Common use of Owner’s Authorized Agent Clause in Contracts

Owner’s Authorized Agent. For the purpose of administration of this Contract, the Owner’s Authorized Representative is . It is expressly understood that no changes may be made to any contract for construction services which result in a net increase or decrease to the dollar value of the original contract awarded to provide such services without the approval of the Board of Education. The Superintendent is delegated authority to approve change orders up to $50,000. All change orders over $50,000 must be documented as a Board Resolution. In the event that immediate approval of a change order is required to prevent undue delay to a construction project, the Superintendent may approve change orders in excess of $25,000 on an emergency basis. All emergency change orders approved by the superintendent, Chief Financial Officer, and one of the following: Board President/Vice President, will be presented to the Board of Education at the next scheduled Board meeting. Change orders that are not properly authorized and executed will not be paid. No employee of the Board of Education has any authority to depart from these requirements. Neither the Program Manager nor the Design Professional have any authority to depart from these requirements.