Continuing Contract Performance Pending final resolution of a Claim, except as otherwise agreed in writing or as provided in Section 9.7 and Article 13, the Design-Builder shall proceed diligently with performance of the Contract and the Owner shall continue to make payments in accordance with the Design-Build Documents.
Contract Performance C19.1 The Contractor shall ensure that:
OUTCOME IF GRANTEE CANNOT COMPLETE REQUIRED PERFORMANCE Unless specified in this Statement of Work, if Grantee cannot complete or otherwise comply with a requirement included in this Statement of Work, HHSC, at its sole discretion, may impose remedies or sanctions outlined under Contract Attachment C, Local Mental Health Authority Special Conditions, Section 7.09 (Remedies and Sanctions).
CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE Work under the Contract shall be performed in a timely, professional and diligent matter by qualified and efficient personnel and in conformity with the strictest quality standards mandated or recommended by all generally-recognized organizations establishing quality standards for the work of the type specified in the Contract. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for controlling the manner and means by which it and its employees or its subcontractors perform the Services, and the Contractor shall observe, abide by, and perform all of its obligations in accordance with all legal and Contract requirements. Without limiting the foregoing, the Contractor shall control the manner and means of the Services so as to perform the work in a reasonably safe manner and comply fully with all applicable codes, regulations and requirements imposed or enforced by any government agencies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any stricter standard provided in plans, specifications or other documents incorporated as part of the Contract shall govern. The Contractor shall provide the Services with all due skill, care, and diligence, in accordance with accepted industry practices and legal requirements, and to the Department’s satisfaction; the Department’s decision in that regard shall be final and conclusive. All Contractor’s Services under the Contract shall be performed in material compliance with the applicable federal and state laws and regulations in effect at the time of performance, except when imposition of a newly enacted or revised law or regulation would result in an unconstitutional impairment of the Contract. The Contractor will make commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that Contractor's professional and managerial staff maintain a working knowledge and understanding of all federal and state laws, regulations, and administrative code appropriate for the performance of their respective duties, as well as contemplated changes in such law which affect or may affect the Services delivered under the Contract. The Contractor shall maintain a written contingency plan describing in detail how it will continue operations and Services under the Contract in certain events including, but not limited to, strike and disaster, and shall submit it to the Department upon request.
Continuing Performance Each party is required to continue to perform its obligations under this contract pending final resolution of any dispute arising out of or relating to this contract, unless to do so would be impossible or impracticable under the circumstances.
Payment and Performance Bonds A payment bond and performance is required for a public works contract involving expenditure in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) and no work can be commenced prior to both bonds being approved the County. The Contractor shall furnish, at time of signing the Contract, one surety bond which shall protect the laborers and material men and shall be for $60,000, in accordance with Section 9554 of the Civil Code, and one surety bond in the amount of $60,000, guaranteeing the faithful performance of the Contract. If at any time the value of the total task orders is expected to exceed $60,000, the Contractor shall furnish, in a manner acceptable to the County, evidence that the Contractor is bonded to the expected total value of outstanding task orders for both the faithful performance and laborers and material men bonds. Contractor shall not be entitled to, nor shall County authorize, task orders when the total outstanding value of the task orders under this contract exceeds the bond values for which the County is an obligee. Said bonds to be approved by the office of the County Counsel and the County Executive Office of Orange County. Such bonds shall be the forms provided in these specifications and issued and executed by an admitted surety insurer (authorized to transact surety insurance in California). (e.g., if the bonds are issued through a surplus line broker, both the surplus line broker and the insurer with whom he is doing business for purposes of this project must be licensed in California to issue such bonds.) The faithful performance bond shall be issued by a Surety company with a minimum insurance rating of A- (Secure Best’s Rating) and VIII (Financial Size Category) as determined by the most current edition of the Best’s Key Rating Guide/Property-Casualty/United States or xxxxxx.xxx. The Surety Company must also be authorized to write in California by the Department of the Treasury, and must be listed on the most current edition of the Department of Treasury’s Listing of Approved Securities. If any surety upon any bond furnished in connection with this Contract becomes unacceptable to the County, or if any such surety fails to furnish reports as to his financial condition from time to time as requested by OC Public Works, the Contractor shall promptly furnish such additional security as may be required by OC Public Works or the Board of Supervisors from time to time to protect the interests of the County and of persons supplying labor or materials in the prosecution of the Work contemplated by this Contract. If the County increases the total Contract amount the Contractor is to provide a new bond for the new total Contract amount or a bond for the difference.
