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•; <br />.. <br />~ c. Time is of the essence with respect to all dates specified in the Contract Documents as <br />Completion Dates. <br />d. The Contractor shall perform the Work in the time, manner and form required by the Contract <br />Documents and as stipulated in a written Notice-to-Proceed to be executed by the Contractor <br />and Owner. <br />e. It is expressly understood that the Owner will employ other contractors to perform work as a <br />part of the Project whose work will be performed simultaneously and sequentially with the <br />performance of the Work by the Contractor. It shall be necessary for the Contractor to <br />coordinate its activities with such other contractors, particularly with respect to access to work <br />areas, storage of materials and other common facilities. <br />£ Should the Owner determine that the Contractor is behind schedule Owner may require, at no <br />additional cost to the Owner, the Contractor to expedite and accelerate its efforts, including <br />providing additional resources and working overtime, as necessary, to perform the Work in <br />accordance with the approved project schedule. <br />4. STANDARD OF CARE <br />a. The Contractor shall exercise reasonable care and diligence in performing the Work in <br />accordance with the highest generally accepted standards of this type of Contractor practice <br />throughout the United States and in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws <br />and regulations applicable to the performance of these services. Contractor is solely <br />responsible for the professional quality, accuracy and timely completion and/or submission of <br />all work. <br />b. The Contractor shall not load or pertnit any part of the Work to be loaded with a weight that <br />will endanger its safety, intended performance or configuration. <br />c. Contractor shall be responsible for all errors or omissions, in the performance of the <br />Agreement. Contractor shall correct any and all errors, omissions, discrepancies, ambiguities, <br />mistakes or conflicts at no additional cost to the Owner. <br />d. Contractor is an independent contractor of Owner. Any and all employees of the Contractor <br />engaged by the Contractor in the performance of any work or services required of the <br />Contractor under this Agreement, shall be considered employees or agents of the Contractor <br />only and not of the Owner, and any and all claims that may or might arise under any workers <br />compensation or other law or contract on behalf of said employees while so engaged shall be <br />the sole obligation and responsibility of the Contractor. <br />e. Contractor agrees that Contractor, its employees, agents and its subcontractors, if any, shall be <br />required to comply with all federal, state and local antidiscrimination laws, regulations and <br />policies that relate to the performance of Contractor's services under this Agreement. <br />f. If activities related to the performance of this Agreement require specific licenses, <br />certifications, or related credentials Contractor represents that it and/or its employees, agents <br />and subcontractors engaged in such activities possess such licenses, certifications, or <br />credentials and that such licenses certifications, or credentials are current, active, and not in a <br />state of suspension or revocation. <br />Revised November 2011 2 <br />