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ARTlC~E 1. DEFINlTi4N5 1.1 Agreement - The Construction • Agreement, these General Conditions, and any Supplementary Conditions. 1.2 AfA -The American Institute of Architects. 1.3 ASTM -The American Society for Testing and Materials. 1.4 Beneficial Occupancy-The point at which the Project can be oaeupied by the Ownerfar its intended purpose, upon achievement of Substantial Compie#ion, as defined iri paragraph 1.39 of these General Conditions. 1,5 Change Order - A written order to the Contractor signed by the GMAR, the Owner and the Designer authorizing an addition, deletion, or revis[on In the Wark andlor an adjustment in the Contract Price andlor the Contract Time issued after execution of the Gonstructlan Agreement. See paragraph 14.1 of these General Conditions. 1.8 Completion Dates -Those dates identified as the Contractor's Completion Dates in the Contractor's Construction Schedule, the Master Schedule, or elsewhere in the Contract Documents. 1.7 Construction Agreement -The document executed by the Contractor and the CMAR to formally mernariatize their consent ka the terms of the Agreement. 1.8 Construction Change Directive - A written order to the Contractor signed by the CMAR, the Owner and the Designer directing an addition, deletion, or revision in the Work after execution ofi the Construction Agreement, in circumstances when the parties have been unable •fo agree on ari adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time, but the CMAR directs that the Contractor proceed with said Work subject to adjustment of the Contract Price andlor Contract Time under the procedures described herein. 1.8 Construction Manages At Risk {CMAR} -The person or firm designated as the CMAR in the Contract Documents, or its authorized representatives. The agreement between the GMAR and the Owner is referred to herein as the CMAR Contract. 1.10 Contractor's Construction Schedule -That schedslle described 9n Article 13 hereof and identified as the Contractor's Construction Schedule. 1.11 Contract Documents - Afl of the documents that makeup the Agreement, plus the Drawings and 5pecifscations that describe the scope of the Work, plus allowable Modifications to the Contract Documents. ' 1.12 Contract Price - The total monies payable to the Contractor under the Contract Documents pursuant to paragraph 15.1 of •the Agreement. 1.13 Contract Time -The number of calendar days stated in, or computed ftom,.the Contract Documents far the completion of the Work. or any portion thereof. See, particularly, Article 13 hereof. Time of completion as specified therein is of the essence. The time used and referred to on ,the Pro;ect wi14 be that time which is observed in Hillsborough, North Carolina, being Eastern Daylight Savings Time {EDT}, Eastern Standard Time {EST), or other as designated by the Designer. 1.14 contractor -The Contractor shall be that party identified as such In the Agreement. 1.15 Days -unless otherwise indicated, the tee rn "days" shall mean consecutive calendar days. GENERAL CONDiT10NS FOR GM AT R1SK PROJECT 3 of 42 Jt1NE 2007 ED1Ti01~t