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ARTICLE 6 COST OF THE WORK §6.1 For purposes of this Agreement,the Cost of the Work shall be the total cost to the Owner to construct all elements of the Project designed or specified by the Architect and shall include contractors' general conditions costs, overhead and profit.The Cost of the Work does not include the compensation of the Architect, ,contingencies for changes in the Work or other costs that are the responsibility of the Owner. §6.2 The Owner's budget for the Cost of the Work is provided in Initial Information,and may be adjusted throughout the Project as required under Sections 5.2,6.4 and 6.5.Evaluations of the Owner's budget for the Cost of the Work, the preliminary estimate of the Cost of the Work and updated estimates of the Cost of the Work prepared by the Architect,represent the Architect's judgment as a design professional.It is recognized,however,that neither the Architect nor the Owner has control over the cost of labor,materials or equipment;the Contractor's methods of determining bid prices;or competitive bidding,market or negotiating conditions.Accordingly,the Architect cannot and does not warrant or represent that bids or negotiated prices will not vary from the Owner's budget for the Cost of the Work or from any estimate of the Cost of the Work or evaluation prepared or agreed to by the Architect. §6.3 In preparing estimates of the Cost of Work,the Architect shall be permitted to include contingencies for design, bidding and price escalation:to determine what materials,equipment,component systems and types of construction are to be included in the Contract Documents;to make reasonable adjustments in the program and scope of the Project;and to include in the Contract Documents alternate bids as may be necessary to adjust the estimated Cost of the Work to meet the Owner's budget for the Cost of the Work.The Architect's estimate of the Cost of the Work shall be based on current area,volume or similar conceptual estimating techniques.If the Owner requests detailed cost estimating services,the Architect shall provide such services §6.4 If the Bidding or Negotiation Phase has not commenced within 90 days after the Architect submits the Construction Documents to the Owner,through no fault of the Architect,the Owner's budget for the Cost of the Work may be adjusted to reflect changes in the general level of prices in the applicable construction market. §6.5 If at any time the Architect's estimate of the Cost of the Work exceeds the Owner's budget for the Cost of the Work,the Architect shall make appropriate recommendations to the Owner to adjust the Project's size,quality or budget for the Cost of the Work,and the Owner shall cooperate with the Architect in making such adjustments. and best §6.6 If the Owner's budg- or the Cost of the Work at the conclusion of the Construction Documents Phase Services is exceeded by the lower bid or egot ated-prepestlL,the Owner shall .1 give written approval of an increase in the budget for the Cost of the Work; .2 authorize rebidding elbrettertiet4fitt of the Project within a reasonable time; .3 terminate in accordance with Section 9.5; .4 in consultation with the Architect,revise the Project program,scope,or quality as required to reduce the Cost of the Work;or .5 implement any other mutually acceptable alternative. §6.7 If the Owner chooses to proceed under Section 6.6.4,the Architect,without additional compensation,shall modify the Construction Documents as necessary to comply with the Owner's budget for the Cost of the Work at the conclusion of the Construction Documents Phase Services,or the budget as adjusted under Section 6.6.1.The Architect's modification of the Construction Documents shall be the limit of the Architect's responsibility under this Article 6. ARTICLE 7 COPYRIGHTS AND LICENSES §7.1 The Architect and the Owner warrant that in transmitting Instruments of Service,or any other information,the transmitting party is the copyright owner of such information or has permission from the copyright owner to transmit such information for its use on the Project.If the Owner and Architect intend to transmit Instruments of Service or any other information or documentation in digital form,they shall endeavor to establish necessary protocols governing such transmissions. §7.2 The Architect and the Architect's consultants shall be deemed the authors and owners of their respective Instruments of Service,including the Drawings and Specifications,and shall retain all common law,statutory and other reserved rights,including copyrights.Submission or distribution of Instruments of Service to meet official regulatory requirements or for similar purposes in connection with the Project is not to be construed as publication in derogation of the reserved rights of the Architect and the Architect's consultants. Init. AIA Document 8101' —2007 Formerly 8151 TM—199T).Copyright®1974,1978,1987,1997 and 2007 by The American Institute of Architects.All rights reserved.WARNING:This AlA'Document is protected by U.S.Copyright Law and International Treaties.Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of .12 this Ale Document,or any portion of it,may result in severe civil and criminal penalties,and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law.This document was created on 06112/2013 11:07:04 under the terms of AIA Documents-on-Demand"order no. 2008611102 ,and is not for resale.This document is licensed by the American Institute of Architects for one-time use only.and may not be reproduced prior to its completion.