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GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS PETERSON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING, INC. SECTION 1: SCOPE OF WORK 1.1 Work To Be Performed PETERSON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING,INC.(hereafter referred to as PETERSON)shall perform the services defined in the Scope of Services set forth in the Agreement into which these General Conditions are incorporated by reference (hereafter referred to as the Agreement). 1.2 Extra or Out-of-Scope Work Any work requested by the CLIENT which is not set forth in the Scope of Services section of the Agreement will be considered extra,out-of-scope work and, unless otherwise agreed in writing,will be invoiced on an hourly basis using current hourly billing rates. 13 Project Information and Assumptions CLIENT will make available to PETERSON all known relevant project information regarding existing and proposed conditions on the site or sites which are the subject of the Agreement. Project information may include but is not limited to site plans,surveys, aerial photographs,written reports,previous wetland delineations,soils borings,past permits,and past permitting or enforcement correspondence. CLIENT will forward any additions,updates or revisions of project information to PETERSON as soon as such new information becomes available. Any assumptions used by PETERSON in developing the Agreement may be set forth therein. CLIENT acknowledges that the level of effort and cost of PETERSON's work may be changed should any such assumptions be found incorrect subsequent to the execution of the Agreement. SECTION 2: INVOICING AND FEES 2.1 Billing Rates PETERSON shall invoice the CLIENT according to the terms and rates set forth in the Compensation Section of the Agreement. For extended projects that are being billed on an hourly basis,billing rates may increase on January 1st of each year at a rate not to exceed 10(ten)percent. 2.2 Frequency of Billing For projects being billed on an hourly basis, PETERSON will invoice the CLIENT monthly or upon completion of the work described in the Scope of Work section of the Agreement. For lump sum projects,invoices will be submitted after completion of the work upon which the lump sum cost is based. 23 Payment of Fees Payment is due upon CLIENT'S receipt of the invoice and will be considered past due thirty(30) days from date the invoice is transmitted to the CLIENT. 2.4 Past Due Accounts On past due accounts,CLIENT will pay a finance charge of 1.5%per month on the unpaid balance until the invoice is fully paid. If CLIENT fails to pay PETERSON within sixty(60)days of the date the invoice is transmitted,PETERSON may deem the CLIENT in default and may,without incurring liability,terminate the agreement and/or stop all work on the project until the default is cured. PETERSON'S termination or stoppage of work due to CLIENTS default shall not relieve CLIENT from its duty to compensate PETERSON for work done up to the date of termination or work stoppage. 2.5 Lien Rights PETERSON hereby gives the CLIENT notice that,pursuant to Minn.Stat.Chapter 514,it retains the right to file a lien against real property in the event of CLIENT'S default on payments for environmental services performed with respect to the property which is (OVER) 1355 Mendota Heights Road,Suite 100 a Mendota Heights,Minnesota 55120-1112 a 651-686-0151 a Fax 651-686-0369 a E-mail:Peclnct PETERSONE1VL'.com Big Rapids,Michigan(231)796-0903 a www.Petersonenv.com