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§ 3.12.3 Samples are physical examples that illustrate materials, equipment or workmanship and establish standards by
which the Work will be judged.
§ 3.12.4 Shop Drawings, Product Data, Samples and similar submittals are not Contract Documents. Their purpose is
to demonstrate the way by which the Contractor proposes to conform to the information given and the design concept
expressed in the Contract Documents for those portions of the Work for which the Contract Documents require
submittals. Review by the Architect is subject to the limitations of Section 4.2.7. Informational submittals upon which
the Architect is not expected to take responsive action may be so identified in the Contract Documents. Submittals that
are not required by the Contract Documents may be retummed by the Architect without action.
§ 3.12.5 The Contractor shall review for compliance with the Contract Documents, approve and submit to the Architect
Shop Drawings, Product Data, Samples and similar submittals required by the Contract Documents in accordance with
the submittal schedule approved by the Architect or, in the absence of an approved submittal schedule, with reasonable
promptness and in such sequence as to cause no delay in the Work or in the activities of the Owner or of separate
contractors.
§ 3.12.6 By submitting Shop Drawings, Product Data, Samples and similar submittals, the Contractor represents to the
Owner and Architect that the Contractor has (1) reviewed and approved them, (2) determined and verified materials,
field measurements and field construction criteria related thereto, or will do so and (3) checked and coordinated the
information contained within such submittals with the requirements of the Work and of the Contract Documents.
§ 3.12.7 The Contractor shall perform no portion of the Work for which the Contract Documents require submittal and
review of Shop Drawings, Product Data, Samples or similar submittals until the respective submittal has been
approved by the Architect.
§ 3.12.8 The Work shall be in accordance with approved submittals except that the Contractor shall not be relieved of
responsibility for deviations from requirements of the Contract Documents by the Architect’s approval of Shop
Drawings, Product Data, Samples or similar submittals unless the Contractor has specifically informed the Architect
in writing of such deviation at the time of submittal and (1) the Architect has given written approval to the specific
deviation as a minor change in the Work, or (2) a Change Order or Construction Change Directive has been issued
authorizing the deviation. The Contractor shall not be relieved of responsibility for errors or omissions in Shop
Drawings, Product Data, Samples or similar submittals by the Architect’s approval thereof.
§ 3.12.9 The Contractor shall direct specific attention, in writing or on resubmitted Shop Drawings, Product Data,
Samples or similar submittals, to revisions other than those requested by the Architect on previous submittals. In the
absence of such written notice, the Architect’s approval of a resubmission shall not apply to such revisions.
§ 3.12.10 The Contractor shall not be required to provide professional services that constitute the practice of
architecture or engineering unless such services are specifically required by the Contract Documents for a portion of
the Work or unless the Contractor needs to provide such services in order to carry out the Contractor’s responsibilities
for construction means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures. The Contractor shall not be required to
provide professional services in violation of applicable law. If professional design services or certifications bya
design professional related to systems, materials or equipment are specifically required of the Contractor by the
Contract Documents, the Owner and the Architect will specify all performance and design criteria that such services
must satisfy. The Contractor shall cause such services or certifications to be provided by a properly licensed design
professional, whose signature and seal shall appear on all drawings, calculations, specifications, certifications, Shop
Drawings and other submittals prepared by such professional. Shop Drawings and other submittals related to the Work
designed or certified by such professional, if prepared by others, shall bear such professional’s written approval when
submitted to the Architect. The Owner and the Architect shall be entitled to rely upon the adequacy, accuracy and
completeness of the services, certifications and approvals performed or provided by such design professionals,
provided the Owner and Architect have specified to the Contractor all performance and design criteria that such
services must satisfy. Pursuant to this Section 3.12.10, the Architect will review, approve or take other appropriate
action on submittals only for the limited purpose of checking for conformance with information given and the design
concept expressed in the Contract Documents. The Contractor shall not be responsible for the adequacy of the
performance and design criteria specified in the Contract Documents.
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