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7 <br /> service. The Architect shall not be responsible for <br /> construction means, methods , techniques, sequence or procedures <br /> or for safety precautions and related programs in connection with <br /> the work; and he shall not be responsible for the Prime <br /> Contractors' schedules or failure to carry out the work in <br /> accordance with the Contract Documents . This paragraph shall <br /> govern and control in the event of any conflicts herewith in this <br /> agreement, except as otherwise provided in Article 12 . <br /> Article 2, paragraph 2. 6.6 shall read as follows: The Architect <br /> represents that he will follow the standards of care which are <br /> generally accepted among Architects of similar skill and standing <br /> in the community in performing all services under this <br /> agreement. Any defective designs or specifications furnished <br /> by the Architect shall be promptly redesigned by the Architect at <br /> no cost to the Owners. The Owner's approval, acceptance, use of <br /> or payment for all or any part of the Architect's services <br /> hereunder, or the project itself, shall in no way diminish the <br /> Architect's obligations of the Owner's rights hereunder. <br /> Article 2, paragraph 2.6.8 : Owner and Prime Contractors shall <br /> communicate through the Architect, Communications by and with <br /> the Architect's consultants shall be through the Architect. <br /> Article 2, paragraph 2.6.9 shall read: Based on the Architect's <br /> observations of the work, site visits, and evaluations of the <br /> prime Contractor' s applications for payment, the Architect shall <br /> review and certify the amounts due the Contractor. <br /> Article 2, paragraph 2.6.12 shall read: The Architect shall <br /> review and approve, or take other appropriate action upon, the <br /> Prime Contractors' submittals, including such things as shop <br /> drawings, product data, and samples, according to the Contract <br /> Documents. Such action shall be taken with reasonable <br /> promptness so as to cause no delay in the progress of the work. <br /> The Architect's review shall not constitute approval of safety <br /> precautions, construction means, methods, techniques, sequences, <br /> or procedures. The Architect's approval of a specific item shall <br /> not indicate approval of an assembly of which the item is a <br /> component. <br /> Article 2, paragraph 2.6.20 shall be added and shall read: The <br /> Architect shall prepare or provide a set of record drawings, <br /> which Owner shall be at liberty to reproduce, showing significant <br /> changes in the work made during construction, based on marked-up <br /> prints, drawings and other data furnished by the Prime <br /> Contractors to the Architect, including, but not limited to, the <br /> location of water, sewer, telephone, eletric, gas, and other <br /> utility lines. <br /> Article 2, paragraph 2.6.21 shall be added and shall read: The <br /> Construction Administration phase will commence with the award of <br /> the contracts for construction and will terminate sixty (60) days <br /> after Substantial Completion. Any work performed later than <br /> sixty (60) days da s after Substantial Completion shall be billed to <br /> the Owner as an additional s ervice. <br /> -3- <br />