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9.3 ALLOW ANCES Allowance Adjustment. To adjust allowance amounts, Contractor shall base each Change Order proposal on the difference between purchase amount and the allowance, multiplied by final measurement of work-in-place. If applicable, Contractor shall also include reasonable allowances for cutting losses, tolerances, mixing wastes, normal product imperfections, and similar margins. Contractor also agrees to the following conditions: . Include installation costs in purchase amount only where indicated as part of the allowance. · If requested, prepare explanation and documentation to substantiate distribution of overhead costs and other margins claimed. . Submit substantiation of a change in scope of work, if any, claimed in change orders related to unit-cost allowances. . The City reserves the right to establish the quantity of work-in-place by independent quantity survey, measure, or count. Contractor must submit claims for increased costs because of a change in scope or nature of the allowance described in the contract documents, whether for the purchase order amount or contractor's handling, labor, installation, overhead, and profit. Contractor shall submit claims within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the change order or construction change directive authorizing work to proceed. The City or its designee will reject claims submitted later than fourteen (14) days after such authorization. Contractor also agrees to the following conditions: · Do not include Contractor's or subcontractor's indirect expense in the change order cost unless it is clearly shown that the nature or extent of work has changed from what could have been foreseen from information in the contract documents. · No change to Contractor's indirect expense is permitted for selection of higher or lower priced materials or systems of the same scope and nature as originally indicated. 9.4 CHANGE ORDER PROCEDURES On the City's approval of a proposal request, the City or its designee will issue a change order for signatures of the City and the contractor on AlA Document G701. 9.5 CONSTRUCTION CHANGE DIRECTIVE Construction Change Directive. The City or its designee may issue a construction change directive on AlA Document G714. Construction change directive instructs Contractor to proceed with a change in the Work, for subsequent inclusion in a change order. Construction change directive contains a complete description of change in the Work. It also designates method to be followed to determine change in the Contract Amount or the Contract Time. Documentation. Contractor agrees to maintain detailed records on a time and material basis of work required by the construction change directive. After completion of change directive, 27