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V. BROWN & ROOT, INC. Form P-501-76 SUBCONTRACT TJT/so Job Number 27-4060________ Subcontract Nn 77-4060-0410 Miscellaneous Construction for Ethyl Corporation (Project) Insulation of Piping on Job 13201 F.A.E. t3 (Sublet Work) October 6, ,1976 (Effective Date) THIS SUBCONTRACT, by and between BROWN & ROOT, INC., a Texas Corporation, P. O. BOX 3, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77001, "GENERAL CONTRACTOR" and. Triple B Corporation_________________________________________________________________ (Corporation, Proprietorship, Partnership) under laws of____ (State) whose address is P. 0. Box 35461. Houston. Texas 77035__________ _________________ "SUBCONTRACTOR," whose contractor's license number under laws of________Rot Applicable is Rot Applicable________________ entered into as of the EFFECTIVE DATE stated above. WITNESSETH: In consideration of the mutual promises herein contained General Contractor and Subcontractor agree, promise, and obligate themselves as follows: 1. Subcontractor promises to perform the Sublet Work for the Project in accordance with the Contract Documents. 2. General Contractor promises to pay Subcontractor, for full, accurate and timely performance of the Sublet Work in accordance herewith, the Price and other payments, and promises to perform all of the other obligations of General Contractor, as set forth in the Contract Documents. 3. The Contract Documents constituting this Subcontract consist of: a. "Subcontract Terms" and exhibits thereto. -- b. "Special Conditions" and exhibits thereto. c. "General Conditions" d. J /- . e. f. Page 1 of 2 0Q183 Form-P-50 1-76 Subcontract No...27-4060-0419 The foregoing constitutes the entire contract, and supersede all prior proposals, negotiations, agreements, awards, letter of intent and written or oral statements, representations or agreements. 1. The Effective Date set forth above is the date as to which all Contract Documents and provisions thereof have reference for purposes of coordination of their meaning and effect. The price relates to the Sublet Work as described in drawings, speci fications and other Contract Documents in their condition on that date. Changes after the effective date will be dealt with in accordance with the provision for changes. Any work commenced and any payments made pursuant to an Award or Letter of Intent prior to the execution hereof shall be deemed to have been done and paid after the Effective Date under the terms of this Subcontract. GENERAL CONTRACTOR: BROWN & ROOT, INC. JL E Newton, Jr. Title:_____ Vice Prpfiident, Procurement- Date: SUBCONTRACTOR: ______ Triple B Corporation Title:- **/ Page 2 of 2 00184 SUBCONTRACT TERMS c c 00185 Form P-50 5-76 Page 1 of____ 2. SUBCONTRACT TERMS ETHYL CORPORATION INSULATION OF PIPING ON JOB NO. 13201 F.A.E. $3 SUBCONTRACT NO. 27-4060-0419 1. SUBLET WORK The Sublet Work, in general, is to furnish and install the piping and equip ment insulation on Job 13201 F.A.F.. S3 at the Ethyl Corporation Plant in Pasadena, Texas. More specifically. Subcontractor agrees to perform the Sublet Work which consists of furnishing all labor, tools, materials, equipment, supervision and all other things required to perform the insulation work in accordance with Ethyl Corporation Specification SP-92-1, on the piping and equipment and in accordance with the following drawings: 1.1 Drawing No. 13201-41-51-537 41-51-540 45-51-541 43-51-546 41-46-541 41-51-542 43-51-543 57891 41-51-119 41-51-139 41-51-140 77153 45-51-306 77153 45-51-307 Line Schedule H-13201, pages 1 & 2 Rev. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 10 8 3 2 1.2 The above documents are hereby made a part of this Subcontract by reference. 2. SUBCONTRACT PRICE 2.1 General Contractor agrees to pay Subcontractor for complete, satisfactory and timely performance of the Sublet Work strictly in accordance with the drawings, specifications and requirements of all the subcontract documents, the following firm lump sum price: TWENTY-NINE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR AND 40/100 DOLLARS ($29,534.40), which includes all applicable sales/use taxes. 00186 SUBCONTRACT TERMS 2- - S/C No. 27-4060-0419 2.2 Payment and Performance Bonds As of the effective date of this Subcontract, the requirement for Payment and Performance Bonds is hereby waived. However, at General Contractor's option, this requirement may at any time be reinstated in accordance with the provisions of General Condition 19 herein. 3. CHANGES Subcontractor shall be compensated for all additional work resulting from a change in the design of the installation. 4. Subcontractor shall be paid the lump sum shown in Subcontract Term No. 2, less 10% retention. Release of retention will be made when the Sublet Work has been satisfactorily completed and accepted and the "Affidavit for Subcontractor", which is attached hereto, providing proof of payment of all bills for labor and materials and a satisfactory release of all claims against General Contrac tor and Owner has been Submitted by the Subcontractor. 5. Subcontractor must furnish his own warehousing and miscellaneous workmen's supplies. 6. All inquiries the Subcontractor may have concerning this Subcontract must be made through the General Contractor's Project Manager or his designated re presentative and not directly to the Owner. 7. Subcontractor shall contact the General Contractor's Project Manager to schedule and coordinate this Subcontract. 8. Before commencing work and before this Subcontract becomes effective, the Subcontractor shall furnish the General Contractor with his Certificate of Insurance. 9. The following numbers are for accounting purposes only: Job No. & Acct. 27-4060 (5) H-13201 W/0 808782 - 77Z 808784 - 23Z 00187 SPECIAL CONDITIONS c 00188 _ / / c SPECIAL CONDITIONS ETHYL CORPORATION 1. LOCATION OF PROJECT The Project, as a whole, is located at Ethyl Corporation's manufacturing plant in Pasadena, Texas. 2. CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-USE The following provisions supplement Paragraph 28 of the General Conditions: A. . Subcontractor agrees to exercise reasonable care to the end that all information and know-how including that embodied in existing types of plant facilities or in drawings, tracings, and/or any other documents made available or otherwise acquired in connection with the construction and/or construction of the sublet work in accordance with this Subcontract, will be maintained by Subcontractor, its employees, suppliers, and lower tier Subcontractors in strict confidence and will not be disclosed to any third party. B. In order to further protect General Contractor and/ or Owner against the unauthorized use of information and "know-how" developed or acquired from General Con tractor and/or Owner hereunder, which information and "know-how" personnel of Subcontractor must of necessity acquire in order to engage in the sublet work authoriz ed, Subcontractor agrees that it will not, except with the wi'itten consent of General Contractor and/or Owner, design and/or construct either in whole or in part for Subcontractor or for others, manufacturing facilities based upon process or information supplied to Subcon tractor by General Contractor and/or Owner, or based upon information developed by Subcontractor for General Contractor and/or Owner hereunder. C. The foregoing obligationsof confidentiality and non use shall not apply to information or know-how which was known to Subcontractor prior to disclosure by General Contractor and/or "bwner, to information or know-how which is or becomes generally available to the public through no fault of Subcontractor or any employee or lower tier Subcontractor thereof, or to information or know-how which is acquired by Subcon tractor from a source independent of General Contrac tor and/or Owner without restriction on disclosure. 1- - 0Q189 D. All Inventions and discoveries made or conceived by personnel of Subcontractor while engaged in the per formance of Sublet Work authorized hereunder and re sulting directly or indirectly from information and know-how aeguired from General Contractor and/or Owner shall be the sole and absolute property of General Con tractor and/or Owner and shall be assigned by Subcon tractor to the General Contractor and/or Owner. E. Subcontractor further agrees to use reasonable care in selection and assignment of personnel to perform the work in accordance with this Subcontract and to take proper precautions to avoid the unauthorized dissemination of any of the information and know-how Subcontractor is obligated to maintain in confidence hereunder. F. Subcontractor also agrees to return within ten (10) days after request by.General Contractor and/or Owner, any drawings, tractings and other documents made avail able by General Contractor and/or Owner, including any copies or written modifications thereof made by Subcon tractor, its personnel, or its suppliers and lower tier Subcontractors. Subcontractor further agrees to confirm, by letter, the return of all requested information by it to General Contractor and/or Owner. The letter shall list the- specific items of information or know-how and shall, state that such return is complete, including all copies received or made by him, his employees, suppliers, and lower tier Subcontractors. G. At General Contractor's and/or Owner's option, Subcon tractor's supervisory and technical personnel and lower tier Subcontractors having access to General Contractor's and/or Owner's flow diagrams shall sign separate confi dentiality and non-use agreements with Subcontractor and General Contractor and/or Owner; Subcontractor's other supervisory and technical personnel shall sign confidentiality and non-use agreements with Subcontrac tor. General Contractor and/or Owner reserve the right to approve all such agreements as to form and content prior to their execution. 3. REPRESENTATIONS Subcontractor represents that he is familiar with the contrac tual provisions of the prime contract entered into between Owner and General Contractor affecting the Sublet Work and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions therein so far as applica ble to its work, in addition to the terms and conditions of this Subcontract. -2- 00190 GENERAL CONDITIONS 00191 ( c c GENERAL CONDITIONS Form P-50 1-76 1. INVESTIGATION OF SITE AND PROJECT CONDITIONS Subcontractor represents that he is familiar with the site and the physical conditions, the availability of labor and materials and all other matters at the site or in the vicinity of the site which affects the Sublet Work. Sub contractor represents that he has examined the subcontract document and familiarized himself with the Project, the laws, rules and regulations relating to the Project; the environmental considerations affecting the Project and the Sublet Work; the participants in the Project; and the contractual and regulatory provisions of governmental agencies, the Owner and General Contractor affecting the participants in the Project and the Sublet Work. No allowance will be made to Subcontractor for not having made such examination and review or for requirements with which a reasonable examination, inquiry and review would have disclosed. 2. RESPONSIBILITY a. Subcontractor agrees to perform the Sublet Work in accordance witli good construction practices and. the plans, specifications and other requirements of this Sub contract. and to furnish ail supervision. labor, supplies, tools, construction equipment, facilities, storage, perma nent equipment and materials (except as Owner or Gen eral Contractor specifically agrees herein to furnish) and all other things and services necessary or desirable to perform the Sublet Work. b. Subcontractor shall be responsible for the cor rectness of the positions, levels and dimensions of the Sublet Work, notwithstanding the Subcontractor may have been assisted by the General Contractor or any other Con tractor in setting out the same; and if at any time during tile performance of the Sublet Work, any error shall ap pear or arise therein, the Subcontractor shall immediately advise the General Contractor's Site Representative and await instructions for removal and replacement or per formance of corrective work, before proceeding with that portion of the Sublet Work. * c. All work which is manifestly necessary to carry out the intent of the drawings and specifications pertaining to the Sublet Work, or which is customarily done in per forming this type of work for the Owner or General Contractor, shall be performed by the Subcontractor as a part of the Sublet Work. 3. COORDINATION OF THE PROJECT General Contractor is charged with the responsibility of accomplishing the work of the entire Project, or a significant portion thereof, in accordance with drawings, specifications, permits, licenses, rules and regulations. Jaws and oidinances, and requirements of the Owner. The contract price provisions, and the definition of re quirements of the Sublet Work, as of the effective date, are coordinated and identified in the Subcontract Terms. General Contractor is charged with the responsibility of coordinating the efforts of all, or a significant portion of, the participants in the Project, including various sub contractors, specialty service contractors, suppliers, and other workmen, and the direct employees of Genera] Contractor. Subcontractor agrees to perform the Sublet Work as part of the team of participants in the Project in cooperation with all other participants, and subject to all reasonable rules, regulations, and directives of General Contractor (a) for the coordination of the work of all participants, (b) for Ihe maintenance of safety, efficiency, security and good order on the Project as a whole, (c) for compliance with the terms hereof, and (d) for the pro tection of the environment and the rights of the public. 4. SCHEDULING SUBLET WORK Subcontractor agrees to commence the Sublet Work prr -ntly when directed by General Contractor and to proa, fo the Sublet Work diligently to completion. Sub contractor agrees to provide adequate number and types of: (a) laborers, skilled craftsmen and technicians, super visors, administrators, and managers, (b) construction equipment in good condition, (c) materials, permanent equipment, and supplies, except for items specified to be supplied by General Contractor or Owner, to accomplish the work and maintain the Schedule or restore the Sublet Work to the Schedule, Subcontractor shall provide General Contractor a detailed Schedule for performance of the Sublet Work and shall revise and update such Schedule from time to time as the work on the Project progresses. The Schedule for the Sublet Work shall be subject to re vision or approval by General Contractor to coordinate the Sublet Work with the over-all rate of progress of General Contractor and other participants in the Project as a whole, and to expedite performance of critical items of work on the schedule. General Contractor will schedule and coordinate the use by Subcontractor `and others of jointly used facilities, construction equipment, and space, and Subcontractor shall accomodate its Schedule to such shared use. General Contractor will determine the normal working hours for the Project as a whole, and any special working hours for the Sublet Work on a normal shift or overlime basis will be subject to prior approval of General Contractor. 5. INTEGRATION WITH WORK OF OTHERS Subcontractor shall inform itself regarding the nature, condition and state of progress of work of others which affects or connects with the Sublet Work. Before connect ing Sublet Work to work of others, Subcontractor shall ascertain that such work of others is ready, properly aligned, and in suitable condition for such connection and integration with the Sublet Work, and shall report any discrepancies to General Contractor for adjustment prior to proceeding. Subcontractor is not responsible for latent defects in the work of others. 6. ALLOCATION OF FACILITIES General Contractor will designate for use by Sub contractor. entrances, parking areas, storage areas, office and work areas, and such facilities and construction equip ment as General Contractor is to provide. General Contractor will allocate, and schedule the use of, such common facilities and utilities as are provided by General Contractor for use of Subcontractor and other participants in the Project. Temporary interruption of services, utilities and use of facilities are anticipated and shall not justify a claim for additional compensation. 7. INSPECTION AND QUALITY CONTROL The Sublet Work shall be performed to the specified standards of workmanship and strictly in accordance with drawings, specifications, procedures, and other require ments of this Subcontract. Genera) Contractor shall have the right to inspect the Sublet Work and Subcontractor's equipment, tools, records and facilities at all times. No work shall be covered until inspected and released in accordance with established inspection procedures, and any work improperly covered shall be uncovered and exposed by Subcontractor for inspection on request. In spection and approval shall not relieve Subcontractor of the obligation to complete the entire Sublet Work in strict compliance with the requirements of this Subcontract. Any defective Sublet Work shall be discontinued, removed and replaced or corrected in accordance with specifications and directions of General Contractor. Subcontractor shall furnish for the Sublet Work all Quality Assurance and Quality Control documentation, as required by General Contractor for the Project as a whole or for the specific part thereof affected by the Sublet Work. S. SAFETY, CLEANLINESS AND SANITATION Subcontractor shall comply with ail applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to safety. Subcontractor GC-1 00192 Form-P-50 1-76 iustment. If the cost plus fee method is directed by General Contractor the adjustment will be based on the direct cost of the change in the work using the formula established in the Subcontract terms or by other agreement, and in the absence of agreement. Subcontractor shall be paid all actual, direct additional cost incurred, without allocation of home office general and administrative ex pense. plus 10V< of such costs, and Subcontractor shall maintain and furnish General Contractor accurate and detailed records daily segregating the cost of the change in the Sublet Work. In case of deletion or reduction of the Sublet Work by such change. Subcontractor shall not be entitled to anticipated contribution to home office overhead and profit from any portion of the Sublet Work not performed. 13. WORKMEN AND EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES Subcontractor shall provide competent and adequately trained and skilled personnel. Subcontractor shall, on request, remove from the Project any person found by General Contractor to be incompetent, unsafe, disorderly, unreliable, or unwilling to comply with regulations. Sub contractor shall provide badges, color codes, or other symbols or identification for its employees, tools and equipment, in accordance with the system specified by General Contractor. Subcontractor shall cooperate in security measures for the prevention of theft, pilferage, and waste. Subcontractor shall not discriminate against anv employee or applicant for employment because of race, color.' national origin, religion, sex. age. or for any reason prohibited by law. Subcontractor agrees to par ticipate and cooperate in the implementation of any Affirmative Action Plan for equal employment opportunity adopted for the Project as a whole. To the extent appli cable to the Sublet Work on this Project, Subcontractor shall comply with Executive Order 11C46. or any amend ment. replacement or counterpart thereof, and the parties mutually represent that they are familiar with such provisions and agree that a full copy thereof may be incorporated herein by either party by attachment at any time. 14. LABOR RELATIONS Subcontractor shall comply with the National Labor Relations Act. any applicable Right to Work law. and any other applicable law related to labor relations. Sub contractor shall give General Contractor notice and full information regarding any existing or impending labor dispute affecting the Sublet Work or any part of the work on the Project as a whole. Subcontractor shall cooperate in any effort by General Contractor to mediate or other wise 'attempt to resolve work stoppages, slowdowns, boycotts, disturbances, strikes, picketing or labor disputes affecting anj* participant in the Project or affecting any part of the Project as a whole, but Subcontractor shall have exclusive control and responsibility for its own labor relations. No such condition shall excuse Subcontractor from the obligation to diligently prosecute the work, unless, in the opinion of General Contractor, or if so de termined by the chief local law enforcement officer, there is clear and substantial danger of bodily harm or property damage to Subcontractor's employees if they should under take to enter the project site and perform their work. 15* LIENS To the extent permitted by law. Subcontractor, for itself and ail of its lower tier subcontractors and all laborers, mechanics and materialmen hereby waive and agree not to claim any lien against the Sublet Work, but shall rely solely upon the general credit of General Con tractor. Subcontractor shall pay or cause to be paid all bills for labor, materials, equipment or services connected with the Sublet Work and shall not itself assert any lien or permit any lien to ue asserted or maintained against the Project or any funds or land involved in the Project or the Owner or General Contractor. General Contractor may pay directly any such obligation of Subcontractor, and Subcontractor shall indemnify General Contractor against any such obligation. 16. TITLE TO AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUBLET WORK AND MATERIALS The Sublet Work in progress and all of the Owner and General Contractor-furnished items and all of Subcontractor-furnished material, equipment, plant, facilities, fabricated items, supplies, drawings, data, and contract rights intended for the Sublet Work shall be the property of General Contractor from the earliest moment of identi fication to the Sublet Work, subject to General Contrac tor's obligation to pay the price in accordance with the Subcontract. Notwithstanding General Contractor's or Owner's title thereto. Subcontractor shall be responsible for the care, custody, control and safekeeping and pre servation of all Owner-furnished, General Contractorfurnished. or Subcontractor-furnished labor, materials, plant equipment, supplies and other things to promptly repair or replace any such which is damaged or lost, and to complete the Sublet Work and to deliver the Sublet Work complete and in accordance with all provisions and requirements hereof at the time specified. Except as other wise provided in the Subcontract Terms or the Special Conditions* Subcontractor shall bear, without right of re imbursement. the full risk of loss or damage to the Sublet Work and all materials, equipment and other things. 17. SUBCONTRACTING OR ASSIGNMENT Subcontractor shall not assign this subcontract or any funds due hereunder. Subcontractor shall not subcontract any portion of the Sublet Work without the prior written approval by General Contractor of the lower tier subcon tractor and of the form, terms and conditions of the lower tier subcontract. No assignment or subcontracting, even with General Contractor's approval, shall relieve Subcon tractor of any obligations hereunder, or create any contractual relationship between such sub-subcontractor and General Contractor or Owner. Any lower tier sub contractor shall assume unto General Contractor all of the obligations of Subcontractor a? they relate to such portion of the Sublet Work. 18. RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS Subcontractor shall maintain good accounting and personnel records reflecting performance of the Sublet Work and shall preserve such records for a period of two years after completion and acceptance of the Project as a whole. General Contractor shall have the right to in spect and audit such part of the records as relate to cost reimbursement or performance of labor related provisions. Copies of documents and records supporting requests for payment or compliance with labor related provisions shall be furnished General Contractor with such request or at such other times as General Contractor directs. 19. BONDS If instructed by General Contractor in writing. Sub contractor shall provide a Performance Bond and a Pay ment Bond in form and with corporate surety satisfactory to General Contractor, at any time required by General Contractor, whether before commencement of the Sublet Work or at any time prior to completion and acceptance of the Sublet Work. General Contractor will separately reimburse Subcontractor the premium cost thereof set forth in the Subcontract Terms unless otherwise expressly provided. General Contractor may terminate this Subcon tract for default or exercise the rights provided in Paragraph 10 of these General Conditions if Subcontractor should fail to provide such bond when requested. 20. INDEMNITY Subcontractor agrees to and-hereby indemnifies and holds harmless General Contractor and Owner from any loss, cost, damage or liability from injury or death of any person, including Subcontractor or its employees, or damage or destruction of any property, arising from or in connection with the Sublet Work ex*en though there be concurring negligence by General Contractor or Owner, but Subcontractor does not hereby assume responsibility for the sole negligence of General Contractor or Owner. GC-3 . 00193 tor lor any purpose to work under the direction and supervision of Subcontractor, such employees ol General Contractor shall be deemed to be the borrowed servants ol Subcontractor and Subcontractor shall be responsible tor their actions while so engaged. 3. LAWS This Subcontract is entered into in Houston, Texas, and shall be construed and governed by the laws ol the State ol Texas. Subcontractor shall comply with all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations ol any govern mental entity, having jurisdiction, and Subcontractor shall indemnity and hold harmless the Owner and General Contractor Irom any lines, penalties, costs or liability arising Irom Subcontractor's lailure to comply therewith. 31. DISPUTES All questions arising under this Subcontract shall be resolved in the lirst instance by General Contractor's project manager. No claim lor additional compensation or extension ol time shall be considered unless presented to General Contractor's project manager in writing within ten (10) days alter the occurrence giving rise to the dis pute. Any claim not satislactorily resolved by General Contractor's project manager in the lirst instance, and which is presented in writing within the time provided, may be appealed by notice in writing to the project man ager within ten (10) days alter the project manager's initial decision, (a) to the engineer lor the Project il the issue is interpretation ol the drawings or specifications, or compliance ol the Sublet Work therewith, in which event the engineer's decision shall be final, or (b) to an Ex ecutive Officer ol General Contractor il any other quest ion under the Subcontract is involved. Subcontractor may submit to arbitration for decision in accordance with the provisions of this Subcontract, and the Federal Rules of Evidence, any dispute, other than interpretations ol plans and specifications or compliance therewith, which has been unsatisfactorily decided by the project manager and Executive Officer of General Contractor, and such dispute shall be decided by a single, mutually acceptable arbitra tor, or a panel of three arbitrators chosen one by General Contractor, one by Subcontractor and the third by the other two. The arbitrators shall be bound by the terms ol this Subcontract, and shall have jurisdiction only to decide disputed questions of fact. The decision ol the arbitrators by majority vote shall be final. 32. PROGRESS PAYMENTS AND FINAL PAYMENT Progress payments will be made by General Contrac tor to Subcontractor monthly or at other intervals specified, in accordance with the Subcontract Terms. Ail progress payments are Trust Funds to be applied by Subcontractor to payment for labor, materials, equipment, services and supplies lor the Sublet Work. With each request for pro gress payment, Subcontractor shall submit proper evidence, including affidavits and certificates, as may be requested by General Contractor showing: (a) the portion of the Sublet Work completed, (b) compliance with all require ments of this Subcontract, (c) payment ol all bills, and (d) that no lien exists or could be claimed arising from the Sublet Work. General Contractor may withhold from pro gress payments ten percent (10%) of the amount earned, as retainage until final completion and acceptance (unless otherwise provided in the Subcontract terms), and in addition may withhold such amount as may be reasonably required to assure compliance by Subcontractor with the terms of this Subcontract. General Contractor may pay directly any obligation ol Subcontractor arising under this Subcontract and withhold such payment from amounts otherwise due Subcontractor. Subcontractor shall submit with his request lor final payment similar evidence and such expressions of warranty and indemnity as are re quired herein and a release of further claims against Owner or General Contractor. Subcontractor indemnifies General Contractor and Owner against any cost or liability, including attorney's lees, lor lailure ol Subcontractor to Form P-50 1-76 perform all its obligations and pay all of its bills as re'quired by this Subcontract. 33. APPLICATION TO COST REIMBURSEMENT TERMS These General Conditions define -the obligations, res ponsibilities and relationships ol Subcontractor and Gen eral Contractor, and apply without change whether the terms lor payment are fixed price or cost reimbursable or a combination thereof. The price and other payments to be made to Subcontractor lor performance ol the obli gations ol these General Conditions are provided for in the Subcontract Terms or other portions of this Subcontract 34. NOTICES Notices ol changes, deficiencies, delays, claims or dis putes shall be in writing, and shall furnish lull information to the extent available. The party notified will acknowl edge receipt by endorsement ot a copy if requested, or will otherwise confirm receipt in writing. Ordinarily, no tice will be given by delivery to the General Contractor's project manager, or Subcontractor's designated represen tative at the site, respectively, and mailing a copy to the address shown in the Subcontract Terms. To avoid dif ficulty in delivery of Notice, sufficient Notice shall be deemed to have been given by mailing by Registered or Certified Mail or equivalent, to the address shown in the Subcontract Terms. 35. EFFECTIVE DATE AND INTEGRATION The entire agreement between General Contractor and Subcontractor and all negotiations, proposals, represent ations and interpretations have been integrated into and superseded by the written provisions of this Subcontract. The price and definition of the Sublet Work are correlated as of the Effective Date and changes in plans, specifications and other requirements made after the Effective Date shall be dealt with as Changes, in accordance with Article 12. Any work performed and payments made pursuant to a preliminary agreement shall be deemed to have been done and paid under the terms of this Subcontract. This Subcontract shall be valid and in force when signed by both parties and delivered and the parties understand that thereafter no person is authorized to amend this Subcon tract except by agreement in writing and signed with equal formality. These General Conditions may be modified by the Special Conditions for the Project or by the Subcon tract terms; and the Special Conditions lor the Project may be modified by the Subcontract Terms, and as so modified it is intended that all terms and provisions of this Subcontract shall be construed in harmony and with equal dignity and effect. GC-5 00194