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10 Introduction This Suggested Form of Agreement between Owner and Contractor for Construction Contract (Stipulated Price) ("Agreement") has been prepared for use with the Guide to the Preparation of Instructions to Bidders ("Instructions")(C-200, 2002 Edition) and with the Standard General Conditions of the Construction Contract ("General Conditions")(C-700, 2002 Edition). Their provisions are interrelated, and a change in one may necessitate a change in the others. For guidance in the preparation of Supplementary Conditions and coordination with Instructions to Bidders, see Guide to the Preparation of Supplementary Conditions ("Supplementary Conditions")(C-800, 2002 Edition). See also Suggested Bid Form("Bid Form") (C-410, 2002 Edition). The EJCDC has not prepared a suggested form of Advertisement or Invitation to Bid because such documents will vary widely to conform to statutory requirements. This form and the other Bidding Documents prepared and issued by the EJCDC assume acceptance of the Project Manual concept of the Construction Specifications Institute which provides for an organizational format for location of all bound documentary information for a construction project, namely: Bidding Requirements (which term refers to the Advertisement or Invitation to Bid, the Instructions, and any Bid Form that may be suggested or prescribed, all of which provide information and guidance for all Bidders) and the Contract Documents (defined in Article 1 of the General Conditions),which include the Agreement, bonds and certificates, the General Conditions, the Supplementary Conditions, the Drawings, and the Specifications. The Bidding Requirements are not considered part of the Contract Documents because much of their substance pertains to the relationships prior to the award of the Contract and has little effect or impact thereafter and because many contracts are awarded without going through the bidding process. In some cases, however, the actual Bid may be attached as an exhibit to the Agreement to avoid extensive retyping. (The terms "Bidding Documents" and "Bidding Requirements" are defined in Article 1 of the General Conditions.) The Project Manual concept is explained in the Manual of Practice issued by the Construction Specifications Institute. Suggested language is presented herein with "Notes to User" to assist in preparing the Agreement. Much of the language should be usable on most projects, but modifications and additional provisions will often be necessary. The suggested language has been coordinated with the other standard forms produced by the EJCDC. When modifying the suggested language or writing additional provisions, the user must check the other documents thoroughly for conflicts and coordination of language usage and make appropriate revisions in all affected documents. Refer to the discussions in EJCDC's Recommended Competitive Bidding Procedures for Construction Projects ("Bidding Procedures") (No. 1910-9-D, 1987 Edition) (to be reissued in 2002) on the particular paragraphs of which frequent reference is made below. For brevity, paragraphs of the Instructions to Bidders are referenced with the prefix "I," those of the Bid Form are referenced with the prefix"BF,"and those of this Agreement are referenced with the prefix"A." NOTES: 1. EJCDC publications may be ordered from: NSPE headquarters ASCE headquarters 1420 King Street 1801 Alexander Bell Drive Alexandria VA 22314-2715 Reston,VA 20191-4400 703-684-2800 800-548-2723 www.nspe.org www.asce.org. ACEC headquarters 1015 15th Street NW Washington DC 20005 202-347-7474 www.acec.org EJCDC C-520 Suggested Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor for Construction Contract(Stipulated Price) Copyright 8 2002 National Society of Professional Engineers for EJCDC. All rights reserved. 00520-i