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<br />improvements and trees; and information concerning available utility services and lines, both public and private,
<br />above and below grade, including inverts and depths. All the information on the survey shall be referenced to a
<br />Project benchmark.
<br />§ 5.6 The Owner shall furnish services of geotechnical engineers, which may include test borings, test pits,
<br />determinations of soil bearing values, percolation tests, evaluations of hazardous materials, seismic evaluation,
<br />ground corrosion tests and resistivity tests, including necessary operations for anticipating subsoil conditions, with
<br />written reports and appropriate recommendations.
<br />§ 5.7 The Owner shall provide the Supplemental Services designated as the Owner’s responsibility in Section 4.1.1.
<br />§ 5.8 The Owner shall coordinate the services of its own consultants with those services provided by the Architect.
<br />Upon the Architect’s request, the Owner shall furnish copies of the scope of services in the contracts between the
<br />Owner and the Owner’s consultants. The Owner shall furnish the services of consultants other than those designated
<br />as the responsibility of the Architect in this Agreement, or authorize the Architect to furnish them as an Additional
<br />Service, when the Architect requests such services and demonstrates that they are reasonably required by the scope
<br />of the Project. The Owner shall require that its consultants and contractors maintain insurance, including
<br />professional liability insurance, as appropriate to the services or work provided.
<br />§ 5.9 The Owner shall furnish tests, inspections and reports required by law or the Contract Documents, such as
<br />structural, mechanical, and chemical tests, tests for air and water pollution, and tests for hazardous materials.
<br />§ 5.10 The Owner shall furnish all legal, insurance and accounting services, including auditing services, that may be
<br />reasonably necessary at any time for the Project to meet the Owner’s needs and interests.
<br />§ 5.11 The Owner shall provide prompt written notice to the Architect if the Owner becomes aware of any fault or
<br />defect in the Project, including errors, omissions or inconsistencies in the Architect’s Instruments of Service.
<br />§ 5.12 The Owner shall include the Architect in all communications with the Contractor that relate to or affect the
<br />Architect’s services or professional responsibilities. The Owner shall promptly notify the Architect of the substance
<br />of any direct communications between the Owner and the Contractor otherwise relating to the Project.
<br />Communications by and with the Architect’s consultants shall be through the Architect.
<br />§ 5.13 Before executing the Contract for Construction, the Owner shall coordinate the Architect’s duties and
<br />responsibilities set forth in the Contract for Construction with the Architect’s services set forth in this Agreement.
<br />The Owner shall provide the Architect a copy of the executed agreement between the Owner and Contractor,
<br />including the General Conditions of the Contract for Construction.
<br />§ 5.14 The Owner shall provide the Architect access to the Project site prior to commencement of the Work and
<br />shall obligate the Contractor to provide the Architect access to the Work wherever it is in preparation or progress.
<br />§ 5.15 Within 15 days after receipt of a written request from the Architect, the Owner shall furnish the requested
<br />information as necessary and relevant for the Architect to evaluate, give notice of, or enforce lien rights.
<br />ARTICLE 6 COST OF THE WORK
<br />§ 6.1 For purposes of this Agreement, the Cost of the Work shall be the total cost or Guaranteed Maximum Price
<br />(GMP) to the Owner to construct all elements of the Project designed or specified by the Architect and shall include
<br />contractors’ general conditions costs, overhead and profit. The Cost of the Work also includes the reasonable value
<br />of labor, materials, and equipment, donated to, or otherwise furnished by, the Owner. The Cost of the Work does not
<br />include the compensation of the Architect; the costs of the land, rights-of-way, financing, or contingencies for
<br />changes in the Work; or other costs that are the responsibility of the Owner.
<br />§ 6.2 The Owner’s budget for the Cost of the Work is provided in Initial Information, and shall be adjusted
<br />throughout the Project as required under Sections 5.3 and 6.4. Evaluations of the Owner’s budget for the Cost of the
<br />Work represent the Architect’s judgment as a design professional.
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