R93-13 AUTHORIZING ARCHITECHURAL / ENGINEERING AGREEMENT AND AGREEMENT AND MORTGAGE

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• •, 2.7 At the end of construction phase and prior to the final payment for the architectural/engineering services, the A/E shall furnish one set of "as built" drawinqs to the Owner. The N/A construction phase commences with the award of the construction contract and terminates when the final Certificate for Payment to the Contractor is approved by the A/E and accepted by the Owner. 2.8 The A/E shall provide administration of the construction N/A contract(s) , as provided herein, and the General Conditions of the Contract. 2.9 The A/E, as the representative of the Owner during the Construction Phase, shall advise and consult with the Owner and N�A � all of the Owner's instructions to the Contractor shall be issued through the A/E. The A/E shall have authority to act on behalf of the Owner to the extent provided in the General Conditions, unless otherwise modified in writing. � 2.10 The A/E shall, at all times, have access to the Work, wherever it is in preparation or in progress. 2.11 The A/E shall make periodic visits to the site to familiarize himself generally with the progress and quality of the Work and to determine in general if the Work is proceeding in accordance with the Contract Documents. On the basis of his on- site observations, he shall endeavor to guard the Owner against defects and deficiencies in the Work of the Contractor. The A/E shall not be responsible for construction means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures, or for safety precautions and programs in connection with the Work. 2.12 Based on such observations at the site and on the contractor's request for progressive payment, the A/E shall determine the amount owing to the Contractor, and shall so certify on the payment request. 2.13 The A/E shall be the interpreter of the requirements of the Contract Documents and the impartial judge of the performance thereunder by the Contractor. The A/E shall make determinations for the Owner on all claims of the Contractor relating to the execution and proqress of the Work and on all other matters or questions related thereto. 2.14 The A/E shall have authority to reject Work which does not conform to the Contract Documents. Whenever, in the A/E�s reasonable opinion, the A/E considers it necessary or advisable to insure the proper implementation of the intent of the Contract Documents, the A/E will have authority to require special inspection or testing of any Work in accordance with the provisions of the Contract Documents whether or not such Work be then fabricated, installed or completed. 3