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an increase or decrease in the Contract Price or an extension or shortening of the Contract time, an equitable adjustment will he made as provided in Section 10 or Section 11 on the basis of a claim made by either party. 10.2 FM ii ORDERS Engineer may authorize minor changes in the Work not involving an adjustment in the Contract Price or the Contract Time, which are consistent with the overall intent of the Contract Documents. These may be accomplished by a Fir ' Order and shall be binding on Owner, and also on Contractor who shall perform the change promptly. If C- i�r;ictor believes that a Field Order justi- fies an increase in the Contract Price or Contract Time, Contractor may make a claim therefor as provided herein. 10.1 UNAUTHORIZED WORK Additional Work performed without authorization of 1 Change Order will not en- title Contractor to an increase in the Contract or an extension of the Contract Time, except in the case of an emergency. 10.4 ENGINEER RECOMMENDATIONS Owner shall execute appropriate Change Orders prepared by Engineer covering changes in the Work which are required by Owner, or required because of un- foreseen physical conditions or emergencies, or because of uncovering Work found not to be defective, or because of any other claim of Contractor for a change in the Contract Time or the Contract Price which is recommended by En- gineer. 10.5 NOTTCF OF CHANCE TO SURETY If notice of any change affectinv the general scope of the Work or change in the Contract Price is required b-, the provisions of any Bond to be given to the Surety, it will be Contractor's responsibility to so notify the Surety, and the amount of each applicable Bond shall he adjusted accordingly. Con- tractor shall furnish proof of such adjustment to Owner. 1n.6 CLAIMS FOR ADDITIONAL COSTS If the Contractor wishes to make a claim for an increase in the Contract Sum, he shall give the Engineer written notice thereof within ten (10) days after the occurrence of the event giving rise to such claim. This notice shall be given by the Contractor before proceeding to execute the Work, except in an emergency endangering life or property in which case the Contractor shall pro- ceed in accordance with Paragraph 10.7. No such claim shall be valid unless so made. If the owner and the Contractor cannot agree on the amount of the adjustment in the Con'rict Sum, it shall be referred to the Engineer in accor- dance with Paragraph Any change in the Contract Sum reFvlting from such claim abet] be autho: J by Change Order. 1 /HS - A5(11b Copyright 1995 Ronestrun, Rosene, An,ierl iM b Associateq, Inc.