Common use of Electronic Transmittals Clause in Contracts

Electronic Transmittals. A. To the fullest extent practical, Owner and Engineer agree to transmit, and accept, all correspondence, Documents, text, data, drawings, information, and graphics related to each Specific Project, in electronic media or digital format, either directly, or through access to a secure Project website. 1. Compliance with any electronic documents protocol by Engineer shall be considered a Service as part of the performance of any Task Order and no direct or separate compensation will be paid to Engineer for such compliance, unless provisions for separate compensation are expressly set forth in an electronic documents protocol as an Amendment to this Agreement or in a specific Task Order. 2. Engineer’s costs directly attributable to changes in Engineer’s Electronic Documents obligations, after the effective date of this Agreement, necessitated by revisions to an electronic documents protocol, delayed adoption of an electronic documents protocol, or implementation of other Electronic Documents protocols, will be compensated as set forth in the applicable Task Order. B. If this Agreement does not include Exhibit F, or a specific Task Order expressly excludes the application of Exhibit F or otherwise does not establish or include protocols for transmittal of Electronic Documents by Electronic Means, then Owner and Engineer may operate without specific protocols or may jointly develop such protocols at a later date. C. Except as stated otherwise in Exhibit F (if included in this Agreement), when transmitting Electronic Documents by Electronic Means, the transmitting party makes no representations as to long term compatibility, usability, or readability of the Electronic Documents resulting from the recipient’s use of software application packages, operating systems, or computer hardware differing from those used in the drafting or transmittal of the Electronic Documents, or from those established in applicable protocols. D. This Agreement (including any electronic documents protocols) is not intended to create obligations for Owner or Engineer with respect to transmittals to or from third parties, except as expressly stated in an electronic documents protocol.

Electronic Transmittals. A. To the fullest extent practical, Owner OWNER and Engineer ENGINEER agree to transmit, and accept, all correspondence, Documents, text, data, drawings, information, and graphics related to each Specific Project, in electronic media or digital format, either directly, or through access to a secure Project website, in accordance with Exhibit F, Electronic Documents Protocol (EDP). 1. Compliance with any electronic documents protocol the EDP by Engineer ENGINEER shall be considered a Basic Service as part of the performance of any Task Order and no direct or separate compensation will be paid to Engineer ENGINEER for such compliance, unless provisions for separate compensation are expressly set forth in an electronic documents protocol as an Amendment to this Agreement the EDP or in a specific Task Order. 2. EngineerENGINEER’s costs directly attributable to changes in EngineerENGINEER’s Electronic Documents obligations, after the effective date of this Agreement, necessitated by revisions to an electronic documents protocolExhibit F, delayed adoption of an electronic documents protocolExhibit F, or implementation of other Electronic Documents protocols, will be compensated as set forth in the applicable Task OrderAdditional Services. B. If this Agreement does not include Exhibit F, or a specific Task Order expressly excludes the application of Exhibit F or otherwise does not establish or include protocols for transmittal of Electronic Documents by Electronic Means, then Owner OWNER and Engineer ENGINEER may operate without specific protocols or may jointly develop such protocols at a later date. C. Except as stated otherwise in Exhibit F (if included in this Agreement), when transmitting Electronic Documents by Electronic Means, the transmitting party makes no representations as to long term compatibility, usability, or readability of the Electronic Documents resulting from the recipient’s use of software application packages, operating systems, or computer hardware differing from those used in the drafting or transmittal of the Electronic Documents, or from those established in applicable protocols. D. This Agreement (including any electronic documents protocolsthe EDP) is not intended to create obligations for Owner OWNER or Engineer ENGINEER with respect to transmittals to or from third parties, except as expressly stated in an electronic documents protocolthe EDP.