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? 4. URS shall assist the Client in securing, tabulating, and evaluating construction bids, and furnish engineering recommendations concerning the awarding of construction contracts. 5. URS shall assist the Client in the preparation of correspondence and reports to the various state and federal agencies that may be involved in the Project. Construction Phase - Administration of the Contract for Construction: The Construction Phase will commence with the award of the Contract for Construction and will terminate when the Final Certificate of Payment is used to the Client by URS, or the date for final completion in the original Construction Contract, whichever is sooner. This task includes the following: 1. The Construction Documents shall consist of the Client-Contractor Agreement, the Conditions of the Contract (General, Supplementary and other Conditions), the Working Drawings, the Specifications, and all Addenda issued prior to and all Modifications issued after execution of the Contract. Unless the context indicates clearly to the contrary, terms employed in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as those defined in AIA Document A201, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, current as of the date of this Agreement. 2. URS shall be a representative of the Client during the Construction of the Project and shall advise and consult with the Client. Instructions to the Contractor shall be forwarded through URS. URS shall have authority to act on behalf of the Client only to the extent provided in the Contract Documents and this Agreement unless otherwise modified by written instrument. 3. URS Project Manager shall visit the site at intervals appropriate to the stage of the construction to become generally familiar with the progress and quality of the Contractor's Work and to determine in general if the Work is proceeding in accordance with the Contract Documents. On the basis of such on-site observations as engineer, URS shall keep the Client informed of the progress of the Work, and shall endeavor to guard the Client against defects and deficiencies in the Work of the Contractor. 4. URS shall not be responsible for and shall not have control or charge of construction means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures, scheduling, or for safety precautions and programs in connection with the Work. URS shall not be responsible for or have control or charge over the acts or omissions of the Contractor, Subcontractors, or any of their agents or employees, or any other persons any of the Work, and shall not be responsible for the failure of any of them to carry out the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents. 5. URS shall at all times have easy and safe access to the Work whenever it is in preparation of progress. 6. URS, on behalf of the Client, shall be the interpreter of the requirements of the Coritract Documents and judge the performance thereunder by the Contractor. URS shall render interpretations. necessary for the proper execution or progress of the Work with reasonable promptness on written request of either the Client or the Contractor, and shall render written decisions, within a reasonable time, on all claims, disputes and other matters relating to the execution or progress of the Work or the interpretation of the Coritract Documents. J:1Proposals\Iv4arketing\ContractslMayfield 10-50907.001W06_MOD10.doc 2