Common use of Processing Procedures Clause in Contracts

Processing Procedures. Two copies of each VECP shall be submitted to the County’s Project Manager, or his/her duly authorized representative, VECPs will be processed expeditiously; however, the County will not be liable for any delay in acting upon a VECP submitted pursuant to this Section. The Contractor may withdraw, in whole or in part, a VECP not accepted by the County within the period specified in the VECP. The County shall not be liable for any VECP development cost in the case where a VECP is rejected or withdrawn. The County shall be the sole judge of the acceptability of a VECP and of the estimated net savings in construction and/or collateral costs from the adoption of all or any part of such proposal. In determining the estimated net savings, the right is reserved to disregard the Contract prices if, in the judgment of the County , such prices do not represent a fair measure of the value of Work to be performed or to be deleted. Prior to approval, the County may modify a VECP, with the concurrence of the Contractor , to make it acceptable. If any modification increases or decreases the net savings resulting from the VECP, the Contractor's fair share will be determined upon the basis of the VECP modified and upon determination of final quantities. The net savings shall be computed by subtracting the revised total cost of all bid items affected by the VECP design from the total cost of the same bid items as represented in the Contract Documents. Prior to approval of the VECP, which initiates the supplemental Contract, the Contractor shall provide acceptable contract quality Plan sheets revised to show all details consistent with the VECP design.