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~~,~ '">ID :; 00'. "....~s o 'C:::::JS ~ ~ c::::::J 101997 AIA@ AlA DOCUMENT 8151-1997 ABBREVIATED OWNER- ARCHITECT AGREEMENT The American Institute of Architects 1735 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006-5292 delt:rll1inations of soil hearing values, pen:olation tests, evaluations of hazardous materials, ground (orrosion tests and resistivity tests, including ne(essary operations for anti(ipating subsoil wnditions, with reports and appropriate rewmmendations. 4,6 The Owner shall furnish the sefvi(es of wnsultants other than those designated in Paragraph 4.5 when su(h servi(es are requested by the Ar(hitect and are reasonably required by the scope of the Project. 4.7 The Owner shall furnish structural. mechanical. and chemical tests; tests for air and water pollution; tests for hazardous materials; and other laboratory and environmental tests, inspections and reports required by law or the Contract Documents, 4.8 The Owner shall furnish all legal. accounting and insurance services that may be necessary at any time for the Project to meet the Owner's needs and interests. Such services shall include auditing services the Owner may require to verify the Contractor's Applications for Payment or to ascertain how or for what purposes the Contractor has used the money paid by or on behalf of the Owner, 4.9 The services, information, surveys and reports required by Paragraphs 4.4 through 4.8 shall be furnished at the Owner's expense, and the Architect shall be entitled to rely upon the accuracy and completeness thereof. 4.10 The Owner shall provide prompt written notice to the Architect if the Owner becomes aware of any fault or defect in the Project, including any errors, omissions or inconsistencies in the Architect's Instruments of Service. ARTICLE 5 CONSTRUCTION COST 5.1 DEFINITION 5.1.1 The Construction Cost shall be the total cost or, to the extent the Project is not completed, the estimated cost to the Owner of all elements of the Project designed or specified by the Architect. 5.1.2 The Construction Cost shall include the cost at current market rates of labor and materials furnished by the Owner and equipment designed, specified, selected or specially provided for by the Architect, including the costs of management or supervision of construction or installation provided by a separate construction manager or contractor, plus a reasonable allowance for their overhead and profit. In addition, a reasonable allowance for contingencies shall be included for market conditions at the time of bidding and for changes in the Work. 5.1.3 Construction Cost does not include the compensation of the Architect and the Architect's consultants, the costs of the land, rights-of-way and financing or other costs that are the respon- sibility of the Owner as provided in Article 4. 5.2 RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONSTRUCTION COST 5.2.1 Evaluations of the Owner's Project budget, the preliminary estimate of Construction Cost and detailed estimates of Construction Cost, if any, prepared by the Architect, represent the Architect's judgment as a design professional familiar with the construction industry. It is recognized, however, that neither the Architect nor the Owner has control over the cost of labor, materials or equipment, over the Contractor's methods of determining bid prices, or over competitive bidding, market or negotiating conditions. Accordingly, the Architect cannot and does not warrant or represent that bids or negotiated prices will not vary from the Owner's Project budget or from any estimate of Construction Cost or evaluation prepared or agreed to by the Architect. I (1ZiJ