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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN OWNER AND ARCHITECT ARTICLE 1 2.4 CONSTRUCTION PHASE—ADMINISTRATION O ARCHITECT'S RESPONSIBILITIES F THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT 2.4.1 The Architect's responsibility to provide Basic Services 1.1 ARCHITECT'S SERVICES for the Construction Phase under this Agreement commences with the award of the Contract for Construction and terminates 1.1.1 The Architect's services consist of those services per- at the earlier of issuance to the Owner of the final Certificate for formed by the Architect,Architect's employees and Architect's Payment or 60 days after the date of Substantial Completion of consultants as enumerated in Articles 2 and 3 of this Agreement the Work. and any other services included in Article 12. 2.4.2 The Architect shall provide administration of the Con- 1.1.2 The Architect's services shall be performed as expedi- tract for Construction as set forth below and in the edition of tiously as is consistent with professional skill and care and the AIA Document A201, General Conditions of the Contract for orderly progress of the Work. Construction, current as of the date of this Agreement. 1.1.3 The services covered by this Agreement are subject to 2,4.3 Duties,responsibilities and limitations of authority of the the time limitations contained in Subparagraph 11.5.1. Architect shall not be restricted, modified or extended without written agreement of the Owner and Architect with consent of the Contractor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 2.4.4 The Architect shall be a representative of and shall advise and consult with the Owner(1)during construction until final ARTICLE 2 payment to the Contractor is due and(2)as an.Additional Ser- vice at the Owner's direction from time to time during the cor- SCOPE OF ARCHITECT'S BASIC SERVICES rection period described in the Contract for Construction. 2.4.5 The Architect shall visit the site at intervals appropriate 2.1 DEFINITION to the stage of construction or as otherwise agreed by the 2.1.1. The Architect's Basic Services consist of those described Owner and Architect in writing to become generally familiar under the three phases identified below, any other services with the progress and quality of the Work completed and to identified in Article 12,and include normal structural,mechani- determine in general if the Work is being performed in a man- ner indicating that the Work when completed will be in accor- dance with the Contract Documents. However, the Architect 2.2 DESIGN PHASE shall not be required to make exhaustive or continuous on-site inspections to check the quality or quantity of the Work. On 2.2.1 The Architect shall review with the Owner alternative the basis of on-site observations as an architect, the Architect approaches to design and construction of the Project. shall keep the Owner informed of the progress and quality of the Work, and shall endeavor to guard the Owner against 2.2.2 Based on the mutually agreed-upon program, schedule defects and deficiencies in the Work. (d4ore extensive site and construction budget requirements, the Architect shall representation may be agreed to as an Additional Service, as prepare, for approval by the Owner, Design Documents con- described in Paragraph 3.2.) sisting of drawings and other documents appropriate for the Project,and shall submit to the Owner a preliminary estimate of 2.4.6 The Architect shall not have control over or charge of Construction Cost. and shall not be responsible for construction means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures,or for safety precautions 2.3 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS PHASE and programs in connection with the Work, since these are solely the Contractor's responsibility under the Contract for 2.3.1 Based on the approved Design Documents,the Architect Construction. The Architect shall not be responsible for the shall prepare, for approval by the Owner, Construction Docu- Contractor's schedules or failure to carry out the Work in ments consisting of Drawings and Specifications setting forth in accordance with the Contract Documents' Architect shall detail the requirements for the construction of the Project and not have control over or charge of acts or omissions of the shall advise the Owner of any adjustments to previous Contractor,Subcontractors,or their agents or employees,or of preliminary estimates of Construction Cost. any other persons performing portions of the Work. 2.3.2 The Architect shall assist the Owner in connection with 2,4.7 The Architect shall at all times have access to the Work the Owner's responsibility for filing documents required for wherever it is in preparation or progress. the approval of governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the Project. 2.4.8 Based on the Architect's observations and evaluations of the Contractor's Applications for Payment, the Architect shall 2.3.3 Unless provided in Article 12, the Architect, following review and certify the amounts due the Contractor. the Owner's approval of the Construction Documents and of the latest preliminary estimate of Construction Cost,shall assist 2.4.9 The Architect's certification for payment shall constitute the Owner in obtaining bids or negotiated proposals and assist a representation to the Owner, based on the Architect's obser- in awarding and preparing contracts for construction. vations at the site as provided in Subparagraph 2.4.5 and on the AIA DOCUMENT 6151•ABBREVIATED OWNER-ARCHITECT AGREEMENT•THIRD EDITION•AIA® •©1987 THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, 1735 NEW YORK AVENUE,N.W.,WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 B151-1987 2 WARNING:Unlicensed photocopying violates U.S.copyright laws and is subject to legal prosecution.