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What are the liquidated damages provisions on this contract, and how do they relate to Substantial Performance?

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Liquidated damages accrue at $2,500 per calendar day for every day the Work remains incomplete beyond the Contract Completion Date, capped at 10% of the Contract Price. The LD clock starts the day after the fixed completion date is missed, and stops on the date the Consultant issues the Certificate of Substantial Performance under GC 6.3 — so the practical way to limit LD exposure is to protect your Substantial Performance date, not the final deficiency-free completion date.

Risk: Med–High LDs are calculated in calendar days, not working days, and Division 00 has no explicit weather-day carve-out — confirm float allowance in the approved baseline schedule before committing to a completion date.

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GC 8.2.1 — Liquidated Damages

p. 34

Sets the per-diem LD rate and the price cap, and ties the accrual start date to the Contract Completion Date stated in the Agreement.

GC 6.3.1 — Substantial Performance

p. 28

Defines Substantial Performance consistent with the Construction Act, and requires the Consultant to issue a certificate once the Work is ready for use — this is the trigger event that stops LD accrual.

SP-8.2 — Amendment to LD Rate

p. 61

Special Provision amending the standard OPS boilerplate LD rate for this Contract — this clause governs over the General Conditions default; confirm it's the version being priced.

Weather-day allowances Extension of time Bonding requirements

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Scope of Work

Auto-generated from Division 01 & the Special Provisions — construction-ready, organized by phase.

Phase 1 — Mobilization

Key activities

Site mobilization & laydown setup
Utility locates & potholing
Traffic Management Plan submission
Shop drawing submissions

Deliverables

Approved TMP
Approved shop drawings

Phase 2 — Execution

Key activities

Trunk sewer install — open cut & TBM sections
Catch basin & manhole construction
Granular backfill & surface restoration

Deliverables

As-built drawings per section
QA/QC compaction & material test reports

Phase 3 — Closeout

Key activities

Final cleanup & site restoration
Deficiency list closeout
Substantial Performance certification

Deliverables

Certificate of Substantial Performance
O&M manuals & warranty package

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Spec Library A — General Conditions & Special Provisions20,548 chunks · GraphRAG indexed

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Liquidated damages & Substantial PerformanceGC 8.2.1 · GC 6.3.1

Bonding & insurance requirementsGC 11.1 · GC 12.1

Extension of time — weather delaysGC 6.5.2

Warranty period & holdback releaseGC 12.3 · GC 5.4

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GC 8.2.1 — Liquidated Damagesp. 34

GC 6.3.1 — Substantial Performance of the Workp. 28

SP-8.2 — Amendment to Liquidated Damages Ratep. 61