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6706-050 EXHIBIT GC·A TO GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN OWNER AND CONTRACTOR For Use with EJCDC No. 1910-8 (1 9 90 ed.) DISPUTE RESOLUTION AGREEMENT OWNER and CONTRACTOR hereby agree that Article 16 of the Genera l Conditions to t h e Agreement between OWNER and CONTRACTOR is emended to include the following agreement of the parties: 16.1 Before bringing any action in court pertaining to any c laim, dispute or other . matter In question arising out of or re latin g to the Contract Documents of the breach thereof, except for c laims which have been waived by the making and acceptance of f inal payment as provided by Artic le 14.13 of the General Conditions, the c laimant/objector shall first define the d ispute to the other party to this contract in writ ing and make a specific demand for settlement of said d ispute or c laim. If t he other party falls to accept said demand o r d ispute, or offer a s p ec ific counter-proposal thereto within five (5) days of the receipt of such c laim demand and settlement proposal, the claimant/obj ector fails to accept any counter-proposal from t he other party within f ive (5) days of rece ipt thereof, the other party shall be free to submit the c laim or obj ection to lit igation in accordance w ith subparagraph 16.2 hereof. 16. 2 Any c laim, obj ection or d ispute aris ing out of the terms of this agreement s hall be lit igated in the Nineteenth J udic ial Ci rcuit Court in and for Indian River county, Florida and the prevailing party to any resultant judgment shall be entitled to an award of a ll reasonable attorney's fees and court costs incurred by such prevailing party against the losing party, including reasonable appellate attorney's fees a nd taxed costs. 16.3 The CONTRACTOR will carry on the work and maintain the progress schedule during any such efforts to settle or lit igate claims/objections or d isputes between the CONTRACTOR and OWNER under the terms of this Agreement. 00700-44 3ntts