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17. Contractor's Right to Stop Work or Terminate Contract: Should Consultant fail to review and approve or state in writing reasons for nonapproval of any Application for Payment within twenty (20) days after it is presented, or if City fails either to pay Contractor within thirty (30) days after presentation by Consultant of any sum certified by Consultant, or to notify Contractor and Consultant in writing of any objection to the Application for Payment, then Contractor may, give written notice to City and Consultant of such delay, neglect or default, specifying the same. If City or Consultant (where applicable), within a period of ten (10) calendar days after such notice shall not remedy the delay, neglect; or default upon which the notice is based, then Contractor may stop work or terminate this Contract and recover from City payment for all work executed and reasonable expenses sustained therein plus reasonable termination expenses. Any objection made by City to an Application for Payment shall be submitted to Consultant in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 hereof. 18. Assignment: Neither party hereto shall assign the Contract or any subcontract in whole or in part without the written consent of the other, nor shall Contractor assign any monies due or to become due to it hereunder, without the previous written consent of the Mayor and City Commission. 19. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED 20. Differing Site Conditions: In the event that during the course of the Work Contractor encounters subsurface or concealed conditions at the Project site which differ materially from those shown on the Contract Documents and from those ordinarily encountered and generally recognized as inherent in work of the character called for in the Contract Documents; or unknown physical conditions'of the Project site, of an unusual nature, which differ materially from that ordinarily encountered and generally recognized as inherent in work of the character called for in the Contract Documents, Contractor , without disturbing the conditions and before performing any work affected by such conditions, shall, within twenty-four (24) hours of their discovery, notify City and Consultant in writing of the existence of the aforesaid conditions. Consultant and City shall, within two (2) business days after receipt of Contractor's written notice, investigate the site conditions identified by Contractor. If, in the sole opinion of Consultant, the conditions do materially so differ and cause an increase or decrease in Contractor's cost of, or the time required for, the performance of any part of the Work, whether or not charged as a result of the conditions, Consultant shall recommend an equitable adjustment to the Contract Price, or the Contract Time, or both. If City and Contractor cannot agree on an adjustment in the Contract Price or Contract Time, the adjustment shall be referred to Consultant for determination in accordance with the provisions of Article 13. Should Consultant determine that the conditions of the Project site are not so materially different to justify a change in the terms of the Contract, Consultant shall so notify City and Contractor in writing, stating the reasons, and such determination shall be final and binding upon the parties hereto. No request by Contractor for an equitable adjustment to the Contract under this provision shall be allowed unless Contractor has given written notice in strict accordance with the 28 365