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Indian River County Purchasing Manual — Effective PeeembeF 20,'^"March 28, 2023 providing for the termination of the contract for convenience of the County, and shall prescribe methods by which the contractor may calculate the cost of work already performed and termination settlement costs. J. Indemnification. All construction contracts shall provide that the contractor (or other appropriate party) shall indemnify and hold harmless the County, and its Commissioners and employees, from liabilities, damages, losses and costs, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney's fees, to the extent caused by the negligence, recklessness, or intentional wrongful misconduct of the contractor (or other appropriate party) and persons employed or utilized by the contractor (or other appropriate party) in the performance of the construction contract. 4.5 WORK ORDERS/AUTHORIZATIONS A. Work Orders/Authorizations for continuing services agreements, excluding those awarded in accordance with 287.055, Florida Statute (CCNA), previously approved by the Board may be executed by the County Administrator, if within his defined authorization limits and if not prohibited within the agreement. A copy of the executed work order/authorization must be submitted to Finance by the department, or through the Contracts module in Tyler ERP. B. If not prohibited within the agreement, minor work authorizations under $35,000 may be entered through a Purchase Order requisition referencing the contract number. No Work Order number will be assigned and payment will be made by standard PO procedures, rather than contractual payments. Only work that will be completed prior to the conclusion of the current fiscal year is eligible to be authorized by Purchase Order, and Purchase Orders will not be used in place of work orders/authorizations exceeding $35,000. 4.6 CHANGE ORDERS A. Applicability. Modifications may be made to an executed contract, which do not substantially alter the character of the work contracted, and which do not vary substantially from the original specifications as to constitute a new undertaking. Such changes must be reasonably viewed as being in fulfillment of the original scope of the contract and must be clearly directed to the achievement of a more satisfactory result or to the elimination of work not necessary. B. Purchasing Manager Authority. The Purchasing Manager'is authorized to approve change orders to contracts executed under the Purchasing Manager's authority, provided the criteria in paragraph A above are met, and the total value of the contract does not exceed $35,000. C. County Administrator Authority. The County Administrator is authorized to approve and authorize change orders which fit the criteria in paragraph A, above, where the net modification in the contract amount does not exceed $5,000, unless contract was initially awarded solely under the Purchasing Manager or County Administrator's authority ($75,000 threshold) and the total value of the contract still does not exceed $75,000. A copy of the executed change order must be submitted to Finance by the depa.+., ent 22 81