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mitted by the Contractor in support of the claim, and (3) may consider any other information available to him in rendering a decision. The Project Engineer will assemble and maintain a claim record comprised of all written documents sub- mitted by the Contractor in support of the claim and all other written documents considered by the Project Engineer in reaching his decision. All documentation to be considered shall be made available to the Project Engineer and made a part of the claim record during his review of the claim. Once the claim record has been assembled by the Project Engineer, the submission of additional information at any subsequent levels of review by any- one, shall not be permitted. The Project Engineer will provide a copy of the complete claim record to the Contractor when rendering his decision. The Project Engineer's written decision to the Con- tractor will describe the contractual basis and factual information considered by the Project Engineer in reaching his decision. 3. The Project Engineer will render a written decision to the Contractor within 60 days from his receipt of the Con- tractor's submission of all written docu- mentation supporting the claim, unless both parties agree in writing to an extension. If more than one claim has been filed by the Contractor on the Project, the Project Engineer will have the right to consolidate all related claims and issue one decision on all such claims provided that consolidation of claims does not extend the time period within which the Project Engineer is to render a decision. Consolidation of unrelated claims will not be made. If the Project Engineer fails to render a written decision to the Contractor within the 60 day time period specified herein, or within any extended time period as agreed to by both parties, the Contractor must either: (1) accept this as a denial claim, or (2) appeal the claim to the District Engineer, in the same manner as if the Project Engineer had denied the Contractor's claim, according to sub- section 105.17(d). (d) If the Contractor disagrees with the written decision of the Project Engineer, the Con- tractor must either: (1) accept the Project Engineer's decision as final, (2) file a one- time written appeal to the Project Engineer . with the submission of additional infor- mation, or (3) file a written appeal to the 18 District Engineer based upon all information previously submitted and made a part of the claim record. The Contractor's written appeal shall be made within 30 days from his receipt of the Project Engineer's written decision. The Contractor hereby agrees that if a written appeal is not properly filed by him within this specified 30 day time period, the claim shall be considered to be aban- doned by the Contractor and settled in the same manner as if the Contractor had agreed with and accepted the Project Engineer's written decision as final. Failure by the Contractor to properly file a written appeal, according to these specifications, shall bar the Contractor from any further admini- strative remedy for said claim under the Contract. (e) When the Contractor properly files a written appeal to the Project Engineer pursuant to subsection 105.17(d), the Project Engineer will review all new submissions made by the Contractor and render a decision to the Con- tractor pursuant to subsection 105.17(c), except that the decision will be due within 30 days. When a written appeal to the District Engineer is properly filed by the Contractor pursuant to subsection 105.17(d), the Project Engineer will provide the complete claim record, as defined by subsection 105.17(c) 2, to the District Engineer. The claim will be reviewed by the District Engineer, and he will render a written decision to the Con- tractor to either affirm, overrrule, or modify the Project Engineer's decision, in whole or in part, in accordance with all contract ducu- ments and the following procedure: 1. For the purpose of this subsection, District Engineer shall be understood to mean the District Engineer or the Assistant District Engineer. 2. The District Engineer will maintain the claim record during his review of the claim. The Contractor's written appeal to the District Engineer shall be made a part of the claim record. Either the Con- tractor or the Division may request an oral hearing of the claim before the District Engineer. When an oral hearing is requested by either party, both the Project Engineer and the Contractor's representative shall be present and the hearing shall be conducted at a time which is convenient to all parties. In his analysis of the claim, the District Engineer will consider all written docu- ments in the claim record and all oral presentations in support of that record made by the Contractor and the Projec Engineer. The District Engineer will n