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Add 17.05.8: "The venue for any cause of action shall be Miami-Dade County." 17.05. C. AR81TRA TION. It is the intention of the parties that whenever possible, if a dispute or controversy arises hereunder then such dispute or controversy shall be settle by arbitration in accordance with the procedures, rules and regulations of the American Arbitration Association. The decision rendered by the Arbitrator shall be final and biding upon the parties and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in a court having jurisdiction. Arbitration shall be held in Miami-Dade, Florida. All costs of arbitration and attorneys' fees incurred by the parties shall be paid by the non-prevailing party or, if neither party prevails on the whole, each party shall be responsible for a portion of the costs of arbitration and their respective attorneys' fees as may be determined by the court on confirmation. After Article 17 add the following article: ARTICLE 18 - OWNER-PROVIDED MATERIALS The Contractor and Owner desire to enter into an arrangement whereby certain purchases under the Contract may be made by the Owner as a result of Owner's status of being exempt from sales and use tax. I. Notwithstanding anything in the Contract to the contrary, the Owner shall directly purchase all materials and equipment identified in the Contract Documents as required for incorporation into the Project ("Owner-Provided Materials"). The Owner does hereby grant to the Contractor the full authority as an agent of the Owner to prepare, place and execute Purchase Orders for and in the name of the Owner for all Owner-Provided Materials. The Contractor as agent of the Owner shall sign such Purchase Orders. 2. The Owner will be liable for the timely payment for all Owner-Provided Materials. The Contractor will submit requisitions for orders of Owner-Provided Materials to the Owner for approval when required. Vendors will render statements ("OPM Invoices") to the Owner for any Owner-Provided Materials purchased. The Owner will provide copies of all OPM Invoices to the Contractor upon approval by the Owner. After reviewing the OPM Invoices, the Contractor will return these OPM Invoices with proper back up to the Owner for payment. The Owner shall make payment directly to the respective vendors as provided in the OPM Invoices. The Owner will send such vendor payments along with Contractor payment to the Contractor who will, as Owner's agent, distribute such vendor payments to the respective vendors in return for Releases of Lien. The Owner will provide Contractor with any tax exemption certificates or other documents required or useful to provide to the vendors of Owner-Provided Materials to evidence the tax-exempt status of the Owner. 3. The Contract Price and shall be reduced by the sum of all Costs of the Work paid by the Owner for Owner-Provided Materials plus any applicable sales and use tax amounts initially included in the Contract Sum and GMP for such Owner-Provided Materials. 4. The Contractor shall maintain separate accounting records for all transactions carried out under the authority of this Agreement. Such records shall be open to the Owner during normal business hours of the Contractor. Oct. 2007 SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS 00800-10