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ARTICLE 8 TIME § 8. 1 DEFINITIONS § 8. 1 . 1 Unless otherwise provided, Contract Time is the period of time, including authorized adjustment , allotted in the Contract Documents for Substantial Completion of the Work. § 8. 1 .2 The date of commencement of the Work is the date established in the Agreement. § 8. 1 . 3 The date of Substantial Completion is the date certified by the Architect in accordance with Sectipn 9 . 8 . § 8.1 .4 The term "day" as used in the Contract Documents shall mean calendar day unless otherwise specifically defined . § 8.2 PROGRESS AND COMPLETION § 8.2. 1 Time limits stated in the Contract Documents are of the essence of the Contract. By executing th Agreement the Contractor confirms that the Contract Time is a reasonable period for performing the Work. § 8.2.2 The Contractor shall notng'�, not, except by agreement or instruction of the Owner in writing, prematurely commence operations on the site or elsewhere prior to the effective date of insurance required by Article I I to be furnished by ,the Contractor and Owner. The date of commencement of the Work shall not be changed by the effective date of such insurance. Daeuments or- a nefiee to pfeeeed given by the Ownef, the Gentfaeller- shall notify the Ownef in writing hot iess than five days of other- agreed pe6ed before conmnencing the Work to pem* the fifinely filing Of - nechanie ' s liens and other- seewity interests . § 8.2.3 The Contractor shall proceed expeditiously with adequate forces and shall achieve Substantial Completion within the Contract Time. Contractor shall give Owner full information in advance as to its plans for performing each part of the Work. If at any time during the progress of Work Contractor' s actual progress is inadequate to meet the requirements of the Contract Owner shall may. but is not ..bragq + so notify Contractor. In such event Contractor acknowledges and agrees that Contractor shall implement some or all of the following remedial actions at the sole cost and expense of Contractor: a Increase man ower in such quantities and crafts a necessary to eliminate the backlog of Work b Increase the number of working hours Wr shift shifts per working day. working days per 'week the amount of construction equipment, or any combination of the foregoing to a iminate the backlog of work,• or c Reschedule the Work in conformance with the specification re uirements . Neit ier such notice by Owner nor Owner ' s failure to issue such notice shall relieve Contractor of its obligation to ac h eve the uali of Work and rate of progress required by the Contract. Failure of Contractor to implement someDr all of the remedial actions may be grounds for determination by Owner that Contractor is not prosecuting its Wo r with such dihizence as will assure com letion within times specified. Upon such determination Owner may termi ate Contractor' s right to proceed with the performance of the Contract or any separable part thereof, in acco dance with the applicable provisions of this Contract. § 8.3 DELAYS AND EXTENSIONS OF TIME § 8.3.1 If the Contractor Contractor' s performance of this Contract is delayed: i) which delay is delaye�ime in-beyond the ' gffreasonable control and without thefault oreglest negligence of the 9waer-Contractor or AA « its subcontractors• or , of of a 00fitr-aCtff employed by the ii by changes ordered in the Work, and in either event where such delay or by labor- disputes, fiFe, hanQe in the Gentfacter-' sWork affects the OwneF pendinglFflediation and afbitfatie i, E)f by , ritical path, then the Contract Time shall be extended by Change Order f r- such reasonable time as determined by the Owner and the A ehiteet-ContrAct Sum may '� be a uitabl ad 'usted for Contractor' s extended ' ob costs limited to the Cost of the Worklitems enumerated in Article 6 of the Agreement), subject to Contractor' s compliance with the notice requir_�ts of Paragraph 4.3 of these General Conditions. 8 . 3 .2 . The Contractor must request the extension of time in writing and must provide the following infor ation within the time periods stated hereafter. Failure to submit such information and in compliance with the ti ie requirements hereinafter stated shall constitute a waiver by the Contractor and a denial of the claim for a tension of AIA Document A201 TM - 1997. Copyright ® 1911 , 1915, 1918, 1925, 1937, 1951 , 1958, 1961 , 1963, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1976g 1987 ar d 1997 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIAs Document Is protected by U.S. Copyright law and Inti rnational Treaties. .27 Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this A10 Document, or any portion of it, may result in severe civil and criminal pe aities, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 13 :00:02 on 04/19/200$ under Order No. 1000126313_1 which expires on 6/29/2005, and is not for resale. User Notes: ( 1205244124)