Common use of Authorization to Award and Authorization to Proceed Clause in Contracts

Authorization to Award and Authorization to Proceed. (a) When the Municipality is electing to perform work with its own staff, it shall not allow Municipality staff to commence work on the Construction Project until the Municipality has received from the DOT an Authorization to Proceed Notice. (b) When the Municipality is hiring a Prime Contractor to perform work on the Construction Project, the Municipality shall not allow the Prime Contractor to commence construction work until the Municipality has received from the DOT an Authorization to Award Notice. (c) The DOT will issue an Authorization to Award Notice or Authorization to Proceed Notice, as applicable, directly to the Municipality, addressed to the Designated Official. The DOT has no responsibility and incurs no liability for payments to the Municipality for Administration of the Construction Project or for any construction work performed by the Prime Contractor or the Municipality’s staff on the Construction Project prior to the DOT’s issuance of the Authorization to Award Notice or Authorization to Proceed Notice.