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termination settlement costs. <br />J. Indemnification. All construction contracts shall provide that the contractor (or <br />other appropriate party) shall indemnify and hold harmless the County, and its Commissioners and <br />employees, from liabilities, damages, losses and costs, including, but not limited to, reasonable <br />attorney's fees, to the extent caused by the negligence, recklessness, or intentional wrongful <br />misconduct of the contractor (or other appropriate party) and persons employed or utilized by the <br />contractor (or other appropriate party) in the performance of the construction contract. <br />4.5 WORK ORDERS/AUTHORIZATIONS <br />A. Work Orders/Authorizations for continuing services agreements previously <br />approved by the Board may be executed by the County Administrator, if within his defined <br />authorization limits and if not prohibited within the agreement. <br />B. If not prohibited within the agreement, minor work authorizations under $15,000 <br />may be entered through a Purchase Order requisition referencing the contract number. No Work <br />Order number will be assigned and payment will be made by standard PO procedures, rather than <br />contractual payments. Only work that will be completed prior to the conclusion of the current <br />fiscal year is eligible to be authorized by Purchase Order, and Purchase Orders will not be used in <br />place of work orders/authorizations exceeding $15,000. <br />4.6 CHANGE ORDERS <br />A. Applicability. Modifications may be made to an executed contract, which do not <br />substantially alter the character of the work contracted, and which do not vary substantially from <br />the original specifications as to constitute a new undertaking. Such changes must be reasonably <br />viewed as being in fulfillment of the original scope of the contract and must be clearly directed to <br />the achievement of a more satisfactory result or to the elimination of work not necessary. <br />B. Purchasing Manager Authority. The Purchasing Manager is authorized to approve <br />change orders to contracts executed under the Purchasing Manager's authority, provided the <br />criteria in paragraph A above are met, and the total value of the contract does not exceed <br />$35,000. <br />C. County Administrator Authority. The County Administrator is authorized to approve <br />and authorize change orders which fit the criteria in paragraph A, above, where the net <br />modification in the contract amount does not exceed $5,000, unless contract was initially awarded <br />solely under the Purchasing Manager or County Administrator's authority ($75,000 threshold) and <br />the total value of the contract still does not exceed $75,000. <br />D. All other change orders must be formally approved by the Board. <br />E. Change orders shall not be artificially distributed or divided to avoid the <br />requirement to present the approval to the Board. <br />214 <br />