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ARTICLE 2. CONTRACT TIME, TIME FOR COMPLETION AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES 2.1 Time is of the essence in the performance of the Work under this Agreement. The Commencement Date shall be the date specified in the Notice to Proceed issued by the City Manager or his designee. Contractor shall perform the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents and shall complete all Work no later than Two Hundred Seventy (270) calendar days from the Commencement Date specified in the Notice to Proceed issued by the City Manager or his designee. Contractor shall be required to complete all three (3) phases consisting of 1) repairs to the Government Center, 2) Government Center Generator Upgrades, and 3) Repairs to Pelican Community Park and Heritage Park Facilities, within the particular deadlines stated for each Phase. 2.2 Contractor shall complete all applications for the Permits, and submit all required documents, including but not limited to the Bonds and the Insurance Certificate, within ten (10) calendar days after issuance of a Notice to Proceed by the City. In the event Contractor fails to deliver to the City the required documents within ten (10) days after issuance of a Notice to Proceed, or fails to apply for the Permits within ten (10) days after issuance of a Notice to Proceed, or fails to commence Work by the date specified in the Notice to Proceed issued by the City Manager or his designee, then Contractor shall be in default. In such event the City, in addition to all remedies provided for an event of Contractor's default hereunder, shall have the right to collect from Contractor all expenses incurred by the City in the re- procurement of the Services. 2.3 Time is of the essence throughout this Agreement. 2.4 Upon failure of Contractor to achieve completion of the Work no later than Two Hundred Seventy (270) calendar days from the Commencement Date specified in the Notice to Proceed, plus any approved time extensions (if applicable), Contractor shall pay to the City the sum of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) for each calendar day date beyond this deadline. These amounts are not penalties but are liquidated damages to the City for its inability to obtain beneficial occupancy and /or use of the Project Site. Liquidated damages are hereby fixed and agreed upon between the parties, recognizing the impossibility of precisely ascertaining the amount of damages that will be sustained by the City as a consequence of such delay, and both parties desiring to obviate any question of dispute concerning the amount of said damages and the cost and effect of the failure of Contractor to complete the Work on time. 2.5 The City is authorized to deduct liquidated damages from monies due to Contractor for Work under this Agreement or as much thereof as the City may, in its sole discretion, deem just and reasonable. 2.6 Contractor will promptly perform its duties under the Contract Documents and will give the Work as much priority as is necessary to cause the Work to be completed on a timely basis in accordance with the Contract Documents. Time is of the essence of this Agreement. All Work shall be performed strictly (not substantially) within the time limitations necessary to meet all deadlines established in the Contract Documents. 2.7 All dates and periods of time set forth in the Contract Documents, including those for the commencement and completion of the Work, and for the delivery and installation of materials 2