Common use of Change Orders Act as Accord and Satisfaction Clause in Contracts

Change Orders Act as Accord and Satisfaction. Change Orders agreed pursuant to Section 6.1D or 6.2C by the Parties, and Change Directives entered into pursuant to Section 6.1E or 6.2D in which the Parties have subsequently agreed upon the effect of such Change Directive and executed a superseding Change Order as provided in Section 6.1D or 6.2C, shall, unless otherwise expressly reserved in such Change Order, constitute a full and final settlement and accord and satisfaction of all effects of the change as described in the Change Order upon the Changed Criteria and shall be deemed to compensate Contractor fully for all direct and indirect impacts of such change. Accordingly, unless otherwise expressly reserved in such Change Order, Contractor expressly waives and releases any and all right to make a claim or demand or to take any action or proceeding against Owner for any other consequences arising out of, relating to, or resulting from such change reflected in such Change Order, whether the consequences result directly or indirectly from such change reflected in such Change Order, including any claim or demand for damages due to delay, disruption, hindrance, impact, interference, inefficiencies or extra work arising out of, resulting from, or related to, the change reflected in that Change Order (including any claims or demands that any Change Order or number of Change Orders, individually or in the aggregate, have impacted the unchanged Work). If Contractor expressly reserves its right in a Change Order to maintain a claim arising out of the change in the Change Order, then such reservation shall only be effective for the earlier of Contractor’s achievement of Substantial Completion or one hundred eighty (180) Days after execution of the Change Order, and afterwards Contractor waives and releases any and all right to make a claim or demand relating to such Change Order as specified in this Section 6.4.

Change Orders Act as Accord and Satisfaction. Unless otherwise expressly and conspicuously stated in the Change Order, Change Orders agreed pursuant to Section 6.1D 6.1B or 6.2C by the Parties, and unilateral Change Directives Orders entered into pursuant to Section 6.1E 6.1C or 6.2D in on a time and materials basis and which the Parties have subsequently agreed upon the effect of such unilateral Change Directive Order and executed a superseding and mutually agreed upon Change Order as provided in Section 6.1D 6.1B or 6.2C, shall, unless otherwise expressly reserved in such Change Order, 6.2C shall constitute a full and final settlement and accord and satisfaction of all effects of the change as described in the Change Order upon the Changed Criteria and shall be deemed to compensate Contractor fully for all direct and indirect impacts of such change. Accordingly, unless otherwise expressly reserved and conspicuously stated in such Change Order, Contractor expressly waives and releases any and all right to make a claim or demand or to take any action or proceeding against Owner for any other consequences arising out of, relating to, or resulting from such change reflected in such Change Order, whether the consequences result directly or indirectly from such change reflected in such Change Order, including any claim or demand for damages due to delay, disruption, hindrance, impact, interference, inefficiencies or extra work arising out of, resulting from, or related to, the change reflected in that Change Order (including any claims or demands that any Change Order or number of Change Orders, individually or in the aggregate, have impacted the unchanged Work). If ; provided, however, Contractor may only expressly reserves reserve its right in under a Change Order to maintain a make such claim arising out or demand or take any such action or proceeding against Owner if Contractor is not able in good faith to determine, in accordance with industry standards, all of the effects of the change at the time of executing such Change Order and, provided further that if Contractor so expressly reserves its rights in the Change Orderaccordance with this Section, then Contractor shall make such reservation shall only be effective for the earlier of Contractor’s achievement of Substantial Completion or one hundred eighty (180) Days after execution of the Change Order, and afterwards Contractor waives and releases any and all right to make a claim or demand relating or take any such action or proceeding against Owner within a reasonable time but in no event prior to Final Completion, and if Contractor fails to bring such Change Order as specified in this Section 6.4claim or demand prior to Final Completion, Contractor is deemed to have forever waived and released such claim or demand.