Common use of Unknown Conditions Clause in Contracts

Unknown Conditions. If, in the performance of the Work, the Job Order Contractor or its Subcontractor finds latent, concealed or subsurface physical conditions that: (A) differ from the conditions the Job Order Contractor or its Subcontractor should have reasonably anticipated; (B) differ substantially from available soils reports; or (C) differ substantially and materially from those normally encountered and generally recognized as inherent in the kind of work provided for in this Contract at this location (occurrence of shifting and expansive soils, including clay soils and sandstone expressly noted as commonly occurring in the Project area), then the applicable compensation and/or the Substantial Completion date may be equitably adjusted only if the Job Order Contractor notifies the City within seven Days after the conditions are first observed in accordance with Article 4 above.