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§ 4.2.4 COMMUNICATIONS FACILITATING CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION Except as otherwise provided in the Contract Documents or when direct communications have been specially authorized, the Owner and Contractor shall endeavor to communicate with each other through the Architect about matters arising out of or relating to the Contract. Communications by and with the Architect' s consultants shall be through the Architect. Communications by and with Subcontractors and material suppliers shall be through the Contractor. Communications by and with separate contractors shall be through the Owner. It Lr § 4.2.5 Based on the Architect' s evaluations of the Contractor' s Applications for Payment, the Architect will review and certify the amounts due the Contractor and will issue Certificates for Payment in such amounts. § 4.2.6 The Architect has authority to reject Work that does not conform to the Contract Documents. Whenever the Architect considers it; necessary or advisable, the Architect will have authority to require inspection or testing of the tr Work in accordance with Sections 13 . 5 . 2 and 13 . 5 . 3 , whether or not such Work is fabricated, installed or completed. However, neither this authority of the Architect nor a decision made in good faith either to exercise or not to exercise su :authority sh ch all give rise to a duty or responsibility of the Architect to the Contractor, Subcontractors, material and equipment suppliers, their agents or employees, or other persons or entities performing portions of the Work. 11 § 4,2.7 The Architect willit review and approve, or take other appropriate action upon, the Contractor' s submittals such as Shop Drawings, Product Data and Samples, but only for the limited purpose of checking for conformance with information given and the design concept expressed in the Contract Documents. The Architect' s action will be taken in accordance with the submittal schedule approved by the Architect or, in the absence of an approved submittal schedule, with reasonable promptness while allowing sufficient time in the Architect' s professional ir judgmrr ent to permitinni.t . adequatereview. Review of such submittals is not conducted for the purpose of determining the accuracy and cor.11mpleteness of other details such as dimensions and quantities, or for substantiating instructions for installation or performance of equipment or systems, all of which remain the responsibility of the Contractor as required by the Contract Documents. The Architect' s review of the Contractor' s submittals shall not relieve the Ir I Contractor of the.obligations under Sections 3 .3 , 3 . 5 and 3 . 12. The Architect' s review shall not constitute approval of safety precautions or, unless otherwise specifically stated by the Architect, of any construction means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures. The Architect' s approval of a specific item shall not indicate approval of an assembly of which the item is a component. § 4.2:8 The Architect wilForepare Change Orders and Construction Change Directives, and may authorize minor changes in the Work as provided in Section 7.4. The Architect will investigate and make determinations and recommendations regardilr ing concealed and unknown conditions as provided in Section 3 .7 .4 . _ __ __ _ 16666.6 It 66 § 4.2.9 The Architect will conduct irispections to determine the date or dates of Substantial Completion and the date I- I.- : of final completion; issue Certificates of Substantial Completion pursuant to Section 9. 8; receive and forward to the Owner, -for th1 6 , e Owner ' s review and records, written warranties and related documents required by the Contract and assembled by the Contractorpursuant to Section 9. 10; and issue a final Certificate for Payment pursuant to Section 9. 10. § 4.2. 10 If the Owner''and Architect agree, the Architect will provide one or more project representatives to assist in carrying out the Architect' s responsibilities at the site. The duties, responsibilities and limitations of authority of such project representatives shall be as set forth in an exhibit to be incorporated in the Contract Documents. 66: § 4.2.11 The Architect will iinterpret and decide matters concerning performance under, and requirements of, the 6. Contract Documents on written request of either the Owner or Contractor. The Architect' s response to such requests 66 Ill . rrwill be made in writing within any time limits agreed upon or otherwise with reasonable promptness. § 4.2. 12 Interpretations and decisions of the Architect w6 1 it It 16 ill be consistent with the intent of, and reasonably inferable from, the Contract Documents and will be in writing or in the form of drawings. When making such interpretations -irtand decisions,66 the Architect will endeavor to secure faithful performance by both Owner and Contractor, will not show partiality to either and will not be liable for results of interpretations or decisions rendered in good faith. § 4.2. 13 The Architect' s decisions on matters relating to aesthetic effect will be final if consistent with the intent expressed in the Contract Documents. AIA Document A201 TU 111112007. Copyright © 1911 , 1915, 1918, 1925, 1937, 1951 , 1958, 1961 , 1963, 1966, 1970, 1976, 1987, 1997 and 2007 by The American Init. Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING : This AIA® Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties, Unauthorized 19 reproduction or distribution of this AIA® 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. 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