Specifications

SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEM UPGRADE AND REPLACEMENT
FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY DETENTION CENTER
GENERAL CONDITIONS GC-28
7.1.6 No Change Order under Subparagraph 7.1.4 shall be allowed for any cost incurred more than
twenty (20) days before the Contractor gives written notice as required. No Proposal shall be
allowed if asserted after final payment under the Agreement.
7.1.7 If unit prices are stated in the Contract Documents or subsequently agreed upon, and if
quantities originally contemplated are so changed in a proposed Change Order or Construction
Change Directive that application of such unit prices to quantities of Work proposed will cause
substantial inequity to the Board or Contractor, the applicable unit prices shall be equitably adjusted.
7.1.8 Contract Sum Change Limits. In no event shall a change in the Contract Sum include a
charge for Contractor's overhead and profit in excess of fifteen percent (15%) over the Contractor's
actual cost.
7.1.9 Limited Authority of Board's Representatives. No employee, agent, or representative of the
Board or the Engineer has the authority to approve any change in the Contract Sum, either orally or
in writing. The Contractor shall not rely upon any representation by any employee, agent or
representative of the Board concerning changes in the Contract Sum.
7.2 Change Orders
7.2.1 A Change Order is a written instrument prepared by the Engineer or the Board and signed
and by the Board, Contractor and Engineer, and approved by a Resolution of the Board, stating their
agreement upon all of the following:
7.2.1.1 a change in the Work;
7.2.1.2 the amount of the adjustment in the Contract Sum, if any; and
7.2.1.3 the extent of the adjustment in the Contract Time, if any.
7.2.2 Methods used in determining adjustments to the Contract Sum may include those listed in
Subparagraph 7.3.3.
7.3 Construction Change Directives
7.3.1 A Construction Change Directive is a written order prepared by the Engineer or the Board
and signed by the Board and Engineer, and approved by a Resolution of the Board, directing a
change in the Work and stating a proposed basis for adjustment, if any, in the Contract Sum or
Contract Time, or both. The Board may by Construction Change Directive, without invalidating the
Contract, order changes in the Work within the general scope of the Contract consisting of additions,
deletions or other revisions, the Contract Sum and Contract Time being adjusted accordingly.
7.3.2 A Construction Change Directive shall be used in the absence of total agreement on the
terms of a Change Order.
7.3.3 If the Construction Change Directive provides for an adjustment to the Contract Sum, the
adjustment shall be based on one (1) of the following methods: