Common use of INCREASED OR DECREASED QUANTITIES OF WORK Clause in Contracts

INCREASED OR DECREASED QUANTITIES OF WORK. The Engineer shall have the sole right to increase or decrease any or all of the items specified in the Contract Documents, including the elimination of any one or more items. Such changes shall not invalidate the Contract. If quantities originally contemplated are materially changed, Contractor shall request a cost adjustment in writing in compliance with the Change Order requirements set forth in Section 3 herein. Approval of any such cost adjustment shall be at the sole discretion of the Engineer and the Engineer’s decision shall be final on any and all matters concerning cost adjustment. No payment for changed items shall be made to Contractor until both parties have signed the Change Order. Except in the case of minor changes in the Work approved or ordered by the Engineer in accordance with Section III (3)(D), or ordered by the Engineer in accordance with Section III (3)(C), Contractor may make substitutions only with the consent of the City, after evaluation and written approval by the Engineer and in accordance with a Change Order.