Common use of AUTHORIZED VARIATIONS Clause in Contracts

AUTHORIZED VARIATIONS. a) The Building contractor may when authorized in writing or which directed verbally and later confirmed in writing by the architect with the previous consent of the owner and to or omitted from or vary the work shown and described in the schedules, and the contractor shall make no additions omissions or variations without such authority or direction. b) The Architect may omit from or add or vary any item of work shown and described in the schedule with the owner’s consent. c) All authorized variations for which a rate or price may not have been previously agreed upon shall be measured and valued by the Architect. Items for which no such rate exists shall be worked at actual cost to the contractor at site of work plus 15% VAT of the actual cost provided the architect duly certifies such cost.