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<br />(12) <br /> <br />(13) <br /> <br />'14) <br /> <br />(15) <br /> <br />/ <br />(8)/ <br /> <br />The issuance oE a Certificate for Payment shall constitute <br />representation by the Architect-Engineer to the Owner that, base~ <br />on the Architect'~ observation at the site and on the data <br />comprising the Appl~cation for Payment that work has progressed to <br />the point ind4cated; that, to the best of the Architect's <br />kno'",ledge, information and belief, the quality of Work is in <br />accordance with the Contract Documents (subject to an evaluation of <br />Work for conformance with the Contract Documents upon Substantial <br />Completion, to the results or any subsequent tests required by or <br />performed under the Contract Documents, to minor deviations from <br />the Contract Documents correctable prior to completion, and to any <br />specific qualifications stated in the Project Certificate for <br />Payment); and that the Contractor is entitled to payment in the <br />amount certified. However, the issuance of a Certificate for <br />Payment shall not be a representation that the Architect-Engineer <br />has made any examination to ascertain how or for what purpose the <br />Contractor has used the monies paid on account of the Contract Sum. <br /> <br />(9 ) <br /> <br />Should disagreement occur between the Contractor and Architect- <br />Engineer over acceptability of work and conformance with the <br />requirements of the specifications and plans, the Project Director <br />shall be the final judge of performance and acceptability. <br /> <br />(10) <br /> <br />All interpretations and decisions of the Architect-Engineer shall <br />be consistent with the intent of, and reasonably inferable from, <br />the Contract Documents, and shall be in writing or in graphic form. <br /> <br />The Architect-Engineer's decision in matters relating to artistic <br />effect shall be final if consistent with the intent of the Contract <br />Documents. The Architect-Engineer's decisions on any other claims, <br />disputes or other matters, including those in question between the <br />Owner and the Contractor, shall be subj ect to claims provisions <br />provided in this Agreement and in the Contract Documents, <br /> <br />(11) <br /> <br />The Architect-Engineer shall have authority to reject Work which <br />does not conform to the Contract Documents. Whenever, in the <br />Architect-Engineer's reasonable opinion, it is necessary or <br />advisable to insure conformance with the provisions of the Contract <br />Documents, the Architect-Engineer shall have authority to require <br />special inspection or testing of Work in accordance with the <br />provisions of the Contract Documents, whether or not such work be <br />then fabricated, installed or completed; but the Architect-Engineer <br />shall take such action only after consultation with the Contractor <br />and Owner. <br /> <br />The ArChitect-Engineer shall receive submittals such as Shop <br />Drawings, Product Data and Samples from the Contractor and shall <br />review and approve or take other appropriate action upon them, but <br />only for conformance wi th the design concept of the proj ect and <br />with the information given in the Contract Documents, Such action <br />shall be taken with reasonable promptness so as to cause no delay, <br />The Architect-Engineer' s approval of a specific item shall not <br />indicate approval of an assembly of which the item is a component. <br /> <br />The Architect-Engineer shall review and approve or take other <br />appropriate action on Change Orders prepared by the Contractor for <br />the Owner I s authorization in accordance with the Contract <br />Documents. <br /> <br />The Architect-Engineer shall have authority to order minor changes <br />in Work not involving an adjustment in a Contract Sum or an <br />extension of a Contract Time and which are not inconsistent with <br />the intent of the Contract Documents. Such changes shall be <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />~ <br />