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Exhibit 10.1

 

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO STANDARD FORM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN
OWNER AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

 

This Amendment No. 2 (“Amendment”) to Standard form of Agreement between Owner and Construction Manager is entered into this 29th day of May, 2009 by and between United Therapeutics Corporation (“Owner”) and The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company (“Construction Manager”).

 

WHEREAS , Owner and Construction Manager entered into a Standard form of Agreement between Owner and Construction Manager dated as of February 15, 2007 (together with all exhibits, the “Contract”) pursuant to which the Construction Manager agreed to provide certain construction services relating to construction of a new Class A headquarters building for use as office space and fill-finish facilities and ancillary facilities located in Silver Spring, Maryland (the “Project”); and

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to Amendment No. 1 dated as of 11/21/08, the Owner and the Construction Manager agreed upon the Guaranteed Maximum Price and other terms and conditions associated therewith as contemplated by Section 2.2.3 of the Agreement portion of the Contract.

 

WHEREAS , Owner and Construction Manager desire to amend the Contract to modify certain terms therein, specifically, among other things, to convert the Guaranteed Maximum Price (as defined in the Contract) into a Lump Sum, confirm the date of Substantial Completion and modify the scope of Work.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the Recitals and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.             Conversion of Guaranteed Maximum Price into Lump Sum

 

The Guaranteed Maximum Price currently in effect under the Contact is hereby converted to the lump sum amount of Sixty Six Million Dollars ($66,000,000.00) (the “Contract Sum”), of which $33,361,617.00 has been previously invoiced by the Construction Manager thru 4/30/09 by the Owner (the “Contract Sum”). All references in the Contract to “Guaranteed Maximum Price” or “Contract Sum” shall hereinafter be deemed to refer to the lump sum amount stated above, as such amount may be adjusted in the future in accordance with the terms of the Contract Documents. The Schedule of Values reflecting the new Contract Sum is attached hereto as Exhibit A.  Notwithstanding anything in the Contract to the contrary, the Construction Manager shall continue to be obligated to provide to the Owner and its accountants any and all cost segregation data required for tax purposes.

 



 

2.             Substantial Completion Date

 

The date of Substantial Completion upon which the Contract Sum stated in Section 1 and the scope of Work stated in Section 3 are based is November 16, 2009; such date may be adjusted in the future in accordance with the terms of the Contract Documents.  The Project Schedule reflecting this date of Substantial Completion is attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

3.             Scope of Work

 

The scope of Work on which the Contract Sum set forth in Section 1 and the date of Substantial Completion set forth in Section 2 are based is the scope of Work as set forth in Amendment No. 1, as modified by (a) the changes in scope listed on Exhibit C attached hereto and (b) the assumptions, qualifications and exclusions listed on Exhibit D.  The parties acknowledge and agree that all time and compensation associated with the changes in scope listed on Exhibit C have already been reflected in the Contract Sum set forth in Section 1 and the date of Substantial Completion set forth in Section 2, and the Construction Manager hereby waives any additional compensation or extensions of time on account of the items listed in Exhibit C.

 

4.             Modification of Certain Terms and Conditions of Agreement portion of Contract

 

Attached hereto as Exhibit E are certain provisions of the Agreement and General Conditions portions of the Contract that are modified as a result of this Amendment.

 

5.              Full Force and Effect

 

Except as amended hereby, the Contract shall remain in full force and effect and unmodified.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized representatives on the day and year above written.

 

OWNER:

UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION

 

 

By:

/s/ John Ferrari

 

Name:

John M. Ferrari

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER:

THE WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Timothy Regan

 

Name:

Timothy J. Regan

 

Title:

Senior Vice Presdient

 

 



 

Exhibit E

Specific Changes to Contract

 

The following sections replace the corresponding sections in the Agreement and General Conditions:

 

Agreement

 

§ 4.1.1 For the services described in Sections 2.1 and 2.2, the Construction Manager’s compensation shall be calculated as follows:

 

See Exhibit G.  In the event the Contract is terminated prior to issuance of the Notice to Proceed, the compensation set forth in Exhibit G for Preconstruction Services shall be the total amount payable by the Owner to the Construction Manager on account of Preconstruction Services (excepting payment for construction services authorized in writing prior to issuance of the Notice to Proceed).  In the event the Notice to Proceed is issued, all amounts paid for Preconstruction Serv


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