17. ACCESS TO BOOKS AND RECORDS

 Contractor shall prepare and maintain complete records of all Project costs, including costs included in the General Conditions Amount, and all other costs incurred by Contractor in the performance of the Work, which records shall be adequate to determine the Cost of the Work and in such format and detail as is acceptable to Owner.  Contractor shall preserve such records for a period of five (5) years after Final Payment hereunder.  Owner shall have access to the Work at all reasonable times and the right to audit Contractor’s books, records, correspondence, instructions, drawings, receipts, vouchers and memoranda, relating to the Work or any costs charged to Owner.  Owner or its representative may audit Contractor’s record at any time during the term of this Construction Contract and for a period not to exceed five (5) years after Final Payment in accordance with the audit procedures set forth in Article 9.10 of the General Conditions.  If an audit reveals overcharges, Contractor shall reimburse Owner the amount of the overcharges, plus interest at the rate of one-an-one-half percent (1-1/2%) per month.

18. OWNERSHIP OF WORK PRODUCT DEVELOPED AS COST OF THE WORK

 Contractor agrees that all work product of Contractor’s employees, suppliers, Subcontractors or Sub-Subcontractors, including drawings, designs, reports, manuals, programs, tapes and any other material prepared by Contractor’s employees in connection with the Work or the Project (including any copyright or other intellectual property rights) shall belong exclusively to Owner.  Contractor shall cause any such persons to execute all necessary documents to evidence the Owner’s exclusive rights to these documents.

19. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

 In order that Contractor’s employees may effectively perform the Work and provide the services to Owner under this Construction Contract, it may be necessary or desirable for Owner to disclose proprietary information pertaining to Owner’s past, present and future activities.  All information furnished or made available by Owner to Contractor or to Contractor’s employees or Subcontractors in connection with the Work or services to be performed for Owner hereunder and all proprietary information generated or developed by Contractor or its employees or Subcontractors shall be treated as confidential by Contractor and its employees and Subcontractors and shall not be disclosed by Contractor, its employees, and Subcontractors to anyone, either in whole or in part, except upon written authorization by Owner.

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17. 查阅账簿与记录
        承包商应当编制并保持完整的包含在一般条款数额中的所有项目费用和承包商在履行工作过程中发生的其他费用的记录。这些记录应当足以决定工作费用并以业主接受的格式和详细程度记录。承包商应当在最终付款后五（5）年内保留这些记录。业主应当可以在所有合理的时间内查看工作，并有权审计与工作有关的承包商的账簿，记录，通信，说明，图纸，收据，凭证和备忘录和任何对业主改变的费用。 业主或者其代表可以根据一般条款的9.10条的审计程序，在本施工合同期内和最终付款后不超过五（5）年内随时审计承包商的记录。如果审计发现多收费，承包商应退还多收的金额加上百分之一点五（1.5%）的月利息。

18. 以工作费用开发的工作产品的所有权
        承包商同意承包商员工，供应商，分包商或再分包商的所有工作产品，包括图纸，设计，报告，手册，计划，磁带和承包商员工完成的其他所有与工作或项目有关的其他材料（包括任何著作权和其他知识产权）。承包商应让制定所有必须文件的任何人证明业主对这些文件的独占权。

19. 专有信息
        为了使承包商的员工有效地履行工作，在本施工合同项下向业主提供服务，业主有必要透露与业主过去，现在和将来的活动有关的专有信息。承包商及其员工和分包商应当机密对待业主提供或透露给承包商或承包商的员工或者分包商的与为业主履行的工作或服务有关的所有信息和承包商或其员工或分包商产生的或开发的所有专有信息，并且不得将其全部或部分透露给任何人，除非得到业主的书面授权。