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A. If within one year after the date of Substantial A . If, instead of requiring correction or removal and
<br /> Completion (or such longer period of time as may be replacement of defective Work, Owner (and, prior to
<br /> prescribed by the terms of any applicable special Engineer's recommendation of final payment, Engineer)
<br /> guarantee required by the Contract Documents) or by any prefers to accept it, Owner may do so. Contractor shall
<br /> specific provision of the Contract Documents, any Work pay all claims, costs, losses, and damages (including but
<br /> is found to be defective, or if the repair of any damages to not limited to all fees and charges of engineers, architects,
<br /> the land or areas made available for Contractor's use by attorneys, and other professionals and all court or
<br /> Owner or permitted by Laws and Regulations as arbitration or other dispute resolution costs) attributable to
<br /> contemplated in Paragraph 6. 1 LA is found to be Owner's evaluation of and determination to accept such
<br /> defective, Contractor shall promptly, without cast to defective Work (such costs to be approved by Engineer as
<br /> Owner and in accordance with Owner' s written to reasonableness) and the diminished value of the Work
<br /> instructions: to the extent not otherwise paid by Contractor pursuant to
<br /> this sentence. If any such acceptance occurs prior to
<br /> I . repair such defective land or areas; or Engineer' s recommendation of final payment, a Change
<br /> Order will be issued incorporating the necessary revisions
<br /> 2. correct such defective Work; or in the Contract Documents with respect to the Work, and
<br /> Owner shall be entitled to an appropriate decrease in the
<br /> 3 . if the defective Work has been rejected by Contract Price, reflecting the diminished value of Work
<br /> Owner, remove it from the Project and replace it with so accepted. If the parties are unable to agree as to the
<br /> Work that is not defective, and amount thereof, Owner may make a Claim therefor as
<br /> provided in Paragraph 10.05 . If the acceptance occurs
<br /> 4, satisfactorily correct or repair or remove and after such recommendation, an appropriate amount will be
<br /> replace any damage to other Work, to the work of paid by Contractor to Owner.
<br /> others or other land or areas resulting therefrom.
<br /> B. If Contractor does not promptly comply with the terms 13 .09 Owner May Correct Defective Work
<br /> of Owner's written instructions, or in an emergency A . If Contractor fails within a reasonable time after
<br /> where delay would cause serious risk of loss or damage, written notice from Engineer to correct defective Work or
<br /> Owner may have the defective Work corrected or repaired to remove and replace rejected Work as required by
<br /> or may have the rejected Work removed and replaced. All Engineer in accordance with Paragraph 13 .06.A , or if
<br /> claims, costs, losses, and damages (including but not Contractor fails to perform the Work in accordance with
<br /> limited to all fees and charges of engineers, architects, the Contract Documents, or if Contractor fails to comply
<br /> attorneys, and other professionals and all court or with any other provision of the Contract Documents,
<br /> arbitration or other dispute resolution costs) arising out of Owner may, after seven days written notice to Contractor,
<br /> or relating to such correction or repair or such removal correct or remedy any such deficiency.
<br /> and replacement (including but not limited to all costs of
<br /> repair or replacement of work of others) will be paid by B. In exercising the rights and remedies under this
<br /> Contractor. Paragraph 13.09, Owner shall proceed expeditiously. In
<br /> connection with such corrective or remedial action,
<br /> C. In special circumstances where a particular item of Owner may exclude Contractor from all or part of the
<br /> equipment is placed in continuous service before Site, take possession of all or part of the Work and
<br /> Substantial Completion of all the Work, the correction suspend Contractor's services related thereto, take posses-
<br /> period for that item may start to run from an earlier date if sion of Contractor's tools, appliances, construction
<br /> so provided in the Specifications. equipment and machinery at the Site, and incorporate in
<br /> the Work all materials and equipment stored at the Site or
<br /> D. Where defective Work (and damage to other Work for which Owner has paid Contractor but which are stored
<br /> resulting therefrom) has been corrected or removed and elsewhere. Contractor shall allow Owner, Owner' s
<br /> replaced under this Paragraph 13 .07, the correction period representatives, agents and employees, Owner's other
<br /> hereunder with respect to such Work will be extended for contractors, and Engineer and Engineer' s consultants
<br /> an additional period of one year after such correction or access to the Site to enable Owner to exercise the rights
<br /> removal and replacement has been satisfactorily complet- and remedies under this Paragraph.
<br /> ed.
<br /> C. All claims, costs, losses, and damages (including but
<br /> E. Contractor' s obligations under this Paragraph 13 .07 not limited to all fees and charges of engineers, architects,
<br /> are in addition to any other obligation or warranty . The attorneys, and other professionals and all court or
<br /> provisions of this Paragraph 13 . 07 shall not be construed arbitration or other dispute resolution costs) incurred or
<br /> as a substitute for or a waiver of the provisions of any sustained by Owner in exercising the rights and remedies
<br /> applicable statute of limitation or repose. under this Paragraph 13 .09 will be charged against
<br /> Contractor, and a Change Order will be issued incorpo-
<br /> 13 .08 Acceptance of Defective Work rating the necessary revisions in the Contract Documents
<br /> with respect to the Work; and Owner shall be entitled to
<br /> EJCDC C-700 Standard General Conditions of the Construction Contract.
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