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33 <br /> that the Owner discourages substitutions and the Owner's approval will be granted only upon the <br /> most persuasive arguments as to quality, function and financial merit regarding a substitution. The <br /> CMAR shall be responsible for tracking and monitoring all substitution requests throughout <br /> construction until all substitution requests are processed by the Project Designer and the Owner. <br /> The CMAR shall be responsible to see that all substitution requests are submitted in a timely <br /> manner per the specifications. The CMAR shall include substitution requests,if any,on the agenda <br /> topic at the Owner's meetings and advise the Owner immediately of any delays in the substitution <br /> request process. <br /> 27.REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION <br /> 27.1. The CMAR will be responsible for developing and implementing a RFI form for use on the Project. <br /> The CMAR will be responsible for logging and reviewing all RFI's prior to submission to the <br /> Owner and the Project Designer. The CMAR is to insure that the RFI's submitted are appropriate <br /> and not frivolous. The CMAR shall be responsible for tracking and monitoring all RFI's <br /> throughout construction in a timely manner until they are processed by the Project Designer and the <br /> Owner. The CMAR shall include RFI's as an agenda topic at all Owner meetings and advise the <br /> Owner immediately of any delays in their process. All responses to the RFI's that have an added <br /> cost impact must also be discussed with the Owner immediately upon such determination. The <br /> CMAR shall develop an RFI aging report that is to be submitted to the Owner at each progress <br /> meeting. <br /> 28.SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION <br /> 28.1. The date of substantial completion of the Work or designated portion thereof is the date certified by <br /> the Project Designer when the Work or a designated portion thereof is sufficiently complete, in <br /> accordance with the Construction Documents, so the Owner can fully occupy and utilize the Work <br /> or designated portion thereof for the use for which it is intended. Only incidental corrective Work <br /> and any final cleaning beyond that needed for the Owner's full use may remain for final <br /> completion. The issuance of a temporary or final certificate of occupancy shall not, in itself, <br /> constitute substantial completion. <br /> 28.2. When the CMAR considers that the Work, or a designated portion thereof which is acceptable to <br /> the Owner, is substantially complete as defined above, the CMAR shall prepare for and submit to <br /> the Project Designer and Owner a list of all items which in the CMAR'S opinion are to be <br /> completed or corrected and shall attach it to a request in writing that the Project Designer perform a <br /> substantial completion inspection. The Owner's occupancy of incomplete Work shall not alter the <br /> CMAR's responsibilities. The Project Designer shall review the CMAR'S list and shall compile a <br /> punch list of items to be corrected and completed.The failure to include any items on such list does <br /> not alter the responsibility of the CMAR to complete all Work in accordance with the Contract <br /> Documents. <br /> 28.3. When the Owner,Project Designer and CMAR,on the basis of an inspection,jointly determine that <br /> the Work or designated portion thereof is substantially complete, the Project Designer will then <br /> prepare a certificate of substantial completion which shall establish the date of substantial <br /> completion, shall state the responsibilities of the Owner and the CMAR for security, maintenance, <br /> heat, utilities, damage to the Work, and insurance, and shall signify the beginning of the time <br /> within which the CMAR shall complete the items listed therein. Warranties required by the <br /> Contract Documents shall commence on the date of substantial completion of the Work or <br /> designated portion thereof,unless otherwise provided in the certificate of substantial completion. <br /> 28.4. The certificate of substantial completion shall be submitted to the Owner and the CMAR for their <br /> written acceptance of the responsibilities assigned to them in such certificate. Upon substantial <br /> completion of the Work or designated portion thereof and upon application by the CMAR and <br /> certification by the Project Designer, the Owner shall make payment, except retainage held <br /> Page 30 of 52 <br /> Revised 12/24,4/25 <br />