City or Service Provider to discuss the work under the Contract, and that Service Provider may
elect to conduct and record such meetings and shall later distribute prepared minutes of the
meeting to the City.
7. DISCOVERY OF CONFLICTS, ERRORS, OMISSIONS, AMBIGUITIES, OR DISCREPANCIES.
The City shall furnish to Service Provider all information and technical data in the City’s
possession or control reasonably required for the proper performance of the Services. Service
Provider shall be entitled to reasonably rely without independent verification upon the
information and data provided by the City or obtained from generally accepted sources within
the industry, except to the extent such verification by Service Provider is expressly required as a
defined part of the Services.
Service provider will endeavor in good faith, as needed, to obtain from the appropriate
authorities their interpretation of applicable codes and standards and will apply its professional
judgment in interpreting the codes and standards as they apply to the Project at the time of
performance of the Services. Notwithstanding the above, the Parties agree that, as the Project
progresses, such codes or standards may change or the applicability of such codes or standards
may vary from Service Providers original interpretation through no fault of Service Provider and
that additional costs necessary to conform to such changes or interpretations during or after
execution of the Services will be subject to an equitable adjustment in the Compensation and
Project Schedule.
All future questions Service Provider may have concerning interpretation or clarification of this
contract shall be submitted in writing to the City within 10 calendar days of their arising. The
writing shall state clearly and in full detail the basis for Service Provider's question or position.
The City representative shall render a decision within 15 calendar days. The City's decision on
the matter is final. | At all times, Service Provider shall carry on the work under this contract
and maintain and complete work in accordance with the requirements of the contract or
determination of the City. Service Provider is responsible, pursuant to the standard of care, for
requesting clarification or interpretation in the event it discovers a conflict, error or omission or
discrepancy in the contract documents, and is liable for its direct costs or expense to the extent
caused by its failure to do so.
Service Provider shall be responsible for its performance and that of Service Provider’s lower-
tier subcontractors and vendors.
8. TERMINATION OF CONTRACT
A. TERMINATION, ABANDONMENT, OR SUSPENSION AT WILL. The City, in its sole
discretion, shall have the right to terminate, abandon, or suspend all or part of the project and
contract at will. Ifthe City chooses to terminate, abandon, or suspend all or part of the project, it
shall provide Service Provider 10 day’s written notice of its intent to do so.
If all or part of the project is suspended for more than 90 days, the suspension shall be treated as
a termination at will of all or part of the project and contract.
Upon receipt of notice of termination, abandonment, or suspension at will, Service Provider
shall:
1. Immediately discontinue work on the date and to the extent specified in the notice.
