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(3) <br />subcontractors at any approved tier, and not caused by weather, the engineer will <br />make an adjustment (excluding profit) and modify the contract in writing accordingly. <br />The contractor will be notified of the engineer's determination whether or not an <br />adjustment of the contract is warranted. <br />c) No contract adjustment will be allowed unless the contractor has submitted the <br />request for adjustment within the time prescribed. <br />d) No contract adjustment will be allowed under this clause to the extent that <br />performance would have been suspended or delayed by any other cause, or for <br />which an adjustment is provided or excluded under any other term or condition of <br />this contract. <br />Significant Changes in the Character of Work. <br />a) The engineer reserves the right to make, in writing, at any time during the work, such <br />changes in quantities and such alterations in the work as are necessary to <br />satisfactorily complete the project. Such changes in quantities and alterations shall <br />not invalidate the contract nor release the surety, and the contractor agrees to <br />perform the work as altered <br />b) If the alterations or changes in quantities significantly change the character of the <br />work under the contract, whether such alterations or changes are in themselves <br />significant changes to the character of the work or by affecting other work cause <br />such other work to become significantly different in character, an adjustment, <br />excluding anticipated profit, will be made to the contract. The basis for the <br />adjustment shall be agreed upon prior to the performance of the work If a basis <br />cannot be agreed upon, then an adjustment will be made either for or against the <br />contractor in such amount as the engineer may determine to be fair and equitable <br />c) If the alterations or changes in quantities do not significantly change the character of <br />the work to be performed under the contract, the altered work will be paid for as <br />provided elsewhere in the contract. <br />d) The term "significant change" shall be construed to apply only to the following <br />circumstances: <br />1) When the character of the work as altered differs materially in kind or nature <br />from that involved or included in the original proposed construction, or <br />2) When a major item of work, as defined elsewhere in the contract, is <br />increased in excess of 125 percent or decreased below 75 percent of the original <br />contract quantity. Any allowance for an increase in quantity shall apply only to that <br />portion in excess of 125 percent of original contract item quantity, or in case of a <br />decrease below 75 percent, to the actual amount of work performed <br />22. CHANGE ORDERS <br />Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approval <br />shall be required on all construction contract changes. All such changes shall be documented on the FHWA <br />Approval -Major and Minor Construction Changes, Form No. 700-010-47 <br />23 TIME EXTENSIONS <br />The County may grant an extension of Contract Time when it add s new work items or provides for <br />unforeseen work, provided that the additional work actually impacts the contract critical path completion <br />22 <br />