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construction mcans. nicthods_ tcchniqucs. scqucnccs or procedures, (_i) revie~ved copies of requisitions recei~~ed from Subcontractors and material suppliers and olher data uested bv the O~vner lo substantiate Qie Conlrador's right ~ment or (4) ascertained lio~v or for ~vhat purpose the ntrador has used money previouslr paid on account of the Contract Sum. ~.,~ o,.~.~~ .1-~,a, ~cs qenti:~:~:~y ~. aJ.o:te t Z6.11 The Architect shall ha e aut~er~i~ to rejecc Work •vhich dces not conform to the Contrad Documents. Whenever Q-e Architect considers it necessacy or advisable for implementation of the intent of the Contract Documents. the Archilect ~~~i(1 ha~~e authoril~~ to require additional inspaction or testing of the Work in accordance ~vith the provisions of tlie Contract Documents, ~~~hetlier or not such Work is fabricated, insta(led or oompleted. Ho~vever, neither this authorih~ of the Archited nor a decision made in good faith either to exercise or not to e.~ercise such aulhority sha(1 give rise to a duty~ or responsibilin~ of the Architect to the Contraclor, Subcontractors, materiat and equipment suppliecs, their agents or emp(oyaes or other persons pecforming poRions of the Work S~e t-t' ~.L.~,\ 2.6.12 The Architect shall revie~v and approve or take othu appropriate action upon Contracto~'s s~bm } is such Q.~ ~~ ~~~~'~ug.~~d Dat~a~nd~m~~~o ~: - s -~ ~e~ The Architecl's action shall be taken such reasonable promptness as to cause no delay in the ork or in the conslruction of the O~~•ner or of separate eontracxocs, «fiile allowing sufficient time in th~ Archited's professionat judgment to permit adequate revie~v. Review of such submiltals is not conducted for the purpose of determining the accurac~~ and compieteness of other details such es dimensions and quantities or for subsiantiating instructions for installation or performance of equipment or systems designed b~~ the Contractor. all of ~vhich remain the crsponsibilih~ of the Contractor to the e.~-tent requirad by the Contrad Documents. The Archited's revie~v shall ~not constitute appro~~a( of safety precautions or, ~uless-et~k~wic,~ , of construction means. methods, techniques, sequences or procedures. The Architect's appro~~al of a specific item sliall not indicate appro~~al of an assemblj~ of ~vhich [he item is a component. When professional cectification of performance charaderistics of materials, systems or equipment is required by the Contract Documents, the Architect shall be entitled to rely upon such certification to establish that the materials. s}~stems or equipnient will meet the performance criteria required b~° the Contract Documents. 2.6.13 The Arcliitect shall prepare Change Orders and Conslruction Change Directi~~es. ~vith supporting documcnlalion and data if dccmcd neccssan~ b~• the Arcl~itcct as pro~~idcd in Subparagraplis 3.1.1 and ~.3.3, Cor thc O~vner's approva( and execution in accordance ~+~ilh lhe Contract Documents, and may aulliorize minor changes in the Work not im~olving an adjus~ment in the Contract Sum or an extension of the Contrad 'I'ime ~vhich are not inoonsistent ~tinth the intent of the Contract Documents. ob~e~ vp~:o~S 2.6.14 The Architect shatl conduct ~-t~esHe~s la determine the date or dates of Substantial Completion and the date of fina( completion. shall recei~~e and forn~ard to the O~vner for the O«mer's re~ne~r and records ~ti•ritten ~varranties and related documents required by the Contract Documents and assembled b}~ the Contractor, and shalt issue a Cnal Certificate for Pa~~ment npon oonipliance ~vith the requirements of ihe Contract Documents. '~~k;.\\ y M.,kt ccco«~rnc..da}1•a 2.6.15 The Archited shat~ interpret and~ ~eeit~e matte ooncerning performance of the O~vner and Contractoc+ A~ the requirements of the Contraci Documents on ~vrilten request of either the Owner or Contractor. The Architect's response to such requests shall be made with reasonable promptness and ~vithin an}~ time limits agrced upon. ~(, (.OMM~,wd~'10~ ~ 2.6.16 Interpretations and~deeesiaees of the Architect shall be oonsistent ~vith the intent of and reasonably inferable from the Contrad Documents and shall be in ~vriting or in the ~~ ~f~~g~ When making such intecpretations and /~}-~eersiens, t~-e Architect shall endeavor to secure faithfut pecformance by both Owner and Contractor, shall not sho~v partiatity to either, €e~: pw..c ~ i 2.6.17 The ~ kn,fiitect`s decisions on matters relating to aesthetic effect shall be final if consistent ~vith the intent expressed in the Contract Documents. e ttoen«~t~~ 4k: o~ S 2.6.18 The Architect shall render ~~~ritten~deeisie~s ~vithin a reasonable time on a(i claims, disputa or other matters in question bet«~een the O«mer and Contractor reladng to the execution or progress of the Work as provided in the Contract Documenls. r'~GOMM~.~o~ ~0~5 2.6.19 The Architect's ~~~s on claims. disputes or other matters. including those in question bet~~~een the Owner and Contractor, ~ . . . shall be subject to arbitration as pro~rided in this Agreement and in the Conlract Documents. . A DOCUTiE\T Bl9l - 011'I~ER-ARCHITECT :1GREE1~4E1~TT - FOURTEENTH EDLTIO?~ - AIA - COPI"RIGHT 1987 - THE ~~IERIC.aN [I~'STITiII'I: UF aRCHffECTS. 1735 \G\1' 1"ORI: A\TET~C~E t~.\Y_ ~VASHWGTON, D.C. 2000G-5292.: Unlictnstd phot~x~o~~7ng ~tiolates U.S. oopyrigl~t la~~s and is subjax to Itgal ~xoucutia~. 'I1iis d~s~ummt ~cas tlt.xra~i~~ulh• produced ~vith Ux ixmussion of Uu A1,1 aiid wi lx r~roduced ~atidxxit valatia~ until Ux date of s~pintiai u noted beln.~. Electronic Format Bl~ll-1987 /22/1997 AIA License Numbe~ 100632 which expires o~ 8/31/1997 -- Page #4 Use~ ~ocument: B1419637.DOC - 4 - ~ ~