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41. Specifications—That part of the Contract
<br />Documents consisting of written technical descriptions
<br />of materials, equipment, systems, standards, and
<br />workmanship as applied to the Work and certain
<br />administrative details applicable thereto.
<br />42. Subcontractor --An individual or entity
<br />having a direct contract with CONTRACTOR or with
<br />any other Subcontractor for the performance of a part
<br />of the Work at the Site.
<br />43. Substantial Completion—The time at
<br />which the Work (or a specified part thereof) has
<br />progressed to the point where, in the opinion of
<br />ENGINEER, the Work (or a specified part thereof) is
<br />sufficiently complete, in accordance with the Contract
<br />Documents, so that the Work (or a specified part
<br />thereof) can be utilized for the purposes for which it is
<br />intended. The terms "substantially complete" and
<br />"substantially completed" as applied to all or part of the
<br />Work refer to Substantial Completion thereof.
<br />44. Supplementary Conditions --That part of
<br />the Contract Documents which amends or
<br />supplements these General Conditions.
<br />45. Supplier—A manufacturer, fabricator,
<br />supplier, distributor, materialman, or vendor having a
<br />direct contract with CONTRACTOR or with any
<br />Subcontractor to furnish materials or equipment to be
<br />incorporated in the Work by CONTRACTOR or any
<br />Subcontractor.
<br />46. Underground Facilities—All underground
<br />pipelines, conduits, ducts, cables, wires, manholes,
<br />vaults, tanks, tunnels, or other such facilities or
<br />attachments, and any encasements containing such
<br />facilities, including those that convey electricity, gases,
<br />steam, liquid petroleum products, telephone or other
<br />communications, cable television, water, wastewater,
<br />storm water, other liquids or chemicals, or traffic or
<br />other control systems.
<br />47. Unit Price Work—Work to be paid for on
<br />the basis of unit prices.
<br />48. Work --The entire completed construction
<br />or the various separately identifiable parts thereof re-
<br />quired to be provided under the Contract Documents.
<br />Work includes and is the result of performing or
<br />providing all labor, services, and documentation
<br />necessary to produce such construction, and
<br />furnishing, installing, and incorporating all materials
<br />and equipment into such construction, all as required
<br />by the Contract Documents.
<br />49. Work Change Directive—A written
<br />statement to CONTRACTOR issued on or after the
<br />Effective Date of the Agreement and signed by
<br />OWNER and recommended by ENGINEER ordering
<br />an addition, deletion, or revision in the Work, or
<br />responding to differing or unforeseen subsurface or
<br />physical conditions under which the Work is to be
<br />performed or to emergencies. A Work Change
<br />Directive will not change the Contract Price or the
<br />Contract Times but is evidence that the parties expect
<br />that the change ordered or documented by a Work
<br />Change Directive will be incorporated in a subse-
<br />quently issued Change Order following negotiations by
<br />the parties as to its effect, if any, on the Contract Price
<br />or Contract Times.
<br />50. Written Amendment—A written statement
<br />modifying the Contract Documents, signed by OWNER
<br />and CONTRACTOR on or after the Effective Date of
<br />the Agreement and normally dealing with the
<br />nonengineering or nontechnical rather than strictly
<br />construction -related aspects of the Contract Docu-
<br />ments.
<br />1.02 Terminology
<br />A. Intent of Certain Terms or Adjectives
<br />1. Whenever in the Contract Documents the
<br />terms "as allowed," "as approved," or terms of like
<br />effect or import are used, or the adjectives
<br />"reasonable," "suitable," "acceptable," "proper,"
<br />"satisfactory," or adjectives of like effect or import
<br />are used to describe an action or determination of
<br />ENGINEER as to the Work, it is intended that such
<br />action or determination will be solely to evaluate, in
<br />general, the completed Work for compliance with
<br />the requirements of and information in the Contract
<br />Documents and conformance with the design
<br />concept of the completed Project as a functioning
<br />whole as shown or indicated in the Contract
<br />Documents (unless there is a specific statement
<br />indicating otherwise). The use of any such term or
<br />adjective shall not be effective to assign to ENGI-
<br />NEER any duty or authority to supervise or direct
<br />the performance of the Work or any duty or
<br />authority to undertake responsibility contrary to the
<br />provisions of paragraph 9.10 or any other provision
<br />of the Contract Documents.
<br />B. Day
<br />1. The word "day" shall constitute a
<br />calendar day of 24 hours measured from
<br />midnight to the next midnight.
<br />C. Defective
<br />1. The word "defective," when modifying
<br />the word 'Work," refers to Work that is
<br />unsatisfactory, faulty, or deficient in that it does
<br />not conform to the Contract Documents or does
<br />not meet the requirements of any inspection,
<br />reference standard, test, or approval referred to
<br />in the Contract Documents, or has been
<br />damaged prior to ENGINEER's recom-
<br />mendation of final payment (unless responsi-
<br />bility for the protection thereof has been
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