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ART1Gf_E 1. DEIrINlTItJNS 1.1 Agreement - The Construction Agreement, these Generat Conditions, and any Supplementary Conditions. 1.2 AIA -The American Institute of Architects. 1.3 ASTM -The American Society for Testing and Materials. 1.4 Beneficial Occupancy -The point at which the Project can be occupied by the Owner for its intended purpose, upon achievement of Substantial Completion, as defined in paragraph 1.39 of these General Conditions. 1.5 Change Order - A written order to the Contractor signed by the CMAR, the Owner and the Designer authorizing an addition, deletion, or revision in the Work andlor an adjustment In the Contract. Price andlor the Contract Time issued after execution of the Construction Agreement. See paragraph 14.1 of fhese General Conditions. 1.6 Completion Dates -Those dates identified as the Contractor's Completion Dates [n the Contractor's Construction Schedule, the Master Schedule, ar elsewhere in the Contract Documents. 1.7 Construction Agreement -The document executed by the Contractor and the CMAR to formally memorialize their consent to the terms of the Agreement. 1.8 Construction Change Directive - A written order to the Contractor s'sgned by the CMAR, the Owner and the .Designer directing an addition, deletion, or revision In the Wark after execution_of the Construction Agreement, in circumstances when the parties have been unable to agree on ari adjustment to the Contract Price ar the Contract Time, but the CMAR directs that the Contractor proceed with said Work subject to adjustment of the Contract Price andlor Contract Time under the procedures described herein. 1.9 Construction Manager At Risk (CMAR) -The person or firm designated as the CMAR in the Contract Documents, or its authorized representatives. The agreement between the CMAR and the Owner is referred io herein as the CMAR Contract_ 1.10 Contractor's Construction Schedule -That schedule described in Artiste 13 hereof and identified as the Contractor's Construction Schedule. 1.11. Contract Documents -All of the documents that make up the Agreement, plus the Drawings and Specifications that describe the scope of the Work, plus allowable Modifications to the Contract Documents. 1.12 Contract Price -The total monies payable to the Contractor under the Contract Documents pursuant to paragraph 15.1 of the Agreement. 1.13 Contract Time -The number of calendar days stated in, or computed from, the Contract Documents for the completion of the Work, or any portion thereof. See, particularly, Article 13 hereof. Time of completion as specified therein is of the essence. The time used and referred to on ,the Project wilt be that time which is observed in Hillsborough, North Carolina, being Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT), Eastern Standard Time (ESTj, or other as designated by the Designer. 1.14 Contractor -The Contractor shah be that party identified as such In the Agreement. 1.15 Days - Untess otherw'sse indicated, the term "days" shall mean consecutive catendar days. GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR CM AT RISK PROJECT 3 of 42 JUNE 2007 EDITION