Common use of DISPUTES REGARDING CHANGES Clause in Contracts

DISPUTES REGARDING CHANGES. If any dispute should arise between the parties with respect to an increase or decrease in the Contract Sum or an expansion or contraction in the contract time as a result of a Change in Work, CONTRACTOR shall not suspend performance of a Change in Work or the Work itself unless otherwise so ordered by the AGENCY in writing. The AGENCY shall, however, pay to CONTRACTOR up to the AGENCY’s reasonable estimate of the value of the Change in Work, regardless of the dispute, if said Change in Work results in an increase in the Contract Sum; and the AGENCY shall have the right to decrease the Contract Sum to the AGENCY’s reasonable estimated value of the Change in Work, regardless of the dispute, if said Change in Work results in a decrease in the Contract Sum.

DISPUTES REGARDING CHANGES. If any dispute should arise between the parties with respect to an increase or decrease in the Contract Sum or an expansion or contraction in the contract time as a result of a Change in the Work, the CONTRACTOR shall not suspend performance of a Change in the Work or the Work itself unless otherwise so ordered by the AGENCY in writing. The AGENCY shall, however, pay to the CONTRACTOR up to the AGENCY’s reasonable estimate of the value of the Change in the Work, regardless of the dispute, if said Change in the Work results in an increase in the Contract Sum; and the AGENCY shall have the right to decrease the Contract Sum to the AGENCY’s reasonable estimated value of the Change in the Work, regardless of the dispute, if said Change in the Work results in a decrease in the Contract Sumcontract sum.