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ARTICLE 4 - AVAILABILITY OF LANDS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONS; REFERENCE POINTS Availability of Lands : 4 . 1 OWNER shall furnish, as indicated in the Contract Documents, the lands upon which the Work is to be performed, rights-of-way and easements for access thereto, and such other lands which are designated for the use of CONTRACTOR. Easements for permanent structures or permanent changes in existing facilities will be obtained and paid for by OWNER, unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents . If CONTRACTOR believes that any delay in OWNER' S furnishing these lands, right-of-way or easements entitles CONTRACTOR to an extension of the Contract Time, CONTRACTOR may make a claim therefor as provided in Article 12 . CONTRACTOR shall provide for all additional lands and access thereto that may be required for temporary construction facilities or storage of materials and equipment. 4.2 . Contractor shall provide to the OWNER written evidence of authorization to use any private land for staging or storage of material and equipment on the private land. Such written evidence of authorization must be provided to the OWNER prior to use of that private land. Physical Conditions/Available Reports : 4 .2 Exploration and Reports ; Reference is made in Appendix A for identification of those reports of exploration and tests of subsurface conditions at the site that have been utilized by ENGINEER in preparation of the Contract Documents . Such reports are not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness and are not part of the Contract Documents . 4. 3 Unforeseen Conditions : CONTRACTOR shall, before such conditions are disturbed, promptly notify OWNER and ENGINEER in writing of any subsurface or latent physical conditions at the site or in an existing structure differing materially from those indicated or referred to in the Contract Documents . ENGINEER will promptly review those conditions and advise OWNER in writing if further investigation or tests are necessary. Promptly thereafter, OWNER shall obtain the necessary additional investigations and tests and furnish copies to ENGINEER and CONTRACTOR. If ENGINEER fmds that the results of such investigations or tests indicate that there are subsurface or latent physical conditions which differ materially from those intended in the Contract Documents, and which could not reasonably have been anticipated by CONTRACTOR, a Change Order shall be issued incorporating the necessary revisions . Physical Conditions - Underground Facilities : 4 .4 Shown or Indicated: The information and data shown or indicated in the Contract Documents with respect to existing Underground Facilities at or contiguous to the site are based on information and data furnished to OWNER or ENGINEER by the owners of such Underground Facilities or by others . Unless it is otherwise expressly provided in the Supplementary Conditions : 4 .4 . 1 OWNER and ENGINEER shall not be responsible for the accuracy or completeness of any such information or data; and 4 .4 .2 CONTRACTOR shall have full responsibility for reviewing and checking all such information and data, for locating all Underground Facilities shown or indicated in the Contract Documents, for coordination of the Work with the owners of such Underground Facilities during construction, for the safety and protection thereof as provided in paragraph 6 . 23 and repairing any damage thereto resulting from the Work, the cost of all of which will be considered as having been included in the Contract Price . GENERAL CONDITIONS GC6