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specially provided for by the Engineer, except that used materials and equipment will be included <br />as if purchased new for the Project. <br /> <br />3.1.3 Construction cost does not include the compensation of the Engineer and the Engineer's <br />Engineers, or other costs which are the responsibility of the City as provided in Article 2. <br /> <br />3.2 RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONSTRUCTION COST <br /> <br />3.2.1 Evaluations of the City's Project budget and detailed cost estimates, if any, prepared by the <br />Engineer, will represent the Engineer's best judgment as a design professional familiar with the <br />construction industry. <br /> <br />3.2.2 A fixed limit of construction cost for this Project will be established by the City's <br />representative after consulting with the Engineer. The Engineer will be permitted to include <br />contingencies for design, bidding and price escalation, to determine what materials, equipment, and <br />types of construction are to be included in the construction contract documents, to make reasonable <br />adjustments in the scope of the Project and to include in the construction contract documents <br />alternate bids to adjust the construction cost to the fixed limit. The fixed limit of construction cost <br />may be increased by the City. <br /> <br />3.2.3 If the lowest bona fide bid exceeds the Engineer's most recent approved cost estimate <br />established as a condition of this Agreement, the City will (1) give written approval of an increase <br />in such fixed limit, (2) authorize rebidding of the Project within a reasonable time, or (3) cooperate <br />in revising the Project scope and quality to reduce the construction cost. During the development <br />of the Project through the phases described by Article 1 of this Agreement and prior to the City's <br />final approval of construction contract documents, the Engineer will monitor the established <br />probable construction cost in relation to the established fixed limit. <br /> <br /> If necessary, the Engineer will implement construction cost savings measures or otherwise <br />endeavor to limit probable construction cost to the level of available funds set by the City. <br /> <br /> ARTICLE 4 <br />REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES. <br /> <br />4.1 Reimbursable expenses, including such things as expenses for plotting, reproduction of <br />documents, auto travel mileage, delivery charges, long distance communications, and fi:eight are <br />included in the Engineer's basic services compensation. Reimbursable expenses are to be charged <br />to the City by the Engineer at cost. <br /> <br /> ARTICLE 5 <br />PAYMENTS TO THE ENGINEER <br /> <br />5.1 PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF BASIC SERVICES <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br /> <br />