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12.2. Impact fees levied by the City and/or Miami -Dade County shall be paid by Contractor. Contractor shall be reimbursed only for the actual amount of the impact fee levied by the municipality as evidenced by an invoice or other acceptable documentation issued by the municipality. Reimbursement to Contractor in no event shall include profit or overhead of Contractor. 13. Resolution of Disputes: 13.1 To prevent all disputes and litigation, it is agreed by the parties hereto that Consultant shall decide all questions, claims, difficulties and disputes of whatever nature which may arise relative to the technical interpretation of the Contract Documents and fulfillment of this Contract as to the character, quality, amount and value of any work done and materials furnished, or proposed to be done or furnished under or, by reason of, the Contract Documents and Consultant's estimates and decisions upon all claims, questions, difficulties and disputes shall be final and binding to the extent provided in Section 12.2. Any claim, question, difficulty or dispute which cannot be resolved by mutual agreement of City and Contractor shall be submitted to Consultant in writing within twenty-one (21) calendar days. Unless a different period of time is set forth herein, Consultant shall notify City and Contractor in writing of Consultant's decision within twenty-one (21) calendar days from the date of the submission of the claim, question, difficulty or dispute, unless Consultant requires additional time to gather information or allow the parties to provide additional information. All non-technical administrative disputes shall be determined by the Contract Administrator pursuant to the time periods provided herein. During the pendency of any dispute and after a determination thereof, Contractor, Consultant and City shall act in good faith to mitigate any potential damages including utilization of construction schedule changes and alternate means of construction. 13.2 In the event the determination of a dispute under this Article is unacceptable to either party hereto, the party objecting to the determination must notify the other party in writing within ten (10) days of receipt of the written determination. The notice must state the basis of the objection and must be accompanied by a statement that any Contract Price adjustment claimed is the entire adjustment to which the objecting party has reason to believe it is entitled to as a result of the determination. Within sixty (60) days after Final Completion of the Work, the parties shall participate in mediation to address all objections to any determinations hereunder and to attempt to prevent litigation. The mediator shall be mutually agreed upon by the parties. Should any objection not be resolved in mediation, the parties retain all their legal rights and remedies provided under State law. A party objecting to a determination specifically waives all of its rights provided hereunder, including its rights and remedies under State law, if said party fails to comply in strict accordance with the requirements of this Article. 14. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED 26 363