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ARTICLE 1. <br />1.1 <br />1.2 <br />1.3 <br />1.4 <br />1.5 <br />1.6 <br />1.7 <br />1.8 <br />1.9 <br />1.10 <br />1.11 <br />1.12 <br />DEFINITIONS <br />Agreement - The Construction . Agreement, these General Conditions, and any <br />Supplementary Conditions. - <br />AIA - The American Institute of Architects. <br />ASTM - The American Society for Testing and Materials <br />Beneficial Occupancy — The point at which the Project can be occupied by the Owner for its <br />intended purpose, upon ' achievement of Substantial Completion, as defined In paragraph <br />1.39 of these General Conditions. <br />Change Order - A written order to the Contractor signed- by the CMAR, the Owner and the <br />Designer authorizing an addition, deletion, or revision In the Work and/or an adjustment in <br />the Contract Price and/or the Contract Time issued after execution of the Construction <br />Agreement. See paragraph 14.1 of these General Conditions. <br />Completion Dates - Those dates identified as the Contractor's Completion Dates in the <br />Contractor's Construction. Schedule, the Master Schedule, or elsewhere in the Contract <br />Documents. <br />Construction Agreement The document executed by the Contractor and the CMAR to <br />formally memorialize their consent to the terms of the Agreement. <br />Construction Change Directive— A written order to the Contractor signed by the CMAR, the <br />Owner and the Designer directing an addition, deletion, - or revision in the Work after <br />execution of the Construction Agreement, in circumstances when the parties have been <br />unable to agree on-an adjustment to. the Contract Price or the' Contract Time, but the <br />CMAR directs that the Contractor proceed with'said Work subject to adjustment of the <br />Contract Price and/or Contract Time under the procedures described herein. <br />Construction Manager At Risk (CMAR) — The person orfirm designated as the CMAR in <br />the Contract Documents, or its authorized representatives -. -The agreement between the <br />CMAR and the Owner Is referred to herein as the CMAR Contract. <br />Contractor's Construction' Schedule,-. That schedule described in Article 13 hereof and <br />identified as the Contractor's Construction Schedule... <br />Contract Documents - All of the documents that make up the Agreement, plus the Drawings <br />and Specifications that describe the scope of the Work, plus allowable Modifications to the <br />Contract Documents. <br />Contract Price - The total monies payable to the Contractor under the Contract Documents <br />pursuant to paragraph 15.1 of the Agreement. <br />1.1.3 Contract Time - The number of calendar days stated in, or computed from, the Contract <br />Documents for the completion of the Work, or any portion thereof. See, particularly, Article <br />13 hereof. Time of completion as specified therein is of the essence. The time used and <br />referred to on the Project will be that time which Is observed in Hillsborough, North <br />Carolina, being Eastern Daylight Savings Time. (EDT), :Eastern Standard Time (EST), or <br />other as designated by the Designer. <br />1.14. Contractor - The Contractor shall be that party Identified as such in the Agreement. <br />.1.15- Days.- Unless otherwise indicated, the term "days" shall mean consecutive calendar days. <br />GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR CM AT RISK PROJECT 3 of 42.. , : .. JUNE 2007 EDITION <br />