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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 <br /> amount recommended by Engineer because : <br /> b . for the means, methods, techniques, a . claims have been made against Owner <br />on <br /> sequences, or procedures of construction , or the account of Contractor ' s performance or furnish - <br /> safety precautions and programs incident thereto, <br /> 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 <br /> 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 <br /> c . _there are other items entitling Owner to a <br /> for what purposes Contractor has used the <br /> moneys paid on account of the Contract Price, or set-off against the amount recommended ; 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 . <br /> Paragraph 15 . 02 . A . <br /> 5 . Engineer may refuse to recommend the whole or <br /> 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 <br /> copy to <br /> Owner stated in Paragraph 14 . 02 . 13 . 2 . Engineer may Engineer) stating the reasons for such <br /> 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 <br /> results of subsequent inspections or tests, revise or deduction of the amount so withheld . Owner <br /> shall <br /> Promptly pay Contractor the amount so withheld, or <br /> revoke any such payment recommendation <br /> 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 <br /> because : satisfaction the reasons for such action . <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 <br /> amount <br /> been damaged , requiring correction or replace- wrongfully withheld shall be treated as an <br /> amount <br /> ment; 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 <br /> Work , materials, and equipment covered by any <br /> Work or complete Work in accordance with <br /> 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 /> d . Engineer has actual knowledge of the payment free and clear of all Liens . <br /> occurrence of any of the events enumerated in 14 . 04 Substantial Completion <br /> Paragraph 15 . 02 . A . <br /> C . Payment Becomes Due <br /> A . When Contractor considers the entire Work ready for <br /> its intended use Contractor shall notify Owner and <br /> Engineer in writing that the entire Work is substantially <br /> 1 . 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 />