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filing by the City of a Notice of Completion. Securities shall be limited to those listed in Section 16430 of the California Government Code, bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit, interest bearing demand deposit accounts, standby letters of credit, or any other security mutually agreed upon by the Contractor and the City. SECTION 7. DISPUTE RESOLUTION 7-01. Claims. This Section applies to and provides the exclusive procedures for any Claim arising from or related to the Contract or performance of the Work. (A) Definition. "Claim" means a separate demand by Contractor, submitted in writing by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested, for change in the Contract Time, including a time extension or relief from liquidated damages, or a change in the Contract Price, that has previously been submitted to City as a Change Order in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents, and which has been rejected or disputed by City, in whole or in part. (B) Limitations. A Claim may only include the portion of a previously rejected demand that remains in dispute between Contractor and City. With the exception of any dispute regarding the amount of money actually paid to Contractor as Final Payment, Contractor is not entitled to submit a Claim demanding a change in the Contract Time or the Contract Price, which has not previously been submitted to City in full compliance with this Section, and subsequently rejected in whole or in part by City. (C) Scope of Section. This Section is intended to provide the exclusive procedures for submission and resolution of Claims of any amount, and applies in addition to the provisions of Public Contract Code Section 9204 and Sections 20104 et seq., which are incorporated by reference herein. (D) No Work Delay. Notwithstanding the submission of a Claim or any other dispute between the parties related to the Project or the Contract Documents, Contractor must perform the Work and may not delay or cease Work pending resolution of the Claim or other dispute, but must continue to diligently prosecute the performance and timely completion of the Work, including the Work pertaining to the Claim or other dispute. 7-02. Claims Submission. The following requirements apply to any Claim subject to this Section: (A) Substantiation. The Claim must be submitted to City in writing, clearly identified as a "Claim" submitted pursuant to this Section 7, and must include all of the documents necessary to substantiate the Claim including the Change Order request that was rejected in whole or in part, and a copy of City's written rejection that is in dispute. The Claim must clearly identify and describe the dispute, including relevant references to applicable portions of the Contract Documents, and a chronology of relevant events. Any Claim for additional payment must include a complete, itemized breakdown of all labor, materials, taxes, insurance, Valley Avenue Soundwall Repair Project (REBID), CIP No. 18437 Page 43