ACCEPTANCE AND FINAL PAYMENT. When the contractor shall have completed the work in accordance with the terms of the contract documents, the Engineer shall certify his (her) acceptance to the owner and his (her) approval of the contractor's final request for payment, which shall be the contract amount plus all approved additions less all approved deductions (including retention) and less previous payments made. The request for final payment shall be made on the form contained in these specifications. The contractor shall furnish evidence that they have fully paid all debts for labor, material, and equipment incurred in connection with the work, following which the owner shall accept the work and release the contractor except as to the conditions of the performance bond, any legal rights of the owner, required guarantees, and corrections of faulty work after final payment, and shall authorize payment of the contractor's final request for payments per the Contract Agreement. The contractor must allow sufficient time between the time of completion of the work and approval of the final request for payment for the Engineer to assemble and check the necessary data.
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