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the event the Contractor and the CM cannot agree that an adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time is warranted, or cannot agree on the appropriate adjustment to the Contract Price ar the Contract Time, in order to expedite the Work and avoid or minimize delay in the Work that might affect the Contract Price or Contract Time, the Contractor shall, if so directed by the CM in writing, nevertheless proceed with the Wark, and any adjustment to the Contract Price or Contract Time shall be negotiated by the parties at a later date, utilizing the dispute resolution procedures under this Agreement if necessary. Any claim for an adjustment in Contract Price or Contract Time, if not defined in the Construction Change Directive, shall be promptly made in writing in accordance with the procedures defined in Article 15.2 of these General Conditions. 14.3 The Designer, through the CM, may authorize minor changes or alterations in the Work not involving change in the Contract Price or in the Contract Time and not inconsistent with the overall intent of the Contract Documents. These may be accomplished by a Field Order. Such alterations shall not invalidate the Contract Documents nor release the surety. If the Contractor believes that any minor change or alteration authorized by the Designer entitles the Contractor to an increase in the Contract Price and/or an extension of Contract Time, the Contractor may make a claim therefore as provided in Article 14 and/or Article 15 of these General Conditions. 14.4 Except in an emergency endangering life or property, no change shall be made by the Contractor except upon prior written Change Order, Construction Change Directive or Field Order authorizing such change. 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 CM. 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 ornon-action by the CM, 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 CM. 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 CM 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 CM, 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 CM. 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 GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR CM AT RISK PROJECT 30 of 43 JUNE 2007 EDITION