Common use of Disputes Regarding Payments Clause in Contracts

Disputes Regarding Payments. Failure by Owner to pay any amount disputed in good faith until resolution of such dispute in accordance with this Agreement shall not alleviate, diminish, modify or excuse the performance of Contractor nor relieve Contractor’s obligations to perform hereunder. Contractor’s acceptance of any payment (including the Final Completion Payment), and Owner’s payment of any amount under dispute, shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of amounts that are then in dispute. Contractor and Owner shall use reasonable efforts to resolve all disputed amounts reasonably expeditiously and in any case in accordance with the provisions of Article 30. No payment made hereunder shall be construed to constitute acceptance or approval of that part of the Work to which such payment relates or to relieve Contractor of any of its obligations hereunder. If a Contractor’s Invoice was properly submitted in accordance with all of the provisions of this Agreement and amounts disputed by Owner in regards to such invoice are later resolved in favor of Contractor, Owner shall pay interest on such disputed amounts due to Contractor at the Contract Interest Rate, from the date on which the payment was originally due pursuant to such invoice until the date such payment was received by Contractor. If amounts disputed have been paid by Owner are later resolved in favor of Owner, Contractor shall refund any such payment and pay interest on such payment at the Contract Interest Rate, from the date on which the payment was originally made by Owner until such refunded payment is received by Owner.

Disputes Regarding Payments. Failure by Owner to pay any amount disputed in good faith until resolution of such dispute in accordance with this Agreement shall not alleviate, diminish, modify or excuse the performance of Contractor nor relieve Contractor’s obligations to perform hereunderhereunder nor, for the avoidance of doubt, constitute an Owner Event of Default. Contractor’s acceptance of any payment (including the Final Completion Payment), and Owner’s payment of any amount under dispute, shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of amounts that are then in dispute. Contractor and Owner shall use reasonable efforts to resolve all disputed amounts reasonably expeditiously and in any case in accordance with the provisions of Article 30. No payment made hereunder shall be construed to constitute acceptance or approval of that part of the Work to which such payment relates or to relieve Contractor of any of its obligations hereunder. If a Contractor’s Invoice was properly submitted in accordance with all of the provisions of this Agreement and amounts disputed by Owner in regards to such invoice are later resolved in favor of Contractor, Owner shall pay interest on such disputed amounts due to Contractor at the Contract Interest Rate, from the date on which the payment was originally due pursuant to such invoice until the date such payment was received by Contractor. If amounts disputed have been paid by Owner are later resolved in favor of Owner, Contractor shall refund any such payment and pay interest on such payment at the Contract Interest Rate, from the date on which the payment was originally made by Owner until such refunded payment is received by Owner.

Disputes Regarding Payments. Failure Subject to Contractor’s rights and remedies under Section 19.4(f) and Section 19.5, failure by Owner to pay any amount disputed in good faith until resolution of such dispute in accordance with this Agreement shall not alleviate, diminish, modify or nor excuse the performance of Contractor nor relieve of, Contractor’s obligations to perform hereunderhereunder in any respect, including Contractor’s obligation to meet the Substantial Completion Guaranteed Dates. Contractor’s acceptance of any payment (including the Final Completion Payment), and Owner’s payment of any amount under dispute, shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of amounts that are then in dispute. Contractor and Owner shall use their reasonable efforts to resolve all disputed amounts reasonably expeditiously and in any case in accordance with the provisions of Article 3032. No payment made hereunder shall be construed to constitute be acceptance or approval of that part of the Work to which such payment relates or to relieve Contractor of any of its obligations hereunder. If a Contractor’s Invoice was properly submitted in accordance with all of the provisions of this Agreement and amounts disputed by Owner in regards to such invoice are later resolved in favor of Contractor, Owner shall pay interest on such disputed amounts due to Contractor at the Contract Interest Raterate set forth in Section 6.7, from the date on which the payment was originally due pursuant to such invoice until the date such payment was received by Contractor. If amounts disputed have been paid by Owner are later resolved in favor of Owner, Contractor shall refund any such payment and pay interest on such payment at the Contract Interest Rate, from the date on which the payment was originally made by Owner until such refunded payment is received by Owner.