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ARTICLE 19 - CORRECTION OF WORK BEFORE FINAL PAYMENT a. Any work, material, fabricated items, or other parts of the Work which have been condemned or declared not in accordance with the Contract by the Director shall be promptly removed from the Work site by the Contractor, and shall be immediately replaced by new work in accordance with the Contract at no additional cost to the County. Work or property of other Contractors or the County, damaged or destroyed by virtue of such faulty work, shall be made good at the expense of the Contractor whose work is faulty. b. Correction of condemned work described above shall commence within twenty-four (24) hours after receipt of notice from the Director, and shall be pursued to completion. c. Should the Contractor fail to proceed with the required corrections, then the County may complete the Work in accordance with the provisions of Article 26. ARTICLE 20 - CORRECTION OF WORK AFTER FINAL PAYMENT See Article 26 - Irrevocable Letter of Credit, and Article 31- Guarantee. Neither payment, nor any provision of the Contract, nor any other act or instrument of the County, nor the Director shall relieve the Contractor from responsibility for negligence, or faulty material or workmanship, or failure to comply with the Contract Documents. He shall correct or make good any defects due thereto and repair any damage resulting therefrom which may appear during the period of the Contract. The County will report any defects as they may appear to the Contractor and establish a time limit for completion of corrections by the Contractor. The County will be the judge as to the responsibility for correction of defects. This paragraph is intended to apply to workmanship, and materials installed as part of the Class 1 Operation and defective equipment ti being used on the project (such as equipment leaking oil or hydraulic fluid). ARTICLE 21 - COUNTY'S RIGHT TO DO WORK If, during the progress of the Work , the Contractor fails to prosecute the Work properly or to perform any provision of the Contract, the County, after three (3) days written notice to the Contractor from the Director may perform, utilizing Contractor's equipment, or have performed that portion of the Work. The cost of the Work may be deducted from any amounts due or to become due the Contractor, such action and cost of same having been first approved by the Director. Should the cost of such action of the County exceed the amount due or to become due the Contractor, the Contractor or his Surety, or both, shall be liable for and shall pay to the County the amount of said excess. ARTICLE 22 - TERMINATION FOR CAUSE If the Contractor is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or if he makes a general assignment for the benefit of his creditors, or if a trustee or receiver is appointed for the Contractor or for any of his property, or if he files a petition to take advantage of any debtor's or similar laws, or, if Contractor, after having received written notice from the Director of a default in the performance GC -12 bp0650051.3o.117