Comments to Submittals. (i) The GDC shall be responsible for (A) processing and cataloging designs or other submittals from the HTP Contractors requiring review or approval (collectively, “Submittals”) through a central document control or sharing system for distribution to the Parties hereunder, (B) clearly managing and coordinating submission of Submittal comments by the applicable Parties and SEPs (including by establishing applicable deadlines for submission of such Submittal comments within the timeframes delineated in the applicable HTP Contract Documents), tracking responses and comments from the Parties, and confirming lack of Submittals comments from the applicable Parties and SEPs, as applicable, (C) timely consolidating and preparing Submittal comments, (D) considering all comments to Submittals received from the applicable Parties and SEPs in good faith (subject to the process described in subsections (d) and (e) below), (E) coordinating design reviews with FRA and FTA, as required, and (vi) determining whether a Submittal comment will have an impact to cost or schedule or deviates from the Design Standards and Specifications; provided, however, that GDC may delegate the responsibilities set forth in (A) through (E) to an SEP pursuant to an SEP Agreement. All Parties shall have contemporaneous access to all Submittals through the central document control or sharing system managed by GDC; provided, however, that each Party’s rights to comment upon Submittals shall be as set forth in Section 12.02(c)(ii).
