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W WASTE MANAGEMENT 15.5 Claims for Additional Time: If Contractor wishes to claim an increase in the Contract Time, written notice shall be given as provided in Article 8.3.3. In the case of continuing delay, only one notice of Claim is necessary. 15.6 Claims for Injury or Damage to Person or Property. If either Party to the Agreement suffers injury or damage to person or property because of an act or omission of the other Party's employees or agents,or of others for whose acts such Party is legally liable, written notice of such injury or damage, whether or not insured,shall be given to the other Party within a reasonable time, not exceeding twenty-one(21)Days after the first observance. The notice shall provide sufficient detail to enable the other Party to investigate the matter. If a Claim for an increase in the Contract Price or Contract Time due to damage or injury is to be asserted, it shall be filed as provided in Articles 15.4 or 15.5, as applicable 15.7 Resolution of Claims. 15.7.1 The Owner's Authorized Representative will review Claims and take one or more of the following preliminary actions within ten (10)Days of receipt of a Claim: .1 request additional supporting data from the Contractor; .2 submit a schedule to Contractor indicating when the Owner's Authorized Representative expects to take action; .3 reject the Claim in whole or in part; .4 recommend approval of the Claim; or .5 suggest a compromise. 15.7.2 Following receipt of any Claim, the Owner's Authorized Representative may also, but is not obligated to, notify the Surety of the nature and amount of the Claim. 15.7.3 If a Claim has been resolved, the Owner's Authorized Representative will prepare or obtain a Change Order or other appropriate documentation. 15.7.4 If a Claim has not been resolved, the Contractor shall, within ten (10) Days after receipt of the Owner's Authorized Representative's preliminary response, take one or more of the following actions: .1 submit additional supporting data requested by the Owner's Authorized Representative; .2 modify the initial Claim, .3 notify the Owner's Authorized Representative that the initial Claim stands; or, .4 do none of the foregoing, in which case the Claim shall be deemed permanently abandoned and waived. 15.7.5 If a Claim has not been resolved after consideration of the foregoing and of further evidence presented by Contractor or requested by the Owner's Authorized Representative, the Owner's Authorized Representative will render a written decision relative to the Claim, including any change in the Contract Price or the Contract Time or both. The Owner's Authorized Representative may, but is not obligated to, notify the Surety and request the Surety's assistance in resolving the controversy. Owner's Authorized Representative's decision shall be final and determinative unless and until the Contractor invokes the procedures of Article 15.8 by notifying Owner, in writing, within fourteen (14) Days of Contractor's receipt of Owner's written decision regarding the Claim, that Contractor is invoking the disputes procedure under Article 15.8 and requesting negotiation. 15.8 Disputes. 15.8.1 In the event that a Claim is not resolved using the foregoing procedures, and unless otherwise mutually agreed to in writing between the Parties, all disputes between the Parties relating to the interpretation and enforcement of their rights and obligations under the Agreement shall be submitted to negotiation and mediation in accordance with the provisions of this Article 15.8. 15.8.2 The Parties shall use their best efforts for a period of twenty-one (21) Days to resolve any remaining dispute following Owner's Authorized Representative's written decision relative to any Claim. To commence the dispute resolution process, either Party may serve written notice on the other Party specifically identifying the dispute and requesting that efforts at resolving the 43 Jun-17 Ver.2.0