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ARTICLE 9 CORRECTION OF WORK § 9 . 1 The Design/ Builder shall promptly correct Work rejected by the Owner or known by the Design / Builder to be defective or failing to conform to the requirements of the Contract Documents , whether observed before or after Substantial Completion and whether or not fabricated , installed or completed . The Design/ Builder shall bear costs of correcting such rejected Work , including additional testing and inspections . § 9 . 2 If , within one ( 1 ) year after the date of Substantial Completion of the Work or, after the date for commencement of warranties established in a written agreement between the Owner and the Design/Builder , or by terms of an applicable special warranty required by the Contract Documents , any of the Work is found to be not in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents , the Design/Builder shall correct it promptly after receipt of a written notice from the Owner to do so unless the Owner has previously given the Design/ Builder a written acceptance of such condition . § 9 . 3 Nothing contained in this Article 9 shall be construed to establish a period of limitation with respect to other obligations which the Design /Builder might have under the Contract Documents . Establishment of the time period of one ( 1 ) year as described in Section 9 . 2 relates only to the specific obligation of the Design/Builder to correct the Work , and has no relationship to the time within which the obligation to comply with the Contract Documents may be sought to be enforced , nor to the time within which proceedings may be commenced to establish the Design/Builder' s liability with respect to the Design/ Builder' s obligations other than specifically to correct the Work . § 9A If the Design/ Builder fails to correct nonconforming Work as required or fails to carry out Work in accordance with the Contract Documents , the Owner , by written order signed personally or by an agent specifically so empowered by the Owner in writing , may order the Design/ Builder to stop the Work , or any portion thereof, until the cause for such order has been eliminated ; however, the Owner' s right to stop the Work shall not give rise to a duty on the part of the Owner to exercise the right for benefit of the Design/Builder or other persons or entities . § 9 . 5 If the Design/ Builder defaults or neglects to carry out the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents and fails within seven ( 7 ) days after receipt of written notice from the Owner to commence and continue correction of such default or neglect with diligence and promptness , the Owner may give a second written notice to the Design/ Builder and , seven ( 7 ) days following receipt by the Design/Builder of that second written notice and without prejudice to other remedies the Owner may have , correct such deficiencies . In such case an appropriate Change Order shall be issued deducting from payments then or thereafter due the Design / Builder , the costs of correcting such deficiencies . If the payments then or thereafter due the Design/ Builder are not sufficient to cover the amount of the deduction , the Design/Builder shall pay the difference to the Owner. Such action by the Owner shall be subject to dispute resolution procedures as provided in Article 10 . 17