Common use of General Claims of the CM/GC Clause in Contracts

General Claims of the CM/GC. Budgeting and cash flow being of material importance to the Owner, should the CM/GC suffer any injury or damage to person or property that CM/GC reasonably believes a legal basis exists for liability on the part of the Owner, Program Manager or Design Professional, and that should result in an adjustment in the Cost of the Work or the Contract Time, such claim shall be made in writing in the form of a Request for Change Order to the Design Professional within fourteen (14) days after such injury or damage is or should have been first observed. Any and all claims not made within said fourteen (14) days are barred, waived, released, and discharged. The decision of the Design Professional is final and binding on both Owner and CM/GC unless the CM/GC protests the decision of the Design Professional and files a Statement of General Claim as set forth below.