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<br /> liable for the result of any interpretation or decision ports as required by law or the Contract Documents.
<br /> rendered in good faith in such capacity, 2.4 The Owner shall furnish all legal, accounting and
<br /> which The Architect conform shalt htheContract Docum Documents,and time for the Project, including ssuch auditing necessary
<br /> ervices.s
<br /> which does authority to re to
<br /> will have authority to require special inspection-or testing the Owner may require to verify the Contractor's Applica-ascertain how.or for what pur-
<br /> of io r,i it is necessary sere or advisable iv the fc rithe impleme ttatioon'of• poses the Contactorruses the moneys paid by the O ner.
<br /> toe,n e t of thery or raoc m . 2.5 The services, information, surveys and reports re-.
<br /> the intent of the Contract Documents.
<br /> 1.4.11 The Architect shall review and approve or take quired by Paragraphs 2.2 through 2.4 inclusive shall be
<br /> ;other appropriate action upon the Contractor's submittals furnished at the Owner's expense, and the Architect shall
<br /> such as Shop Drawings, Product Data and Samples, but be entitled to rely upon the accuracy and completeness
<br /> only for conformance with the design concept of the thereof. •
<br /> Work and with the information given in the Contract 2.6 if the Owner observes or otherwise becomes aware
<br /> . Documents. Such action shall be taken with reasonable of any fault or defect in the Project or nonconformance
<br /> promptness so as to cause no delay. The Architect's ap- with the Contract Documents, .prompt written notice
<br /> prove( of a specific item shall not indicate approval of an thereof shall be given by the Owner to the Architect.
<br /> aasemb!y of which the iterre is a component. 2.7 The Owner shall furnish required information and
<br /> 1.4.12 The Architect shall prepare Change Orders for the shall render approvals and decisions as expeditiously as
<br /> _Owner's approval and execution,and shall have authority necessary for the orderly progress of the Architect's sew-
<br /> to order minor changes in the Work not involving an ices and of the Work. . -
<br /> adjustment in the Contract Sum or an extension of the
<br /> Contract Time. ARTICLE 3
<br /> 1.4.13 The Architect shall conduct inspections to deter- CONSTRUCTION COST mine the Dates of Substantial Completion and final corn-
<br /> ptetion,and shall issue a final Certificate for Payment. 3.1 DEFINITION
<br /> 1.4.14 The extent of the duties,responsibilities and limita- 3.1.1 The Construction Cost shall be the total cost or
<br /> ' tions of authority of the Architect as the Owner's repre- estimated cost to the Owner of all elements of the Project
<br /> sentative during construction shall not be modified or ex- designed or specified by the Architect.
<br /> tended without written consent of the Owner, the Con- 3.1.2 The Construction Cost shall include at current mar-
<br /> -and the Architect. ket rates, including a reasonable allowance for.overhead
<br /> 1.5 ADDITIONAL. SERVICES and profit, the cost of labor and materials furnished by
<br /> 1.5.1 Additional Services shall be provided if authorized - the Owner and any equipment which has been designed,
<br /> or confirmed in writing by the Owner or if included in specified,selected or specially provided for by the Archi-
<br /> Article 10, and they shall be paid for by the Owner as tect. •
<br /> ;.' provided in this Agreement. 3.1.3 Construction Cost does not include the compensa-
<br /> 1.5.2 If the Owner and the Architect agree that more Lion of the Architect and the Architect's consultants, the
<br /> s' extensive representation at the site than is described in cost of the land, rights-of-way, or other costs which are
<br /> Paragraph 1.4 shall be provided, such additional project , the responsibility of the Owner as provided in Article 2.
<br /> representation shall be provided and paid for as set forth 3e RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONSTRUCTION COST
<br /> in Article 10.
<br /> 3.2.1 it is recognized that neither the Architect nor the
<br /> 1.6 TIME Owner has control over the cost of labor, materials•or
<br /> 1.6.1 The Architect shall perform services as expediti- equipment,over the Contractor's methods of determining
<br /> ously as is consistent with professional skill and care and bid prices,or over competitive bidding, market or nego-
<br /> the orderly progress of the Work. tiating conditions. Accordingly, the Architect cannot and .
<br /> does not warrant or represent that bids or negotiated
<br /> ' ARTICLE 2 prices will not vary from any Statement of Probable Con-
<br /> struction Cost or other cost estimate or evaluation pre-
<br /> THE OWNER'S RESPONSII3IL!TIES pared by the Architect.
<br /> The following services and responsibilities, and 3.2.2 No fixed limit of Construction Cost shall be estab-
<br /> any others so indicated in Article 10, shall be un- lished as a condition of this Agreement by the furnishing,
<br /> dertaken by the Owner. proposal or establishment of a Project budget,unless such
<br /> fixed limit has been agreed upon in writing and signed by
<br /> 2.1 The Owner shall provide full information including the parties hereto. If such a fixed limit has been estab-
<br /> a program, which shall set forth the Owner's design lished, the Architect shall be permitted to include con-
<br /> objectives, constraints and criteria, tingencies for design, bidding and price escalation, to de- -
<br /> 2.2 The Owner shall furnish a legal description and e. termine what materials, equipment, component systems
<br /> certified land survey of the site and the services of soil and types of construction are to be included in the Con-
<br /> engineers s;,• or other consultants when such services are •tract Documents, to make reasonable adjustments in the
<br /> deemed necessary by the Architect. scope of the Project and to include in the Contract Doc-
<br /> 2.3 The Owner shall furnish structural, mechanical, uments Alternate Bids to adjust the Construction Cost to ,
<br /> chemical and other laboratory tests, inspections and re- the fixed limit. Any such fixed limit shall be increased in •
<br /> AIA DOCUMENT 8151 • A911REVIATED OWNER-ARCHITECT AGREEMENT • JUNE 1978 EDITION . MAD 3 8151-197$ O 19Th• THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS,1735 NEW YORK AVENUE, N M., WASHINGTON, D.C. a o
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