TranSystems Corporation - LGM Construction

In the calculation of a “Cost of the Change”, neither Contractor nor any Subcontractor may
include any cost fairly characterized as follows:
(i) A cost that would otherwise fit within any of the categories described
above to the extent that it exceeds the standard costs paid in the locality
of the Site;
(ii) The costs associated with the services of any of Contractor's or the
Subcontractor’s officers or general office supervisory and clerical
personnel or any of Contractor's or the Subcontractor’s personnel in its
personnel, legal, labor relations, insurance, accounting, tax, purchasing
and estimating departments, and all other costs associated with the
maintenance and operation of Contractor's or the Subcontractor’s general
offices and established branch offices other than the field office
established at the Site;
(iii) Interest costs associated with capital Contractor or the Subcontractor, as
the case may be, employs in connection with the Work;
(iv) Federal, State or local income and franchise taxes for which Contractor
or the Subcontractor is liable;
(v) Premiums for the performance and payment bonds and the insurance
required in connection with the Work;
(vi) The cost of document reproductions, facsimile transmissions, telephone
service, internet service, postage, parcel delivery charges, photographs,
blueprints, stationery, office supplies, and related miscellaneous costs
that Contractor or the Subcontractor will incur in connection with the
Work, except as expressly enumerated in the preceding sentence; and
(vii) The cost of furniture, fixtures, office equipment and utility services
Contractor or the Subcontractor will incur in connection with the
operation of its field office at the Site.
ARTICLE 10
CONTRACTOR'S UNDERSTANDING
Section 10.01. Examination of Site. (a) Contractor acknowledges that, by careful
examination, it has satisfied itself as to the nature and location of the Work, the surface and subsurface
features of the Site and the surrounding area, the character, quality and quantity of
Materials needed prior to and during the prosecution of the Work, general and local conditions
affecting the availability of Materials and Services, the availability of utility services at the Site,
and all other matters that may affect the Work. Contractor also acknowledges that it has
reviewed all available as-built and record drawings, plans and specifications for existing
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