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amounts received from sales of surplus materials and equipment shall accrue to the Owner, and the Construction
Manager shall make provisions so that they can be obtained.

§ 6.9.2 Amounts that accrue to the Owner in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.9.1 shall be credited to the
Owner as a deduction from the Cost of the Work.

§ 6.10 Related Party Transactions

§ 6.10.1 For purposes of Section 6.10, the term “related party” shall mean a parent, subsidiary, affiliate or other
entity having common ownership or management with the Construction Manager; any entity in which any
stockholder in, or management employee of, the Construction Manager owns any interest in excess of ten percent in
the aggregate; or any person or entity which has the right to control the business or affairs of the Construction
Manager. The term “related party” includes any member of the immediate family of any person identified above.

§ 6.10.2 If any of the costs to be reimbursed arise from a transaction between the Construction Manager and a related
party, the Construction Manager shall notify the Owner of the specific nature of the contemplated transaction,
including the identity of the related party and the anticipated cost to be incurred, before any such transaction is
consummated or cost incurred. If the Owner, after such notification, authorizes the proposed transaction, then the
cost incurred shall be included as a cost to be reimbursed, and the Construction Manager shall procure the Work,
equipment, goods or service from the related party, as a Subcontractor, according to the terms of Sections 2.3.2.1,
2.3.2.2 and 2.3.2.3. If the Owner fails to authorize the transaction, the Construction Manager shall procure the Work,
equipment, goods or service from some person or entity other than a related party according to the terms of Sections
2.3.2.1, 2.3.2.2 and 2.3.2.3,

§ 6.11 Accounting Records

The Construction Manager shall keep full and detailed records and accounts related to the cost of the Work and
exercise such controls as may be necessary for proper financial management under this Contract and to substantiate
all costs incurred. The accounting and control systems shall be satisfactory to the Owner. The Owner and the
Owner’s auditors shall, during regular business hours and upon reasonable notice, be afforded access to, and shall be
permitted to audit and copy, the Construction Manager’s records and accounts, including complete documentation
supporting accounting entries, books, correspondence, instructions, drawings, receipts, subcontracts, Subcontractor’s
proposals, purchase orders, vouchers, memoranda and other data relating to this Contract. The Construction
Manager shall preserve these records for a period of three years after final payment, or for such longer period as may
be required by law.

ARTICLE 7 PAYMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES

§ 7.1 Progress Payments

§ 7.1.1 Based upon Applications for Payment submitted to the Architect by the Construction Manager and
Certificates for Payment issued by the Architect, the Owner shall make progress payments on account of the
Contract Sum to the Construction Manager as provided below and elsewhere in the Contract Documents.

§ 7.1.2 The period covered by each Application for Payment shall be one calendar month ending on the last day of
the month, or as follows:

§ 7.1.3 Provided that an Application for Payment is received by the Architect not later than the «25th » day ofa
month, the Owner shall make payment of the certified amount to the Construction Manager not later than the «25th

» day of the «fo 1
date fixed above, payment shall be made by the Owner not later than «thi
receives the Application for Payment.

(Federal, state or local laws may require payment within a certain period of time.)

month. Ifan Application for Payment is received by the Architect after the application
(30° “} ) days after the Architect

§ 7.1.4 With each Application for Payment, the Construction Manager shall submit payrolls, petty cash accounts,
receipted invoices or invoices with check vouchers attached, and any other evidence required by the Owner or
Architect to demonstrate that cash disbursements already made by the Construction Manager on account of the Cost
of the Work equal or exceed progress payments already received by the Construction Manager, less that portion of

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those payments attributable to the Construction Manager’s Fee, plus payrolls for the period covered by the present
Application for Payment.

§ 7.1.5 Each Application for Payment shall be based on the most recent schedule of values submitted by the
Construction Manager in accordance with the Contract Documents. The schedule of values shall allocate the entire
Guaranteed Maximum Price among the various portions of the Work, except that the Construction Manager’s Fee
shall be shown as a single separate item. The schedule of values shall be prepared in such form and supported by
such data to substantiate its accuracy as the Architect may require. This schedule, unless objected to by the
Architect, shall be used as a basis for reviewing the Construction Manager’s Applications for Payment.

§ 7.1.6 Applications for Payment shall show the percentage of completion of each portion of the Work as of the end
of the period covered by the Application for Payment. The percentage of completion shall be the lesser of (1) the
percentage of that portion of the Work which has actually been completed, or (2) the percentage obtained by
dividing (a) the expense that has actually been incurred by the Construction Manager on account of that portion of
the Work for which the Construction Manager has made or intends to make actual payment prior to the next
Application for Payment by (b) the share of the Guaranteed Maximum Price allocated to that portion of the Work in
the schedule of values.

§ 7.1.7 Subject to other provisions of the Contract Documents, the amount of each progress payment shall be
computed as follows:

1 Take that portion of the Guaranteed Maximum Price properly allocable to completed Work as
determined by multiplying the percentage of completion of each portion of the Work by the share of
the Guaranteed Maximum Price allocated to that portion of the Work in the schedule of values.
Pending final determination of cost to the Owner of changes in the Work, amounts not in dispute
shal} be included as provided in Section 7.3.9 of ALA Document A201~2007;

2 Add that portion of the Guaranteed Maximum Price properly allocable to materials and equipment
delivered and suitably stored at the site for subsequent incorporation in the Work, or if approved in
advance by the Owner, suitably stored off the site at a location agreed upon in writing;

3 Add the Construction Manager’s Fee, less retainage of «five » percent ( «5° » %). The Construction
Manager’s Fee shall be computed upon the Cost of the Work at the rate stated in Section 5.1 or, if the
Construction Manager’s Fee is stated as a fixed sum in that Section, shall be an amount that bears the
same ratio to that fixed-sum fee as the Cost of the Work bears to a reasonable estimate of the
probable Cost of the Work upon its completion;

4 Subwact retainage of «five.» percent ( « 5 » %) from that portion of the Work that the Construction
Manager self-performs;

5 Subtract the aggregate of previous payments made by the Owner;

.6 Subtract the shortfall, if any, indicated by the Construction Manager in the documentation required by
Section 7.1.4 to substantiate prior Applications for Payment, or resulting from errors subsequently
discovered by the Owner’s auditors in such documentation; and

7 Subtract amounts, if any, for which the Architect has withheld or nullified a Certificate for Payment
as provided in Section 9.5 of AIA Document A201—2007.

§ 7.1.8 The Owner and Construction Manager shall agree upon (1) a mutually acceptable procedure for review and
approval of payments to Subcontractors and (2) the percentage of retainage held on Subcontracts, and the
Construction Manager shall execute subcontracts in accordance with those agreements.

§ 7.1.9 Except with the Owner’s prior approval, the Construction Manager shall not make advance payments to
suppliers for materials or equipment which have not been delivered and stored at the site.

§ 7.1.10 In taking action on the Construction Manager’s Applications for Payment, the Architect shall be entitled to
rely on the accuracy and completeness of the information furnished by the Construction Manager and shall not be
deemed to represent that the Architect has made a detailed examination, audit or arithmetic verification of the
documentation submitted in accordance with Section 7.1.4 or other supporting data; that the Architect has made
exhaustive or continuous on-site inspections; or that the Architect has made examinations to ascertain how or for
what purposes the Construction Manager has used amounts previously paid on account of the Contract. Such

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examinations, audits and verifications, if required by the Owner, will be performed by the Owner’s auditors acting
in the sole interest of the Owner.

§ 7.2 Final Payment
§ 7.2.1 Final payment, constituting the entire unpaid balance of the Contract Sum, shal] be made by the Owner to the
Construction Manager when
1 the Construction Manager has fully performed the Contract except for the Construction Manager’s
responsibility to correct Work as provided in Section 12.2.2 of AIA Document A201—2007, and to
satisfy other requirements, if any, which extend beyond final payment;
.2_ the Construction Manager has submitted a final accounting for the Cost of the Work and a final
Application for Payment; and
3 a final Certificate for Payment has been issued by the Architect.

The Owner’s final payment to the Construction Manager shail be made no later than 30 days after the issuance of
the Architect’s final Certificate for Payment, or as follows:

§ 7.2.2 The Owner’s auditors will review and report in writing on the Construction Manager’s final accounting
within 30 days after delivery of the final accounting to the Architect by the Construction Manager. Based upon such
Cost of the Work as the Owner’s auditors report to be substantiated by the Construction Manager’s final accounting,
and provided the other conditions of Section 7.2.1 have been met, the Architect will, within seven days after receipt
of the written report of the Owner’s auditors, either issue to the Owner a final Certificate for Payment with a copy to
the Construction Manager, or notify the Construction Manager and Owner in writing of the Architect’s reasons for
withholding a certificate as provided in Section 9.5.1 of the AIA Document A201-2007. The time periods stated in
this Section supersede those stated in Section 9.4.1 of the ALA Document A201—2007. The Architect is not
responsible for verifying the accuracy of the Construction Manager’s final accounting.

§ 7.2.3 If the Owner’s auditors report the Cost of the Work as substantiated by the Construction Manager’s final
accounting to be Jess than claimed by the Constmiction Manager, the Construction Manager shall be entitled to
request mediation of the disputed amount without seeking an Initial decision pursuant to Section 15.2 of A20I-—
2007. A request for mediation shall be made by the Construction Manager within 30 days after the Construction
Manager’s receipt of a copy of the Architect’s fina! Certificate for Payment. Failure to request mediation within this
30-day period shall result in the substantiated amount reported by the Owner’s auditors becoming binding on the
Construction Manager. Pending a final resolution of the disputed amount, the Owner shall pay the Construction
Manager the amount certified in the Architect’s final Certificate for Payment.

§ 7.2.4 lf, subsequent to final payment and at the Owner’s request, the Construction Manager incurs costs described
in Section 6.1.] and not excluded by Section 6.8 to correct defective or nonconforming Work, the Owner shall
reimburse the Construction Manager such costs and the Construction Manager’s Fee applicable thereto on the same
basis as if such costs had been incurred prior to final payment, but not in excess of the Guaranteed Maximum Price.
if the Construction Manager has participated in savings as provided in Section 5.2.1, the amount of such savings
shall be recalculated and appropriate credit given to the Owner in determining the net amount to be paid by the
Owner to the Construction Manager.

ARTICLE 8 INSURANCE AND BONDS

For all phases of the Project, the Construction Manager shall purchase and maintain insurance, and the Construction
Manager shall provide bonds as set forth in Article 11 of AIA Document A201-2007.

(State bonding requirements, if any, and limits of liability for insurance required in Article 1] of AIA Document
4201-2007.)

Type of Insurance or Bond __ Limit of Liability or Bond Amount ($0.00)
ee oak

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ARTICLES DISPUTE RESOLUTION

§ 9.1 Any Claim between the Owner and Construction Manager shall be resolved in accordance with the provisions
set forth in this Article 9 and Article 15 of A201-2007. However, for Claims arising from or relating to the
Construction Manager’s Preconstruction Phase services, no decision by the Initial Decision Maker shall be required
as a condition precedent to mediation or binding dispute resolution, and Section 9.3 of this Agreement shall not

apply.

§ 9.2 For any Claim subject to, but not resolved by mediation pursuant to Section 15.3 of ALA Document A201-
2007, the method of binding dispute resolution shall be as follows:

(Check the appropriate box. [f the Owner and Construction Manager do not select a method of binding dispute
resolution below, or do not subsequently agree in writing to a binding dispute resolution method other than
litigation, Claims will be resolved by litigation in a court of competent jurisdiction.)

] Litigation in New Hampshire Superior Court Hillsborough South

§ 9.3 Initial Decision Maker

The Architect will serve as the Initial Decision Maker pursuant to Section 15.2 of AIA Document A201—2007 for
Claims arising from or relating to the Construction Manager’s Construction Phase services, unless the parties
appoint below another individual, not a party to the Agreement, to serve as the Initial Decision Maker.

(Uf the parties mutually agree, insert the name, address and other contact information of the Initial Decision Maker,
if other than the Architect.)

ARTICLE 10 TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION

§ 10.1 Termination Prior to Establishment of the Guaranteed Maximum Price

§ 10.1.1 Prior to the execution of the Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment, the Owner may terminate this
Agreement upon not less than seven days’ written notice to the Construction Manager for the Owner’s convenience
and without cause, and the Construction Manager may terminate this Agreement, upon not less than seven days’
written notice to the Owner, for the reasons set forth in Section 14.1.1 of A201-2007.

§ 10.1.2 In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1.1, the Construction Manager shall be
equitably compensated for Preconstruction Phase services performed prior to receipt of a notice of termination. In no
event shall the Construction Manager’s compensation under this Section exceed the compensation set forth in
Section 4.1.

§ 10.1.3 If the Owner terminates the Contract pursuant to Section 10.1.1 after the commencement of the Construction
Phase but prior to the execution of the Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment, the Owner shail pay to the
Construction Manager an amount calculated as follows, which amount shall be in addition to any compensation paid
to the Construction Manager under Section 10.1.2:
1. Take the Cost of the Work incurred by the Construction Manager to the date of termination;
2 Add the Construction Manager’s Fee computed upon the Cost of the Work to the date of termination
at the rate stated in Section 5.1 or, if the Construction Manager’s Fee is stated as a fixed sum in that
Section, an amount that bears the same ratio to that fixed-sum Fee as the Cost of the Work at the time
of termination bears to a reasonable estimate of the probable Cost of the Work upon its completion;
and
3 Subtract the aggregate of previous payments made by the Owner for Construction Phase services.

The Owner shall also pay the Construction Manager fair compensation, either by purchase or renta! at the election of
the Owner, for any equipment owned by the Construction Manager which the Owner elects to retain and which is

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not otherwise included in the Cost of the Work under Section 10.1.3.1. To the extent that the Owner elects to take
legal assigninent of subcontracts and purchase orders (including rental agreements), the Construction Manager shall,
as a condition of receiving the payments referred to in this Article 10, execute and deliver all such papers and take
all such steps, including the legal assignment of such subcontracts and other contractual rights of the Construction
Manager, as the Owner may require for the purpose of fully vesting in the Owner the rights and benefits of the
Construction Manager under such subcontracts or purchase orders. All Subcontracts, purchase orders and rental
agreements entered into by the Construction Manager will contain provisions allowing for assignment to the Owner
as described above.

If the Owner accepts assignment of subcontracts, purchase orders or rental agreements as described above, the
Owner will reimburse or indemnify the Construction Manager for all costs arising under the subcontract, purchase
order or rental agreement, if those costs would have been reimbursable as Cost of the Work if the contract had not
been terminated. If the Owner chooses not to accept assignment of any subcontract, purchase order or rental
agreement that would have constituted a Cost of the Work had this agreement not been terminated, the Construction
Manager will terminate the subcontract, purchase order or rental agreement and the Owner will pay the Construction
Manager the costs necessarily incurred by the Construction Manager because of such termination.

§ 10.2 Termination Subsequent to Establishing Guaranteed Maximum Price
Following execution of the Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment and subject to the provisions of Section 10.2.1
and 10.2.2 below, the Contract may be terminated as provided in Article 14 of AIA Document A201-2007.

§ 10.2.1 1f the Owner terminates the Contract after execution of the Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment, the
amount payable to the Construction Manager pursuant to Sections 14.2 and 14.4 of A201—2007 shall not exceed the
amount the Construction Manager would otherwise have received pursuant to Sections 10.1.2 and 10.1.3 of this
Agreement.

§ 10.2.2 If the Construction Manager terminates the Contract after execution of the Guaranteed Maximum Price
Amendment, the amount payable to the Construction Manager under Section 14.1.3 of A201~2007 shalJ not exceed
the amount the Construction Manager would otherwise have received under Sections 10.1.2 and 10.1.3 above,
except that the Construction Manager’s Fee shall be calculated as ifthe Work had been fully completed by the
Construction Manager, utilizing as necessary a reasonable estimate of the Cost of the Work for Work not actually
completed.

§ 10.3 Suspension

The Work may be suspended by the Owner as provided in Article 14 of ALA Document A201-2007. In such case,
the Guaranteed Maximum Price and Contract Time shall be increased as provided in Section 14.3.2 of AIA
Document A201-2007, except that the term “profit” shall be understood to mean the Construction Manager’s Fee as
described in Sections 5.1 and 5.3.5 of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
§ 11.1 Terms in this Agreement shal] have the same meaning as those in A201—2007,

§ 11.2 Ownership and Use of Documents
Section 1.5 of A201~2007 shall apply to both the Preconstruction and Construction Phases.

§ 11.3 Governing Law
Section 13.1 of A201—2007 shall apply to both the Preconstruction and Construction Phases.

§ 11.4 Assignment

The Owner and Construction Manager, respectively, bind themselves, their agents, successors, assigns and legal
representatives to this Agreement. Neither the Owner nor the Construction Manager shall assign this Agreement
without the written consent of the other, except that the Owner may assign this Agreement to a lender providing
financing for the Project if the lender agrees to assume the Owner’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.
Except as provided in Section 13.2.2 of A201—2007, neither party to the Contract shall assign the Contract as a
whole without written consent of the other. If either party attempts to make such an assignment without such
consent, that party shal] nevertheless remain legally responsible for all obligations under the Contract.

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§ 11.5 Other provisions:

ARTICLE 12 SCOPE OF THE AGREEMENT

§ 12.4 This Agreement represents the entire and integrated agreement between the Owner and the Construction
Manager and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements, either written or oral. This Agreement
may be amended only by written instrument signed by both Owner and Construction Manager.

§ 12,2 The following documents comprise the Agreement:

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AIA Document A133-2009, Standard Form of Agreement between Owner and Construction

Manager as Consiructor where the basis of payment is the Cost of the Work plus a Fee with a
Guaranteed Maximum Price

AIA Document A201-2007, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction

Letter of Intent Dated September 10, 2019

AIA Document E201™—2007, Digital Data Protocol Exhibit, if completed, ar the following:

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AIA Document E202™ 2008, Building Information Modeling Protocol Exhibit, if completed, or the
following:

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Other documents:
(List other documents, if any, forming part of the Agreement.)

« List bid documents »(‘These ‘will all be Summarized on Attachment A.once developed )

This Agreement is entered into as of the day and year first written above.

OWNER (Signature) CONSTRUCTION MANAGER (Signature)

James W! Benches, Mayor 7
(Printed name and title) (Printed name and title)

Peter Middleton, President.

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AIA Document A201-2007

General Conditions of the Contract for Construction

AJA Document A201-2007 General Conditions of the Contract for Construction
For the following PROJECT: Public Health Renovation Project, 18 Mulberry Street, Nashua NH

OWNER: The City of Nashua
229 Main Street, Nashua, NH

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER: Martini Northern, LL
299 Hanover Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801

ARCHITECT: Dennis Mires The Architects, P.A.
697 Union Street Manchester, NH 03104

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 1.1 BASIC DEFINITIONS

§ 1.1.1 THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

The Contract Documents are enumerated in the Agreement between the Owner and Contractor (hereinafter the
Agreement) and consist of the Agreement, Conditions of the Contract (General, Supplementary and other
Conditions), Drawings, Specifications, Addenda issued prior to execution of the Contract, other documents listed in
the Agreement and Modifications issued after execution of the Contract. A Modification is (1) a written amendment
to the Contract signed by both parties, (2) a Change Order, (3) a Construction Change Directive or (4) a written
order for a minor change in the Work issued by the Architect and agreed to in writing by the Owner. Unless
specifically enumerated in the Agreement, the Contract Documents include the advertisement or invitation to bid,
Instructions to Bidders, sample forms, other information furnished by the Owner in anticipation of receiving bids or
proposals, the Contractor’s bid or proposal, or portions of Addenda relating to bidding requirements.

§ 1.1.2 THE CONTRACT

The Contract Documents form the Contract for Construction. The Contract represents the entire and integrated
agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes prior negotiations, representations or agreements, either written
or oral. The Contract may be amended or modified only by a Modification. The Contract Documents shall not be
constmied 10 create a contractual relationship of any kind (1) between the Contractor and the Architect or the
Architeci’s consultants, (2) between the Owner and a Subcontractor or a Sub-subcontractor, (3) between the Owner
and the Architect’s consultants or (4) between any persons or entities other than the Owner and the Contractor. The
Architect shall, however, be entitled to performance and enforcement of obligations under the Contract intended to
facilitate performance of the Architect’s duties.

§ 1.1.3 THE WORK

The term “Work” means the construction and services required by the Contract Documents, whether completed or
partially completed, and includes all other labor, materials, equipment and services provided or to be provided by
the Contractor to fulfill the Contractor’s obligations. The Work may constitute the whole or a part of the Project.

§ 1.1.4 THE PROJECT
The Project is the total construction of which the Work performed under the Contract Documents may be the whole
or a part and which may include construction by the Owner and by separate contractors.

§ 1.1.5 THE DRAWINGS
The Drawings are the graphic and pictorial portions of the Contract Documents showing the design, location and
dimensions of the Work, generally including plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules and diagrams.

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§ 1.1.6 THE SPECIFICATIONS
The Specifications are that portion of the Contract Documents consisting of the written requirements for materials,
equipment, systems, standards and workmanship for the Work, and performance of related services.

§ 1.1.7 INSTRUMENTS OF SERVICE

Instruments of Service are representations, in any medium of expression now known or later developed, of the
tangible and intangible creative work performed by the Architect and the Architect’s consultants under their
respective professional services agreements. Instruments of Service may include, without limitation, studies,
surveys, models, sketches, drawings, specifications, and other similar materials.

§ 1.1.8 INITIAL DECISION MAKER
The Initial Decision Maker is the person identified in the Agreement to render initial decisions on Claims in
accordance with Section 15.2 and certify termination of the Agreement under Section 14.2.2.

§ 1.2 CORRELATION AND INTENT OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

§ 1.2.1 The intent of the Contract Documents is to include al] items necessary for the proper execution and
completion of the Work by the Contractor. The Contract Documents are complementary, and what is required by
one shall be as binding as if required by all; performance by the Contractor shall be required only to the extent
consistent with the Contract Documents and reasonably inferable from them as being necessary to produce the
indicated results.

§ 1.2.2 Organization of the Specifications into divisions, sections and articles, and arrangement of Drawings shall not
control the Contractor in dividing the Work among Subcontractors or in establishing the extent of Work to be
performed by any trade.

§ 1.2.3 Unless otherwise stated in the Contract Documents, words that have well-known technical or construction
industry meanings are used in the Contract Documents in accordance with such recognized meanings.

§ 1.3 CAPITALIZATION
Terms capitalized in these General Conditions include those that are (1) specifically defined, (2) the titles of
numbered articles or (3) the titles of other documents published by the American Institute of Architects.

§ 1.4 INTERPRETATION

In the interest of brevity the Contract Documents frequently omit modifying words such as “all” and “any” and
articles such as “the” and “an,” but the fact that a modifier or an article is absent from one statement and appears in
another is not intended to affect the interpretation of either statement.

§ 1.5 OWNERSHIP AND USE OF DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS OF SERVICE

§ 1.5.1 The Architect and the Architect’s consultants shall be deemed the authors of their respective Instruments of
Service, including the Drawings and Specifications,. The Contractor, Subcontractors, Sub-subcontractors, and
material or equipment suppliers shall not own or claim a copyright in the Instruments of Service. Submittal or
distribution to meet official regulatory requirements or for other purposes in connection with this Project is not to be
construed as publication in derogation of the Architect’s or Architect’s consultants’ reserved rights.

§ 1.5.2 The Contractor, Subcontractors, Sub-subcontractors and material or equipment suppliers are authorized to use
and reproduce the Instruments of Service provided to them solely and exclusively for execution of the Work. All
copies made under this authorization shall bear the copyright notice, if any, shown on the Instruments of Service.
The Contractor, Subcontractors, Sub-subcontractors, and material or equipment suppliers may not use the
Instruments of Service on other projects or for additions to this Project outside the scope of the Work without the
specific written consent of the Owner, Architect and the Architect’s consultants.

§ 1.6 TRANSMISSION OF DATA JN DIGITAL FORM

If the parties intend to transmit Instruments of Service or any other information or documentation in digital form,
they shall endeavor to establish necessary protocols governing such transmissions, unless otherwise already
provided in the Agreement or the Contract Documents.

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ARTICLE 2 OWNER

§ 2.1 GENERAL

§ 2.1.1 The Owner is the person or entity identified as such in the Agreement and is referred to throughout the
Contract Documents as if singular in number. The Owner shall designate in writing a representative who shall have
express authority to bind the Owner with respect to all matters requiring the Owner’s approval or authorization.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.2.], the Architect does not have such authority. The term “Owner” means
the Owner or the Owner’s authorized representative.

§ 2.1.2 The Owner shall furnish to the Contractor within thirty days after receipt of a written request, information
necessary and relevant for the Contractor to evaluate, give notice of or enforce mechanic’s lien rights. Such
information shail include a correct statement of the record legal title to the property on which the Project is located,
usually referred to as the site, and the Owner’s interest therein.

§ 2.2 INFORMATION AND SERVICES REQUIRED OF THE OWNER

§ 2.2.1 Prior to commencement of the Work, the Contractor may request in writing that the Owner provide
reasonable evidence that the Owner has made financial arrangements to fulfill the Owner’s obligations under the
Contract. Thereafter, the Contractor may only request such evidence if (1) the Owner fails to make payments to the
Comtractor as the Contract Documents require; (2) a change in the Work materially changes the Contract Sum; or (3)
the Contractor identifies in writing a reasonable concern regarding the Owner’s ability to make payment when due.
The Owner shall furnish such evidence as a condition precedent to commencement or continuation of the Work or
the portion of the Work affected by a material change. After the Owner furnishes the evidence, the Owner shall not
materially vary such financial arrangements without prior notice to the Contractor.

§ 2.2.2 Except for permits and fees that are the responsibility of the Contractor under the Contract Documents,
including those required under Section 3.7.1, the Owner shall secure and pay for necessary approvals, easements,
assessments and charges required for construction, use or occupancy of permanent structures or for permanent
changes in existing factlities.

§ 2.2.3 The Owner shall furnish surveys describing physical characteristics, legal limitations and utility locations for
the site of the Project, and a legal description of the site. The Contractor shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of
information furnished by the Owner but shall exercise proper precautions relating to the safe performance of the
Work.

§ 2.2.4 The Owner shall furnish information or services required of the Owner by the Contract Documents with
reasonable promptness. The Owner shall also furnish any other information or services under the Owner’s control
and relevant to the Contractor’s performance of the Work with reasonable promptmess after receiving the
Contractor’s written request for such information or services.

§ 2.2.5 Unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents, the Owner shall furnish to the Contractor one copy of
the Contract Documents for purposes of making reproductions pursuant to Section 1.5.2.

§ 2.3 OWNER’S RIGHT TO STOP THE WORK

If the Contractor fails to correct Work that is not in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents as
required by Section 12.2 or repeatedly fails to carry out Work in accordance with the Contract Documents, the
Owmer may issue a written order to the Contractor to stop the Work, or any portion thereof, until the cause for such
order has been eliminated; however, the right of the Owner to stop the Work shall not give rise to a duty on the part
of the Owner to exercise this right for the benefit of the Contractor or any other person or entity, except to the extent
required by Section 6.1.3.

§ 2.4 OWNER'S RIGHT TO CARRY OUT THE WORK

If the Contractor defaults or neglects to carry out the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents and fails
within a ten-day period after receipt of written notice from the Owner to commence and continue correction of such
default or neglect with diligence and promptness, the Owner may, without prejudice to other remedies the Owner
may have, correct such deficiencies. In such case an appropriate Change Order shail be issued deducting from
payments then or thereafter due the Contractor the reasonable cost of correcting such deficiencies, including
Owner’s expenses and compensation for the Architect’s additional services made necessary by such default, neglect

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