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ARTICLE 7. FIELD DIRECTIVES The City or its designee may at times issue Field Directives to the Contractor based on visits to the Project site. Such Field Directives shall be issued in writing and the Contractor shall be required to comply with such directive. Where the Contractor believes that the directive is outside the scope of the Work, the Contractor shall, within 48 hours, notify the City or its designee that the Field Directive is outside the scope of the Work. At that time the Field Directive may be rescinded or the Contractor may be required to submit a request for a Change Order proposal. Where the Contractor is notified of the position that the Field Directive is within the scope and the Contractor disagrees, the Contractor shall notify the City or its designee that the Contractor reserves the right to make a claim for the time and monies based on the Field Directive. At no time shall the Contractor refuse to comply with the directive. Failure to comply with the directive may result in a determination that the Contractor is in default of the Agreement. ARTICLE 8. CHANGE ORDERS 8.1 Changes in the quantity or character of the Construction Work of the Project which are not properly the subject ofField Directives shall be authorized only by Change Orders approved in advance and issued in accordance with the provisions of this Contract. 8.2 All changes to the Work or the construction Schedule must be pre-approved in writing by the City Manager in accordance with the value of the Change Order or the calculated value of the time extension. All Change Orders, increasing the contract amount by $50,000.00 (fifty thousand dollars) or more must be pre-approved in writing by the City Commission. 8.3 In the event satisfactory adjustment cannot be reached for any item requiring a change in the Contract Amount, the City reserves the right at its sole option to either terminate the Agreement as it applies to the items in question and make such arrangements as may be deemed necessary to complete the disputed work; or may submit the matter in dispute as set forth in the dispute resolution procedures set forth in this Agreement. 8.4 On approval of any change increasing the Contract amount, Contractor shall ensure that the Bonds are increased accordingly. ARTICLE 9. SCOPE OF WORK MODIFICATION PROCEDURES 9.1 OWNER INITIATED MODIFICATIONS The City or its designee will issue a detailed description of proposed changes in the Work that may require an adjustment(s) to the Contract Amount or Contract Time. If necessary, the description will include supplemental or revised drawings and specifications. Subsequent to notification of modifications in the Work by City or its