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vision of the Contract Documents, any Work i,, found to tit, defective, Con-
<br />tractor shall promptly, without cost to Owner and in accordance with Owner's
<br />written instructions, either correct such defective Work, or, if it has been
<br />rejected by Owner, remove it from the site and replace it with nondefective
<br />Work. If Contractor does not promptly comply with the terms of such
<br />instructions, or in an emergency where delay would cause serious risk of loss
<br />or damage, Owner may have the defective Work corrected or the rejected Work
<br />removed and replaced, and all direct and indirect costs of such removal and
<br />replacement, including compensation for additional pr--)fessional services,
<br />shall be paid by Contractor.
<br />7.14 ACCEPTANCE OF DEFECTIVE WORK
<br />If, instead of requiring correction or removal and replacement of defective
<br />Work, Owner (and, prior to Engineer's recommendation of final payment, also
<br />Engineer) prefers to accept it, Owner may do so. In such case, if acceptance
<br />occurs prior to Engineer's recommendation of final payment, a Change Order
<br />shall be issued incorporating the necessary revisions in the Contract
<br />Documents, including appropriate reduction in the Contract Prue; or, if the
<br />acceptance occurs after such recommendation, an appropriate amount Fhall be
<br />paid by Contractor to Owner.
<br />1,11 OWNER MAY CORRECT DEFECTIVE WORK ,
<br />If Contractor fails within a reasonable time, after written notice of Engineer
<br />to proceed to correct and correct defective Work, or to remove and replace
<br />rejected Work as required by Engineer in accordance with Paragraph 7.12, or if
<br />Contractor fails to perform the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents
<br />(including any requirements of the progreaes gcheduse), Owner may, after seven
<br />days' written notice to Contractor, correct and remedy any such deficiency.
<br />In exercising his rights under this paragraph, Owner shall proceed
<br />expeditiously. To the extent necessary to complete corrective and remedial
<br />act.ion, Owner may exclude Contractor from all or part of the site-, take
<br />possession of all or part of the Work, sit- suspend Contractor's services
<br />related thereto, take possession of Contractor's tools, appliances,
<br />construction equipment and machinery at t.hi, sit..! an.1 incorporate in the Work
<br />all materials and equipment stored at the site of for which Owner has paid
<br />Contractor but which are stored el»ewh<<r ,. Colst cact-)r shall allow Owner,
<br />Owner's representatives, agents and employt•es sn.h access to the site as may
<br />be necessary to enable Owner to exercise• his rights under this paragraph. All
<br />direct and indirect coats of Owner to exer.i�inE such rights shall be charged
<br />against Contractor in an amount verified by Kngi.!eer, and i, Change Order shall
<br />be issued incorporating the necessary revisions in the Crntract Documents and
<br />a reduction in the Contract Price. Such direct and indirect costs shall
<br />M include, in particular but without Iimitation, compensation for additional
<br />professionps serviced required and all costs cof repair and replacement of work
<br />of others destroyed or damaged by correction, removal «r replacement of
<br />Contractor's detective Work. Contractor »hall not be allowed an extension of
<br />the Contract Time because of any delay in performance cif the Work attributable
<br />to the exercise. by Owner �)t Owner's 1Leht» hereunder.
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