Common use of Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations Clause in Contracts

Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations. Within twenty-one (21) calendar days of a Party submitting a Notice of Claim and Required Documentation and Information, the other Party shall, in writing, submit a Written Response to the Notice of Claim. The Written Response to the Notice of Claim shall contain: 13.10.1.1 a detailed narrative responding to each point made in the Claim. The point by point response shall contain a statement as to whether the responding Party agrees or not with each point made by the Party submitting the Claim. If the responding Party does not agree with a point, then for each point of disagreement, the responding Party shall provide a detailed explanation as to why it disagrees supported by any detailed estimates and/or calculations regarding costs and/or time, and all supporting information and documentation to prove the basis of the responding Party’s disagreement. To the extent the responding Party has a counter claim, the responding Party shall also set forth a detailed explanation of the counter claim together with any detailed estimates and/or calculations regarding costs and/or time, and all supporting information and documentation to prove the counter claim. In situations where no counter claim is made, the Party submitting a Claim shall then have fourteen (14) calendar days to submit a Reply. The Reply must follow the same format and respond point by point, together with all supporting documentation and information supporting the points made in the responding Party’s Written 13.10.1.2 if the Written Response to the Notice of a Claim also contains a counter claim by the Responding Party, and only if the counter claim would entitle the Responding Party to recover an amount of money beyond that which is sought by the Notice of Claim, then the Party filing a Notice of Claim shall not have fourteen (14) days to submit a Reply, but rather have twenty-one (21) days to submit a Reply. The Reply shall then address the points raised in the Written Response to its Notice of Claim and separately address the counter claim points asserted by the responding Party following the same narrative and supporting documentation and information requirements set forth above. The responding Party shall then have fourteen (14) days to submit a Sur Reply addressing only the counter claim points addressed by the Party filing the Notice of Claim. If these time frames apply, then within seven (7) days following receipt of the Sur Reply, the District shall issue a Notice of Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations that will take place between the President of the CONSULTANT and the Director of the Program Management Office. The Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations shall take place within fourteen

Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations. Within twenty-one (21) calendar days of a Party submitting a Notice of Claim and Required Documentation and Information, the other Party shall, in writing, submit a Written Response to the Notice of Claim. The Written Response to the Notice of Claim shall contain: 13.10.1.1 a detailed narrative responding to each point made in the Claim. The point by point response shall contain a statement as to whether the responding Party agrees or not with each point made by the Party submitting the Claim. If the responding Party does not agree with a point, then for each point of disagreement, the responding Party shall provide a detailed explanation as to why it disagrees supported by any detailed estimates and/or calculations regarding costs and/or time, and all supporting information and documentation to prove the basis of the responding Party’s disagreement. To the extent the responding Party has a counter claim, the responding Party shall also set forth a detailed explanation of the counter claim together with any detailed estimates and/or calculations regarding costs and/or time, and all supporting information and documentation to prove the counter claim. In situations where no counter claim is made, the Party submitting a Claim shall then have fourteen (14) calendar days to submit a Reply. The Reply must follow the same format and respond point by point, together with all supporting documentation and information supporting the points made in the responding Party’s WrittenWritten Response to the Claim. Within seven (7) days following receipt of the Reply, the District shall issue a Notice of Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations that will take place between the President of the CONSULTANT and the Director of the Program Management Office. The Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations shall take place within fourteen (14) days of the issuance of the Notice of Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations and will not last more than two (2) six (6) hour sessions, unless the both the President of the Consultant and the Director of the Program Management Office agree in writing that more time is needed. Any information and/or documentation not submitted by the time the Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations is held shall not be permitted to be used in any subsequent step of this mandatory and exclusive dispute resolution process, including at Arbitration, as both parties acknowledge that one Party withholding such information and/or documentation will cause the other Party irreparable prejudice. 13.10.1.2 if the Written Response to the Notice of a Claim also contains a counter claim by the Responding Party, and only if the counter claim would entitle the Responding Party to recover an amount of money beyond that which is sought by the Notice of Claim, then the Party filing a Notice of Claim shall not have fourteen (14) days to submit a Reply, but rather have twenty-one (21) days to submit a Reply. The Reply shall then address the points raised in the Written Response to its Notice of Claim and separately address the counter claim points asserted by the responding Party following the same narrative and supporting documentation and information requirements set forth above. The responding Party shall then have fourteen (14) days to submit a Sur Reply addressing only the counter claim points addressed by the Party filing the Notice of Claim. If these time frames apply, then within seven (7) days following receipt of the Sur Reply, the District shall issue a Notice of Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations that will take place between the President of the CONSULTANT and the Director of the Program Management Office. The Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations shall take place within fourteenof

Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations. Within twenty-one (21) calendar days of a Party submitting a Notice of Claim and Required Documentation and Information, the other Party shall, in writing, submit a Written Response to the Notice of Claim. The Written Response to the Notice of Claim shall contain: 13.10.1.1 a detailed narrative responding to each point made in the Claim. The point by point response shall contain a statement as to whether the responding Party agrees or not with each point made by the Party submitting the Claim. If the responding Party does not agree with a point, then for each point of disagreement, the responding Party shall provide a detailed explanation as to why it disagrees supported by any detailed estimates and/or calculations regarding costs and/or time, and all supporting information and documentation to prove the basis of the responding Party’s disagreement. To the extent the responding Party has a counter claim, the responding Party shall also set forth a detailed explanation of the counter claim together with any detailed estimates and/or calculations regarding costs and/or time, and all supporting information and documentation to prove the counter claim. In situations where no counter claim is made, the Party submitting a Claim shall then have fourteen (14) calendar days to submit a Reply. The Reply must follow the same format and respond point by point, together with all supporting documentation and information supporting the points made in the responding Party’s WrittenWritten Response to the Claim. Within seven (7) days following receipt of the Reply, the District shall issue a Notice of Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations that will take place between the President of the CONSULTANT and the Director of the Program Management Office. The Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations shall take place within fourteen (14) days of the issuance of the Notice of Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations and will not last more than two (2) six (6) hour sessions, unless the both the President of the Consultant and the Director of the Program Management Office agree in writing that more time is needed. Any information and/or documentation not submitted by the time the Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations is held shall not be permitted to be used in any subsequent step of this mandatory and exclusive dispute resolution process, including at Arbitration, as both parties acknowledge that one Party withholding such information and/or documentation will cause the other Party irreparable prejudice. 13.10.1.2 if the Written Response to the Notice of a Claim also contains a counter claim by the Responding Party, and only if the counter claim would entitle the Responding Party to recover an amount of money beyond that which is sought by the Notice of Claim, then the Party filing a Notice of Claim shall not have fourteen (14) days to submit a Reply, but rather have twenty-one (21) days to submit a Reply. The Reply shall then address the points raised in the Written Response to its Notice of Claim and separately address the counter claim points asserted by the responding Party following the same narrative and supporting documentation and information requirements set forth above. The responding Party shall then have fourteen (14) days to submit a Sur Reply addressing only the counter claim points addressed by the Party filing the Notice of Claim. If these time frames apply, then within seven (7) days following receipt of the Sur Reply, the District shall issue a Notice of Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations that will take place between the President of the CONSULTANT and the Director of the Program Management Office. The Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations shall take place within fourteen

Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations. Within twenty-one (21) calendar days of a Party submitting a Notice of Claim and Required Documentation and Information, the other Party shall, in writing, submit a Written Response to the Notice of Claim. The Written Response to the Notice of Claim shall contain: 13.10.1.1 a detailed narrative responding to each point made in the Claim. The point by point response shall contain a statement as to whether the responding Party agrees or not with each point made by the Party submitting the Claim. If the responding Party does not agree with a point, then for each point of disagreement, the responding Party shall provide a detailed explanation as to why it disagrees supported by any detailed estimates and/or calculations regarding costs and/or time, and all supporting information and documentation to prove the basis of the responding Party’s disagreement. To the extent the responding Party has a counter claim, the responding Party shall also set forth a detailed explanation of the counter claim together with any detailed estimates and/or calculations regarding costs and/or time, and all supporting information and documentation to prove the counter claim. In situations where no counter claim is made, the Party submitting a Claim shall then have fourteen (14) calendar days to submit a Reply. The Reply must follow the same format and respond point by point, together with all supporting documentation and information supporting the points made in the responding Party’s WrittenWritten Response to the Claim. Within seven (7) days following receipt of the Reply, the District shall issue a Notice of Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations that will take place between the President of the CONSULTANT and the Director of the Program Management Office. The Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations shall take place within fourteen (14) days of the issuance of the Notice of Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations and will not last more than two (2) six (6) hour 13.10.1.2 if the Written Response to the Notice of a Claim also contains a counter claim by the Responding Party, and only if the counter claim would entitle the Responding Party to recover an amount of money beyond that which is sought by the Notice of Claim, then the Party filing a Notice of Claim shall not have fourteen (14) days to submit a Reply, but rather have twenty-one (21) days to submit a Reply. The Reply shall then address the points raised in the Written Response to its Notice of Claim and separately address the counter claim points asserted by the responding Party following the same narrative and supporting documentation and information requirements set forth above. The responding Party shall then have fourteen (14) days to submit a Sur Reply addressing only the counter claim points addressed by the Party filing the Notice of Claim. If these time frames apply, then within seven (7) days following receipt of the Sur Reply, the District shall issue a Notice of Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations that will take place between the President of the CONSULTANT and the Director of the Program Management Office. The Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations shall take place within fourteen

Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations. Within twenty-one (21) calendar days of a Party submitting a Notice of Claim and Required Documentation and Information, the other Party shall, in writing, submit a Written Response to the Notice of Claim. The Written Response to the Notice of Claim shall contain: 13.10.1.1 10.7.1.1 a detailed narrative responding to each point made in the Claim. The point by point response shall contain a statement as to whether the responding Party agrees or not with each point made by the Party submitting the Claim. If the responding Party does not agree with a point, then for each point of disagreement, the responding Party shall provide a detailed explanation as to why it disagrees supported by any detailed estimates and/or calculations regarding costs and/or time, and all supporting information and documentation to prove the basis of the responding Party’s disagreement. To the extent the responding Party has a counter claim, the responding Party shall also set forth a detailed explanation of the counter claim together with any detailed estimates and/or calculations regarding costs and/or time, and all supporting information and documentation to prove the counter claim. In situations where no counter claim is made, the Party submitting a Claim shall then have fourteen (14) calendar days to submit a Reply. The Reply must follow the same format and respond point by point, together with all supporting documentation and information supporting the points made in the responding Party’s Written 13.10.1.2 if the Written Response to the Notice of a Claim also contains a counter claim by the Responding Party, and only if the counter claim would entitle the Responding Party to recover an amount of money beyond that which is sought by the Notice of Claim, then the Party filing a Notice of Claim shall not have fourteen (14) days to submit a Reply, but rather have twenty-one (21) days to submit a Reply. The Reply shall then address the points raised in the Written Response to its Notice of Claim and separately address the counter claim points asserted by the responding Party following the same narrative and supporting documentation and information requirements set forth above. The responding Party shall then have fourteen (14) days to submit a Sur Reply addressing only the counter claim points addressed by the Party filing the Notice of Claim. If these time frames apply, then within Within seven (7) days following receipt of the Sur Reply, the District shall issue a Notice of Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations that will take place between the President of the CONSULTANT and the Director of the Program Management Office. The Initial Mandatory Meeting and Negotiations shall take place within fourteenof