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ion, it is necessary or advisable for the implementation of
<br />the intent of the Contract Documents.
<br />1.4.11 The Architect shall review and approve or lake
<br />other appropriate action upon the Contractor's submittals
<br />such as Shop Drawings, Product Data and Samples, but
<br />only for conformance with the design concept of the
<br />Work and with the information given in the Contract
<br />Documents. Such action shall be taken with reasonable
<br />promptness so as to cause no delay. The Architect's ap-
<br />proval of a specific item shall not indicate approval of an
<br />assembly of which the item is a component.
<br />1.4.12 The Architect shall prepare Change Orders for the
<br />Owner's approval and execution, and shall have authority
<br />to order minor changes in the Work not involving an
<br />adjustment in the Contract Sum or an extension of the
<br />Contract Time.
<br />1.4.13 The Architect shall conduct inspections to deter-
<br />mine the Dates of Substantial Completion and final com-
<br />pletion, and shall issue a final Certificate for Payment.
<br />1.4.14 The extent of the duties, responsibilities and limita-
<br />tions of authority of the Architect as the Owner's repre-
<br />sentative during construction shall not be modified or
<br />extended without written consent of the Owner, the Con-
<br />tractor and the Architect.
<br />1.5 ADDITIONAL SERVICES
<br />1.5.1 Additional Services shall be provided if authorized
<br />or confirmed in writing by the Owner or if included in
<br />Article 10, and they shall be paid for by the Owner as
<br />provided in this Agreement.
<br />1.5.2 If the Owner and the Architect agree that more
<br />extensive representation at the site than is described in
<br />Paragraph 1.4 shall be provided, such additional project
<br />representation shall be provided and paid for as set forth
<br />in Article 10.
<br />1.6 TIME
<br />1.6.1 The Architect shall perform services as expedi-
<br />tiously as is consistent with professional skill and care and
<br />the orderly progress of the Work.
<br />ARTICLE 2
<br />THE OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITIES
<br />The following services and responsibilities, and any
<br />others so indicated in Article 10, shall be under-
<br />taken by the Owner.
<br />2.1 The Owner shall provide full information including
<br />a program, which shall set forth the Owner's design
<br />objectives, constraints and criteria.
<br />2.2 The Owner shall furnish a legal description and a
<br />certified land survey of the site and the services of soil
<br />engineers or other consultants when such services are
<br />deemed necessary by the Architect. Such services shall in-
<br />clude topographic surveys, test borings, test pits, soil
<br />bearing values, percolation tests, air and water pollution
<br />tests, ground corrosion and resistivity tests, including
<br />necessary operations for determining subsoil, air and
<br />water conditions, with reports and appropriate profes-
<br />sional recommendations.
<br />2.3 The Owner shall furnish structural, mechanical,
<br />chemical and other laboratory tests, inspections and re-
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<br />ports as required by law or the Contract Documents.
<br />2.4 The Owner shall furnish all legal, accounting and
<br />insurance counseling servi 05 a may he necessary at any
<br />time for the Project, including such auditing services as
<br />the Owner may require to verify the Contractor's Applica-
<br />tions for Payment or to ascertain how or for what pur-
<br />poses the Contractor uses the moneys paid by the Owner.
<br />2.5 The Owner, unless otherwise provided in Article
<br />10, shall furnish all legal, accounting, planning, estimating
<br />and other services and expenses required to prepare,
<br />present and process any application for governmental or
<br />private financing, mortgage insurance or subsidy.
<br />2.6 The Owner, unless otherwise provided in Article
<br />10, shall furnish the services of a cost consultant or cost
<br />estimator to provide all construction cost data, Statements
<br />of Probable Construction Cost or other cost estimates as
<br />the Architect's work progresses.
<br />2.7 The services, information, surveys and reports re-
<br />quired by Paragraphs 2.2 through 2.6 inclusive shall be
<br />furnished at the Owner's expense, and the Architect shall
<br />be•entitled to rely upon the accuracy and completeness
<br />thereof.
<br />2.8 If the Owner observes or otherwise becomes
<br />aware of any fault or defect in the Project or noncon-
<br />formance with the Contract Documents, prompt written
<br />notice thereof shall be given by the Owner to the Archi-
<br />tect.
<br />2.9 The Owner shall furnish required information and
<br />shall render approvals and decisions as expeditiously as
<br />necessary for the orderly progress of the Architect's serv-
<br />ices and of the Work.
<br />ARTICLE 3
<br />CONSTRUCTION COST
<br />3.1 DEFINITION
<br />3.1.1 The Construction Cost shall be the total cost or
<br />estimated cost to the Owner of all elements of the Project
<br />designed or specified by the Architect.
<br />3.1.2 The Construction Cost shall include at current mar-
<br />ket rates, including a reasonable allowance for overhead
<br />and profit, the cost of labor and materials furnished by
<br />the Owner and any equipment which has been designed,
<br />specified, selected or specially provided for by the Archi-
<br />tect.
<br />3.1.3 Construction Cost does not include the compensa-
<br />tion of the Architect and the Architect's consultants, the
<br />cost of the land, rights -of -way, or other costs which are
<br />the responsibility of the Owner as provided in Article 2.
<br />3.2 RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONSTRUCTION COST
<br />3.2.1 It is recognized that neither the Architect nor the
<br />Owner has control over the cost of labor, materials or
<br />equipment,'over the Contractor's methods of determining
<br />bid prices, or over competitive bidding, market or nego-
<br />tiating conditions. Accordingly, the Architect cannot and
<br />does not warrant or represent that bids or negotiated
<br />prices will not vary from any Statement of Probable
<br />Construction Cost or other cost estimate or evaluation.
<br />Any Project budget shall be adjusted to reflect any
<br />change in the general level of prices in the construction
<br />industry between the date of submission of the Construc-
<br />MA DOCUMENT Biti • OWNER.ARCHITECT AGREEMENT FOR HOUSING SERVICES • JUNE 1978 EDITION • AIA•
<br />ID 1978 • THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, 1735 NEW YORK AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006
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