... ec cecsecessessssessesesseseecescssesscssssesesesssscsscsesscseseeessensesseseuseasees 28
6.15 Hazard Communication Programs. ........c.cccccssscsssesessessescessescssesessessssessssesssssssssscsessssceseaes 28
6.16 Emergencies... cee eecesccsssssesssssecssessesscseeseessssceseescescseessesssssecsscssssessscescesessvasesaseseeaseaseres 28
6.17 Shop drawings and Samples 0.00.0... cccscscscssssssessesseseeseesessesesecsecsesscssssessesssessscsseseesnavacs 28
6.18 Continuing the Work .0.0... ce ccccesscsssssessesseeeseessessensensessessscsessscsssseseecaseseveussneassesesserers 30
6.19 CONTRACTOR’s General Warranty and Guarantee .0.........0..cccccscessssesessssssesesecesereesees 30
6.20 Indemmification....... ec cesescssccsssssessesseescseesscsecseeseesscsecsssceccsessessessecsssseseusasesesasevsvsuseaeeas 30
ARTICLE 7 - OTHER WORK ..........ccccscsssssssesessecsscsscsesssscescsarenssessssssssascasescsscsscsorenceaceacsneseseess 31
7.01 Related Work at Site... ccc ccccsecssessesesecsessseseesscsscssessessessessessecssssessecsessesseeeassesauenees 31
7.02 Coordination eee seeesccscesseesessseesesenscssessecesecsseaesessesaesecsssseeecsscsesecsessesessesessecsusscesenes 31
ARTICLE 8 - OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITIES ...........ccssscssssscsssssscscseresccsceseseceees 32
8.01 Communications to Contractor... cccccccsscsscssccsseesecssccssccecessescesssesesssseecssscsescsscesesaees 32
8.02 Replacement of ENGINEER ..00..0...ccccccsssessessesseseeseessessccscssessscsecsecsessscoucssesevssesscssssaeeatenss 32
8.03 Furnish Data 0... eee esseccscessessecceecsesceseesensssessscesecsessssscsesseescssesscecssssessssscesssessseasesssvaes 32
8.04 Pay Promptly When Due... ccc cccsssssssessessssseseesecseesecsecssessessesseceusssssscssesevasesuensseaesareass 32
8.05 Lands and Easements; Reports and Tests.............cccccscsssssessssessescsscsesecssssessssssscsscsssscsesensans 32
8.06 Insurance... eee ecseesetseesesseseescecescecesseseeseseeseesenssseesessessssssacsssscesesseseesesessescsucessaseeeees 32
8.07 Change Orders ..00.. ec eeeesscsssesceseseeseenescssesscsesescesessesesseesesassessesscsscsesecesssssesssssssessecseessnavaea 32
8.08 Inspections, Tests, and Approvals ............ccccsessssscssessessessessesseesssseesessscsesssceussevansanesssssesaseees 32
8.09 Limitations on OWNER's Responsibilities .............ccccecccssessecsesscssesecsessesssessssessneseveceneesees 32
8.10 Undisclosed Hazardous Environmental Condition.............ccccccccscssseeesssssscssesessevessesssenaes 33
8.11 Evidence of Financial Arrangement .0...........cccccccccccssscssscsssssssssscsecesccssesessssetesceaccnsceasenses 33
ARTICLE 9 - ENGINEER'S STATUS DURING CONSTRUCT IION..........ccccsssossosssesseenceas 33
9.01 OWNER’S Representative... cecsscssesessesesseccssessesseesessecssesscsecssesscssessesseesessesessssssceseess 33
9.02 Visits to Site oo. c ee eeesceeesecssesessesceseeeeseesessesecseseseesesessesessesseasesseseecseeeseceessesesscescsaees 33
9.03 Project Representative ............ecccsssessssessesseseseesecesessesessesscsessscsesecsacsessesecseseesassscessnsscesenevse 33
9.04 Clarifications and Interpretations 2.0.0.2... eccseseeesseesesseseesesesseseecesseseesesscsesecsessesecsssscsssseses 33
9.05 Authorized Variations in Work ..0.......ccccccssessesessessesesesseesessessesesscsscsesecsucssssssnsssssssucsonscnsess 34
9.06 Rejecting Defective Work ....... cc ccccscssesscssesscssessesecstesscsecssessecsecsscsecssceusssesecssesscsssenesaseseass 34
9.07 Shop Drawings, Change Orders and Payments ...............:ccccccccsssscsscsscsscsssacssessesacssesecseeese 34
9.08 Determinations for Unit Price Work .0.......ccccccssescesscsscsscssccsesscssecsssessscssscescsesesvarevsseusesees 34
9.09 Decisions on Requirements of Contract Documents and Acceptability of Work.............. 34
9.10 Limitations on ENGINEER's Authority and Responsibilities........0..0..cccccccssssessssssessseees 35
ARTICLE 10 - CHANGES IN THE WORK; CLAIMS ...0.........cscssssssssssssssssssseserscseccsseecsesons 35
10.01 Authorized Changes in the Work .0.....c.ccccccccsscssessessesseescsscesesesesessscsecsessucsscsevssessesavaneas 35
10.02 Unauthorized Changes in the Work..........ccccccccccscsscsscsscsscescssscsssscerscsscsevseessesacsuesevseseeeas 35
10.03 Execution of Change Orders 00.0... cccccccscsssssssseeseeseeseessessccsessesscssessecsesssceusrscseveucasseasaneas 35
10.04 Notification to Surety ........cccccccsscsscsssessssesssessesescesscsececsscsscssesssssseessssssevsesssesevanesasescaseas 36
10.05 Disputes — Not Insurance Related 00.0... ccessesseseesssssesscsscescsscesecssesessssessressevescssesavaneas 36
ARTICLE 11 - COST OF THE WORK; CASH ALLOWANCES; UNIT PRICE WORK.37
11.01 Cost of the Work oo... cece ececcsnecsesseeeeseesecsecsecssesessecsesssessseseesscseceecsessssensesesscesessesaveaeas 37
11.02 Cash Allowances 0.00... cccesccescessesssscssceseesessscsecsecscesecssessesscssessecescsesessssesscesesacsavssesaeeasaaeas 39
11.03 Unit Price Work... ccsccseesssseeseseeseseesessceseseeseseeseeesecsecsesecsessececsessusscsussavsssscacssvaseaves 40

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ARTICLE 12 - CHANGE OF CONTRACT PRICE; CHANGE OF CONTRACT TIMES40

12.01 Change of Contract Price... ccecseccesscescssscsseesesseeesscssecsessseessessesaesseeeseseeeenssnsensensseaes 40
12.02 Change of Contract Times .............cccccsscssscsssessesscessessseseesseesesscecssessesesssseesaesessasensseaeseasenes 41
12.03 Delays beyond CONTRACTOR 's Control ...........cccceeseescesseseeeeseeecenseceeecseeneeeeeeseeeneeeneeaes 41
12.04 Delays within CONTRACTOR'S Control .0........cccccscssesssessseseessesscessesscessseeeesesesseasenssenes 41
12.05 Delays beyond OWNER's and CONTRACTOR 's Control .........cccecccsssssescssesseeseseeeeseees 41
12.06 Delay Damages ............cccecccccsscsscceseesseesecsseesscsecesscnsesseesecsssesscessssesenecsessascaeeesssesseasenaseaes 41
ARTICLE 13 - TESTS AND INSPECTIONS; CORRECTION, REMOVAL OR ACCEPTANCE OF
DEFECTIVE WORK ............sssscsssssssscscsssnsessscsssescsnssesesscsosesassncssescsessesssecssessossoessesssecssssnsesessesees 42
13.01 Notice of Defects... cece cescesececcescsesecseesseceeeeseseaseaeessecsneesesesesseeeseceeeaessessnseeaseneeenseaes 42
13.02 Access to WOrk.........cccecessccesessssesececessesenecssecsecssecseesseessessecscesscensesseesnecseessssceeseseseessenasenes 42
13.03 Tests and Inspections ............ceccsssssstecssscessecssecseeeeseceseeeseeeaeceseessaeesescnsssesesesseceaeseaetesseses 42
13.04 Uncovering Work 0.0... ccceccccccescesccesceesceseceseesecsseeseeesecssecseessecseesseessessecssseseeesseseeeasesnesseeens 43
13.05 OWNER May Stop the Work... cccccesccssscesseesseceseeeeeesaseeseceseeesasesseceeeeesscnseseeesesasons 43
13.06 Correction or Removal of Defective Work ..........cccceccccsesssesecsssesceessenseeseceseeseeeseeseeseenes 43
13.07 Correction Period..........cscscsccsssssecsecseeseeecsesseeeesecssenessneeecssaneneseseeseesenseesessesseeaessesaeeneeees 43
13.08 Acceptance of Defective Work.........ccecccssscssenecsscsseseessceeesscnsessceaeenesseeasessesesaeeaeeaeeaeeneae® 44
13.09 OWNER May Correct Defective Work... ce eecccscescescceseceeceeceesecnecaceesesseeeseeesenaeeeseees 44
ARTICLE 14 - PAYMENTS TO CONTRACTOR AND COMPLETION .........ccccscssssssseseee 45
14.01 Schedule of Values... .ccccescssccssssesseesesseceeescsceseesccseeccesessessecsessesseeaessesssseeeaeseeeeaeseeees 45
14.02 Progress Payment .00..........ceseceescceeceseccesccesseceseeeneeseeceseecsseceseeseecnsecssseesaecsseseseeeensenseseseens 45
14.03 CONTRACTOR’S Warranty of Title ......... ccc ccccccsccseceseceseeessseesecessseseseeeeeseeeseeeeeseenseees 47
14.04 Substantial Completion 00.0.0... cee eseseesecsecneesecescneenscenessenaeencesecacesecsesaesaesseesesareenenseseeets 47
14.05 Partial Utilization... ee eeeesseeseeesecssceseeeseeseceeesseeseessecsessecesessceeaesenesseceseeseeeseceneeseees 48
14.06 Final Inspection .......... ee eeceesecescescceeceeeeecessecseceacescessecscecscesseeseeeenaeseesaseeeesseseesseeesseasenes 48
14,07 Final Payment ...........eecccscccscccessecsssessecensecsseceseecsaeeeeeeseecssecesseesseeeaecsssecesscessseeesesasenseseseees 48
14.08 Final Completion Delayed 00.0... ec cessessesceecseeeeseenecsecsecseeeeenseaeeaeeseeeeeaseaseaseseenessenas 49
14.09 Waiver of Claims... eee eeceeecceseesseeseesseeeeesseescecseeeaseacessceeasenaesseceeesseeaesaeeeaeeaeeessesaeensenes 49
ARTICLE 15 - SUSPENSION OF WORK AND TERMINATION uuu... cecccscessssescscscnsceoeee 49
15.01 Termination, Abandonment, or Suspension at Will ...........ccecccsessecsssesseeseessesseeneseseeeeeens 5]
15.02 Termination for Cause ...........ccccsccssecesssssesseceeesseeececseseseessessecesecsceesecseeeseeeseeseeeneeseseaeenseass 51
15.03 General Provisions for Termination .............csceeccescccssecesseeesccesscceesenseceseecenscnsseeseeceseeeaeees 51
ARTICLE 16 - DISPUTE RESOLUTION ..........cescscsescscssccsscscsscsessscseccscsssssscesscssssescssceesscsess 51
16.01 Methods and Procedures...........ccsesssccsscsecesceeesecesceeceseeeeesseseeseeseeseenesseesessesseesssenesseeeeeeeese 51
ARTICLE 17 - MISCELLANEOUG...........cccsccceseseee seteccescsescsoncesscnsesscsecesecsescsocssossencsossoes 51
17.01 Giving Notice .........ccccsscssecsscsssessecseeesscssecseseseessssseesscssecssesseecsesesesseesseessssesnaseaeseussenssaeees 51
17.02 Computation of Times .0.... eee eeesesseesersecssesecseeneestcaeeseensesaesasenessesateaeesesseeaerseeaeeaeeae® 51
17.03 Cumulative Remedies..............cccccccescessessscssessecsscesseeseessecsesseessesecsseseesstessessseesecsessaeeacaes 51
17.04 Survival of Obligations... ee ececsseeeessesssceseeeeeeseeeseesesenececeesesesecsaceaeenseessessseesssseeeeess 51
17.05 Controlling Law.........cccccccccsscccessessscsssceesecessecsseeesecessceseeessseeseeceaessseseaesestecseessaseeesesseceseees 51
17.06 Access to RECOrdS..........cccccescccssscescsssecssceessccsseceseessseceaeseseesessesseecsaeceseessaecuseenesenssenteeseees 51
17.07 Road Closures... ceeececesseeseeseensesecsecseesecseesessscseesesensesseaceseesesseeseesecsessesseesssarenseeeserease 51
17.08 Prohibited Interests... es cesesecsscessesseesseceecesceesessceesecesesscceseceecseeeneesessaeeersssesssseesenesss 54
17.09 Cooperation with Refuse Pickup ...........ccccsscessesssesscesessecesecsseesecesssceesecsasssesssesesesecenssneees 54

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GENERAL CONDITIONS

ARTICLE 1 - DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY

1.01 Defined Terms

A. Wherever used in the Contract Documents and printed with initial or all capital letters, the terms listed below will
have the meanings indicated which are applicable to both the singular and plural thereof.

1. Addenda--Written or graphic instruments issued prior to the opening of Bids, which clarify, correct, or change
the Bidding Requirements or the Contract Documents.

2. Agreement--The written instrument which is evidence of the agreement between OWNER and CONTRACTOR
covering the Work.

3. Application for Payment--The form acceptable to ENGINEER which is to be used by CONTRACTOR during
the course of the Work in requesting progress or final payments and which is to be accompanied by such
supporting documentation as is required by the Contract Documents.

4. Asbestos--Any material that contains more than one percent asbestos and is friable or is releasing asbestos fibers
into the air above current action levels established by the United States Occupational Safety and Health
Administration.

5. Bid--The offer or proposal of a bidder submitted on the prescribed form setting forth the prices for the Work to
be performed.

6. Bidding Documents--The Bidding Requirements and the proposed Contract Documents (including all Addenda
issued prior to receipt of Bids).

7. Bidding Requirements--The Advertisement or Invitation to Bid, Instructions to Bidders, Bid security form, if
any, and the Bid form with any supplements.

8. Bonds--Performance and payment bonds and other instruments of security.

9. Change Order--A document recommended by ENGINEER which is signed by CONTRACTOR and OWNER
and authorizes an addition, deletion, or revision in the Work or an adjustment in the Contract Price or the Contract
Times, issued on or after the Effective Date of the Agreement.

10. Claim--A demand or assertion by OWNER or CONTRACTOR seeking an adjustment of Contract Price or
Contract Times, or both, or other relief with respect to the terms of the Contract. A demand for money or services
by a third party is not a Claim.

11. Contract--The entire and integrated written agreement between the OWNER and CONTRACTOR
concerning the Work. The contract supersedes prior negotiations, representations, or agreements, whether written
or oral.

12. Contract Documents--The Contract Documents establish the rights and obligations of the parties and include
the Agreement, Addenda (which pertain to the Contract Documents), CONTRACTOR’s Bid (including
documentation accompanying the Bid and any post Bid documentation submitted prior to the Notice of Award)
when attached as an exhibit to the Agreement, the Notice to Proceed, the Bonds, these General Conditions, the
Supplementary Conditions, the Specifications, the Drawings and the Purchases Order as the same are more
specifically identified in the Agreement, together with all Written Amendments, Change Orders, Field Orders, and

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ENGINEER’s written interpretations and clarifications issued on or after the Effective Date Of the Agreement.
Approved Shop Drawings and the reports and drawings of subsurface and physical conditions are not Contract
Documents. Only printed or hard copies of the items listed in this paragraph are Contract Documents. Files in
electronic media format of text, data, graphics, and the like that may be furnished by OWNER to CONTRACTOR
are not Contract Documents.

13. Contract Price--The moneys payable by OWNER to CONTRACTOR for completion of the Work in
accordance with the Contract Documents as stated in the Agreement (subject to the provisions of paragraph 11.03
in the case of Unit Price Work).

14. Contract Times--The number of days or the dates stated in the Agreement to: (i) achieve Substantial
Completion; and (ii) complete the Work so that it is ready for final payment as evidenced by ENGINEER’s written
recommendation of final payment.

15. CONTRACTOR--The individual or entity with whom OWNER has entered into the Agreement.
16. Cost of the Work--See paragraph 11.01.A for definition.

17. Drawings--That part of the Contract Documents prepared or approved by ENGINEER which graphically
shows the scope, extent, and character of the Work to be performed by CONTRACTOR. Shop Drawings and
other CONTRACTOR submittals are not Drawings as so defined.

18. Effective Date of the Agreement--The date indicated in the Agreement on which it becomes effective, but if
no such date is indicated, it means the date on which the Agreement is signed and delivered by the last of the two
parties to sign and deliver.

19. ENGINEER--The individual or entity named as such in the Agreement.

20. ENGINEER’s Consultant--An individual or entity having a contract with ENGINEER to furnish services as

ENGINEER’s independent professional associate or consultant with respect to the Project and who is identified as
such in the Supplementary Conditions.

21. Field Order--A written order issued by ENGINEER which requires minor changes in the Work but which
does not involve a change in the Contract Price or the Contract Times.

22. General Requirements--Sections of Division | of the Specifications. The General Requirements pertain to all
sections of the Specifications.

23. Hazardous Environmental Condition--The presence at the Site of Asbestos, PCBs, Petroleum, Hazardous
Waste, or Radioactive Material in such quantities or circumstances that may present a substantial danger to persons

or property exposed thereto in connection with the Work.

24. Hazardous Waste--The term Hazardous Waste shall have the meaning provided in Section 1004 of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act (42 USC Section 6903) as amended from time to time.

25. Laws and Regulations; Laws or Regulations--Any and all applicable laws, rules, regulations, ordinances,
codes, and orders of any and all governmental bodies, agencies, authorities, and courts having jurisdiction.

26. Liens--Charges, security interests, or encumbrances upon Project funds, real property, or personal property.

27. Milestone--A principal event specified in the Contract Documents relating to an intermediate completion date
or time prior to Substantial Completion of all the Work.

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28. Notice of Award--The written notice by OWNER to the apparent successful bidder stating that upon timely
compliance by the apparent successful bidder with the conditions precedent listed therein, OWNER will sign and
deliver the Agreement.

29. Notice to Proceed--A written notice given by OWNER to CONTRACTOR fixing the date on which the
Contract Times will commence to run and on which CONTRACTOR shall start to perform the Work under the
Contract Documents.

30. OWNER--The individual, entity, public body, or authority with whom CONTRACTOR has entered into the
Agreement and for whom the Work is to be performed.

31. Partial Utilization--Use by OWNER of a substantially completed part of the Work for the purpose for which
it is intended (or a related purpose) prior to Substantial Completion of all the Work.

32. PCB’s--Polychlorinated biphenyls.

33. Petroleum-- Petroleum, including crude oil or any fraction thereof which is liquid at standard conditions of
temperature and pressure (60 degrees Fahrenheit and 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute), such as oil, petroleum,
fuel oil, oil sludge, oil refuse, gasoline, kerosene, and oil mixed with other non-Hazardous Waste and crude oils.

34. Project--The total construction of which the Work to be performed under the Contract Documents may be the
whole, or a part as may be indicated elsewhere in the contract Documents.

35. Project Manual--The bound documentary information prepared for bidding and constructing the Work. A
listing of the contents of the Project Manual, which may be bound in one or more volumes, is contained in the
table(s) of contents.

36. Radioactive Material--Source, special nuclear, or byproduct material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 (42 USC Section 2011 et seq.) as amended from time to time.

37. Resident Project Representative--The authorized representative of ENGINEER who may be assigned to the
Site or any part thereof.

38. Samples--Physical examples of materials, equipment, or workmanship that are representative of some portion
of the Work and which establish the standards by which such portion of the Work will be judged.

39. Shop Drawings--All drawings, diagrams, illustrations, schedules, and other data or information which are
specifically prepared or assembled by or for CONTRACTOR and submitted by CONTRACTOR to illustrate some
portion of the Work.

40. Site--Lands or areas indicated in the Contract Documents as being furnished by OWNER upon which the
Work is to performed, including rights-of-way and easements for access thereto, and such other lands furnished by
OWNER which are designated for the use of CONTRACTOR.

41. Specifications--That part of the Contract Documents consisting of written technical descriptions of materials,
equipment, systems, standards, and workmanship as applied to the Work and certain administrative details
applicable thereto.

42. Subcontractor--An individual or entity having a direct contract with CONTRACTOR or with any other
Subcontractor for the performance of a part of the Work at the Site.

43. Substantial Completion--The time at which the Work (or a specified part thereof) has progressed to the point

where, in the opinion of ENGINEER, the Work (or a specified part thereof) is sufficiently complete, in accordance
with the Contract Documents, so that the Work (or a specified part thereof) can be utilized for the purposes for

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which it is intended. The terms “substantially complete” and “substantially completed” as applied to all or part of
the Work refer to Substantial Completion thereof.

44. Supplementary Conditions--That part of the Contract Documents which amends or supplements these
General Conditions.

45. Supplier--A manufacturer, fabricator, supplier, distributor, material man, or vendor having a direct contract
with CONTRACTOR or with any Subcontractor to furnish materials or equipment to be incorporated in the Work
by CONTRACTOR or any Subcontractor.

46. Underground Facilities--All underground pipelines, conduits, ducts, cables, wires, manholes, vaults, tanks,
tunnels, or other such facilities or attachments, and any encasements containing such facilities, including those that
convey electricity, gases, steam, liquid petroleum products, telephone or other communications, cable television,
water, wastewater, storm water, other liquids or chemicals, or traffic or other control systems.

47. Unit Price Work--Work to be paid for on the basis of unit prices.

48. Work--The entire completed construction or the various separately identifiable parts thereof required to be
provided in the Contract Documents. Work includes and is the result of performing or providing all labor,
services, and documentation necessary to produce such construction, and furnishing, installing, and incorporating
all materials and equipment into such construction, all as required by the Contract Documents.

49. Written Amendment--A written statement modifying the Contract Documents, signed by OWNER and
CONTRACTOR on or after the Effective Date of the Agreement and normally dealing with the nonengineering or
nontechnical rather than strictly construction-related aspects of the Contract Documents.

1.02 Terminology

A. Intent of Certain Terms or Adjectives

1. Whenever in the Contract Documents the terms “as allows,” “as approved,” or terms of like effect or import are
used, or the adjectives “reasonable,” “suitable,” “acceptable,” “proper,” “satisfactory,” or adjectives of like effect
or import are used to describe an action or determination of ENGINEER as to the Work, it is intended that such
action or determination will be solely to evaluate, in general, the completed Work for compliance with the
requirements of and information in the Contract Documents and conformance with the design concept of the
completed Project as a functioning whole as shown or indicated in the Contract Documents (unless there is a
specific statement indicating otherwise). The use of any such term or adjective shall not be effective to assign to
ENGINEER any duty or authority to supervise or direct the performance of the Work or any duty or authority to
undertake responsibility contrary to the provisions of paragraph 9.10 or any other provision of the Contract
Documents.

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B. Day

1. The work “day” shall constitute a calendar day of regular working hours except Saturdays, Sundays and any
legal holiday.

C. Defective

1. The word “defective,” when modifying the work “Work,” refers to Work that is unsatisfactory, faulty, or
deficient in that it does not conform to the Contract Documents or does not meet the requirements of any
inspection, reference standard, test, or approval referred to in the Contract Documents, or has been damaged prior
to ENGINEER’s recommendation of final payment (unless responsibility for the protection thereof has been
assumed by OWNER at Substantial Completion in accordance with paragraph 14.04 or 14.05).

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