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31 <br /> <br />Revised 01/24 <br /> <br />13.15 If the Contractor believes that the progress of the Work has been adversely affected by <br />adverse weather recognized by the Designer during a particular month, the Contractor shall <br />submit a written request for extension of time to the Designer. Such a request for time extension <br />of the Contract Time shall be submitted by the tenth (10th) day of the month following that <br />month in which the adverse weather is encountered. The request shall include, but is not limited <br />to, the following information: a) Detailed description of weather's effect on scheduled activities <br />and its net effect on the critical path of the Project, and b) Weather records from the official <br />weather station nearest the Project site and records of actual observation as contained in daily <br />reports, correspondence, or other documentation. <br /> <br />13.16 The Contractor specifically recognizes that a delay by the Contractor in achieving any <br />Completion Date can have the effect of delaying the Substantial Completion of the Project, that <br />such delay in Substantial Completion of the Project will necessarily cause damages, losses, and <br />expenses to the Owner, including, but not limited to and by way of illustration only, increased <br />capitalized costs and interests for the Project, increased and extended Project overhead, <br />Designer's and Consultant's fees, increased costs of construction, increased and extended <br />operation costs of other facilities, and inefficiency and loss of productivity, and that such <br />damages, losses, and expenses may not be readily identifiable or ascertainable at the time they <br />are incurred or at any time. Therefore, and in recognition of these factors and the likelihood that <br />actual damages from his delay will not be readily ascertainable, the Contractor agrees to pay to <br />the Owner, as Liquidated Damages and not as a penalty, the sum identified in the Contract <br />Documents hereto as the Liquidated Damages per Day, for each day by which the failure to <br />meet any Completion Date shown in the Contract Construction Schedule, adjusted in <br />accordance with this Article, delays the Substantial Completion of the Project. <br /> <br />13.17 The Contractor shall not be entitled to any adjustment in the Contract Price or other <br />compensation from the Owner for any delay in the completion of or progress on the Work that is <br />caused by a force majeure condition or is otherwise not caused by the sole and direct act or <br />omission of the Owner and the Owner’s employees or agents. <br /> <br />13.18 The sum for Liquidated Damages is the amount stated in the Contract Documents as <br />Liquidated Damages reasonably estimated in advance to cover the losses to be incurred by the <br />Owner by reason of failure of said Contractor(s) to complete the Work within the time specified, <br />such time being in the essence of this contract and a material consideration thereof. <br /> <br />ARTICLE 14. CHANGES IN THE WORK <br /> <br />14.1 Without invalidating the Contract Documents, the Owner may, at any time, or from time to <br />time order additions, deletions, or revisions in the Work. Said additions, deletions, or revisions <br />shall be authorized only by written Change Orders, Construction Change Directives or Field <br />Orders. Upon receipt of a Change Order, Construction Change Directive or Field Order, the <br />Contractor shall proceed with the Work involved. All such Work shall be executed under the <br />applicable conditions of the Contract Documents. If any change causes an increase or decrease <br />in the Contract Price or an extension or shortening of the Contract Time, adjustments shall be <br />made as provided in Article 14 or Article 15. In order to expedite the Work and avoid or <br />minimize delay in the Work that might affect the Contract Price or Contract Time, the Designer <br />may issue a Change Order in the form of a Construction Change Directive which when signed <br />by the Owner and Designer, directs the Contractor to proceed promptly with the Work involved. <br />Any claim for an adjustment in Contract Price or Time, if not defined in the Construction Change <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 687B9CC7-F1BC-43DB-A291-A8D859EFA3B2