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50 <br /> ureties shall be liable for all expenses incurred. "Promptly" is defined as within twenty-four (24) <br /> hours for systems necessary to normal operation of the building and within seventy-two (72) <br /> hours for all other items. All special guarantees applicable to definite parts of the Work that may <br /> be shown in or required by Contract Documents shall be subject to the terms of this paragraph <br /> during the first year of the life of such special guarantee. Manufacturer's standard guarantees or <br /> warranties which do not comply with the time limit specified herein shall be extended by the <br /> Contractor automatically without further action on the part of the Owner or the Designer. <br /> 18.4 In the eleventh calendar month after the date of Substantial Completion, and at the request <br /> of the Owner, the Contractor, the Owner and the Designer shall make an inspection of the Work <br /> for the purpose of identifying defective workmanship and/or materials. If the Contractor, having <br /> been requested to do so by the Owner, fails to participate in such inspection, the Contractor <br /> shall be conclusively bound by any decision or ruling by the Designer as to any defective <br /> workmanship or material and as to the Contractor's responsibility for its repair or replacement. <br /> ARTICLE 19. OWNER'S RIGHT TO DO WORK <br /> 19.1 If, during the progress of the Work or during any period of guarantee, the Contractor fails to <br /> prosecute the Work properly or to perform any provision of the Contract Documents, the Owner, <br /> after three (3) days written notice to the Contractor from the Designer, or from the Owner after <br /> Final Payment, may perform or have performed that portion of the Work and may deduct the <br /> cost thereof from any amounts due or to become due the Contractor. Notwithstanding any <br /> action by the Owner under this paragraph, all warranties and bonds given or to be given by the <br /> Contractor shall remain in effect or shall be given by the Contractor. <br /> 19.2 Should the cost of such action by the Owner exceed the amount due or to become due the <br /> Contractor, the Contractor and his sureties shall be liable for and shall pay to the Owner the <br /> amount of such excess. <br /> ARTICLE 20. PARTIAL PAYMENTS <br /> 20.1 Within thirty (30) days after his initial receipt of the Construction Contract for signatures, <br /> the Contractor shall submit to the Designer a Schedule of Values. The Schedule of Values shall <br /> indicate the value of the Work, including applicable overhead and profit, for each Division and <br /> section of the Project Specifications. The Designer and Owner shall be provided with the <br /> Contractor's estimate papers, Subcontractor agreements, supplier quotes, or other documents <br /> substantiating these values if so requested in writing by the Designer. The Contractor shall <br /> provide the requested documentation within seven (7) days after receipt of the Designer's <br /> written request. The Schedule of Values shall be subject to approval by the Owner, and if the <br /> Owner and the Contractor cannot agree upon the Schedule of Values, the Designer shall <br /> prepare it, and the Schedule of Values as prepared by the Designer shall be binding on the <br /> Owner and the Contractor. No Request for Payment shall be certified by the Designer until the <br /> Designer has issued approval of said Schedule of Values. <br /> 20.2 Not later than the fifth (5th) day of each calendar month the Contractor shall submit to the <br /> Designer a Request for Payment for Work done during the previous calendar month. The <br /> Request for Payment shall be in form of AIA Document G702 (latest edition) and shall show <br /> substantially the value of Work done (including the value of material delivered to the Project or <br /> stored by the Contractor at another site, subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth) during <br /> Revised 9/13 <br />