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