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Final Application for Payment : 14 . 12 After CONTRACTOR has completed all such corrections to the satisfaction of ENGINEER and delivered all schedules, guarantees, bonds, certificates of inspection, marked-up record documents and other documents-all as required by the Contract Documents, and after ENGINEER has indicated that the Work is acceptable, CONTRACTOR may make application for final payment following the procedure for progress payments. The final Application for Payment shall be accompanied by all documentation called for in the Contract Documents, together with complete and legally effective releases or waivers (satisfactory to OWNER) of all Liens arising out of or filed in connection with the Work. In lieu thereof and as approved by OWNER, CONTRACTOR may furnish receipts or releases in full ; an affidavit of CONTRACTOR that the releases and receipts include all labor, services, material and equipment for which a Lien could be filed, and that all payrolls, material and equipment bills, and other indebtedness connected with the Work for which OWNER or OWNER' s property might in any way be responsible, have been paid or otherwise satisfied; and consent of the surety, if any, to final payment. If any Subcontractor or Supplier fails to furnish a release or receipt in full, CONTRACTOR may furnish a Bond or other collateral satisfactory to OWNER to indemnify OWNER against any Lien. Final Payment and Acceptance: 14 . 13 If, on the basis of ENGINEER' s observation of the Work during construction and final inspection, and ENGINEER' s review of the final Application for Payment and accompanying documentation-all as required by the Contract Documents, ENGINEER is satisfied that the Work has been completed and CONTRACTOR' s other obligations under the Contract Documents have been fulfilled, ENGINEER will, within ten ( 10) days after receipt of the final Application for Payment, indicate in writing ENGINEER' s recommendation of payment and present the Application to OWNER for payment. Thereupon ENGINEER will give written notice to OWNER and CONTRACTOR that the Work is acceptable . Otherwise, ENGINEER will return the Application to CONTRACTOR, indicating in writing the reasons for refusing to recommend final payment, in which case CONTRACTOR shall make the necessary corrections and resubmit the Application. Thirty (30) days after presentation to OWNER of the Application and accompanying documentation, in appropriate form and substance, and with ENGINEER' s recommendation and notice of acceptability, the amount recommended by ENGINEER will become due and will be paid by OWNER to CONTRACTOR. Contractor ' s Continuing Obligation : 14 . 14 CONTRACTOR' s obligation to perform and complete the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents shall be absolute. Neither recommendation of any progress or final payment by ENGINEER, nor the issuance of a certificate of Substantial Completion, nor any payment by OWNER to CONTRACTOR under the Contract Documents, nor any use or occupancy of the Work or any part thereof by OWNER, nor any act of acceptance by OWNER nor any failure to do so, nor any review and approval of a Shop Drawing or sample submission, nor the issuance of a notice of acceptability by ENGINEER pursuant to paragraph 14. 13 , nor any correction of defective Work by OWNER will constitute an acceptance of Work not in accordance with the Contract Documents or a release of CONTRACTOR' s obligation to perform the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents . ARTICLE 15 - SUSPENSION OF WORK AND TERMINATION : OWNER May Suspend Work: 15 . 1 OWNER may, at any time and without cause, suspend the Work or any portion thereof for such period of time as OWNER may determine by notice in writing to CONTRACTOR and ENGINEER. CONTRACTOR shall resume the Work on the date specified in writing by OWNER. CONTRACTOR may be allowed an increase in the Contract Price or an extension of the Contract Time , or both, directly GENERAL CONDITIONS GC26