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2.4 The Work of all - trades under the Contract Documents shalt• be • coordinated . by the <br />Contractor in such a manner as to obtain the best workmanship possible for the Work and <br />all components of the Work shall be installed or erected in accordance with the best <br />practices of the particular trade. <br />2.5 The Contractor shall fully complete the Work and shall be responsible'for all of the Work <br />under the Contract Documents to which the Construction Agreement applies. If' the <br />Contractor. is prevented from doing so by any limitation of the Contract Documents, the <br />'Contractor shall immediately give notice thereof to the CMAR in writing before proceeding <br />with the construction in the area where the problem or limitation exists. <br />2.6 Standard . specifications or manufacturers' literature, when referenced, shall be of the latest <br />. revision .or printing. unless otherwise stated and is intended to establish the 'minimum, <br />requirements acceptable. <br />2.7. For those materials specified without the use . of brand. names, the Contractor shall submit <br />to the CMAR within thirty (30) days after its receiving the Construction Agreement for <br />signatures, any product that meets the express requirements of the Specifications, unless a <br />longer time is agreed to in the Master Schedule. <br />Such. Submittal shall include manufacturer's data, test reports, performance data and <br />-certifications, samples, -erection details, and other applicable informatloh as required to <br />permit determination' by the Designer whether such proposed products are suitable. The <br />Designer shall be the sole judge as to the suitability'of any proposed product. The burden <br />of proof•cf quality rests with the Contractor. <br />2.8 *The Contractor is required to examine and read the 'complete set of Drawings and <br />Specifications for the Project for information concerning* the Work" because some of the <br />Work for which the Contractor will be responsible•may be indicated on or. in documentation <br />applying 'primarily to the Work of one or more other separate prime contractors. No <br />allowance will. be made for the Contractor's failure to become familiar with the complete set* <br />of Project Drawings and Specifications. <br />2.9 Contractor's requests for clarification or information shall clearly define the cause(s) of the <br />'Contractor's request and, as appropriate, shall include the Contractor's interpretation and <br />the Contractor's proposed solution. <br />ARTICLE 3. WITH WORK, CONDITIONS AND LAWS <br />3.1 Th e* Contractor** has investigated prior to bidding and is satisfied with all conditions affecting <br />the Work, including but not restricted to those bearing upon -transportation, disposal, <br />handling and'storagd of materials, availability of labor, water, electrical power, roads and <br />uncertainties of weather, or similar physical conditions at the Project site, and the chpiracter <br />of equipment and facilities needed prior to and during prosecution of the Work. ' The <br />Contractor. is satisfied as to the character, quality and quantity of surface and subsurface <br />materials or obstacles to be encountered insofar as this 'information is -reasonably <br />ascertainable from inspection of the Project site, including all exploratory work done by the <br />Owner, as well as from information presented by the Contract Documents, or any other <br />Information made available to the Contractor prior.to receipt of bids. Any failure by the <br />-Contractor, to become acquainted with the available information' shall not relieve the <br />Contractor from the responsibility for estimating properly the difficulty or cost of successfully' <br />performing the Work. <br />3.2 .••The Contractor shall be entitled to rely upon all information furnished'to the'Con'tra'btor-in <br />...writing by the CMAR with respect to the Project'site and to make all inferences from it that <br />GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR CM AT RISK PROJECT 7 of 42 'JUNE 2007 EDITION' <br />