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7 <br />8.5 This Agreement may be terminated by the Owner upon not less than seven days' written <br />notice to the Architect for the Owner's convenience and without cause. <br />8.6 In the event of termination not the fault of the Architect, the Architect shall be <br />compensated for services performed prior to termination, together with Reimbursable Expenses <br />then due and all Termination Expenses as defined in Paragraph 8.7. <br />8.7 Termination Expenses are in addition to compensation for the services of the Agreement <br />and include expenses directly attributable to termination for which the Architect is not otherwise <br />compensated, plus an amount for the Architect's anticipated profit on the value of the services not <br />performed by the Architect. <br />ARTICLE 9 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS <br />9.1 This Agreement shall be governed by the law of the principal place of business of the <br />Architect, unless otherwise provided in Article 12. <br />9.2 Terms in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as those in the edition of AIA <br />Document A2oi, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, current as of the date of <br />this Agreement. <br />9.3 Causes of action between the parties to this Agreement pertaining to acts or failures to act <br />shall be deemed to have accrued and the applicable statutes of limitations shall commence to run <br />not later than either the date of Substantial Completion for acts or failures to act occurring prior <br />to Substantial Completion or the date of issuance of the final Certificate for Payment for acts or <br />failures to act occurring after Substantial Completion. In no event shall such statutes of <br />limitations commence to run any later than the date when the Architect's services are <br />substantially completed. <br />9.4 To the extent damages are covered by property insurance during construction, the Owner <br />and Architect waive all rights against each other and against the contractors, consultants, agents <br />and employees of the other for damages, except such rights as they may have to the proceeds of <br />such insurance as set forth in the edition of AIA Document Awl, General Conditions of the <br />Contract for Construction, current as of the date of this Agreement. The Owner or the Architect, <br />as appropriate, shall require of the contractors, consultants, agents and employees of any of them <br />similar waivers in favor of the other parties enumerated herein. <br />The American Institute 9.7 Nothing contained in this Agreement shall create a contractual relationship with or a cause <br />of Architects <br />1735 New York Avenue, N.W. of action in favor of a third party against either the Owner or Architect. <br />Washington, D.C. 20006 -5292 <br />WARNING. Unlicensed photocopying violates U.S. copyright laws and will subject the violator to legal prosecution. <br />9.5 The Owner and Architect, respectively, bind themselves, their partners, successors, assigns <br />and legal representatives to the other party to this Agreement and to the partners, successors, <br />assigns and legal representatives of such other party with respect to all covenants of this <br />Agreement. Neither the Owner nor the Architect shall assign this Agreement without the written <br />consent of the other, except that the Owner may assign this Agreement to an institutional lender <br />providing financing for the Project. In such event, the lender shall assume the Owner's rights and <br />obligations under this Agreement. The Architect shall execute all consents reasonably required to <br />o, o <br />facilitate such assignment. <br />9.6 This Agreement represents the entire and integrated agreement between the Owner and <br />01997 A I A O <br />the Architect and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements, either written <br />AIA DOCUMENT B1514997 <br />or oral. This Agreement may be amended only by written instrument signed by both Owner and <br />ABBREVIATED OWNER- <br />Architect. <br />ARCHITECT AGREEMENT <br />The American Institute 9.7 Nothing contained in this Agreement shall create a contractual relationship with or a cause <br />of Architects <br />1735 New York Avenue, N.W. of action in favor of a third party against either the Owner or Architect. <br />Washington, D.C. 20006 -5292 <br />WARNING. Unlicensed photocopying violates U.S. copyright laws and will subject the violator to legal prosecution. <br />