General Requirements and Covenants (2)

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date of notice to proceed in order to meet their construction schedule. Delays caused by the failure of the Contractor to submit descriptive sheets as required will not be considered as justifiable reasons for contract time extension. (d) Material Samples d Color 5 les - The Contractor shall submit to the Engineer samples of the materials and color selection samples. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to submit material and color samples for approval as required at the earliest possible date after the date of notice to proceed in order to meet their construction schedule. Delays caused by the failure of the Contractor to submit material and color samples will not be considered as justifiable reasons for contract time extension. .1. COORDINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS - These General. Requirements and Covenants, plans, proposals, special provisions, technical specifications, change orders, addenda and amendments are essential parts of the contract, and a requirement occurring in one is as binding as occurring in all. They are intended to be correlative and to describe and provide for a complete work. Where no figures or memoranda are given, the drawings shall be follofaed accurately according to scale, subject to the approval of the Engineer. In any case of discrepancies in the figures or drawings, the discrepancies shall be immediately referred to the Engineer without whose decision said discrepancy shall not be adjusted by the Contractor save only at his own risk; and in the settlement of any complications arising from such adjustment without the consent of the Engineer, the Contractor shall bear all extra expense involved. In case of discrepancy, figured dimensions shall govern over scaled dimensions; technical specifications shall govern over plans; special provisions and proposal shall govern over the General Requirements and Covenants. Where detailed drawings are shown, they will govern insofar as methods of construction that are not described in the specifications. All drawings on a scale of 3/8" to the foot or over shall be considered detail drawings. Schedules for interior work shall also be considered detail drawings. Within the plan itself, if there is a conflict between the architectural sheets and the mechanical or electrical or structural sheets, etc., the conflict shall be considered a discrepancy and the Contractor shall immediately refer same to the Engineer for a decision. 5.5 INTERPETATION•AF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS - Should it appear that the work to be done or any of the mutters relative thereto are not sufficiently detailed or explained in the plans and specifications, the Contractor shall apply to the Engineer for such further explanations as may be necessary and shall conform to same as part of the contract, so far as may be consistent with the original plans and specifications; and in the event of any doubt or questions arising respecting the true meaning of the plans and specifications, reference shall be made to the Engineer whose decision thereon shall be final. Section 5 Page 20