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2 . 3 . Suspension of work . The County shall have the right to suspend work wholly or in part for such period or periods as may be deemed necessary due to unsuitable weather or other conditions which the County considers unfavorable for the work to proceed . No delay damages or allowance of any kind will be made for such suspension of work ; Contractor' s sole remedy shall be an extension of time for completion of the Contract . 2 . 4 . Coordination/Cooperation . The County and its authorized representatives shall be permitted proper and safe access to the Work at the Project site , and all reasonable opportunity for the inspection of all Work and materials at the Project . The County reserves the right to perform activities in the area where Work is being done under this Contract with its own forces . The County reserves the right to permit other Contractors to work within the area where Work is being done under this Contract . Contractor shall afford the County , and other Contractors , proper and safe access to the Work at the Project site , and all reasonable opportunity for the introduction and storage of their �.. equipment , materials and the execution of their work concurrently . Contractor shall not endanger any work of others by cutting , excavating , or otherwise altering their work and will only cut or alter their work with the written consent of the County' s project manager and the others whose work will be affected . The County shall have sole authority and responsibility for such coordination . The County' s project manager is Christofer J . Kafer , Jr. , P . E . Indian River County Engineer . 2 . 5 . Differing Site Conditions . The Contractor shall promptly , and before such conditions are disturbed , notify the County in writing of: ( 1 ) subsurface or latent physical conditions at the Project site differing materially from those indicated in this Contract ; or (2 ) unknown physical conditions at the Project site of an unusual nature , differing materially from those ordinarily encountered and generally recognized as inherent in Work of the character provided for in this Contract . The County will promptly investigate the conditions , and if the County finds that such conditions do materially so differ and cause an increase or decrease in the Contractor's cost of, or the time required for, performance of any part of the Work under this Contract , an equitable adjustment shall be made and the Contract modified in writing accordingly . 2 . 6 . Independent Contractor . Contractor represents that it is fully experienced and properly qualified to perform the Work under the Contract and that it is properly licensed , equipped , organized and financed to perform such Work . Contractor shall act as an independent Contractor and not as the agent of County in performing the Work under this Contract , maintaining complete control over its employees and all of its suppliers and subcontractors . The Contractor shall supervise and direct the Work and shall be solely responsible for the means , methods , techniques , sequences and procedures of construction subject to compliance with this Contract . 2 . 7 . Subcontractors . The Contractor shall be fully responsible for all acts and omissions of its subcontractors and of persons and organizations directly or indirectly employed by them to the same extent that it is responsible for the acts and omissions of persons directly employed by Contractor . Nothing in this Contract shall create any contractual relationship between the County and any subcontractor or other person or organization having a direct contract with Contractor , nor shall it create any obligation on the part of the County to pay 3