Bidding or
Negotiation
Phase

Construction
Phase — Contract
Administration

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documents and of the latest estimate of the Construction Cost, sha
assist and advise the Client in obtaining bids or negotiated propos4ls
and in awarding and preparing contracts for construction.

During the construction phase — contract administration, ty Ar-
chitect shall bea representative of the Client, shall advise and gonsult
with him and shall have authority to act on his behalf to thé extent
Provided in this agreement, and shall ar all times have aceéss to the
Work wherever it is in preparation or progress. All insrylictions to
the Contractor shall be forwarded through the Architecf,

The Architect shall carry out the general review of thé Work at in-
tervals appropriate to the stage of construction whic the Architect
considers necessary to determine if the Work is in gerferal conformity
with the Contract Documents. However, the Architect shall not be
required to make exhaustive or continuous on-dte inspections to
check the quality or quantity of the Work. On she basis of the Ar-
chitect’s general review of the Work, the Arckitect shall keep the
Client informed of the progress and quality af the Work and shall
endeavour to guard the Client against defectg/and deficiencies in the
Work of the Contractor, but the Architect Shall not be responsible
for identifying defects or deficiencies in Ane Work which are not
reasonably apparent or visible at the time Sf such general review and
which result trom the Contractor's failyfe to carry out the Work in
accordance with the Contract Documghts. :

The Architect shall noc have contro/or charge of and shall nor be
responsible for construction means, ethods, techniques, sequences,
or procedures, or for safety precauyions and programs in connection
with the Work, nor shall the Architect be responsible for the acts or
omissions of the Contractor, $ bcontractors, or any other persons
performing any of the Work, Ar for the failure of any of them to

carry out the Work in accordgnce with the Contract Documents,

The Architect shall derermire the amounts owing to the Contractor
based on observations at tHe site and on evaluations of the Contrac-
tor’s application for paymént, and shall issue certificates for payment
in such amounts, as proyided in the Contract Documents. The issu-

ance of a certificate forfpayment shall constitute a representation by

the Architect co the Cfient, based on the Architect’s observations at

the site as provided ifs paragraph 2.1.16 and on the data comprising

the Contractor's applications for payment, that the Work has pro-

gressed to the pojht indicated; chat, to the best of the Architect’s

knowledge, inforfnation and belief. the quality of the Work is in ac-

cordance with the Contract Documents; and that the Contractor is

entitled to payfent in the amount certified. Such certification is sub-

ject to:

(a) general feview and evaluation of the Work as it progresses for
genera¥contormiry with the Contract Documents.

(b) the results of any subsequent tests required by or performed un-
der phe Contract Documents,

(c) miyor deviations from the Contract Documents correctable prior
tofcompletion, and

(d) phy specific qualifications stated in the certificate for payment.

The/issuance of the certificate for payment shall not be a represen-

tatfon that the Architect has made any examination to ascertain how

add for what purpose the Contractor has used the monies paid on

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