Common use of No Changes Without Authorization Clause in Contracts

No Changes Without Authorization. 17.1.1. There shall be no change whatsoever in the Drawings, Specifications, or in the Work without an executed Change Order authorized by the District as herein provided. District shall not be liable for the cost of any extra work or any substitutions, changes, additions, omissions, or deviations from the Drawings and Specifications unless the District's governing board has authorized the same and the cost thereof has been approved in writing by Change Order. No extension of time for performance of the Work shall be allowed hereunder unless claim for such extension is made at the time changes in the Work are ordered, and such time duly adjusted in writing in the Change Order. The provisions of the Contract Documents shall apply to all such changes, additions, and omissions with the same effect as if originally embodied in the Drawings and Specifications. 17.1.2. Verbal Order of Change in the Work. Any verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation, or determination from the District, the Project Inspector or the Architect which in the opinion of the Contractor causes any change to the scope of the Work, or otherwise requires an adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time, shall be treated as a Change only if the Contractor gives the District written notice within three (3) Business Days of the order, directions, instructions, interpretation or determination and prior to acting in accordance therewith. Time is of the essence in Contractor's written notice pursuant to the preceding sentence so that the District can promptly investigate and consider alternative measures to address the order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination giving rise to Contractor's notice. Accordingly, Contractor acknowledges that its failure, for any reason, to give written notice within three (3) Business Days of any right to assert or claim any entitlement to an adjustment of the Contract Time or the Contract Price on account of that verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination shall constitute a waiver of its right to make that claim. The written notice shall state the date, circumstances, extent of adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time, if any, requested, and the source of the verbal order, directions, instructions, interpretation or determination that the Contractor regards as a Change. Unless the Contractor acts in strict accordance with this procedure, any verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination shall not be treated as a Change and the Contractor hereby waives any claim for any adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time on account thereof. 17.1.3. Contractor shall perform immediately all work that has been authorized by a fully executed Change Order, Unilateral Change Order, or Construction Directive. Contractor shall be fully responsible for any and all delays and/or expenses caused by Contractor's failure to expeditiously perform this Work and Contractor's failure or refusal to proceed with that Work may be deemed to be Contractor's default of a material obligation of the Contractor under the Contract Documents. 17.1.4. Should any Change Order result in an increase in the Guaranteed Project Cost, the cost of that Change Order shall be agreed to, in writing, in advance by Contractor and District. In the event that Contractor proceeds with any change in Work without a Change Order executed by the District, Contractor waives any claim of additional compensation or time for that additional work. 17.1.5. Contractor understands, acknowledges, and agrees that the reason for District authorization is so that District may have an opportunity to analyze the Work and decide whether the District shall proceed with the Change Order or alter the Project so that a change in Work becomes unnecessary. 17.1.6. In an emergency affecting safety of life or of work or of adjoining property, Contractor, without special instruction or authorization, shall act, at its discretion, to prevent all threatened loss or injury. Any compensation or time claimed by Contractor on account of emergency work shall be determined as indicated herein as a COR .

No Changes Without Authorization. 17.1.116.1.1. There shall be no change whatsoever in the Drawings, Specifications, or in the Work without an executed Change Order authorized by the District as herein provided. District shall not be liable for the cost of any extra work or any substitutions, changes, additions, omissions, or deviations from the Drawings and Specifications unless the District's governing board has authorized the same and the cost thereof has been approved in writing by Change Order. No extension of time for performance of the Work shall be allowed hereunder unless claim for such extension is made at the time changes in the Work are ordered, and such time duly adjusted in writing in the Change Order. The provisions of the Contract Documents shall apply to all such changes, additions, and omissions with the same effect as if originally embodied in the Drawings and Specifications. 17.1.216.1.2. Verbal Order of Change in the Work. Any verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation, or determination from the District, the Project Inspector or the Architect which in the opinion of the Contractor causes any change to the scope of the Work, or otherwise requires an adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time, shall be treated as a Change only if the if: 16.1.2.1. The Contractor gives the District written notice within three (3) Business Days of the order, directions, instructions, interpretation or determination and prior to acting in accordance therewith, and 16.1.2.2. The District confirms in writing the verbal order within 24 hours. Time is of the essence in Contractor's written notice pursuant to the preceding sentence so that the District can promptly investigate and consider alternative measures to address the order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination giving rise to Contractor's notice. Accordingly, Contractor acknowledges that its failure, for any reason, to give written notice within three (3) Business Days of any right to assert or claim any entitlement to an adjustment of the Contract Time or the Contract Price on account of that verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination shall constitute a waiver of its right to make that claim. The written notice shall state the date, circumstances, extent of adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time, if any, requested, and the source of the verbal order, directions, instructions, interpretation or determination that the Contractor regards as a Change. Unless the Contractor acts in strict accordance with this procedure, any verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination shall not be treated as a Change and the Contractor hereby waives any claim for any adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time on account thereof. 17.1.316.1.3. Contractor shall perform immediately all work that has been authorized by a fully executed Change Order, Unilateral Change Order, or Construction Force Account Directive. Contractor shall be fully responsible for any and all delays and/or expenses caused by Contractor's failure to expeditiously perform this Work and Contractor's failure or refusal to proceed with that Work may be deemed to be Contractor's default of a material obligation of the Contractor under the Contract Documents. 17.1.416.1.4. Should any Change Order result in an increase in the Guaranteed Project Cost, the cost of that Change Order shall be agreed to, in writing, in advance by Contractor and District. In the event that Contractor proceeds with any change in Work without a Change Order executed by the District, Contractor waives any claim of additional compensation or time for that additional work. 17.1.516.1.5. Contractor understands, acknowledges, and agrees that the reason for District authorization is so that District may have an opportunity to analyze the Work and decide whether the District shall proceed with the Change Order or alter the Project so that a change in Work becomes unnecessary. 17.1.616.1.6. In an emergency affecting safety of life or of work or of adjoining property, Contractor, without special instruction or authorization, shall act, at its discretion, to prevent all threatened loss or injury. Any compensation or time claimed by Contractor on account of emergency work shall be determined as indicated herein as a COR PCO.

No Changes Without Authorization. 17.1.1. There shall be no change whatsoever in the Drawings, Specifications, or in the Work without an executed Change Order authorized by the District as herein provided. District shall not be liable for the cost of any extra work or any substitutions, changes, additions, omissions, or deviations from the Drawings and Specifications unless the District's governing board has authorized the same and the cost thereof has been approved in writing by Change Order. No extension of time for performance of the Work shall be allowed hereunder unless claim for such extension is made at the time changes in the Work are ordered, and such time duly adjusted in writing in the Change Order. The provisions of the Contract Documents shall apply to all such changes, additions, and omissions with the same effect as if originally embodied in the Drawings and Specifications. 17.1.2. Verbal Order of Change in the Work. Any verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation, or determination from the District, the Project Inspector or the Architect which in the opinion of the Contractor causes any change to the scope of the Work, or otherwise requires an adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time, shall be treated as a Change only if the Contractor gives the District written notice within three (3) Business Days of the order, directions, instructions, interpretation or determination and prior to acting in accordance therewith. Time is of the essence in Contractor's written notice pursuant to the preceding sentence so that the District can promptly investigate and consider alternative measures to address the order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination giving rise to Contractor's notice. Accordingly, Contractor acknowledges that its failure, for any reason, to give written notice within three (3) Business Days of any right to assert or claim any entitlement to an adjustment of the Contract Time or the Contract Price on account of that verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination shall constitute a waiver of its right to make that claimdetermination. The written notice shall state the date, circumstances, extent of adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time, if any, requested, and the source of the verbal order, directions, instructions, interpretation or determination that the Contractor regards as a Change. Unless the Contractor acts in strict accordance with this procedure, any verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination shall not be treated as a Change and the Contractor hereby waives any claim for any adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time on account thereof. 17.1.3. Contractor shall perform immediately all work that has been authorized by a fully executed Change Order, Unilateral Change Order, or Construction Directive. Contractor shall be fully responsible for any and all delays and/or expenses caused by Contractor's failure to expeditiously perform this Work and Contractor's failure or refusal to proceed with that Work may be deemed to be Contractor's default of a material obligation of the Contractor under the Contract Documents. 17.1.4. Should any Change Order result in an increase in the Guaranteed Project Cost, the cost of that Change Order shall be agreed to, in writing, in advance by Contractor and District. In the event that Contractor proceeds with any change in Work without a Change Order executed by the District, Contractor waives any claim of additional compensation or time for that additional work. 17.1.5. Contractor understands, acknowledges, and agrees that the reason for District authorization is so that District may have an opportunity to analyze the Work and decide whether the District shall proceed with the Change Order or alter the Project so that a change in Work becomes unnecessary. 17.1.6. In an emergency affecting safety of life or of work or of adjoining property, Contractor, without special instruction or authorization, shall act, at its discretion, to prevent all threatened loss or injury. Any compensation or time claimed by Contractor on account of emergency work shall be determined as indicated herein as a COR .

No Changes Without Authorization. 17.1.1. There shall be no change whatsoever in the Drawings, Specifications, or in the Work without an executed Change Order authorized by the District as herein provided. District shall not be liable for the cost of any extra work or any substitutions, changes, additions, omissions, or deviations from the Drawings and Specifications unless the District's governing board has authorized the same and the cost thereof has been approved in writing by Change Order. No extension of time for performance of the Work shall be allowed hereunder unless claim for such extension is made at the time changes in the Work are ordered, and such time duly adjusted in writing in the Change Order. The provisions of the Contract Documents shall apply to all such changes, additions, and omissions with the same effect as if originally embodied in the Drawings and Specifications. 17.1.2. Verbal Order of Change in the Work. Any verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation, or determination from the District, the Project Inspector or the Architect which in the opinion of the Contractor causes any change to the scope of the Work, or otherwise requires an adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time, shall be treated as a Change only if the Contractor gives the District Architect written notice within three (3) Business Days working days of the order, directions, instructions, interpretation or determination and prior to acting in accordance therewith. Time is of the essence in Contractor's written notice pursuant to the preceding sentence so that the District can promptly investigate and consider alternative measures to address the order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination giving rise to Contractor's notice. Accordingly, Contractor acknowledges that its failure, for any reason, to give written notice within three (3) Business Days working days of any verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination shall be deemed Contractor's waiver of any right to assert or claim any entitlement to an adjustment of the Contract Time or the Contract Price on account of that verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination shall constitute a waiver of its right to make that claimdetermination. The written notice shall state the date, circumstances, extent of adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time, if any, requested, and the source of the verbal order, directions, instructions, interpretation or determination that the Contractor regards as a Change. Unless the Contractor acts in strict accordance with this procedure, any verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination shall not be treated as a Change and the Contractor hereby waives any claim for any adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time on account thereof. 17.1.3. Contractor shall perform immediately all work that has been authorized by a fully executed Change Order, Unilateral Change Order, or Construction Force Account Directive. Contractor shall be fully responsible for any and all delays and/or expenses caused by Contractor's failure to expeditiously perform this Work and Contractor's failure or refusal to so proceed with that Work may be deemed to be Contractor's default of a material obligation of the Contractor under the Contract Documents. 17.1.4. Should any Change Order result in an increase in the Guaranteed Project Cost, the cost of that Change Order shall be agreed to, in writing, in advance by Contractor and District. In the event that Contractor proceeds with any change in Work without a Change Order executed by the District, Contractor waives any claim of additional compensation or time for that additional work. 17.1.5. Contractor understands, acknowledges, and agrees that the reason for District authorization is so that District may have an opportunity to analyze the Work and decide whether the District shall proceed with the Change Order or alter the Project so that a change in Work becomes unnecessary. 17.1.6. In an emergency affecting safety of life or of work or of adjoining property, Contractor, without special instruction or authorization, shall act, at its discretion, to prevent all threatened loss or injury. Any compensation or time claimed by Contractor on account of emergency work shall be determined as indicated herein as a COR PCO.

No Changes Without Authorization. 17.1.1. There shall be no change whatsoever in the Drawings, Specifications, or in the Work without an executed Change Order authorized by the District as herein provided. District shall not be liable for the cost of any extra work or any substitutions, changes, additions, omissions, or deviations from the Drawings and Specifications unless the District's governing board has authorized the same and the cost thereof has been approved in writing by Change Order. No extension of time for performance of the Work shall be allowed hereunder unless claim for such extension is made at the time changes in the Work are ordered, and such time duly adjusted in writing in the Change Order. The provisions of the Contract Documents shall apply to all such changes, additions, and omissions with the same effect as if originally embodied in the Drawings and Specifications. 17.1.2. Verbal Order of Change in the Work. Any verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation, or determination from the District, the Project Inspector or the Architect which in the opinion of the Contractor causes any change to the scope of the Work, or otherwise requires an adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time, shall be treated as a Change only if the Contractor gives the District Architect written notice within three (3) Business Days working days of the order, directions, instructions, interpretation or determination and prior to acting in accordance therewith. Time is of the essence in Contractor's written notice pursuant to the preceding sentence so that the District can promptly investigate and consider alternative measures to address the order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination giving rise to Contractor's notice. Accordingly, Contractor acknowledges that its failure, for any reason, to give written notice within three (3) Business Days of any right to assert or claim any entitlement to an adjustment of the Contract Time or the Contract Price on account of that verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination shall constitute a waiver of its right to make that claim. The written notice shall state the date, circumstances, extent of adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time, if any, requested, and the source of the verbal order, directions, instructions, interpretation or determination that the Contractor regards as a Change. Unless the Contractor acts in strict accordance with this procedure, any verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination shall not be treated as a Change and the Contractor hereby waives any claim for any adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time on account thereof.consider 17.1.3. Contractor shall perform immediately all work that has been authorized by a fully executed Change Order, Unilateral Change Order, or Construction Force Account Directive. Contractor shall be fully responsible for any and all delays and/or expenses caused by Contractor's failure to expeditiously perform this Work and Contractor's failure or refusal to so proceed with that Work may be deemed to be Contractor's default of a material obligation of the Contractor under the Contract Documents. 17.1.4. Should any Change Order result in an increase in the Guaranteed Project Cost, the cost of that Change Order shall be agreed to, in writing, in advance by Contractor and District. In the event that Contractor proceeds with any change in Work without a Change Order executed by the District, Contractor waives any claim of additional compensation or time for that additional work. 17.1.5. Contractor understands, acknowledges, and agrees that the reason for District authorization is so that District may have an opportunity to analyze the Work and decide whether the District shall proceed with the Change Order or alter the Project so that a change in Work becomes unnecessary. 17.1.6. In an emergency affecting safety of life or of work or of adjoining property, Contractor, without special instruction or authorization, shall act, at its discretion, to prevent all threatened loss or injury. Any compensation or time claimed by Contractor on account of emergency work shall be determined as indicated herein as a COR PCO.

No Changes Without Authorization. 17.1.1. There shall be no change whatsoever in the Drawings, Specifications, or in the Work without an executed Change Order authorized by the District as herein provided. District shall not be liable for the cost of any extra work or any substitutions, changes, additions, omissions, or deviations from the Drawings and Specifications unless the District's governing board has authorized the same and the cost thereof has been approved in writing by Change Order. No extension of time for performance of the Work shall be allowed hereunder unless claim for such extension is made at the time changes in the Work are ordered, and such time duly adjusted in writing in the Change Order. The provisions of the Contract Documents shall apply to all such changes, additions, and omissions with the same effect as if originally embodied in the Drawings and Specifications. 17.1.2. Verbal Order of Change in the Work. Any verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation, or determination from the District, the Project Inspector or the Architect which in the opinion of the Contractor causes any change to the scope of the Work, or otherwise requires an adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time, shall be treated as a Change only if the Contractor gives the District written notice within three (3) Business Days of the order, directions, instructions, interpretation or determination and prior to acting in accordance therewith. Time is of the essence in Contractor's written notice pursuant to the preceding sentence so that the District can promptly investigate and consider alternative measures to address the order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination giving rise to Contractor's notice. Accordingly, Contractor acknowledges that its failure, for any reason, to give written notice within three (3) Business Days of any right to assert or claim any entitlement to an adjustment of the Contract Time or the Contract Price on account of that verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination shall constitute a waiver of its right to make that claim. The written notice shall state the date, circumstances, extent of adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time, if any, requested, and the source of the verbal order, directions, instructions, interpretation or determination that the Contractor regards as a Change. Unless the Contractor acts in strict accordance with this procedure, any verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination shall not be treated as a Change and the Contractor hereby waives any claim for any adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time on account thereof.or 17.1.3. Contractor shall perform immediately all work that has been authorized by a fully executed Change Order, Unilateral Change Order, or Construction Directive. Contractor shall be fully responsible for any and all delays and/or expenses caused by Contractor's failure to expeditiously perform this Work and Contractor's failure or refusal to proceed with that Work may be deemed to be Contractor's default of a material obligation of the Contractor under the Contract Documents. 17.1.4. Should any Change Order result in an increase in the Guaranteed Project Cost, the cost of that Change Order shall be agreed to, in writing, in advance by Contractor and District. In the event that Contractor proceeds with any change in Work without a Change Order executed by the District, Contractor waives any claim of additional compensation or time for that additional work. 17.1.5. Contractor understands, acknowledges, and agrees that the reason for District authorization is so that District may have an opportunity to analyze the Work and decide whether the District shall proceed with the Change Order or alter the Project so that a change in Work becomes unnecessary. 17.1.6. In an emergency affecting safety of life or of work or of adjoining property, Contractor, without special instruction or authorization, shall act, at its discretion, to prevent all threatened loss or injury. Any compensation or time claimed by Contractor on account of emergency work shall be determined as indicated herein as a COR .

No Changes Without Authorization. ‌ 17.1.1. There shall be no change whatsoever in the Drawings, Specifications, or in the Work without an executed Change Order authorized by the District as herein provided. District shall not be liable for the cost of any extra work or any substitutions, changes, additions, omissions, or deviations from the Drawings and Specifications unless the District's governing board has authorized the same and the cost thereof has been approved in writing by Change Order. No extension of time for performance of the Work shall be allowed hereunder unless claim for such extension is made at the time changes in the Work are ordered, and such time duly adjusted in writing in the Change Order. The provisions of the Contract Documents shall apply to all such changes, additions, and omissions with the same effect as if originally embodied in the Drawings and Specifications.the 17.1.2. Verbal Order of Change in the Work. Any verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation, or determination from the District, the Project Inspector or the Architect which in the opinion of the Contractor causes any change to the scope of the Work, or otherwise requires an adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time, shall be treated as a Change only if the Contractor gives the District written notice within three (3) Business Days of the order, directions, instructions, interpretation or determination and prior to acting in accordance therewith. Time is of the essence in Contractor's written notice pursuant to the preceding sentence so that the District can promptly investigate and consider alternative measures to address the order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination giving rise to Contractor's notice. Accordingly, Contractor acknowledges that its failure, for any reason, to give written notice within three (3) Business Days of any right to assert or claim any entitlement to an adjustment of the Contract Time or the Contract Price on account of that verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination shall constitute a waiver of its right to make that claim. The written notice shall state the date, circumstances, extent of adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time, if any, requested, and the source of the verbal order, directions, instructions, interpretation or determination that the Contractor regards as a Change. Unless the Contractor acts in strict accordance with this procedure, any verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination shall not be treated as a Change and the Contractor hereby waives any claim for any adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time on account thereof. 17.1.3. Contractor shall perform immediately all work that has been authorized by a fully executed Change Order, Unilateral Change Order, or Construction Force Account Directive. Contractor shall be fully responsible for any and all delays and/or expenses caused by Contractor's failure to expeditiously perform this Work and Contractor's failure or refusal to proceed with that Work may be deemed to be Contractor's default of a material obligation of the Contractor under the Contract Documents. 17.1.4. Should any Change Order result in an increase in the Guaranteed Project Cost, the cost of that Change Order shall be agreed to, in writing, in advance by Contractor and District. In the event that Contractor proceeds with any change in Work without a Change Order executed by the District, Contractor waives any claim of additional compensation or time for that additional work. 17.1.5. Contractor understands, acknowledges, and agrees that the reason for District authorization is so that District may have an opportunity to analyze the Work and decide whether the District shall proceed with the Change Order or alter the Project so that a change in Work becomes unnecessary. 17.1.6. In an emergency affecting safety of life or of work or of adjoining property, Contractor, without special instruction or authorization, shall act, at its discretion, to prevent all threatened loss or injury. Any compensation or time claimed by Contractor on account of emergency work shall be determined as indicated herein as a COR PCO.

No Changes Without Authorization. 17.1.1. There shall be no change whatsoever in the Drawings, Specifications, or in the Work without an executed Change Order authorized by the District as herein provided. District shall not be liable for the cost of any extra work or any substitutions, changes, additions, omissions, or deviations from the Drawings and Specifications unless the District's governing board has authorized the same and the cost thereof has been approved in writing by Change Order. No extension of time for performance of the Work shall be allowed hereunder unless claim for such extension is made at the time changes in the Work are ordered, and such time duly adjusted in writing in the Change Order. The provisions of the Contract Documents shall apply to all such changes, additions, and omissions with the same effect as if originally embodied in the Drawings and Specifications. 17.1.2. Verbal Order of Change in the Work. Any verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation, or determination from the District, the Project Inspector or the Architect which in the opinion of the Contractor causes any change to the scope of the Work, or otherwise requires an adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time, shall be treated as a Change only if the Contractor gives the District written notice within three (3) Business Days of the order, directions, instructions, interpretation or determination and prior to acting in accordance therewith. Time is of the essence in Contractor's written notice pursuant to the preceding sentence so that the District can promptly investigate and consider alternative measures to address the order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination giving rise to Contractor's notice. Accordingly, Contractor acknowledges that its failure, for any reason, to give written notice within three (3) Business Days of any right to assert or claim any entitlement to an adjustment of the Contract Time or the Contract Price on account of that verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination shall constitute a waiver of its right to make that claim. The written notice shall state the date, circumstances, extent of adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time, if any, requested, and the source of the verbal order, directions, instructions, interpretation or determination that the Contractor regards as a Change. Unless the Contractor acts in strict accordance with this procedure, any verbal order, direction, instruction, interpretation or determination shall not be treated as a Change and the Contractor hereby waives any claim for any adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time on account thereof. 17.1.3. Contractor shall perform immediately all work that has been authorized by a fully executed Change Order, Unilateral Change Order, or Construction Force Account Directive. Contractor shall be fully responsible for any and all delays and/or expenses caused by Contractor's failure to expeditiously perform this Work and Contractor's failure or refusal to proceed with that Work may be deemed to be Contractor's default of a material obligation of the Contractor under the Contract Documents. 17.1.4. Should any Change Order result in an increase in the Guaranteed Project Cost, the cost of that Change Order shall be agreed to, in writing, in advance by Contractor and District. In the event that Contractor proceeds with any change in Work without a Change Order executed by the District, Contractor waives any claim of additional compensation or time for that additional work. 17.1.5. Contractor understands, acknowledges, and agrees that the reason for District authorization is so that District may have an opportunity to analyze the Work and decide whether the District shall proceed with the Change Order or alter the Project so that a change in Work becomes unnecessary. 17.1.6. In an emergency affecting safety of life or of work or of adjoining property, Contractor, without special instruction or authorization, shall act, at its discretion, to prevent all threatened loss or injury. Any compensation or time claimed by Contractor on account of emergency work shall be determined as indicated herein as a COR PCO.