Specifications

SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEM UPGRADE AND REPLACEMENT
FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY DETENTION CENTER
GENERAL CONDITIONS GC-29
7.3.3.1 mutual acceptance of a lump sum properly itemized and supported by
sufficient substantiating data to permit evaluation;
7.3.3.2 unit prices stated in the Contract Documents or subsequently agreed upon;
7.3.3.3 cost to be determined in a manner agreed upon by the parties and a mutually
acceptable fixed or percentage fee; or
7.3.3.4 as provided in Subparagraph 7.3.6.
7.3.4 Upon receipt of a Construction Change Directive, the Contractor shall promptly proceed with
the change in the Work involved and advise the Engineer and Board of the Contractor's agreement
or disagreement with the method, if any, provided in the Construction Change Directive for
determining the proposed adjustment in the Contract Sum or Contract Time.
7.3.5 A Construction Change Directive signed by the Contractor indicates the agreement of the
Contractor therewith, including adjustment in Contract Sum and Contract Time or the method for
determining them. Such agreement shall be effective immediately and shall be recorded as a Change
Order.
7.3.6 If the Contractor does not respond promptly or disagrees with the method for adjustment in
the Contract Sum, the method and the adjustment shall be determined by the Engineer on the basis
of reasonable expenditures and savings of those performing the Work attributable to the change,
including, in case of an increase in the Contract Sum, a reasonable allowance for overhead and
profit. Such determination is subject to Board approval. In such case, and also under Clause 7.3.3.3,
the Contractor shall keep and present, in such form as the Engineer or Board may prescribe, an
itemized accounting together with appropriate supporting data. Unless otherwise provided in the
Contract Documents, costs for the purposes of this Subparagraph 7.3.6 shall be limited to the
following:
7.3.6.1 costs of labor, including social security, old age and unemployment
insurance, fringe benefits required by agreement or custom, and workers'
compensation insurance;
7.3.6.2 costs of materials, supplies and equipment, including reasonable cost of
transportation, whether incorporated or consumed;
7.3.6.3 reasonable rental costs of machinery and equipment, exclusive of hand tools,
whether rented from the Contractor or others;
7.3.6.4 costs of premiums for all bonds and insurance, permit fees, and sales, use or
similar taxes related to the Work; and
7.3.6.5 additional costs of supervision and field office personnel directly attributable
to the change.
7.3.7 Pending final determination of cost to the Board, amounts not in dispute may be included
in Applications for Payment. The amount of credit to be allowed by the Contractor to the Board for