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§ 14.2.8 If a Claim relates to or is the subject of a mechanic's lien, the party asserting such Claim may proceed in <br />accordance with applicable law to comply with the lien notice or filing deadlines. <br />§ 14.3 Mediation <br />§ 14.3.1 Claims, disputes, or other matters in controversy arising out of or related to the Contract, except those <br />waived as provided for in Sections 9.10.4, 9.10.5, and 14.1.7, shall be subject to mediation as a condition precedent <br />to binding dispute resolution. <br />§ 14.3.2 The parties shall endeavor to resolve their Claims by mediation which, unless the pz ies mutually agree <br />otherwise, shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance withl :.its Construction <br />Industry Mediation Procedures in effect on the date of the Agreement. A request for mediatin shall b made in <br />writing, delivered to the other party to the Contract, and filed with the person or entity administering .. <br />the mediation. <br />The request may be made concurrently with the filing of binding dispute resolution proceedings but, in such event, <br />mediation shall proceed in advance of binding dispute resolution proceedings, which shall be'stayed pending <br />mediation for a period of 60 days from the date of filing, unless stayed for a longer period b.greement of the <br />parties or court order. If an arbitration proceeding is stayed pursuant to this Section 14.3.2, tie parties may <br />nonetheless proceed to the selection of the arbitrator(s) and agree upon a schedule for later proceedings. <br />§ 14.3.3 The parties shall share the mediator's fee and any filing fees equally. The mediationi'shall be held in the <br />place where the Project is located, unless another location is mutually agreed upon. Agreements reached in <br />mediation shall be enforceable as settlement agreements in any court having jurisdiction. <br />§ 14.4 Arbitration <br />§ 14.4.1 If the parties have selected arbitration as the method for binding dispute resolution in Section f 1.3, any Claim <br />subject to, but not resolved by, mediation shall be subject to arbitration which, unless the parties mutually agree <br />otherwise, shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Co�ist uction <br />Industry Arbitration Rules in effect on the date of the Agreement. A demand for arbitration shape made in writing, <br />delivered to the other party to the Contract, and filed with the person or entity administering tie arbitration. The <br />party filing a notice of demand for arbitration must assert in the demand all Claims then knoVv 6 t at party on <br />which arbitration is permitted to be demanded. <br />§ 14.4.1.1 A demand for arbitration shall be made no earlier than concurrently with the filing of a request for <br />mediation, but in no event shall it be made after the date when the institution of legal or equitable �pr6creedings based <br />on the Claim would be barred by the applicable statute of limitations or statute of repose. For statute rod limitations or <br />statute of repose purposes, receipt of a written demand for arbitration by the person or entity administering the <br />arbitration shall constitute the institution of legal or equitable proceedings based on the Claim. , <br />F$� <br />§ 14.4.2 The award rendered by the arbitrator or arbitrators shall be final, and judgment may b encored upon it in <br />accordance with applicable law in any court having jurisdiction. <br />§ 14.4.3 The foregoing agreement to arbitrate, and other agreements to arbitrate with an addit naliperson or entity <br />duly consented to by parties to the Agreement, shall be specifically enforceable under applicable law in any court <br />having jurisdiction thereof. v.....,.r..:., ...,r,........ <br />§ 14.4.4 Consolidation or Joinder ....:...:... +J <br />§ 14.4.4.1 Either party, at its sole discretion, may consolidate an arbitration conducted under this Agreement with any <br />other arbitration to which it is a party provided that (1) the arbitration agreement governing ther---t_ arbitration <br />permits consolidation, (2) the arbitrations to be consolidated substantially involve common questions of law or fact, <br />and (3) the arbitrations employ materially similar procedural rules and methods for selecting abitrato(s). <br />..Y <br />§ 14.4.4.2 Either party, at its sole discretion, may include by joinder persons or entities substantially olved in a <br />common question of law or fact whose presence is required if complete relief is to be accor in arbtation, <br />provided that the party sought to be joined consents in writing to such joinder. Consent to arbitration volving an <br />additional person or entity shall not constitute consent to arbitration of any claim, dispute or atherrmatter in question <br />not described in the written consent. <br />AIA Document A1411 - 2014. Copyright © 2004 and 2014 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA <br />Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AIA' Document, <br />or any portion of it, may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the 32 <br />law. This draft was produced by AIA software at 13:59:58 ET on 04/09/2020 under Order No. 3456073873 which expires on 04/04/2021, and is <br />not for resale. <br />User Notes: <br />(3B9ADA54 ) <br />