Specifications

SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEM UPGRADE AND REPLACEMENT
FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY DETENTION CENTER
GENERAL CONDITIONS GC-2
Subcontractors or in establishing the extent of Work to be performed by any trade. Numbered
topical headings, articles, paragraphs, subparagraphs or titles in the Contract Documents are inserted
for the convenience of organization and reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation
or construction of the terms thereof.
1.2.5 Technical Word Interpretation. Unless otherwise stated in the Contract Documents,
words which have well-known technical or construction industry meanings are used in the Contract
Documents in accordance with such recognized meanings.
1.2.6 Personal Pronoun and Number Interpretation. All personal pronouns used in the
Contract Documents, whether used in the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender, shall include all
other genders and, where used in the singular, shall include the plural and vice versa.
1.2.7 Limiting Language Interpretation. The use of the word "including," when following any
general statement, term, or matter, shall not be construed to limit such statement, term, or matter to
the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or
matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such words as "without limitation" or "but not
limited to" or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but shall be deemed to refer
to all other items or matters that could reasonably fall within the broadest possible scope of such
general statement, term or matter.
1.2.8 Approval and Provision Interpretation. When the words "approved," "satisfactory,"
"proper," or "as directed" are used by the Engineer, approval by the Engineer shall be understood.
When the word "provide" including derivatives thereof is used in the Contract Documents, it shall
mean to properly fabricate, complete, transport, deliver, install, erect, construct, test and furnish all
labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, appurtenances, and all items and expenses necessary to
properly complete in place, ready for operation or use under the terms of the Contract Documents.
1.2.9 Knowledge Interpretation. The terms "knowledge," "recognize" and "discover," their
respective derivatives and similar terms in the Contract Documents, as used in reference to the
Contractor, shall be interpreted to mean that which the Contractor knows or should know, recognizes
or should recognize and discovers or should discover in exercising the care, skill and diligence
required by the Contract Documents. Analogously, the expression "reasonably inferable" its
derivatives and similar terms in the Contract Documents shall be interpreted to mean reasonably
inferable by a contractor familiar with the Project and exercising all of the care, skill and diligence
required of the Contractor by the Contract Documents.
1.2.10 Persistence Interpretation. The phrase "persistently fails" its derivatives and other similar
expressions, as used in reference to the Contractor, shall be interpreted to mean any combination of
acts and omissions, which causes the Board or the Engineer to reasonably conclude that the
Contractor will not complete the Work within the Contract Time, for the Contract Sum or in
substantial compliance with the requirements of the Contract Documents.
1.2.11 Special Interpretive Agreement. The parties hereto agree that in the event it becomes
necessary to determine the meaning, scope or interrelationship of any of the provisions of the
Contract Documents, the doctrine of contra proferentum, that is that the contract shall be construed
against the Board, shall not be used. On the contrary, the parties hereto specifically agree that