Section 00700 - General conditions

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00700 - 19/38 A. The ENGINEER will issue with reasonable promptness such written clarifications or interpretations of the requirements of the Contract Documents (in the form of Drawings or otherwise) as the ENGINEER may determine necessary, which shall be consistent with or reasonably inferable from the overall intent of the Contract Documents. 9.5 AUTHORIZED VARIATIONS IN WORK A. The ENGINEER may authorize minor variations in the Work from the requirements of the Contract Documents which do not involve an adjustment in the Contract Price or the Contract Time and are consistent with the overall intent of the Contract Documents. These may be accomplished by a Field Order and will require the CONTRACTOR to perform the Work involved promptly. If the CONTRACTOR believes that a Field Order justifies an increase in the Contract Price or an extension of the Contract time and the parties are unable to agree as to the amount or extent thereof, the CONTRACTOR may make a claim therefor as provided in Article 11 or 12. 9.6 REJECTING DEFECTIVE WORK A. The ENGINEER will have authority to reject Work which the ENGINEER believes to be defective and will also have authority to require special inspection or testing of the Work as provided in Paragraph 13.3G, whether or not the Work is fabricated, installed, or completed. 9.7 CONTRACTOR SUBMITTALS, CHANGE ORDERS, AND PAYMENTS A. In accordance with the procedures set forth in the General Requirements, the ENGINEER will review all CONTRACTOR submittals, including shop drawings, samples, substitutes, or "or equal" items, etc., in order to determine if the items covered by the submittals will, after installation or incorporation in the Work, conform to the requirements of the Contract Documents and be compatible with the design concept of the completed project as a functioning whole as indicated by the Contract Documents. The ENGINEER's review will not extend to means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures of construction or to safety precautions or programs incident thereto. B. In connection with the ENGINEER's responsibilities as to Change Orders, see Articles 10, 11, and 12. C. In connection with the ENGINEER's responsibilities in respect of Applications for Payment, see Article 14. 9.8 DECISIONS ON DISPUTES A. The ENGINEER will be the initial interpreter of the requirements of the Contract Documents and judge of the acceptability of the Work thereunder. Claims, disputes, and other matters relating to the acceptability of the Work; the interpretation of the requirements of the Contract Documents pertaining to the performance of the Work; and those claims under Articles 11 and 12 in respect to