§ 9-3. Contract extensions; exemption from requirements.

(a)

When, following the receipt of competitive bids, the County has entered into a contract with a particular builder or contractor calling for the construction of a project and that contract requires the builder to complete the project or some defined portion thereof by a specified date or else be liable to the County for liquidated damages, the Board of County Commissioners may, in its discretion, by majority vote extend the period of time in which the project may be completed for good cause shown and demonstrated, before or after the specified date for completion of the project stated in the contract. For purposes of this section, good cause may be established only if the cause of the construction delay is expressly contemplated and provided for in the underlying contract, and if such delay is non-contractor caused and non-compensable to the County.

(b)

This section shall not apply to any contracts for the construction of all or any part of Stage I of the Rapid Transit System under Section 2-171, or to any contracts for the Aviation Department under Section 2-285 or to any contracts covered by Section 2-8.2.7.

(Ord. No. 72-73, § 1, 10-12-72; Ord. No. 79-76, § 3, 9-18-79; Ord. No. 95-64, § 4, 4-6-95; Ord. No. 98-96, § 2, 7-7-98; Ord. No. 00-34, § 1, 3-9-00)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 72-73, § 1, added § 9-1, which was redesignated as § 9-3 at the discretion of the editors inasmuch as §§ 9-1 and 9-2 already existed in the Code.

Note— See editor's footnote to Art. XX of Ch. 2.

Cross reference

County Manager's authority to manage Stage I of the Rapid Transit System, § 2-171.