City of Nashua
Accounts Payable
PO Box 2019
Nashua, NH 03061-2019
Attn: Nick Caggiano
2. Beginning with the second Application for Payment, each Application shall include an affidavit of CONTRACTOR
stating that all previous progress payments received on account of the Work have been applied on account to
discharge CONTRACTOR's legitimate obligations associated with prior Applications for Payment.
3. The amount of retainage with respect to progress payments will be stipulated in the Agreement.
B. Review of Applications.
1. ENGINEER will, within 10 days after receipt of each Application for Payment, either indicate in writing a
recommendation of payment and present the Application to OWNER or return the Application to CONTRACTOR
indicating in writing ENGINEER's reasons for refusing to recommend payment. In the latter case, CONTRACTOR
may make the necessary corrections and resubmit the Application.
2. ENGINEER's recommendation of any payment requested in an Application for Payment will constitute a
representation by ENGINEER to OWNER, based on ENGINEER's observations on the Site of the executed Work
as an experienced and qualified design professional and on ENGINEER's review of the Application for Payment
and the accompanying date and schedules, that to the best of ENGINEER's knowledge, information and belief:
a. The Work has progressed to the point indicated;
b. The quality of the Work is generally in accordance with the Contract Documents (subject to an evaluation of
the Work as a functioning whole prior to or upon Substantial Completion, to the results of any subsequent tests
called for in the Contract documents, to a final determination of quantities and classifications for Unit Price
Work under paragraph 9.08 and to any other qualifications stated in the recommendation); and
c. The conditions precedent to CONTRACTOR's being entitled to such payment appears to have been fulfilled
in so far as it is ENGINEER's responsibility to observe the Work.
3. By recommending any such payment ENGINEER will not thereby be deemed to have represented that: (i)
inspections made to check the quality or the quantity of the Work as it has been performed have been exhaustive,
extended to every aspect of the Work in progress, or involved detailed inspections of the Work beyond the
responsibilities specifically assigned to ENGINEER in the Contract Documents; or (ii) that there may not be other
matters or issues between the parties that might entitle CONTRACTOR to be paid additionally by OWNER or entitle
OWNER to withhold payment to CONTRACTOR.
4. Neither ENGINEER's review of CONTRACTOR's Work for the purposes of recommending payments nor
ENGINEER's recommendation of any payment, including final payment, will impose responsibility on ENGINEER to
supervise, direct, or control the Work or for the means, methods, techniques, sequences, or procedures of
construction, or the safety precautions and programs incident thereto, or for CONTRACTOR's failure to comply with
Laws and Regulations applicable to CONTRACTOR's performance of the Work. Additionally, said review or
recommendation will not impose responsibility on ENGINEER to make any examination to ascertain how or for
what purposes CONTRACTOR has used the moneys paid on account of the Contract Price, or to determine that
title to any of the Work, materials, or equipment has passed to OWNER free and clear of any Liens.
5. ENGINEER may refuse to recommend the whole or any part of any payment if, in ENGINEER's opinion, it would
be incorrect to make the representations to OWNER _ referred to in paragraph 14.02.B.2. ENGINEER may also
refuse to recommend any such payment or, because of subsequently discovered evidence or the results of
subsequent inspections or tests, revise or revoke any such payment recommendation previously made, to such
extent as may be necessary in ENGINEER's opinion to protect OWNER from loss because:
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