### 18.4 SUBMITTAL OF CLAIMS; RESOLUTION 18.4.1 All Claims shall be submitted to the [[Contracting Officer]]. Any mutual agreement reached shall be final and binding upon the Parties. 18.4.2 All Claims which are not asserted and pursued strictly (not substantially) in accordance with the provisions of this [[Ex C.ARTICLE 18 CLAIMS|Article 18]] shall be deemed to have been waived and forever barred, ==regardless of whether Contractor is prejudiced thereby==. 18.4.3 The resolution of all Claims under this [[Ex C.ARTICLE 18 CLAIMS|Article 18]] resulting in a change in the [[Contract Price]], any [[Key Completion Times]] or [[Contract Time]] shall be memorialized by a [[Change Order]]. The provisions of this [[Ex C.ARTICLE 18 CLAIMS|Article 18]] shall survive the completion of the Work and termination of the Agreement and the [[Phase 2 Work and Pricing Amendment]], if any. *(End Exhibit C)*