Common use of Betterments Clause in Contracts

Betterments. 2.5.1. During the Preliminary Engineering Design phase but in any event not later than the applicable Pre-Solicitation Comment Due Date for each Rearrangement, Utility shall inform MTA what Betterments, if any, Utility desires so that MTA can review the Betterments and determine whether they satisfy the requirements set forth in Section 2.5.2. Each Design furnished by Utility shall specifically identify any Betterments included in such Design. MTA may also identify Betterments included in Designs furnished by Utility or in comments provided by Utility on MTA-finished Designs, by giving written notice thereof to Utility during the Design review process. 2.5.2. It is understood and agreed that MTA shall have no obligation for the Cost of any Betterment (whether or not identified pursuant to Section 2.5.1), and that no Betterment may be performed in connection with any Rearrangement (whether Designed or Constructed by Utility or by MTA) that is incompatible with the Subject Transit Project or which cannot be performed within the constraints of applicable law, any applicable governmental approvals, the schedule for the Subject Transit Project and/or the Design. Utility shall bear the Cost of all Betterments included in each Rearrangement in accordance with Article 9. 2.5.3. For a Rearrangement to be Constructed by MTA, the price which Utility shall pay for each included Betterment shall equal the estimated incremental additional Cost for the Rearrangement resulting from such Betterment, calculated in accordance with Section 9.6.

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Sources: Utility Cooperative Agreement, Utility Cooperative Agreement, Utility Cooperative Agreement