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This agreement covers only the labor, services, materials, and deliverables specifically described in the Scope of Work section of this contract. Any item, service, finish, repair, correction, modification, upgrade, or additional task not expressly listed is excluded from the contract price and schedule unless approved by the business in writing.

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Any change to the scope, materials, design, dimensions, sequencing, site conditions response, or requested work shall require a written change order approved by the business. Oral requests, field discussions, or text messages do not obligate the business to perform added work without written approval. Approved change orders may increase the contract price and extend the completion timeline.

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Any required deposit, draw, milestone payment, or scheduled progress payment is due as stated in this agreement. The business is not required to continue work, order materials, schedule labor, hold installation dates, or reserve project capacity if required payments are not received when due.

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If payment is not made when due, the business may suspend work, withhold further performance, reschedule the project, remove the project from the production calendar, and recover all reasonable collection costs, administrative costs, re-mobilization costs, and attorney fees where allowed by law. Any delay caused by nonpayment shall not be considered a breach by the business.

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To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, the business reserves all lien, bond claim, stop notice, collection, and legal recovery rights for labor, services, materials, overhead, approved changes, and unpaid balances arising from this agreement. The client agrees to cooperate with any documentation reasonably necessary for the business to preserve or enforce those rights.

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If material, freight, permit, disposal, specialty equipment, or supplier pricing materially increases after the date of this agreement but before purchase or installation, the business may adjust the contract amount by written notice to reflect the actual increased cost plus applicable handling and overhead. The business is not required to absorb supplier or market cost increases.

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If concealed, hazardous, unsafe, damaged, code-deficient, inaccessible, or unknown conditions are discovered, including but not limited to rot, mold, water intrusion, structural issues, electrical issues, plumbing issues, prior improper work, or hidden site conditions, the business may stop affected work until the condition is evaluated. Any correction, redesign, mitigation, or extra work required by such conditions shall be treated as additional work and billed separately.

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Estimated start dates, sequencing, and completion dates are good-faith targets only and may be adjusted by the business due to weather, site readiness, inspections, material delays, labor availability, client decisions, change orders, concealed conditions, force majeure events, vendor delays, utility delays, or any condition outside the business’s reasonable control. The business shall be entitled to a reasonable extension of time for any such delay.

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The client shall provide safe and reasonable access to the work site, including necessary entry, working space, staging access, and use of reasonably available site utilities unless otherwise stated. If the business is delayed or required to make extra trips because of locked access, unprepared spaces, other trades, owner-occupied conditions, pets, furniture, debris, or restricted access, the business may charge for the added time and cost.

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Unless expressly stated otherwise in writing, the contract price does not include permit fees, engineering, testing, plan revisions, special inspections, or code upgrades triggered by existing conditions, inspector requirements, design changes, or agency directives. If such items become necessary, the associated cost and time shall be added to the project by written change order or written notice from the business.

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The business is not responsible for delays, defects, incompatibility, shortages, warranty limitations, color variation, missing parts, or performance issues relating to owner-supplied products, fixtures, finishes, appliances, hardware, or materials. Time spent handling, waiting on, modifying, reworking, or accommodating owner-supplied items may be billed as additional work.

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Any warranty provided by the business is limited strictly to the specific labor or installation expressly covered in writing and does not include ordinary wear, abuse, misuse, neglect, movement, settlement, moisture issues, acts of third parties, manufacturer defects, owner-supplied materials, pre-existing conditions, or work performed by others. No warranty claim shall extend the business’s liability beyond the original defective work performed by the business.

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To the fullest extent allowed by law, the business’s liability arising out of or related to this agreement shall be limited to the amount actually paid to the business under this contract for the portion of work giving rise to the claim. The business shall not be liable for incidental, indirect, special, delay, lost-use, lost-profit, or consequential damages.

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If a dispute arises out of this agreement, the client agrees to first provide the business a reasonable written opportunity to inspect and address the issue before hiring others, filing claims, withholding payment, or pursuing remedies. In any action to collect sums due or enforce this agreement, the business shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorney fees, expert fees, filing costs, and collection expenses to the extent permitted by law.

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If the client cancels the project after acceptance of this agreement or after materials, labor time, scheduling, design time, mobilization, or administrative processing has begun, the business shall be entitled to payment for work performed, time reserved, materials ordered, restocking charges, non-refundable costs, overhead already committed, and any other cost reasonably incurred because of the cancellation.

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