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<br />c. Clause No. 4A. --The fo~lowing Clause 4A, entitled "Suspension of Work" is hereby
<br />added to Standard FornI 23-A:
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<br />4A. SUSPENSION OF WORK
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<br />(a) The Contracting Officer nlay order the Contractor in writing to suspend, delay,
<br />or interrupt all or any part Df the work for such period of time as he may determine to
<br />be appropriate for the convenience of the Government.
<br />(b) If the performance of all or any part of the work is, for an unreasonable period
<br />of time, suspended. delayed, or interrupted by an act of the Contracting Officer in the
<br />administration of this contract, or by his failure to act within the time specified in this
<br />contract (or if no time is specified. within a reasonable time). an adjustment shall be
<br />made for any increase in the cost of performance of this contract (excluding profit)
<br />necessarily caused by such unreasonable suspension, delay, or interruption and the
<br />contract modified in writing accordingly. However, no adjustment shall be made under
<br />this clause for any suspension, delay, or interruption to the extent (1) that performance
<br />would have been so suspended, delayed, or interrupted by any other cause, including
<br />the fault or negligence of the Contractor or (2) for which an equitable adjustment is pro-
<br />vided for or excluded under any other provision of this contract.
<br />(c) No claim under this clause shall be allowed (1) for any costs incurred more than
<br />20 days before the Contractor shall have notified the Contracting Officer in writing of
<br />the act or failure to act involved (but this requirement shall not apply as to a claim
<br />resulting from a suspension order). and (2) unless the claim, in an amount stated, is
<br />asserted in writing as soon as practicable after the termination of such suspension,
<br />delay, or interruption, but not later than the date of final payment under the contract.
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<br />d. Clause No.5. --At the end of Paragraph 5(dL the following sentence is added:
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<br />"As used in this Paragraph 5(d), the term 'subcontractors or suppliers I means
<br />subcontractors or suppliers at any tier, "
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<br />In the last line of Paragraph 5(d)(2) the period after the word "delai' is .
<br />deleted, a colon is substituted therefor, and the following is added: "Provided. That
<br />the contractor shall be excused for delays of suppliers only if the contractmg officer
<br />shall determine that the materials or supplies to be furnished are not procurable in the
<br />open market. 11
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<br />e, Clause No.7. --The following is added at the end of Paragraph 7(c):
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<br />"If the original total contract price is $1, ODD, 000 or more, the contracting officer may,
<br />at his discretion, in addition to making partial payments in full for satisfactory progress
<br />after 50 percent of the work has been completed, reduce the retained funds to an amount
<br />equal to 10 percent of the value of the work remaining to be done, based on the original
<br />total contract price; except that when the retained amount has been reduced to 1 and 1/2
<br />percent of the total bid for all schedules comprisip.g the contract. this amount will be
<br />held until completion and acceptance of all work under the contract. "
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<br />f. Clause No. 12,--At the end of Clause No. 12 the following is added:
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<br />"Upon completion of the contract. or final acceptance of any completed unit thereof, the
<br />work shall be delivered complete and undamaged. "
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<br />g. Clause No. 15. --At the end of Clause No. 15 the following is added:
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<br />"Any patented invention, the use of .which by t.hese specifications ~s required or permitted
<br />in the alternative to be used and WhICh the Umted States has the rIght to use royalty free,
<br />shall be available to the contractor without the payment of the royalty. IT
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<br />h. Clause No. 19, --Paragraph (a) of Clause 19 is deleted and the following substituted therefor:
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<br />"(a) Agreement. In accordance with the Buy American Act (41 V. S. C. lOa-10d), and
<br />Executive Order 10582, December 17, 1954 (3 CFR, 1954-58 Comp., p.230), as amended
<br />by Executive Order 11051, September 27, 1962 (3 CFR, 1959-63 Comp., p. 635), the
<br />Contractor agrees that only domestic construction material will be used (by the Contractor, .
<br />subcontractors. materialmen, and suppliers) in the performance of this contract, except
<br />for nondomestic material listed in the contract. II
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