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materials , or equipment that may reasonably be writing at once . CONTRACTOR shall not
<br /> inferred from the Contract Documents or from proceed with the Work affected thereby (except
<br /> prevailing custom or trade usage as being required to in an emergency as required by paragraph
<br /> produce the intended result will be provided whether 6 . 16 .A) until an amendment or supplement to
<br /> or not specifically called for at no additional cost to the Contract Documents has been issued by
<br /> OWNER . one of the methods indicated in paragraph
<br /> 3 . 04 ; provided , however, that CONTRACTOR
<br /> C . Clarifications and interpretations of the shall not be liable to OWNER or ENGINEER for
<br /> Contract Documents shall be issued by ENGINEER failure to report any such conflict, error,
<br /> as provided in Article 9 . ambiguity, or discrepancy unless CON-
<br /> TRACTOR knew or reasonably should have
<br /> 3 . 02 Reference Standards known thereof.
<br /> A. Standards, Specifications, Codes, Laws, and B . Resolving Discrepancies
<br /> Regulations
<br /> 1 . Except as may be otherwise
<br /> 1 . Reference to standards , specifica- specifically stated in the Contract Documents,
<br /> tions, manuals , or codes of any technical the provisions of the Contract Documents shall
<br /> society, organization , or association , or to Laws take precedence in resolving any conflict, error,
<br /> or Regulations , whether such reference be ambiguity, or discrepancy between the
<br /> specific or by implication , shall mean the stan- provisions of the Contract Documents and :
<br /> dard , specification , manual , code , or Laws or
<br /> Regulations in effect at the time of opening of a . the provisions of any standard ,
<br /> Bids (or on the Effective Date of the Agreement specification , manual , code , or instruction
<br /> if there were no Bids) , except as may be (whether or not specifically incorporated by
<br /> otherwise specifically stated in the Contract reference in the Contract Documents) ; or
<br /> Documents .
<br /> b . the provisions of any Laws or
<br /> 2 . No provision of any such standard , Regulations applicable to the performance
<br /> specification , manual or code, or any instruction of the Work (unless such an interpretation of
<br /> of a Supplier shall be effective to change the the provisions of the Contract Documents
<br /> duties or responsibilities of OWNER, would result in violation of such Law or
<br /> CONTRACTOR , or ENGINEER , or any of their Regulation ) .
<br /> subcontractors , consultants , agents , or employ-
<br /> ees from those set forth in the Contract 3 . 04 Amending and Supplementing Contract
<br /> Documents , nor shall any such provision or Documents
<br /> instruction be effective to assign to OWNER ,
<br /> ENGINEER , or any of ENGINEER's A. The Contract Documents may be amended to
<br /> Consultants, agents , or employees any duty or provide for additions , deletions , and revisions in the
<br /> authority to supervise or direct the performance Work or to modify the terms and conditions thereof in
<br /> of the Work or any duty or authority to one or more of the following ways : (i) a Written
<br /> undertake responsibility inconsistent with the Amendment; (ii) a Change Order; or (iii) a Work
<br /> provisions of the Contract Documents . Change Directive .
<br /> 3 . 03 Reporting and Resolving Discrepancies B . The requirements of the Contract Documents
<br /> may be supplemented , and minor variations and
<br /> A. Reporting Discrepancies deviations in the Work may be authorized , by one or
<br /> more of the following ways: (i) a Field Order; (ii )
<br /> 1 . If, during the performance of the ENGINEER' s approval of a Shop Drawing or Sample;
<br /> Work, CONTRACTOR discovers any conflict, or (iii) ENGINEER Is written interpretation or clarifi-
<br /> error, ambiguity, or discrepancy within the Con- cation .
<br /> tract Documents or between the Contract
<br /> Documents and any provision of any Law or 3 . 05 Reuse of Documents
<br /> Regulation applicable to the performance of the
<br /> Work or of any standard , specification , manual A. CONTRACTOR and any Subcontractor or
<br /> or code, or of any instruction of any Supplier, Supplier or other individual or entity performing
<br /> or
<br /> CONTRACTOR shall report it to ENGINEER in furnishing any of the Work under a direct or indirect
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