This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Boston, Massachusetts. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

General: After execution of the Contract, changes may be made to the Scope of Work, the Contract Amount and/or the Contract Time without invalidating any portion of the Contract Documents by either a (i) Bulletin, as defined below. Credits for Deductive Bulletin: If the Bulletin results in a decrease in the Work to be performed and/or a deductive credit to the Contract Amount, the amount of such credit shall be based upon the Contractor's actual net cost (as confirmed by the Engineer). Should the Bulletin consist of both additions and deletions to the Project's Scope of Work, any allowances for overhead and profit shall be calculated in accordance with the values already stated in the Contract Documents This term, or any pronoun or phrase in place thereof means a firm of architects or engineers and its authorized representatives, such representatives acting within the scope of the particular duties entrusted to them. It is synonymous with the term "Engineer." If an Architect is not designated it shall be the Authority's Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs or designee. The Contractor shall be satisfied as to the condition under which the Work is to be performed and gain complete knowledge of the Scope of the Work to provide for a complete and operable systems. No allowances shall subsequently be made for any extra expense to which the Contractor may be accountable due to failure to make such examination and to include the required materials and labor in the bid. The decision of the Engineer shall be final and conclusive with respect to all questions as to what constitutes Extra Work, the amount of Extra Work and the value of Extra Work. Such decisions may be made by the Engineer after completion of the Work required by the Contract but shall be made before payment of the final estimate by the Authority. Owner Rights: The Authority's right to collect liquidated damages shall not be exclusive, but shall be in addition to any and all rights and/or remedies reserved to the Authority under this Contract. Liquidity Damages: Should the successful Bidder fail to execute the Contract and furnish the Contract bond within the time stipulated, the Authority may, at its option, determine that the Bidder has abandoned the Contract and thereupon the Proposal and acceptance shall be null and void, and the guaranty accompanying the Proposal shall be retained and collected by the Authority, not as a penalty but as liquidated damages, for the delay and expense caused by the abandonment of the Contract. In the event that the Contractor fails to complete the Work within the Contract Time, or fails to complete a portion of the Work to which a milestone date applies within the applicable time period, the Contractor shall pay to the Authority, as compensation and not as a penalty, the relevant sum specified in the Special Provisions as liquidated damages ("Liquidated Damages") for each and every calendar day that such Work or portion thereof is incomplete. The Contractor and Authority agree that the actual damages that the Authority would suffer as a result of such failure would be difficult or impossible to ascertain with certainty, and that the aforementioned sum is a reasonable approximation, as of the date of execution of this Contract, of the damages that the Authority would suffer as a result of such delay. The Authority may recover such Liquidated Damages by deducting amounts out of any moneys due or that might become due the Contractor as part of any application for payment, and if such moneys be insufficient to cover the liquidated damages, then the Contractor shall pay the amount due within thirty (30) days of demand by the Authority. The Authority's failure to deduct Liquidated Damages shall not constitute of waiver of its right to such Liquidated Damages. If the work shall remain uncompleted after the time specified in the Work Order for the completion of the work or after any authorized extension of such stipulated time, the Contractor shall pay to the Authority the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) per calendar day for each and every day that the Contractor is in default in completing the work. In addition, if the Contractor fails to vacate a work area within the agreed upon the predetermined recall time, the Contractor shall pay to the Authority the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for each and every hour that he/she is in default of vacating an area to the satisfaction of the Authority. This $300 per hour will only be assessed if the work area and the Contractors' work (e.g. equipment) as directly caused a restriction to the use of a runway. Bond Notes: The written agreement executed between the Authority and the successful bidder, covering the performance of the Work. The Contract shall include Notice to Contractors, Instructions to Bidders, the Proposal, the Proposal Guaranty, the executed agreement, the Contract Bond, the Payment Bond, these Specifications including the General Requirements and Covenants, the Special Provisions (Division IIB), Division IIA and Division IIC, if applicable, Construction Details and Addenda (if any) the Plans, and the Notice to Proceed. The Contract also shall include any Work Orders, mutual understandings and agreements that are required to complete the Work, and authorized Alterations or extensions thereof.