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23 <br />violate dris Contract or discharge the Surety from its obligations. Whenever during the progress of the work, any <br />additional work or materials or changes or modifications in -the- work or materials contracted for are agreed upon <br />between the Owner and the Contractor, such additional work--or materials, alterations or modifications shall be <br />considered and treated as though originally contracted for and shall be 7subject t6 all terms and conditions and <br />provisions of the original amount. <br />SECTION VIII: Whenever the Contractor is not upon any part of the work Where it is. desired by the Engineers to <br />give' instructions, the Superintendent or Foreman, who may be in charge of the particular part of said work, shall- <br />receive and obey said instructions from the Engineers, provided such instructions are in compliance with the <br />Contract. <br />SECTION IX: The party of the first part may require the Contractor to fiunish -additional materials, and to do <br />additional work not provided in the Contract or in the Specifications, but which may be found necessary -to the <br />proper prosecution and completion of the work embraced.. in this Contract, at prices to be fixed by the prices named <br />in the Proposal, or on Material and Force Account, with fifteen (15) percent added for overhead and profit No other_ <br />work than-that included in the Contract shall be done, and no additional material shall be furnished by the Contractor <br />without a written order from the Engineers. In the absence of such written order from the Engineers, the Contractor <br />shall not be- entitled to-payment for such additional work. Bills for extra work shall be filed in_tripUcate with the <br />Engineer within 24 hours after such work is done, in order that the Engineer may check and establish the accuracy of <br />the -extra work bills: - In- maldng-- charge-for -extra work, no allowance shall be made for the use of small tools <br />SECTION X The party of the first part - acting through the Engineers reserves the right to place inspectors -on the <br />work -or at the place of shipment, or delivery of materials, or at factory or works of the Contractor, to observe the <br />quality and character of the work done and materials used and the Contractor agrees to- afford said inspectors all <br />proper facilities for carrying out their duties. <br />It is agreed. and understood that the right of the party of the first part through its Engineers, or Inspector, or, other <br />agent to supervise the work and materials, is retained, in order to secure the completion of the work according to the <br />Plans, Specifications, and Contract without unnecessary- inconvenience to the public, but nothing contained in the <br />Contract and Specifications shall be taken or understood to authorize such control of any of his, their, or its <br />obligations, or as to make the Contractor an agent of the party of the first part <br />The Engineer may interpret but -has no power to vary the terms of this Contract and any variation from the terms <br />shall be at the Contractor's own risk- <br />SECTION XI: The Contractor will indemnify -and hold harmless the Owner and-Engineer,- their agents, servants-, <br />and employees, from and against any and all costs, -loss, expense or damage of any kind, including attorney's fees, <br />threatened against or-suffered by said - parties and arising in any matter out of this Contract or this work contemplated <br />by this Contract, due to any act of negligence, omission or commission on his part. <br />Contractor guarantees the faithful performance of the terms of this Contract and the payment for all materials and <br />labor necessary or furnished for the performance of the work hereunder, payment and performance bonds as set <br />forth in the specifications hereto being attached to this Contract and specifically incorporated herein by reference. <br />SECTION MI: The Contractor agrees to Iook after the execution of this Contract personally, and agrees not to <br />assign or sublet any portion of same without the consent of the party of the first part The subletting or assignment <br />of any part of the work by the. Contractor shall not in any way relieve the Contractor of his responsibilities or <br />obligations, and the party of the first part will look to the Contractor and not to the subcontractor or assignee for the <br />faithful performance of the work. <br />SECTION XIII: The Contractor shall immediately remove and reconstruct at his own expense all work or materials <br />not in accordance with this Contract,. and any failure on the part of the Engineer to disapprove of any work or <br />material at or before a monthly estimate, 'or at any other time before the final completion and acceptance of the <br />entire work or material, or any part of it, shall not relieve the Contractor or Surety on his Performance and Payment <br />Bonds from their obligations of faithful performance of the Contract, notwithstanding such work or material may <br />have been estimated and paid for. <br />SECTION XIV: Partial payments will be made once a month on 95 percent of the actual work completed -to the <br />satisfactory of Orange County. There will be no compensation for materials stored on -site. Payment will be based <br />upon completed work at the unit or lump sum prices named in the Items.' Retainage may be reduced to zero percent <br />113 <br />