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with the Contract, the Contractor may be relieved offurtherresponsibility for that unit except as otherwise provided in subsection 107.16. Partial acceptance shall not void or alter any ofthe terms of the Contract. (b) Final Acceptance. Upon notice from the Contractor of presumptive completion of the entire project, the Engineer will make an inspection. If the work provided for by the Contract has been satisfactorily completed, that inspection shall constitute the final inspection and the Engineer will notify the Contractor in writing of final acceptance indicating the date on which the project was inspected and accepted. If the inspection discloses any unsatisfactory work, the Engineer will give the Contractor the necessary instructions for correcting the work and the Contractor shall immediately comply with these instructions. Upon correction of the work, another inspection will be made which shall constitute the final inspection. If the work has been satisfactorily completed the Engineer will notify the Contractor in writing of the date of final inspection and accep- tance. Final acceptance under this subsection does not waive any legal rights contained in subsection 107.21. 105.17 Claims for Contract Adjustments. (a) All claims filed by the Contractor based upon: (1) work or materials not clearly defined in the Contract, (2) extra work not ordered by the Engineer in accordance with subsection 104.03, (3) extensions of time made pursuant to subsection 108.06, or (4) any other cause, resulting in requests for additional compensation or time, shall be governed by this subsection. (b) Upon discovery of any facts which formulate the basis of a potential claim, the Contractor shall give immediate notice thereof to the Project Engineer to enable the Division to obtain its independent evidence of these facts. Said immediate notice may be made either verbally or in writing. Within' seven calendar days after the dis- covery of the facts giving rise to a claim, the Contractor shall formally notify the Project Engineer in writing of his intent to file a claim as defined in subsection 105.17(a). The Contractor's formal notification of intent to file a claim shall describe the contractual and legal basis of the claim and factual evidence supporting the claim. If immediate and formal notifications are not properly given by the Contractor according to these specifications, the Con- tractor shall not be entitled to any additional compensation or extension of time for any cause related to the claim, including any act 17 or failure to act by the Engineer, and the . Contractor shall be barred from asserting any such claim. Any claim based upon any cause, for which prior and formal notifi, cations to file a claim are not properly given by the Contractor, will be considered invalid and will be denied by the Project Engineer on the basis that proper notifications, as re, quired herein, were not given. The Con, tractor's prior and formal notifications of intent to file a claim and subsequent Division acknowledgement of those notifications shall not be construed as proving or substan, tiating the validity of the Contractor's claim as related to the contractual basis of the claim, factual information related to the claim, or cost, or amount of time extension related to the claim. (c) When the Contractor provides immediate and formal notifications of intent to file a claim pursuant to subsection 105.17(b), the claim will be reviewed by the Project Engineer and he will render a written decision to the Contractor to either affirm the claim as valid or deny the claim, in whole or part, in accordance with all contract docu- ments and the following procedure: 1. At any time prior to final acceptance of the project, made pursuant to subsection 105.16(b), and regardless of what corre, spondence or documents have been pre, viously transmitted, the Contractor shall formally submit to the Project Engineer a complete claim package including a quan- tification of all alleged costs and time impacts, and all supporting documents which represent the final position he wishes to have considered by the Division. The time period within which the Contractor is to provide such written documentation may be extended by the Project Engineer if it is so requested by the Contractor and if, in the opinion of the Project Engineer, such an extension would enhance the claim record and improve the potential for resolution of the claim. If the Contractor fails to provide such written documentation prior to final acceptance of the project, or within an extended time period authorized by the Project Engineer, the Project Engineer will base his decision upon the infor, mation previously submitted in the Contractor's notification of intent to file claim and pertinent specification and contract documents. 2. The Project Engineer: (1) will review the information in the Contractor's written notification of intent to file a claim, (2) will review all written documents as sub.