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B. as provided in paragraph 11.03 of the General Conditions estimated quantities are not
guaranteed, and determinations of actual quantities and classification are to be made by ENGINEER as provided
in paragraph 9.08 of the General Conditions. Unit prices have been computed as provided in paragraph 11.03
of the General Conditions.

ARTICLE 6 - PAYMENT PROCEDURES
6.01 Submittal and Processing of Payments

A. CONTRACTOR shall submit Applications for Payment in accordance with Article 14 of the General
Conditions. Applications for Payment will be processed by ENGINEER as provided in the General

Conditions.
B. Application for Payment performed under this agreement shall be submitted as follows:
> Electronically via email to VendorAPInvoices@NashuaNH.gov

OR
> Paper Copies via US Mail to:
City of Nashua, City Hall
Accounts Payable
229 Main Street
Nashua, NH 03060

Please do not submit invoices both electronically and paper copy.

In addition, and to facilitate the proper and timely payment of applications, the OWNER requires that
all submitted invoices contain a valid PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER.

6.02 Progress Payments; Retainage

A. Progress Payments. The OWNER will once each month make a progress payment to the
CONTRACTOR on the basis of an estimate of the total amount of work done to the time of the estimate and its
value as prepared by the CONTRACTOR and approved by the ENGINEER. All such payments will be measured
by the schedule of values established in paragraph 2.07.A of the General Conditions (and in the case of Unit
Price Work based on the number of units completed) or, in the event there is no schedule of values, as provided
in the General Requirements.

B. Retainage. The OWNER will retain a portion of the progress payment, each month, in
accordance with the following procedures:

1. The OWNER will establish an escrow account in the bank of the OWNER’S choosing. The

account will be established such that interest on the principal will be paid to the
CONTRACTOR. The principal will be the accumulated retainage paid into the account by

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the OWNER. The principal will be held by the bank, available only to the OWNER, until
termination of the contract.

2. Untilthe work is 50% complete, as determined by the ENGINEER, retainage shall be 10%
of the monthly payments claimed. The computed amount of retainage will be deposited
in the escrow account established above.

3. After the work is 50% complete, and provided the CONTRACTOR has satisfied the
ENGINEER in quality and timeliness of the work, and provided further that there is no
specific cause for withholding additional retainage no further amount will be withheld.
The escrow account will remain at the same balance throughout the remainder of the
project.

6.03 Final Payment

A. Upon final completion and acceptance of the Work in accordance with paragraph 14.07 of the
General Conditions, OWNER shall hold 2% retainage during the 1 (one) year warranty period and release it only
after the project has been accepted.

ARTICLE 7 - CONTRACTOR'S REPRESENTATIONS

7.01 In order to induce OWNER to enter into this Agreement CONTRACTOR makes the following
representations:

A. CONTRACTOR has examined and carefully studied the Contract Documents and the other related
data identified in the Bidding Documents.

B. CONTRACTOR has visited the Site and become familiar with and is satisfied as to the general,
local, and Site conditions that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work.

C. CONTRACTOR is familiar with and is satisfied as to all federal, state, and local Laws and
Regulations that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work.

D. CONTRACTOR has carefully studied all (if any): (1) reports of explorations and tests of subsurface
conditions at or contiguous to the Site and all drawings of physical conditions in or relating to existing surface
or subsurface structures at or contiguous to the Site (except Underground Facilities) which have been identified
in the Supplementary Conditions as provided in paragraph 4.02 of the General Conditions and (2) reports and
drawings of a Hazardous Environmental Condition, if any, at the Site which has been identified in the
Supplementary Conditions as provided in paragraph 4.06 of the General Conditions.

CONTRACTOR is entitled to rely upon the general accuracy of the “technical data” as provided in paragraph 4.2
of the General Conditions. CONTRACTOR acknowledges that such reports and drawings are not Contract
Documents and may not be complete for CONTRACTOR's purposes. CONTRACTOR acknowledges that OWNER
and ENGINEER do not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information and data shown
or indicated in the Contract Documents with respect to Underground Facilities at or contiguous to the site.

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E. CONTRACTOR has obtained and carefully studied (or assumes responsibility for having done so)
all additional or supplementary examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, and data concerning
conditions (surface, subsurface and Underground Facilities) at or contiguous to the Site which may affect cost,
progress, or performance of the Work or which relate to any aspect of the means, methods, techniques,
sequences and procedures of construction, if any, expressly required by the Contract Documents to be
employed by CONTRACTOR, and safety precautions and programs incident thereto.

F. CONTRACTOR does not consider that any further examinations, investigations, explorations,
tests, studies, or data are necessary for the performance of the Work at the Contract Price, within the Contract

Times, and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Contract Documents.

G. CONTRACTOR is aware of the general nature of work to be performed by OWNER and others at
the Site that relates to the Work as indicated in the Contract Documents.

H. CONTRACTOR has correlated the information known to CONTRACTOR, information and
observations obtained from visits to the Site, reports and drawings identified in the Contract Documents and
all additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, and data with the Contract Documents.

l. CONTRACTOR has given ENGINEER written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities or

discrepancies that CONTRACTOR has discovered in the Contract Documents, and the written resolution thereof
by ENGINEER is acceptable to CONTRACTOR.

J. The Contract Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all
terms and conditions for performance and furnishing of the Work.

ARTICLE 8 - CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

8.1 Contents

A. 1. The Contract Documents are defined in Article 1 of the General Conditions as
amended herein.

2. The Construction Specifications and Contract Documents, dated Janaury 2021.
3. The following documents are incorporated by reference or otherwise indicated:
a. New Hampshire Department of Transportation “Standard Specifications for Road and
Bridge Construction”, latest edition, incorporated by reference or unless otherwise

indicated;

b. “Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices”, latest edition, incorporated by
reference;

c. City of Nashua, Standard Specifications for Sewers and Drains, Revised, Approved
and Adopted June 15, 1992, incorporated by reference;

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12.

13.

Professional Engineer will provide the City of Nashua with certificates of insurance for coverage
as listed below and endorsements affecting coverage required by the contract within ten calendar
days after the City of Nashua issues the notice of award. The City of Nashua requires thirty days
written notice of cancellation or material change in coverage. The certificates and endorsements
for each insurance policy must be signed by a person authorized by the insurer and who is licensed
by the State of New Hampshire. General Liability and Auto Liability policies must name the City
of Nashua as an additional insured and reflect on the certificate of insurance. Professional
Engineer is responsible for filing updated certificates of insurance with the City of Nashua's Risk
Management Department during the life of the contract.

> — All deductibles and self-insured retentions shall be fully disclosed in the certificate(s) of
insurance.
> If aggregate limits of less than $2,000,000 are imposed on bodily injury and

property damage, Professional Engineer must maintain umbrella _ liability
insurance of at least $1,000,000. All aggregates must be fully disclosed on the
required certificate of insurance.

> The specified insurance requirements do not relieve Professional Engineer of its
responsibilities or limit the amount of its liability to the City of Nashua or other
persons, and Professional Engineer is encouraged to purchase such additional
insurance, as it deems necessary.

> — The insurance provided herein is primary, and no insurance held or owned by the City
of Nashua shall be called upon to contribute to a loss.

> Professional Engineer is responsible for and required to remedy all damage or loss to
any property, including property of the City of Nashua, caused in whole or part by
Professional Engineer or anyone employed, directed, or supervised by Professional
Engineer.

Indemnification. Regardless of any coverage provided by any insurance, Professional Engineer
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City of Nashua, its agents, officials, employees and
authorized representatives and their employees from and against any and all suits, causes of
action, legal or administrative proceedings, arbitrations, claims, demands, damages, liabilities,
interest, attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of any kind or nature in any manner caused,
occasioned, or contributed to in whole or in part by reason of any negligent act, omission, or fault
or willful misconduct, whether active or passive, of Professional Engineer or of anyone acting
under its direction or control or on its behalf in connection with or incidental to the performance
of this contract. Professional Engineer’s indemnity and hold harmless obligations, or portions
thereof, shall not apply to liability caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the party
indemnified or held harmless.

Fiscal Contingency. All payrnents under this contract are contingent upon the availability to the
City of Nashua of the necessary funds. This contract shall terminate and the City of Nashua's
obligations under it shall be extinguished at the end of any fiscal year in which the City of Nashua
fails to appropriate monies for the ensuing fiscal year sufficient for the performance of this
contract.

Nothing in this contract shall be construed to provide Professional Engineer with a right of
payment over any other entity. Any funds obligated by the City of Nashua under this contract
that are not paid to Professional Engineer shall automatically revert to the City of Nashua’s
discretionary control upon the completion, termination, or cancellation of the agreement. The

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d. City of Nashua, Standard Specifications for Road Construction, Approved and
Adopted June 11, 1986, incorporated by reference;

e. City of Nashua, Standard Specifications for Sidewalk Construction, Approved and
Adopted August 28, 1995, incorporated by reference; and

f. City of Nashua Ordinance O-03-219 (Amended), Approved November 14, 2003.

ARTICLE 9 - MISCELLANEOUS
9.01 Terms

A. Terms used in this will have the meanings indicated in the General Conditions.
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 shall be brought in Hillsborough County (New Hampshire) Superior
Court Southern Judicial District or in the New Hampshire 9th Circuit Court—Nashua and not elsewhere

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Address for giving notices to Owner:

Mark Saunders, Senior Staff Engineer
Division of Public Works

Engineering Department

9 Riverside Street

Nashua, NH 03062

Address for giving notices to Contractor:

Robert Bushnell, President
Sunshine Paving Corporation
29 Constitution Drive

Hudson, NH 03051

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

CITY OF NASHUA — OWNER

OWNER and CONTRACTOR or identified by ENGINEER on their behalf.

CONTRACTOR:

James W. Donchess, Mayor City of Nashua

Date:

By:

(Authorized Representative)

Print Name:

Date:

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DIVISION 5

GENERAL CONDITIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOR
GENERAL CONDITIONS

Page

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ARTICLE 12 - CHANGE OF CONTRACT PRICE; CHANGE OF CONTRACT TIMES... cesccssesesessscesenseeasseaseaaee 42

12.01 Change of Contract Price oo... ccccccccccccccccessecceseeeecceeaeeccssaeecccsaeeeceseececceseaeecceeaeeccesstesistesenesseesenes 42
12.02 Change of Contract TIMES oo. ccccccccccccccssecccessseecceeaeeccessaeeecscaeeecteaeecceeaeeccessaeeccessatecsiteeenesaeeeeees 43
12.03 Delays beyond CONTRACTOR'S COntrol oo... ccccccccccccsccccessececeesseececeseececetseececcseaeecceieateccstseeecseeenes 43
12.04 Delays within CONTRACTOR'S CONntrol .....ccc cc ccccccccccsecceccesseteceeeeececcseececseaeeccreaeeccetsatescntiseeecateeenes 43
12.05 Delays beyond OWNER's and CONTRACTOR'S CONntrol oo... cccccceccesecceccensececcssseeceesseececsaeecetstaeeeenes 43
12.06 Delay Damages........ccccccccccccccceccesecceeceseececueeccesseeeccssaeeccssseeeecsssaaeeccsseaeeccessaeeccssaeeccsteececsieeeeeesaseeees 43
ARTICLE 13 - TESTS AND INSPECTIONS; CORRECTION, REMOVAL OR ACCEPTANCE OF DEFECTIVE WORK....44
13.01 Notice Of DEFECTS occ cc ccccccecceseccceceeeeeceseecceseeeeccessaeeecsssaeeecsssaaeecceseaeeccessaeeccsssaeeccsteeeecsateeeeesaseeees 44
13.02 ACCESS tO WOFK .oececccccccccccccecceccneeceecaueeeescaeeecceseaeeccssaeeecsssaeeecsssaaeecceseaeeccessaeeccssaeeccsteeescssteeeeesaseeees 44
13.03 Tests ANd INSDCCTIONS 00... cccccccccccccecseeceeceseeceeseeeeccessaeeccessaeeccsssaaeecceseaeecceseaeeccsssseeectitececsiteeeeesaseeees 44
13.04 UNCOVErING WOFK oo... cece ccccccceccectececcseececcseeecceseeeeccssaeeccsssaeeecsssaaeeccsseaeeccnseaeeccessseeccseececssteeeeesateeees 45
13.05 OWNER May Stop the WOrk .....ccccccccccccccssecccecesseeceseaeeccessaeeccseaeeccsseeeecsseececstseesecsteateccseseneseeeenes 45
13.06 Correction or Removal of Defective WOFk ......ccccccccccccccecsececcetseececenseececseaeeccrseaeecceeateccsttseeecntesenes 45
13.07 Correction PELiOd 0... .ccccccccccccccecscececceseeecceseecceseeeeccessaeeccessaeeccsssaeeecuseececceeaeeccneaeeccseeccecssteceneseesenes 45
13.08 Acceptance of Defective WOFK oo... cccccccccccccccccessceccesseteccnssaeeecseaececseaeeccneaeeccseaeeccsssateecsiesenesieeseees 46
13.09 OWNER May Correct Defective Work ......ccccccccccccccccsceccessetecceceececeseeeecseaeeccneateccesateccsttseeeciteeenes 46
ARTICLE 14 - PAYMENTS TO CONTRACTOR AND COMPLETION ........cesccsscesssesscerseecsesceescnacenscesscesseessaeseaesaeses 47
14.01 Schedule Of ValUCS oo... ccccccccccecceeceseeceeceeecceseeeeccscaaeeecssaeeeecesaaeecceseaeeccessaeeccssaeeeceeeeecsiseeeesaseeees 47
14.02 Progress PayMOnt ........ccccceeceeeeeesceeceeeceee eee eesae seas eae eeaa ease aaaaaaaeeaaeaaaeaaaeaaaeas sees eeeseess ee seeeessessaegaaegaaegaagea 47
14.03 CONTRACTOR’S Warranty Of Title... ccccccccecssceccsececsseecseceecseeeesecessueeecsecessaeeecsesessseeesseeessesenssesaeeees 49
14.04 Substantial COMPLETION 0... ccc ccccccececceseecceenseeccessaeecessaeeecsseeaeecceseaeeccessaeeccsssseeccsesaeecseeeeecsaseeees 49
14.05 Partial Utilization... ccc cece cccccceccccsnseccesseeecceeeeeeescaeeccscsaeeeeceseaeecceseaeeccssaeeccsssaeecsseeececsiseseesaseeees 50
14.06 Final INSPECtION 2... ieee cccceccccecteceecessecceeeecceseeeecescaaeeecsssaeeeccesaaeesceseaeeccssaeeccnsssesesseeeeecsiseeeesaseeees 50
14.07 Final PAyMe nt... ccc cccccccceccececcetsececcseseeecseeeccesseeeccscsaeeecscsaeeeccesaaeecceseaeeccsssaeeccnasesesseeececsiseceesaseeees 50
14.08 Final Completion Delayed oo... ccc ic cccccccccsneccceseceecceseaeeccssaeeccseaeeecseseececseececceeaeecceeatecsstesenesatesenes 51
14.09 Waiver Of Claims woo... cece cccccccccessececcscececceeecceseeeecescaaeeccssaeeeeceseaeeccesaaeeccssaeeccssseeccsteeeeciieeceesaseeees 51
ARTICLE 15 - SUSPENSION OF WORK AND TERMINATION.........cccccseteccestecseeeccentecsunecceneeesneccenesssaneesenesseanesenes 52
15.01 Termination, Abandonment, or SUSPENSION at Will. eee ccceececcecesseaeeccneeeeccnsateccstseeecstteeees 52
15.02 Termination for CaUSC ooo... .ccccccccccccccssteceeceseecceseeeccscaaeeccscsaeeeccesaaeeccesaaeeccessaeeccsssaeeecesseeciiseeeesaseeees 52
15.03 General Provisions for TErMinatiOn........ccccccccccccccceessceccesseeeccecseececeeeeeecceseaeeccseatecctsateecstseseseesenes 53
ARTICLE 16 - DISPUTE RESOLUTION .........ccceeccecseseneeseeesceeesseeeesconessenteseneesensessseeesnesseneesceeesseanesereseseeesentessaes 53
16.01 Methods and Procedure ....c..ccccccccccccceccccssececceeeeccessaeeccssaeeccceeeecceececceeaeeccseateccssateecatesenestesenes 53
ARTICLE 17 - MISCELLANEOUS 1.0.0... ccc ccesccssccsssessecsseesscesscesscessseesseceseesseesseeeseeesseesseesneesseesseerseersessaeneaessaesaesoas 54
17.01 GIVING NOTICE... eee eeeceeeeeeneeeteeeteeeneeeseeesaaeaaaaeaaaaaaaaaa aaa eeeaeasseasaeaa ease ees eees ees cees sees eeeesssesseessaegaagsaagaaaaea 54
17.02 COMPUTATION OF TIMES ooo... cece cccccceccsseeceecseeceeseeeeccessaeeccsssaeeecsssaececeseaeecceseaeecceeaeeccessatecistesenesieeeeees 54
17.03 CUMUIative REMECIES 0... ccccccccestececceseecceeeeeccessaeeccsssaeeecsesaeeecseseaeecceseaeecceseaeeecssatecsitesenesieeeeees 54
17.04 Survival Of ODIIGatiONS o.oo. ccc ccc ccc cctecceccseeeeceeeeeccesseeeccssaeeccsssaeeccssseeeecseececstseeseccsiseceststeseneseesenes 54
17.05 CONtrolling LAW occ ccc cc cccccececcsstececcseeececaaeeccesseeeccessaeeecsssaeeecssaaeeecccseaeecceseaeeccssseecsseeececssteeeeesaseeees 54
17.06 Access to RECOPS .......ccccccccccccccceeccceesesueceeeeececeessaaeceeeecceceeseeaeeaeeescecsesseaeeeeececeeeseaeeeeeecenetsneseeeeeeess 54
17.07 Road Closures and Traffic Delays 00... ccccccccccsesseseeececcceeseseceeeeececeessaaeeeeeeececeesieaeeeeeeeeectssieaeeeeeeeenes 54
17.08 Prohibited INterests oo... ccc ccc ccccccccsessseceeeeeccceersaaececeeccecesseaeeaeeesccsssseaeeeeeeeceesesseaeeeeeesenecsesisaeeeeeees 55

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