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7 <br /> Cost the Owner may reject all bids and Designer will redesign and/or reduce portions of the project in an <br /> effort to reduce the bid prices to within the Total Project Cost and rebid the project. All such redesign is <br /> included within Basic Services. If this second letting for bids does not produce bids that are within the <br /> approved Total Project Cost initially or after negotiations with the contractor,the Designer is not obligated <br /> to further redesign the Project. <br /> 4.3 Project Conferences <br /> 4.3.1 For the duration of the development of the Project,the Designer and its Consultants shall meet <br /> periodically with the Owner.The Designer shall meet with Owner as necessary to properly fulfill the <br /> requirements of this Agreement. The minimum regularly scheduled meetings which the Designer shall be <br /> required to attend are listed below: <br /> A. Schematic Design—2 Meetings <br /> B. Design Development—1 meeting <br /> C. Construction Documents—2 Meetings <br /> 4.4 Construction Administration <br /> 4.4.1 As part of Basic Services,the Designer shall provide all of the mutually agreed administrative <br /> services described in the Owner's contracts with the contractors for the Project which will include 2 site <br /> visits per month, including monthly Construction Conferences. <br /> ARTICLE 5 <br /> ADDITIONAL SERVICES <br /> 5.1 Compensation is due for Additional Services that are not otherwise included in Basic Services <br /> (Attachment B) provided by the Designer or its Consultants when the Owner requests such Additional <br /> Services in writing and after both Owner and Designer agree to the terms of providing such Additional <br /> Services through an amendment to this Agreement. Unless otherwise noted, all items in this Article are <br /> considered additional services. <br /> 5.1.1 Designer or its Consultants shall provide fully detailed presentation models or professional artist's <br /> renderings at the written direction and approval of the Owner, if such services are not included in Basic <br /> Services Attachment B. <br /> 5.1.2 Designer or its Consultants shall make all necessary revisions in drawings, specifications, or other <br /> documents when the drawings, specifications, or other documents are inconsistent with written approvals <br /> or instructions previously given by the Owner. <br /> 5.1.3 Designer or its Consultants shall prepare supporting data and other services in connection with a <br /> significant Owner initiated change order if Designer can demonstrate that such services cause a direct <br /> substantial increase in Designer's cost of rendering its Basic Services hereunder. <br /> 5.1.4 Designer or its Consultants shall prepare to serve and serve as an expert witness for the Owner in <br /> connection with dispute resolution, arbitration, or legal proceedings, unless the subject matter of the <br /> proceedings includes matters arising out of or related to the Designer's or Consultant's performance or <br /> service with respect to the Project; however, preparing to serve or serving as a fact witness for the Owner in <br /> such proceedings or rendering testimony necessary to secure governmental approval of zoning or land use <br /> clearances for the Project shall not constitute an Additional Service. <br />