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2571 <br />744 Minnesota 2020 Standard Specifications <br />A.3 Initial Planting Operations <br />The Department will pay no more than 45 percent of the Contract Unit Price for each <br />plant with the completion and acceptance of initial planting operations Work as defined in the <br />Initial Planting Operations Checklist in the current edition of the ICAMMLP. <br />B Interim Payment <br />At the end of the first calendar year of the PEP, and after completion and acceptance of the <br />Contractor’s Work and continuous compliance with the plant establishment requirements as defined by <br />the Plant Establishment-Year One Checklist in the current edition of the ICAMMLP, the Engineer may <br />authorize no more than 15 percent of the Contract Unit Price for each plant. <br />C Final Payment <br />The Department will make final payment after final inspection and acceptance of the completed <br />Project at the end of the PEP. The Engineer may authorize no more than 15 percent of the Contract Unit <br />Price for each plant as defined by the Plant Establishment Year 2 Checklist in the current edition at the <br />time of letting of the ICAMMLP. The total final payment includes the Plant Establishment Ye ar 2 payment, <br />assessments and reduced payments, if any, and Incentive payment, if eligible. <br />The Department will not pay for replacement plants, unless authorized by the Engineer. <br />The Department may continue to withhold any percentage of initial and interim payments from <br />the final payment. <br />The Department will require a prompt refund of any overpayment, if the final voucher shows <br />that the total of initial and interim payments made exceeds the total amount due the Contractor. <br />D Incentive Payment <br />When 90 percent or more of all plants installed within the initial plant installation period (PIP) <br />and related Contract operations have been continuously acceptable throughout the Contract period, the <br />Department will make an Incentive payment of 10 percent of the total final Contract Unit Price for plant <br />installation and establishment. <br />The Department considers replacement plants, replaced during the initial PIP, to be initially <br />installed plants. Replacement plants made during the PEP are not eligible for Incentives. <br />E Withholdings <br />E.1 Plant Stock and Materials Documentation <br />If the Contractor does not provide the documentation required by 2571.2A.2, “Plant <br />Stock and Materials Documentation,” the Department may withhold a percentage of the PIP <br />payment as described in checklist B2, in accordance with the current edition of ICAMMLP. <br />E.2 Plant Establishment Period <br />The Department may withhold a percentage of the PEP payment as described on <br />checklist B9-B10, in accordance with the current edition of ICAMMLP. <br />F Monetary Adjustments <br />The Department must apply Incentives and Disincentives and may apply monetary deductions for <br />Plant Installation and Establishment. The amounts of these adjustments are deemed reasonable. <br />The Department may make full payment or apply a monetary deduction of no more than the <br />maximum eligible partial payment percentage at any payment phase (initial, interim, final) based on the <br />performance of the Contractor (see Payment Checklist in the current edition of the ICAMMLP). <br />SECTION 2571.4 THROUGH 2571.5 NOT USED