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including final payment, will impose responsibility D . Reduction in Payment <br /> on Engineer : <br /> 1 . Owner may refuse to make payment of the full <br /> a . to supervise , direct, or control the Work, or amount recommended by Engineer because : <br /> b . for the means , methods , techniques, a . claims have been made against Owner on <br /> sequences, or procedures of construction , or the account of Contractor ' s performance or furnish - <br /> safety precautions and programs incident thereto, ing of the Work ; <br /> or <br /> b . Liens have been filed in connection with the <br /> c . for Contractor ' s failure to comply with Laws Work, except where Contractor has delivered a <br /> and Regulations applicable to Contractor ' s specific bond satisfactory to Owner to secure the <br /> performance of the Work, or satisfaction and discharge of such Liens ; <br /> d . to make any examination to ascertain how or c . there are other items entitling Owner to a <br /> for what purposes Contractor has used the set-off against the amount recommended ; or <br /> moneys paid on account of the Contract Price, or <br /> d . Owner has actual knowledge of the occur- <br /> e . to determine that title to any of the Work, rence of any of the events enumerated in <br /> materials , or equipment has passed to Owner free Paragraphs 14 . 02 . B . 5 . a through 14 . 02 . B . 5 . c or <br /> and clear of any Liens . Paragraph 15 . 02 . A . <br /> 5 . Engineer may refuse to recommend the whole or 2 . If Owner refuses to make payment of the full <br /> any part of any payment if, in Engineer ' s opinion , it amount recommended by Engineer, Owner will give <br /> would be incorrect to make the representations to Contractor immediate written notice (with a copy to <br /> Owner stated in Paragraph 14 . 02 . B .2 . Engineer may Engineer) stating the reasons for such action and <br /> also refuse to recommend any such payment or, promptly pay Contractor any amount remaining after <br /> because of subsequently discovered evidence or the deduction of the amount so withheld . Owner shall <br /> results of subsequent inspections or tests, revise or promptly pay Contractor the amount so withheld , or <br /> revoke any such payment recommendation any adjustment thereto agreed to by Owner and <br /> previously made , to such extent as may be necessary Contractor, when Contractor corrects to Owner' s <br /> in Engineer ' s opinion to protect Owner from loss satisfaction the reasons for such action . <br /> because : <br /> 3 . If it is subsequently determined that Owner ' s <br /> a . the Work is defective, or completed Work has refusal of payment was not justified , the amount <br /> been damaged , requiring correction or replace- wrongfully withheld shall be treated as an amount <br /> merit; due as determined by Paragraph 14 . 02 . C . 1 . <br /> b . the Contract Price has been reduced by 14 . 03 Contractor 's Warranty of Title <br /> Change Orders ; <br /> A . Contractor warrants and guarantees that title to all <br /> c . Owner has been required to correct defective Work, materials , and equipment covered by any <br /> Work or complete Work in accordance with Application for Payment, whether incorporated in the <br /> Paragraph 13 . 09 ; or Project or not, will pass to Owner no later than the time of <br /> payment free and clear of all Liens . <br /> d . Engineer has actual knowledge of the <br /> occurrence of any of the events enumerated in 14 . 04 Substantial Completion <br /> Paragraph 15 . 02 . A . <br /> A . When Contractor considers the entire Work ready for <br /> C . Payment Becomes Due its intended use Contractor shall notify Owner and <br /> Engineer in writing that the entire Work is substantially <br /> I . Ten days after presentation of the Application for complete (except for items specifically listed by <br /> Payment to Owner with Engineer ' s recommendation , Contractor as incomplete) and request that Engineer issue <br /> the amount recommended will (subject to the a certificate of Substantial Completion . <br /> provisions of Paragraph 14 . 02 .D) become due , and <br /> when due will be paid by Owner to Contractor . B . Promptly after Contractor' s notification , , Owner, <br /> Contractor, and Engineer shall make an inspection of the <br /> Work to determine the status of completion . If Engineer <br /> does not consider the Work substantially complete , <br /> Engineer will notify Contractor in writing giving the <br /> reasons therefor. <br /> EJCDC C-700 Standard General Conditions of the Construction Contract. <br /> Copyright © 2002 National Society of Professional Engineers for EJCDC. All rights reserved. <br /> 00700 - 37 <br />