Common use of Contractor Administration Clause in Contracts

Contractor Administration. UTA shall be responsible for administration of the Program Manager and Environmental Technical Consultant contracts established under the Phase I Agreement. Additional contracts as authorized by the Executive Board may be administered by other Parties as agreed to by the Executive Board. Contract administration services will be provided by the Parties at no charge to the Program. Parties will not enter into any contracts committing Program funds without the knowledge and consent of the Executive Board. Any Party that administers a contract authorized and funded pursuant to this Agreement shall coordinate with the Management Team, as authorized by the Executive Board, in such matters as developing scopes of work, issuing Notices to Proceed, issuing change orders, accepting the work products of the Program contractors and similar items; however, at such time as a Notice of Intent is issued to begin preparation of an environmental document in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Environmental Technical Consultant will then take direction from the Lead Agencies, as defined by NEPA, regarding work scope and contract deliverables. The Lead Agencies will also review and approve the scope of work for the Environmental Technical Consultant regarding preparation of the environmental document(s). The Management Team will provide input to the Lead Agencies regarding the NEPA scope of work, deliverables, and decisions for the Program.