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General Conditions 6.6 CONCEAI.EI) CONDITIONS Should concealed or unknown conditions in an existing structure be at variance with the conditions indicated by the Contract Documents or should concealed or unknown conditions in an existing structure of an unusual nature, differing materially from Grose ordinarily encountered and generally recognized as inherent in work of the character provided for in this Contract, be encountered, the Contractor shall make any claim for adjustment in compensation in accordance with Paragraph 6.7. 6,7 CLAIMS FOR ADDI'T'IONAL COST'S If the Contractor wishes to make a claim for an increase in the Contractor's Compensation, it shall give the Owner written notice thereof within ten (10) days of the occurrence of the event -giving rise to such claim. This notice shall be given by the Contractor before proceeding to execute the Work, except in an emergency endangering life or properly in which case the Contractor shall proceed in accordance with Paragraph 6.8. No such claim shall be valid unless so made. If the Owner and the contractor cannot agree on the amount of the adjusttnent in the Contractor's Compensation, it shall be referred to the Owner in accordance with Paragraph 1.8. Any change in the Contractor's Compensation resulting from such claim shall be authorized by any Change Orders. If'the Contractor claims that additional cost is involved because of, but not limited to, (1) any written interpretation of the Owner, (2) any order by the Owner to stop the Work where the Contractor was not at fault, (3) any written order for a minor change in the Work or (4) failure of payment by the Owner, Contractor shall make such a claim as provided herein. 6.8 WORK DURING AN EMERGENCY 6.8.1 In any emergency affecting the safety of persons or property, the Contractor shall act to prevent threatened damage, injury or loss. In all cases it shall, as soon as practicable, notify the Owner of the emergency and it shall not wait for the instructions before proceeding to protect both life and property. 6.8.2 Any additional compensation or extension of time claimed by the Contractor on account of said emergency work shall be determined under Paragraph 6.7. 7. CHANGE OF CONTRACTOR'S COMPENSATION 7.1 CONTRACTOR'S COMPENSATION The "Contractor's Compensation" constitutes the total compensation (subject to authorized adjustments) payable to Contractor for performing the Work. All duties, responsibilities and obligations assigned to or undertaken by Contractor shall be at ifs expense without change in the Contractor's Compensation. 7.2 CHANGE IN CONTRACT PRICE Any claim for an increase in the Contractor's Compensation shall be based on written notice delivered to Owner within ten (10) days of the occurrence of the event -giving rise to the claim. Notice of the amount of the claim with supporting data shall be delivered within forty-five days of City of Little Canada, City Hall Audio/Video Project 22 26