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pletion of the Contract or by terms of an applicable special war ARTICLE 20 <br /> ranty required by the Contract Documents. The provisions of <br /> this Article 18 apply to Work done by Subcontractors as well as TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT <br /> to Work done by direct employees of the Contractor. <br /> 18.2 Nothing contained in this Article. 18 shall be construed to <br /> establish a period of limitation with respect to other obligations <br /> which the Contractor might have under the Contract Docu- 20.1 If the Architect fails to recommend payment fora period <br /> merits. Establishment of the time period of one year as of 30 days through no fault of the Contractor,or if the Owner <br /> described in Paragraph 18.1 relates only to the specific obliga- fails to make payment thereon for a period of 30 days,the Cori- <br /> tion of the Contractor to correct the Work,and has no relation- tractor may, upon seven additional days' written notice to the <br /> ship to the time within which the obligation to comply with the Owner and the Architect, terminate the Contract and recover <br /> Contract Documents may be sought to be enforced,nor to the from the Owner payment for Work executed and for proven <br /> time within which proceedings may be commenced to estab- loss with respect to materials, equipment, tools,and construe-- <br /> lish the Contractor's liability with respect to the Contractor's tion equipment and machinery,including reasonable overhead, <br /> obligations other than specifically to correct the Work. profit and damages applicable to the Project. <br /> ARTICLE 19 <br /> MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 20.2 If the Contractor defaults or persistently fails or neglects <br /> to carry our the Work in accordance with the Contract Docu- <br /> ments or fails to perform a provision of the Contract, the <br /> 18.1 The Contract shall be governed by the law of the place Owner, after seven days' written notice to the Contractor and <br /> where the Project is located. without prejudice to any other remedy the Owner may have, <br /> 79.2 As between the Owner and the Contractor, any appli may make good such deficiencies and may deduct the cost <br /> cable statute of limitations shall commence to run and anv thereof, including compensation for the Architect's services <br /> alleged cause of action shall be deemed to have accrued: and expenses made necessary thereby,from the payment then <br /> .1 not later than the date of Substantial Completion for or thereafter due the Contractor. Alternatively, at the Owner's <br /> acts or failures to act occurring prior to the relevant option, and upon certification by the Architect that sufficient <br /> date of Substantial Completion; cause exists to justify such action,the Owner may terminate the <br /> Contract and take possession of the site and of all materials, <br /> .2 not latter than the date of issuance of the final Certifi- equipment, tools, and construction equipment and machinery <br /> cate for Payment for acts or failures to act occurring thereon owned by the Contractor and may finish the Work by <br /> subsequent to the relevant date of Substantial Com- whatever method the Owner may deem expedient. If the <br /> pletion and prior to issuance of the final Certificate for unpaid balance of the Contract Sum exceeds costs of finishing <br /> Payment; and the Work, including compensation for the Architect's services <br /> .3 not later than the date of the relevant act or failure to and expenses made necessary thereby, such excess shall be <br /> act by the Contractor for acts or failures to act occur- paid to the Contractor, but if such costs exceed such unpaid <br /> ring after the date of the final Certificate for Payment, balance, the Contractor shall pay the difference to the Owner. <br /> AIA DOCUMENT A107•ABBREVIATED OW NER-CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT•NINTH EDITION•AIA° -U1987 <br /> THE AMERICAN 1NSTITL'TF. OF ARCHITECTS, 1735 NEW YORK AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 A107-1987 10 <br /> WARNING:Unlicensed photocopying violates U.S.copyright laws and is subject to legal prosecution. <br />