§ 8.3.4 Consolidation or Joinder
§ 8.3.4.1 Either party, at its sole discretion, may consolidate an arbitration conducted under this Agreement with any
other arbitration to which it is a party provided that (1) the arbitration agreement governing the other arbitration
permits consolidation; (2) the arbitrations to be consolidated substantially involve common questions of law or fact;
and (3) the arbitrations employ materially similar procedural rules and methods for selecting arbitrator(s).
§ 8.3.4.2 Either party, at its sole discretion, may include by joinder persons or entities substantially involved in a
common question of law or fact whose presence is required if complete relief is to be accorded in arbitration,
provided that the party sought to he joined consents in writing to such joinder. Consent to arbitration involving an
additional person or entity shall not constitute consent to arbitration of any claim, dispute or other matter in question
not described in the written consent.
§ 8.3.4.3 The Owner and Architect grant to any person or entity made a party to an arbitration conducted under this
Section 8.3, whether by joinder or consolidation, the same rights of joinder and consolidation as the Owner and
Architect under this Agreement.
§ 8.4 The provisions of this Article 8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 9 TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION
§ 9.1 If the Owner fails to make payments to the Architect in accordance with this Agreement, such failure shall be
considered substantial nonperformance and cause for termination or, at the Architect’s option, cause for suspension
of performance of services under this Agreement. If the Architect elects to suspend services, the Architect shall give
seven days’ written notice to the Owner before suspending services. In the event of a suspension of services, the
Architect shall have no liability to the Owner for delay or damage caused the Owner because of such suspension of
services. Before resuming services, the Owner shall pay the Architect all sums due prior to suspension and any
expenses incurred in the interruption and resumption of the Architect’s services. The Architect’s fees for the
remaining services and the time schedules shall be equitably adjusted.
§ 9.2 If the Owner suspends the Project, the Architect shall be compensated for services performed prior to notice of
such suspension. When the Project is resumed, the Architect shall be compensated for expenses incurred in the
interruption and resumption of the Architect’s services. The Architect’s fees for the remaining services and the time
schedules shall be equitably adjusted.
§ 9.3 If the Owner suspends the Project for more than 90 cumulative days for reasons other than the fault of the
Architect, the Architect may terminate this Agreement by giving not less than seven days’ written notice.
§ 9.4 Either party may terminate this Agreement upon not less than seven days’ written notice should the other party
fail substantially to perform in accordance with the terms of this Agreement through no fault of the party initiating
the termination.
§ 9.5 The Owner may terminate this Agreement upon not less than seven days’ written notice to the Architect for the
Owner’s convenience and without cause.
§ 9.6 If the Owner terminates this Agreement for its convenience pursuant to Section 9.5, or the Architect terminates
this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.3, the Owner shall compensate the Architect for services performed prior to
termination, Reimbursable Expenses incurred, and costs attributable to termination, including the costs attributable
to the Architect’s termination of consultant agreements.
§ 9.7 In addition to any amounts paid under Section 9.6, if the Owner terminates this Agreement for its convenience
pursuant to Section 9.5, or the Architect terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.3, the Owner shall pay to
the Architect the following fees:
(Set forth below the amount of any termination or licensing fee, or the method for determining any termination or
licensing fee.)
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