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DocuSign Envelope ID: 313DA256 -1 EDE- 4396- A716- 4C53B809027E <br />ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS <br />1.1 Agreement - The Construction Contract, these General Conditions, and any Supplementary <br />Conditions. <br />1.2 AIA - The American Institute of Architects. <br />1.3 ASTM - The American Society for Testing and Materials. <br />1.4 Beneficial Occupancy — Use of the Project by the Owner after Substantial Completion, but <br />prior to Final Completion.. <br />1.5 Change Order - A written order to the Contractor signed by the Owner and the Designer <br />authorizing an addition, deletion, or revision in the Work and /or an adjustment in the Contract <br />Price and /or the Contract Time issued after execution of the Construction Contract. See <br />paragraph 14.1. <br />1.6 Completion Date - Those dates identified as Completion Dates in the Contract Construction <br />Schedule or elsewhere in the Contract Documents. <br />1.7 Construction Contract — The document executed by the Contractor and the Owner to <br />formally memorialize their consent to the terms of the Agreement. <br />1.8 Construction Change Directive — A written order to the Contractor signed by the Owner and <br />the Designer directing an addition, deletion, or revision in the Work after execution of the <br />Construction Contract, in circumstances when the parties have been unable to agree on an <br />adjustment to the Contract Price or the Contract Time, but the Owner requests that the <br />Contractor proceed with said addition, deletion, or revision in the Work subject to adjustment of <br />the Contract Price and /orContract Time under the procedures described herein. <br />1.9 Construction Manager(s) - The person(s) or firm designated as the Construction Manager in <br />the Contract Documents, or their authorized representatives. The Construction Manager(s), as <br />referred to herein, will be referred to hereinafter as if each were of the singular number and <br />masculine gender. <br />1.10 Contract Construction Schedule - That schedule described in Article 13 hereof and <br />identified as the Contract Construction Schedule. <br />1.11 Contract Documents - All of the documents that make up the Agreement, plus the <br />Drawings and Specifications that describe the scope of the Work, plus allowable Modifications <br />to the Contract Documents. <br />1.12 Contract Price - The total monies payable to the Contractor under the Contract Documents <br />pursuant to paragraph 15.1 of the Agreement. <br />Revised 10/17 <br />