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has declined to address. A demand for money or services by a third party is not a
<br />Claim.
<br />11. Constituent of Concern —Asbestos, petroleum, radioactive materials, polychlorinated
<br />biphenyls (PCBs), hazardous waste, and any substance, product, waste, or other
<br />material of any nature whatsoever that is or becomes listed, regulated, or addressed
<br />pursuant to (a) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
<br />Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§9601 et seq. ("CERCLA"); (b) the Hazardous Materials
<br />Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. §§5501 et seq.; (c) the Resource Conservation and
<br />Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §§6901 et seq. ("RCRA"); (d) the Toxic Substances Control Act,
<br />15 U.S.C. §§2601 et seq.; (e) the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§1251 et seq.; (f) the
<br />Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§7401 et seq.; or (g) any other federal, state, or local statute,
<br />law, rule, regulation, ordinance, resolution, code, order, or decree regulating, relating
<br />to, or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning, any hazardous, toxic, or
<br />dangerous waste, substance, or material.
<br />12. Contract —The entire and integrated written contract between the Owner and
<br />Contractor concerning the Work.
<br />13. Contract Documents —Those items so designated in the Agreement, and which
<br />together comprise the Contract.
<br />14. Contract Price —The money that Owner has agreed to pay Contractor for completion
<br />of the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents..
<br />15. Contract Times —The number of days or the dates by which Contractor shall: (a)
<br />achieve Milestones, if any; (b) achieve Substantial Completion; and (c) complete the
<br />Work.
<br />16. Contractor —The individual or entity with which Owner has contracted for
<br />performance of the Work.
<br />17. Cost of the Work —See Paragraph 13.01 for definition.
<br />18. Drawings —The part of the Contract that graphically shows the scope, extent, and
<br />character of the Work to be performed by Contractor.
<br />19. Effective Date of the Contract —The date, indicated in the Agreement, on which the
<br />Contract becomes effective.
<br />20. Engineer —The individual or entity named as such in the Agreement.
<br />21. Field Order —A written order issued by Engineer which requires minor changes in the
<br />Work but does not change the Contract Price or the Contract Times.
<br />22. Hazardous Environmental Condition —The presence at the Site of Constituents of
<br />Concern in such quantities or circumstances that may present a danger to persons or
<br />property exposed thereto. The presence at the Site of materials that are necessary for
<br />the execution of the Work, or that are to be incorporated in the Work, and that are
<br />controlled and contained pursuant to industry practices, Laws and Regulations, and
<br />the requirements of the Contract, does not establish a Hazardous Environmental
<br />Condition.
<br />23. Laws and Regulations; Laws or Regulations —Any and all applicable laws, statutes,
<br />rules, regulations, ordinances, codes, and orders of any and all governmental bodies,
<br />agencies, authorities, and courts having jurisdiction.
<br />EJCDC® C-700, Standard General Conditions of the Construction Contract.
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