Architects, engineers, or other persons preparing specifications for construction projects, which specifications include the requirement that the construction contractor supply fill for the project, shall include within the specifications a specific reference to this subtitle and the rules and regulations pertaining to it adopted by the Department. If this reference is omitted from the specifications and reclamation and planting of the land is required under this subtitle, any contract based on the specifications may be amended, at the option of the construction contractor, to allow a reasonable price for the reclamation and planting of the land in accordance with a plan acceptable to the Department.