C. Clarifications and interpretations of the Contract Documents shall be issued by ENGINEER as provided in Article
9.
3.02 Reference Standards
A. Standards, Specifications, Codes, Laws, and Regulations
1. Reference to standards, specifications, manuals, or codes of any technical society, organization, or association,
or to Laws or Regulations, whether such reference be specific or by implication, shall mean the standard,
specification, manual, code, or Laws or Regulations in effect at the time of opening of Bids (or on the Effective
Date of the Agreement if there were no Bids), except as may be otherwise specifically stated in the Contract
Documents.
2. No provision of any such standard, specification, manual or code, or any instruction of a Supplier shall be
effective to change the duties or responsibilities of OWNER, CONTRACTOR, or ENGINEER, or any of their
subcontractors, consultants, agents, or employees from those set forth in the Contract Documents, nor shall any
such provision or instruction be effective to assign to OWNER, ENGINEER, or any of ENGINEER’s Consultants,
agents, or employees any duty or authority to supervise or direct the performance of the Work or any duty or
authority to undertake responsibility inconsistent with the provisions of the Contract Document.
3.03 Reporting and Resolving Discrepancies
A. Reporting Discrepancies
1. If, during the performance of the Work, CONTRACTOR discovers any conflict, error, ambiguity, or
discrepancy within the Contract Documents or between the Contract Documents and any provision of any Law or
Regulation applicable to the performance of the Work or of any standard, specification, manual or code, or of any
instruction of any Supplier, CONTRACTOR shall report it to ENGINEER in writing at once. CONTRACTOR
shall not proceed with the Work affected thereby (except in an emergency as required by paragraph 6.16A) until
an amendment or supplement to the Contract Documents has been issued by one of the methods indicated in
paragraph 3.04; provided, however, that CONTRACTOR shall not be liable to OWNER or ENGINEER for failure
to report any such conflict, error, ambiguity, or discrepancy unless CONTRACTOR knew or reasonably should
have known thereof.
2. In case of discrepancy, calculated dimensions will govern over scaled dimensions, Drawings will govern over
Standard Specifications, and Construction Specifications will govern over both Drawings and Standard
Specifications. The CONTRACTOR shall take no advantage of any apparent error or omission in the Drawings or
Construction Specifications, and the ENGINEER will be permitted to make such corrections and interpretations as
may be deemed necessary to fulfill the intent of the Contract Documents.
B. Resolving Discrepancies
1. Except as may be otherwise specifically stated in the Contract Documents, the provisions of the Contract
Documents shall take precedence in resolving any conflict, error, ambiguity, or discrepancy between the
provisions of the Contract Documents and:
a. The provisions of any standard, specification, manual, code, or instruction (whether or not specifically
incorporated by reference in the Contract Documents); or
b. The provisions of any Laws or Regulations applicable to the performance of the Work (unless such an
interpretation of the provisions of the Contract Documents would result in violation of such Law or
Regulation).
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