Common use of Commencement and Completion of Performance Clause in Contracts

Commencement and Completion of Performance. The services called for shall commence on and end on . Contractor shall commence any work requested by the County within ten (10) days of notification by the County. In the event Contractor fails to commence work within this time period, the County may take over the work and prosecute the same to completion. The date of beginning and the time for completion of the work are essential conditions of this Agreement. Contractor shall proceed with the work at such rate of progress to insure full completion within the contract time. It is expressly understood and agreed by and between the County and Contractor that the contract time for the completion of the work described herein is a reasonable time, taking into consideration the average climatic and economic conditions and other factors prevailing in the locality of the work during the period such work is to be performed. If Contractor shall fail to complete the work within the contract time, or extension of time granted by the County, then Contractor shall pay to the County the amount of liquidated damages and not as penalty the sum of Dollars ($ ) for each calendar day that Contractor shall be in default after . The County will charge Contractor and may deduct from the partial and final payment for the work, all architectural, engineering and construction management expenses incurred by the County in connection with any work accomplished after the specified completion date. Contractor will not be charged with liquidated damages or any excess cost when the delay in completion of the work is due to the following, and Contractor has promptly given written notice of such delay to the County: a. to any preference, priority or allocation order duly issued by the County; and b. to unforeseeable causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of Contractor, including, but not restricted to, unforeseen conditions, acts of God or of the public enemy, acts of the County, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes, and abnormal and unforeseeable weather.