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C. Clarifications and interpretations of the
<br />Contract Documents shall be issued by ENGINEER
<br />as provided in Article 9.
<br />3.02 Reference Standards
<br />A. Standards, Specifications, Codes, Laws, and
<br />Regulations
<br />1. Reference to standards, specifica-
<br />tions, manuals, or codes of any technical
<br />society, organization, or association, or to Laws
<br />or Regulations, whether such reference be
<br />specific or by implication, shall mean the stan-
<br />dard, specification, manual, code, or Laws or
<br />Regulations in effect at the time of opening of
<br />Bids (or on the Effective Date of the Agreement
<br />if there were no Bids), except as may be
<br />otherwise specifically stated in the Contract
<br />Documents.
<br />2. No provision of any such standard,
<br />specification, manual or code, or any instruction
<br />of a Supplier shall be effective to change the
<br />duties or responsibilities of OWNER,
<br />CONTRACTOR, or ENGINEER, or any of their
<br />subcontractors, consultants, agents, or employ-
<br />ees from those set forth in the Contract
<br />Documents, nor shall any such provision or
<br />instruction be effective to assign to OWNER,
<br />ENGINEER, or any of ENGINEER's
<br />Consultants, agents, or employees any duty or
<br />authority to supervise or direct the performance
<br />of the Work or any duty or authority to
<br />undertake responsibility inconsistent with the
<br />provisions of the Contract Documents.
<br />3.03 Reporting and Resolving Discrepancies
<br />A. Reporting Discrepancies
<br />1. If, during the performance of the
<br />Work, CONTRACTOR discovers any conflict,
<br />error, ambiguity, or discrepancy within the Con-
<br />tract Documents or between the Contract
<br />Documents and any provision of any Law or
<br />Regulation applicable to the performance of the
<br />Work or of any standard, specification, manual
<br />or code, or of any instruction of any Supplier,
<br />CONTRACTOR shall report it to ENGINEER in
<br />writing at once. CONTRACTOR shall not
<br />proceed with the Work affected thereby (except
<br />in an emergency as required by paragraph
<br />6.16.A) until an amendment or supplement to
<br />the Contract Documents has been issued by
<br />one of the methods indicated in paragraph
<br />3.04; provided, however, that CONTRACTOR
<br />shall not be liable to OWNER or EN
<br />failure to report any such co
<br />ambiguity, or discrepancy unl
<br />TRACTOR knew or reasonably s
<br />known thereof.
<br />B. Resolving Discrepancies
<br />INEER for
<br />flict, error,
<br />ss CON-
<br />ould have
<br />1. Except as may be otherwise
<br />specifically stated in the Contract Iocuments,
<br />the provisions of the Contract Doc ments shall
<br />take precedence in resolving any cu nflict, error,
<br />ambiguity, or discrepancy be een the
<br />provisions of the Contract Documents and:
<br />a. the provisions of an standard,
<br />specification, manual, code, o instruction
<br />(whether or not specifically inc • rporated by
<br />reference in the Contract Docu ents); or
<br />b. the provisions of any
<br />Regulations applicable to the
<br />of the Work (unless such an int
<br />the provisions of the Contract
<br />would result in violation of s
<br />Regulation).
<br />3.04 Amending and Supplementing C
<br />Documents
<br />Laws or
<br />performance
<br />rpretation of
<br />Documents
<br />ch Law or
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<br />A. The Contract Documents may be
<br />provide for additions, deletions, and revi
<br />Work or to modify the terms and conditio
<br />one or more of the following ways: (
<br />Amendment; (ii) a Change Order, or
<br />Change Directive.
<br />B. The requirements of the Contrac
<br />may be supplemented, and minor va
<br />deviations in the Work may be authorize
<br />more of the following ways: (i) a Fief
<br />ENGINEER's approval of a Shop Drawin
<br />or (iii) ENGINEER's written interpretati
<br />cation.
<br />ntract
<br />amended to
<br />ions in the
<br />s thereof in
<br />) a Written
<br />iii) a Work
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<br />3.05 Reuse of Documents
<br />A. CONTRACTOR and any Sub•
<br />Supplier or other individual or entity p
<br />fumishing any of the Work under a dire
<br />contract with OWNER: (i) shall not hav
<br />any title to or ownership rights in any of
<br />Specifications, or other documents (or
<br />thereof) prepared by or bearing
<br />ENGINEER or ENGINEER's Consulta
<br />Documents
<br />ations and
<br />, by one or
<br />Order, (ii)
<br />or Sample;
<br />n or clarifi-
<br />ontractor or
<br />rforming or
<br />t or indirect
<br />or acquire
<br />e Drawings,
<br />. pies of any
<br />e seal of
<br />t, including
<br />electronic media editions; and (ii) shall not reuse any
<br />of such Drawings, Specifications, other d•cuments, or
<br />copies thereof on extensions of the P oject or any
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