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14.5 Increases in the Contract Price and/or extensions of the Contract Time for additional Work performed by the Contractor shall only be in accordance with a written Change Order or Construction Change Directive signed by the CMAR. The Contractor shall not be entitled to additional time or to additional compensation for any Work performed or material supplied which is claimed to have been authorized or settled by an "oral" change, or by a "constructive" or "implied" change, or by a course of conduct, or by any action or non-action by the CMAR, or any other persons, or by any means whatsoever other than by a written Change Order or Construction Change Directive for such Work or material signed by the CMAR. 14.6 Changes in the Work resulting from emergency shall not invalidate the Contract Documents nor release the surety if the Contractor is bonded. 14.7 The CMAR shall not be responsible for verbal instructions which have not been confirmed in writing, and in no case shall such instructions be interpreted as permitting a departure from the Contract Documents unless such instruction is confirmed in writing and supported by a proper Change Order, Construction Change Directive or Field Order, whether or not the cost is affected. 14.8 If the Contractor is bonded, the CMAR, in its sole discretion, may require that the Contractor notify the Contractor's sureties of any changes affecting the general scope of the Work or change in the Contract Price, and that the amount of applicable bonds shall be adjusted accordingly. If this requirement is exercised, the Contractor shall furnish proof of such adjustment to the CMAR. If this requirement is exercised, the Change Orders and Construction Change Directives shall require written consent of the Contractor's surety. At the time of signing a Change Order, the Contractor shall be required to certify as follows: "I certify that all sureties have been notified that my contract has been altered by the amount of this Change Order or Construction Change Directive and that a copy of the approved Change Order or Construction Change Directive will be mailed to all sureties upon its receipt by me." If this requirement is exercised, no payment to the Contractor.on account of any Change Order or Construction Change Directive shall become due or payable until written evidence of the surety's consent to the Change Order or Construction Change Directive has been furnished to the CMAR, and the furnishing of such written consent is a condition precedent to such payment. 14.9 The Contractor shall support all requests for Change Orders with a detailed cost breakdown showing cost of materials, labor, equipment, transportation, other items, Contractor's overhead and profit, and total cost, in accordance with methods defined in this Article, and, if the request seeks an extension of the Contract Time, with a time-related diagram which demonstrates specifically why an increase in construction time is needed. 14.10 When a request for a Change Order involves a Subcontractor, the Contractor shall provide quotation from same on Subcontractor's letterhead. The Subcontractor's quote shall list materials, equipment, and labor separately, and show overhead and profit in the manner provided in paragraph 14.9. ARTICLE 15. CHANGE OF THE CONTRACT PRICE 15.1 The Contract Price constitutes the total compensation payable to the Contractor for performing all Work under the Contract Documents. All duties, responsibilities, and GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR CM AT RISK PROJECT 30 of 42 JUNE 2007 EDITION