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within 30 days after it is submitted , or ( III ) Owner Owfails for <br /> 31 gives written notice to the other party of their <br /> 30 days to pay Contractor any sum finally determined to <br /> intent to submit the Claim to a court of competent <br /> be due, then Contractor may, upon seven days written <br /> notice to Owner and Engineer, and provided Owner or jurisdiction . <br /> Engineer do not remedy such suspension or failure within <br /> that time, terminate the Contract and recover from Owner <br /> payment on the same terms as provided in Paragraph ARTICLE 17 - MISCELLANEOUS <br /> 15 . 03 . <br /> B . In lieu of terminating the Contract and without 17 . 01 Giving Notice <br /> prejudice to any other right or remedy, if Engineer has A . Whenever any provision of the Contract Documents <br /> failed to act on an Application for Payment within 30 requires the giving of written notice, it will be deemed to <br /> days after it is submitted , or Owner has failed for 30 days have been validly given if: <br /> to pay Contractor any sum finally determined to be due, <br /> Contractor may, seven days after written notice to Owner <br /> and Engineer, stop the Work until payment is made of all 1 • delivered in person . to the individual <br /> or to a <br /> member of the firm <br /> such amounts due Contractor, including interest thereon , e to an officer of the corporation <br /> for whom it is intende <br /> The provisions of this Paragraph 15 . 04 are not intended to d , or <br /> preclude Contractor from making a Claim under 2 . delivered at or sent by registered or certified <br /> Paragraph 10 . 05 for an adjustment in Contract Price or <br /> mall , Postage prepaid , to the last business address <br /> Contract Times or otherwise for expenses or damage <br /> directly attributable to Contractor ' s stopping the Work as known to the giver of the notice. <br /> permitted by this Paragraph . 17 . 02 Computation of Times <br /> ARTICLE 16 - DISPUTE RESOLUTION A . When any period of time is referred to in the Contract <br /> Documents by days, it will be computed to exclude the <br /> first and include the last day of such period . If the last day <br /> of any such period falls on a Saturday or Sunday or on a <br /> 16 . 01 Methods and Procedures day made a legal holiday by the law of the applicable <br /> A . Either Owner or Contractor may request mediation of Jurisdiction , such day will be omitted from the <br /> any Claim submitted to Engineer for a decision under computation . <br /> Paragraph 10 . 05 before such decision becomes final and <br /> binding . The mediation will be governed by the 17 . 03 Cumulative Remedies <br /> Construction Industry Mediation Rules of the American A . The duties and obligations imposed by these General <br /> Arbitration Association in effect as of the Effective Date <br /> of the Agreement . The request for mediation shall be Conditions and the rights and remedies available <br /> hereunder to the parties hereto are in addition to, and are <br /> submitted in writing to the American Arbitration not to be construed in any way as a limitation of, any <br /> Association and the other party to the Contract. Timely rights and remedies available to any or all of them which <br /> submission of the request shall stay the effect of are otherwise imposed or available by Laws or Regula- <br /> Paragraph 10 . 05 . E . tions , by special warranty or guarantee , or by other <br /> provisions of the Contract Documents . The provisions of <br /> B . Owner and Contractor shall participate in the <br /> mediation process in good faith . The process shall be this Paragraph will be as effective as if repeated <br /> specifically in the Contract Documents in connection with <br /> concluded within 60 days of filing of the request. The each particular duty, obligation , right, and remedy to <br /> date of termination of the mediation shall be determined which the a I <br /> by application of the mediation rules referenced above. y pp y <br /> C . If the Claim is not resolved by mediation , Engineer ' s 17 . 04 Survival of Obligations <br /> action under Paragraph 10 . 05 . 0 or a denial pursuant to A . All representations, indemnifications, warranties, and <br /> Paragraphs 10 . 05 . C . 3 or 10 . 05 . D shall become final and <br /> after termination of the mediation unless, guarantees made in , required by , or given in accordance <br /> binding 30 days a <br /> with the Contract Documents, as well as all continuing <br /> within that time period , Owner or Contractor: obligations indicated in the Contract Documents, will <br /> survive final payment, completion , and acceptance of the <br /> I . elects in writing to invoke any dispute resolution Work or termination or completion of the Contract or <br /> process provided for in the Supplementary termination of the services of Contractor. <br /> Conditions , or <br /> 2 . agrees with the other party to submit the Claim 17 . 05 Controlling Laiv <br /> to another dispute resolution process , or A . This Contract is to be governed by the law of the state <br /> in which the Project is located . <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 - 41 <br />