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40 other darnages and failure, under normal operation, for a period of one (1) year from the date of final acceptance. All work or materials found to be defective from routine, normal operation within the specified guarantee period shall be replaced by the CONTRACTOR at his expense. The period of guarantee of each such rep)acement shall be one year from mid after the date of installation thereof. i A,cceptnnce of Defective Work; 13.13 If, instead of requiring correction or removal and replacement ofdejective Work, OWNER (and, prior to l NGINFFER's recommendation of final payment, also ENGINEER) prefers to accept it, OWNER may do so. CONTRACTOR shall bear all direct, indirect and consequential costs attributable to OWNER's evaluaticm of and detenu r ation to acogA such defective Work (such costs to be approved by ENGINEER as to reasonableness and to include but not be limited to fees and charges of engineers. arcluttocts, attorneys and other professionals). If any such acceptance occurs prior to ENGINEER's recommendation of final payment, a Change Order will be issued incorporating the necessary revisions in the Contract Documents with respect to the Work; and OWNER shall be entitled to an appropriate decrease in the Contract Price, and, if the parties are unable to agree as to the amount thereof, OWNER may make a claim therefor as provided in Article 11, If the acceptance occurs after such recommendation, an appropriate amount will be paid by CONTRACTOR to OWNER. OWNER May Correct Defective Work: t 13.14 If CONTRACTOR fails within a reasonable time after written notice of ENGINEER to proceed to correct and to correct defective Work or to remove and replace rejected Work as required by ENGINEER in accordance with paragraph 13.11 or if CONTRACTOR fails to perform the Work in accordance with sire Contract Documents, or if CONTRACTOR fails to comply with any other provision of the Contract Documents, OWNER may, after seven (7) days written notice to CONTRACTOR, correct and remedy any such deficiency. In exercising die rights and remedies under this paragraph OWNER shall proceed expeditiously. To the extent necessary to complete corrective and remedial action, OWNER may exclude CONTRACTOR from all or part of the site, take possession of all or part of the Work, and suspend CONTRACTOR's services related thereto, take possession of CONTRACrOR's tools, appliances, construction equipment and machinery at the site and i ncorporato in the Work all materials and equipment stored at the site or for which OWNER has paid CONTRACTOR but which are stored elsewhere. CONTRACTOR shalt allow OWNER, access to lite site as may be necessary to enable OWNER to exercise the rights and remedies under this paragraph. All direct, indirect and consequential costs of OWNER in exercising such rights and remedies will be charged against CONTRACTOR in an amount approved as to reasonableness by ENGINEER, and a Change Order will be issued incorporating the necessary revisions in the Contract Docwnents with respect to the Work; and OWNER shall be entitled to an appropnatc decrease in the Contract Price, and, if the parties are unable to agree as to the amount thereof, OWNER may make a claim therefor as provided in Article I I. Such direct, indirect and consequential costs will include but not be limited to fees and charges of engineers, architects, attorneys and other professionals, all court and arbitration costs and all costs of repair and replacement of work of others destroyed or k I damaged by correction, removal or replacetrieut of CONTRACTOR's deiectivc Work. CONTRACTOR shall not be allowed an extension of the Contract Time because of any delay in performance of the Work attributable to the exercise by OWNER of OWNER's rights and remedies hereunder. ART QX.- 4 - Schedule of Values: GENERAL CONDITIONS GC - 29