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exercise such authority or responsibility or the undertaking, exercise, or performance of any
<br />authority or responsibility by Engineer shall create, impose, or give rise to any duty in contract,
<br />tort, or otherwise owed by Engineer, except to the Owner, to Contractor, any Subcontractor, any
<br />Supplier, any other individual or entity, or to any surety for or employee or agent of any of them.
<br />B. Engineer will not supervise, direct, control, or have authority over or be responsible for
<br />Contractor's means, methods, techniques, sequences, or procedures of construction, or the safety
<br />precautions and programs incident thereto, or for any failure of Contractor to comply with Laws
<br />and Regulations applicable to the performance of the Work. Engineer will not be responsible for
<br />Contractor's failure to perform the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents.
<br />C. Engineer will not be responsible for the acts or omissions of Contractor or of any Subcontractor,
<br />any Supplier, or of any other individual or entity performing any of the Work.
<br />D. Engineer's review of the final Application for Payment and accompanying documentation and all
<br />maintenance and operating instructions, schedules, guarantees, bonds, certificates of inspection,
<br />tests and approvals, and other documentation required to be delivered by Paragraph 14.07.A will
<br />only be to determine that their content complies with the requirements of, and in the case of
<br />certificates of inspections, tests, and approvals that the results certified indicate compliance with,
<br />the Contract Documents.
<br />E. The limitations upon authority and responsibility set forth in this Paragraph 9.09 shall also apply
<br />to the Resident Project Representative, if any, and assistants, if any.
<br />9.10 Compliance with Safety Program
<br />A. While at the Site, Engineer's employees and representatives shall comply with the specific
<br />applicable requirements of Contractor's safety programs of which Engineer has been informed
<br />pursuant to Paragraph 6.13.D.
<br />ARTICLE 10 — CHANGES IN THE WORK; CLAIMS
<br />10.01 Authorized Changes in the Work
<br />A. Without invalidating the Contract and without notice to any surety, Owner may, at any time or
<br />from time to time, order additions, deletions, or revisions in the Work by a Change Order, or a
<br />Work Change Directive. Upon receipt of any such document, Contractor shall promptly proceed
<br />with the Work involved which will be performed under the applicable conditions of the Contract
<br />Documents (except as otherwise specifically provided).
<br />B. If Owner and Contractor are unable to agree on entitlement to, or on the amount or extent, if any,
<br />of an adjustment in the Contract Price or Contract Times, or both, that should be allowed as a
<br />result of a Work Change Directive, a Claim may be made therefor as provided in Paragraph
<br />10.05.
<br />EJCDC C-700 Standard General Conditions of the Construction Contract
<br />Copyright © 2007 National Society of Professional Engineers for EJCDC. All rights reserved.
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