Common use of Initial Decision Clause in Contracts

Initial Decision. The Claims Examiner will review all Major Claims and take one or more of the following preliminary actions within fifteen (15) Days of receipt of a Detailed Claim: (i) request additional supporting information from the claimant; (ii) inform the Contractor and Owner in writing of the time required for adequate review and response; (iii) reject the Claim in whole or in part and identify the reasons for rejection; (iv) based on unit prices identified in Exhibit S and recommend approval of all or part of the Claim; or (v) propose an alternate resolution. In any event, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 12, if the Claims Examiner has not issued its decision within thirty (30) Days of the Detailed Claim being filed, that Claim shall be subject to appeal and submitted to non-binding mediation all as set forth below.

Initial Decision. The Claims Examiner will review all Major Claims and take one or more of the following preliminary actions within fifteen (15) Days of receipt of a Detailed Claim: (i) request additional supporting information from the claimant; (ii) inform the Contractor and Owner in writing of the time required for adequate review and response; (iii) reject the Claim in whole or in part and identify the reasons for rejection; (iv) based on unit prices identified in Exhibit S Q and recommend approval of all or part of the Claim; or (v) propose an alternate resolution. In any event, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 12, if the Claims Examiner has not issued its decision within thirty (30) Days of the Detailed Claim being filed, that Claim shall be subject to appeal and submitted to non-binding mediation all as set forth below.