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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN OWNER AND ARCHITECT ARTICLE 1 ARCHITECT'S SERVICES 1.1 BASIC SERVICES The Architect's Basic Services consist of the five phases described below and include normal struc- tural, mechanical and electrical engineering services and any other services included in Article 14 as Basic Services. SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE 1.1.1 The Architect shall review the program furnished by the Owner to ascertain the requirements of the Project and shall confirm such requirements to the Owner. 1.1.2 Based on the mutually agreed upon program, the Architect shall prepare Schematic Design Studies consist- ing of drawings and other documents illustrating the scale and relationship of Project components for ap- proval by the Owner. 1.1.3 The Architect shall submit to the Owner a State- ment of Probable Construction Cost based on current area, volume or other unit costs. DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE 1.1.4 The Architect shall prepare from the approved Schematic Design Studies, for approval by the Owner, the Design Development Documents consisting of drawings and other documents to fix and describe the size and character of the entire Project as to structural, mechani- cal and electrical systems, materials and such other essen- tials as may be appropriate. 1.1.5 The Architect shall submit to the Owner a further Statement of Probable Construction Cost. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS PHASE 1.1.6 The Architect shall prepare from the approved Design Development Documents, for approval by the Owner, Drawings and Specifications setting forth in detail the requirements for the construction of the entire Project including the necessary bidding information, and shall assist in the preparation of bidding forms, the Con- ditions of the Contract, and the form of Agreement between the Owner and the Contractor. 1.1.7 The Architect shall advise the Owner of any adjustments to previous Statements of Probable Con- struction Cost indicated by changes in requirements or general market conditions. 1.1.8 The Architect shall assist the Owner in filing the required documents for the approval of governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the Project. BIDDING OR NEGOTIATION PHASE 1.1.9 The Architect, following the Owner's approval of the Construction Documents and of the latest Statement of Probable Construction Cost, steal! assist the Owner in obtaining bids or negotiated proposals, and in awarding and preparing construction contracts. CONSTRUCTION PHASE-ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT 1.1.10 The Construction Phase will commence with the award of the Construction Contract and will terminate when the final Certificate for Payment is issued to the Owner. 1.1.11 The Architect steal! provide Administration of the Construction Contract as set forth in AIA Document A201, General Conditions of the Contract for Construc- tion, and the extent of his duties and responsibilities and the limitations of his authority as assigned thereunder shall not be modified without his written consent. 1.1.12 The Architect, as the representative of the Owner during the Construction Phase, shall advise and consult with the Owner and all of the Owner's instructions to the Contractor shall be issued through the Architect. The Architect shall have authority to act on behalf of the Owner to the extent provided in the General Conditions unless otherwise modified in writing. 1.1.13 The Architect shall at all times have access to the Work wherever it is in preparation or progress. 1.1.14 The Architect shall make periodic visits to the site to familiarize himself generally with the progress and quality of the Work and to determine in general if the Work is proceeding in accordance with the Contract Documents. On the basis of his on-site observations as an architect, he shall endeavor to guard the Owner against defects and deficiencies in the Work of the Con- tractor. The Architect shall not be required to make exhaustive or continuous on-site inspections to check the quality or quantity of the Work. The Architect shall not be responsible for construction means, methods, tech- niques, sequences or procedures, or for safety precautions and programs in connection with the Work, and he shall not be responsible for the Contractor's failure to carry out the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents. 1.1.15 Sased on such observations at the site and on the Contractor's Applications for Payment, the Architect shall determine the amount owing to the Contractor and shall issue Certificates for Payment in such amounts. The issuance of a Certificate for Payment shall constitute a representation by the Architect to the Owner, based on the Architect's observations at the site as provided in Subparagraph 1.1.14 and the data comprising the Appli- cation for Payment, that the Work has progressed to the point indicated; that to the best of the Architect's knowl- edge, information and belief, the quality of the Work is in accordance with the Contract Documents (subject to an evaluation of the Work for conformance with the Contract Documents upon Substantial Completion, to the results of any subsequent tests required by the Contract AIA DOCUMENT 8141 •OWNER-ARCHITECT AGREEMENT JANUARY 1974 EDITION •AIA®•0)1974 THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, 1735 NEW YORK AVE., N.W., WASHINGTON, D. C. 2000fa