ARTICLE 12. UNCOVERING AND CORRECTION OF WORK
§ 12.1 UNCOVERING OF WORK
§ 12.1.4 Ifa portion of the Work is covered contrary to the Architect’s request or to requirements specifically expressed
in the Contract Documents, it must, if requested in writing by the Architect, be uncovered for the Architect's
examination and be replaced at the Contractor’s expense without change in the Contract Time.
§ 12.1.2 If a portion of the Work has been covered that the Architect has not specifically requested to examine prior to
its being covered, the Architect may request to see such Work and it shall be uncovered by the Contractor. If such
Work is in accordance with the Contract Documents, costs of uncovering and replacement shall, by appropriate
Change Order, be at the Owner’s expense. If such Work is not in accordance with the Contract Documents, such costs
and the cost of correction shall be at the Contractor’s expense unless the condition was caused by the Owner or a
separate contractor in which event the Owner shall be responsible for payment of such costs.
§ 12.2 CORRECTION OF WORK
§ 12.2.1 BEFORE OR AFTER SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION
The Contractor shall promptly correct Work rejected by the Architect or failing to conform to the requirements of the
Contract Documents, whether discovered before or after Substantial Completion and whether or not fabricated,
installed or completed. Costs of correcting such rejected Work, including additional testing and inspections, the cost of
uncovering and replacement, and compensation for the Architect’s services and expenses made necessary thereby,
shall be at the Contractor’s expense.
§ 12.2.2 AFTER SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION
§ 12.2.2.1 In addition to the Contractor’s obligations under Section 3.5, if, within one year after the date of Substantial
Completion of the Work or designated portion thereof or after the date for commencement of warranties established
under Section 9.9.1, or by terms of an applicable special warranty required by the Contract Documents, any of the
Work is found to be not in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall correct it
promptly after receipt of written notice from the Owner to do so unless the Owner has previously given the Contractor
a written acceptance of such condition. The Owner shall give such notice promptly after discovery of the condition.
During the one-year period for correction of Work, if the Owner fails to notify the Contractor and give the Contractor
an opportunity to make the correction, the Owner waives the rights to require correction by the Contractor. If the
Contractor fails to correct nonconforming Work within a reasonable time during that period after receipt of notice
from the Owner or Architect, the Owner may correct it in accordance with Section 2.4.
§ 12.2.2.2 The one-year period for correction of Work shall be extended with respect to portions of Work first
performed after Substantial Completion by the period of time between Substantial Completion and the actual
completion of that portion of the Work.
§ 12.2.2.3 The one-year period for correction of Work shall not be extended by corrective Work performed by the
Contractor pursuant to this Section 12.2.
§ 12.2.3 The Contractor shall remove from the site portions of the Work that are not in accordance with the
requirements of the Contract Documents and are neither corrected by the Contractor nor accepted by the Owner.
§ 12.2.4 The Contractor shall bear the cost of correcting destroyed or damaged construction, whether completed or
partially completed, of the Owner or separate contractors caused by the Contractor’s correction or removal of Work
that is not in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents.
§ 12.2.5 Nothing contained in this Section 12.2 shall be construed to establish a period of limitation with respect to
other obligations the Contractor has under the Contract Documents. Establishment of the one-year period for
correction of Work as described in Section 12.2.2 relates only to the specific obligation of the Contractor to correct the
Work, and has no relationship to the time within which the obligation to comply with the Contract Documents may be
sought to be enforced, nor to the time within which proceedings may be commenced to establish the Contractor's
liability with respect to the Contractor’s obligations other than specifically to correct the Work.
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