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9 <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 />g. The Contractor shall supervise and direct the Work efficiently and with the Contractor's best <br />skill and attention. Except as specifically set forth in the Contract Documents the Contractor <br />shall be solely responsible for the means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures of <br />construction, and for safety precautions and programs in connection with the Work. The <br />Contractor shall be responsible to see that the finished Work complies accurately with the <br />Contract Documents. <br />h. The Contractor shall appoint a competent Project Manager with general authority to manage <br />the Project for the Contractor. The Contractor shall also keep on the Project at all times during <br />the Work of the Contractor a competent Resident Superintendent and necessary assistants who <br />shall not be replaced without prior written approval by the Designer or by the Owner if a <br />Designer is not retained for the Project. <br />If, in the opinion of the Designer, any Subcontractor on the Project is incompetent or otherwise <br />unsatisfactory, such Subcontractor shall be replaced by the Contractor with no increase in the <br />Contract Price if and when directed by the Designer. <br />The Contractor shall attend all progress conferences and all other meetings or conferences. <br />The Contractor shall be represented at these progress conferences by a representative having <br />the authority of the Project Manager and by such other representatives as the Designer may <br />direct. <br />k. Costs and expenses of providing samples for and assistance in any testing shall be borne by the <br />Contractor. Any Work in which untested materials are used without approval or written <br />permission of the Owner and /or Designer shall be removed and replaced at Contractor's <br />expense. <br />5. PAYMENT & TAXES <br />The Owner hereby agrees to pay to the Contractor for the faithful performance of this <br />Agreement, and the Contractor hereby agrees to perform all of the Work for a sum not -to- <br />exceed Two Million Three Hundred Eleven Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($2,311,900). <br />Not later than the fifth (5th) day of each calendar month the Contractor shall submit to the <br />Owner's Representative, generally the Designer if a Designer is retained on the Work, a <br />Request for Payment for work done during the previous calendar month. <br />(i) The Request for Payment shall be in form of a standardized invoice or AIA Document <br />G702 -703 appropriately addressed to Owner's Representative at Orange County, PO <br />Box 8181, Hillsborough NC 27278 and shall show substantially the value of work <br />done during the previous calendar month. <br />(ii) The amount due for payment shall be ninety -five percent (95 %) of the value of work <br />completed since the last Request for Payment and this amount shall be paid by the <br />Owner on or before the last business day of the month. Owner shall retain five percent <br />(5 %) (the "Retainage "). <br />Revised 10/14 3 <br />