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work directed by the Change Order. Township of West Orange will pursue a satisfactory resolution of disputed work issues or claims within a reasonable period of time as required by Standardized Changed Condition clauses per 23 CFR 635.109, NJDOT Standard Specifications and the project Supplementary Specification. The cost to settle work disputes, contract claims, or court awards must be reviewed by NJDOT prior to reimbursement as per 23 CFR 635.124. Any disputed work must be documented in the project records. Disputed work issues or claims must be resolved prior to close out of the project. 6.0 Contract Completion Contract Completion – Time of Completion and Liquidated Damages shall be in accordance with NJDOT Standard Specification, Section 108.20. The RC/PM issues a formal “Notice-ToProceed” (NTP), at the Pre-Construction meeting or shortly after. The NTP must include the Contract Completion Date. The Resident Engineer with the supervision of RC/PM, schedules status review meetings periodically to evaluate the progress on the project and request progress schedule updates from the Contractor. If the Contractor falls behind the schedule, the Contractor will be notified in writing and asked to make every effort to improve the progress in accordance with the approved schedule. The Contractor will be advised by the Resident Engineer, who will ensure that, contract time extensions will only be granted for excusable delays specified in Section 108.11 of the NJDOT 2019 Standard Specifications and shall be submitted and approved by Change Order as the project progresses and at the time an excusable delay occurs. If the Contractor fails to complete the contract within the contract time specified in the contract documents, the Contractor will be charged liquidated damages for each working day that the Contractor fails to complete the construction project in accordance with Section 108.20 Liquidated Damages found in the supplemental specifications. The RC/PM monitors the project progress, and the Resident Engineer and Inspector documents any contract delays throughout the duration of the project. A Contractor request for a contract time extension shall be fully justified, adequately documented, and submitted at the time the excusable delay occurred. A revised progress schedule will be submitted documenting how this delay affected the critical path of the project

ified, adequately documented, and submitted at the time the excusable delay occurred. A revised progress schedule will be submitted documenting how this delay affected the critical path of the project work. Contract time extensions need approval from NJDOT-BLA and Township of West Orange. Liquidated Damages Information regarding Liquidated Damages is included in the Contract Special Provisions – Time of Completion and Liquidated Damages. The 2019 NJDOT Standard Specification, Section 108.20, will be followed which is defines the daily amount set forth in the contract to be deducted from the contract price to cover the additional cost incurred by Township of West Orange because of the Contractor’s failure to complete work within the specified Contract Time. The Contractor must be advised by the Resident Engineer that Liquidated Damages will be assessed at each time 31 | P a g e