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Owner. 3.2.2 The Consultant, as the representative of the Owner during the construction phase, shall advise and consult with the Owner and issue the owner's instructions to the contractor; the Consultant shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Owner to the extent authorized by the Owner. The Consultant shall, at all times, have access to the work whenever it is in preparation or progress. It is understood that the Consultant will have a representative in the field during construction at periodic times. 3.2.3 The Consultant shall issue separate appropriate letters of Notice to Proceed to each prime contractor, which shall fix and definitely establish the beginning date of Time of Performance for each prime contract, and the required completion date. Copies of each such letter issued by the Consultant shall be furnished to the Owner. 3.2.4 The Consultant shall arrange for, give written notice to all appropriate parties as to time and place, and conduct apre-construction conference for each separate contract on an agenda approved by the Owner. 3.2.5 The Consultant shall evaluate and approve the prime contractor's work schedule. The Consultant shall establish and conduct a schedule of meetings as work progresses with the prime contractor's representatives and representatives of the Owner. Such meetings will be coordinated with scheduled site visits and will be maintained throughout the entire construction period and shall be for the primary purpose of assessing the progress of the work and taking such remedial actions as are necessary to assure the required progress and completion within the contract time. The Consultant shall submit to the Owner a full report of each meeting. 3.2.6 The Consultant shall require all sub-consultant's participating in the design of the project to provide liaison and observation services with respect to their portion of the design. 3.2.7 The Consultant shall not be responsible for, nor have control or charge of, construction means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures, or for safety precautions and programs in connection with the project, and shall not be responsible for contractors' failure to carry out work in accordance with the contract documents. The Consultant shall not be responsible for, nor have control over, the acts or omissions of the contractors, subcontractors, any of their agents or employees, or any other persons performing any work. 3.2.8 Based on the Consultant's observations at the site, and an evaluation of the Project Application for Payment, the Consultant shall determine the amounts owing to the contractors and shall issue a Project Certificate for Payment in such amounts, as provided in the contract documents. 3.2.9 The issuance of a Project Certificate for Payment shall constitute a representation by the Consultant to the owner that, based on the Consultant's observations at the site and on the data comprising the Project Application for Payment, work has progressed to the point indicated; that, to the best of the Consultant's knowledge, information and belief, the quality of work is in accordance with the contract documents subject to an evaluation of work for conformance with the contract documents upon substantial completion, to the results of any subsequent tests required by or performed under the contract documents, to minor deviations from the contract documents correctable prior to completion, and to any specific qualifications stated in the Project Certificate for Payment; and that the contractors are entitled to payment in the amount certified. However, the issuance of a Project Certificate for Payment shall not be a representation -5-