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40 +d 2.1.4 Upon request of the Owner. the Architect shall make a presentation to explain the design of the Project to representatives of the Owner. 2.1.5 The Architect shall submit design documents to the Owner at intervals appropriate to the design process for purposes of evaluation and approval by the Olvnicr, Subject to the provisions contained in the next sentence hereof, theThe Architect shall be entitled to rely on approvals received frons the Owner in the further development of the design. The O1�mer's approval of the_ Architect's des�i.documents contemplated herein and hcrcinbclow shall„not be for the nurpaseslf deterntining the accuracy adgquaa, or completeness of such documents and shall not alter the Architect's responsibilities hereunder with respect to such documents. 2.1.6 The Architect shall assist the Owner in connection with the Olvnces responsibility for filing documents required for the approval of govcrnmentaI authorities having jurisdiction over the project. 2.1.7 EVALUATION OF BUDGET AND COST OF THE WORK 2:1.7.1 When the Project requirements have been sufficiently identified, lite Architect shall prepare a prcliminan' estimate of the Cost of the Work. This estimate may be based on current area. volume or similar conceptual estimating techniques. As the design process progresses through the end of the preparation of the Construction Documents. the Architect shall update and refine the preliminary estimate of the Cost of the Work. 'file Architect shall advise the 0%vner of any adjustments to previous estimates of the Cost of the Work indicated by changes in Project requirements or general market conditions. if at any time the Architect's estimate of the Cost of the Work exceeds the Owner's budget, the Architect shall make appropriate recommendations to the Owner to adjust the Project's size, quality or budget, and the Groner shall cooperate with the Architect in making such adjustments. 2,1.7.2 Evaluations of the Owner's budget for the Project. (lie preliminary estimate of the Cost of lite Work and updated estimates of the Cost of ilia Work prepared by the Architect represent the Architect's best judgment as a design profession, familiar with the construction industry. It is recognized. however. (lint neither the Architect nor the Owner has control over lite cost of labor, materials or equipment, over the Contractor's methods of determining bid prices, or over 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 Project or from any estimate of the Cos( of the Work or evaluation prepared or agreed to by the Architect. 2,1.7.3 1n preparing estimates of the Cost of the Work, (he Architccl shall be permitted to include Ecasonable contingencies for design, bidding and price escalation, to determine what materials. equipment, component systems and types of construction_ acceptable to Owner are lobe fitchided in the Contract DocumenW to make reasonable adjustments in the scope of the Project_ acceptable to Owner and to irlctudc in the Contract Documems alternate bids acceptable to [honer as may be ncccs&lry to adjust the ostitnatcd Cost of the Work to meet the Ownefs budget for the Cost of the Work. If an increase ill the Contract Sum occurring after execution of the Contract between the {honer and the Contractor and nal at ribtltable to nckligcilce_ of the Architect causes lite budget for lite Cost of the Work to be exceeded. [lint budge( shall be increased accordingly subject to the written approval of the Owner. 2.1.7.4 If bidding or negotiation has not commenced within 90 days after the Architect submits the Construction Documents to the OIy17Cr, the budget for the Cost of the Work shall be reviewed and, if necessary, adjusted to reflect changes in the general level of prices in the consiniction industry. 2.1.7.5 If the budget for lite Cost of the Work is exceeded by the lowest bona fide bid or negotiated proposal, lite Owner shall 1 give wrilien approval of au increase in the budget for the Cost of lila Work: ,2 auihorizc rebidding or rcnegotialing of the Project within a reasonable lime: .3 terminate in accord:mce with Subpiiragraph P.3.3.5; or r11.1t](XatLai\"1" lfl•11-5'C�INIbIRD I'UR I`,I:kt%CI'S-t'x97Fin IION —UA-r•ttl'ylitlilll I':r'17-1111;e1til]iRtt'AN1\51111'hI-t}F.II{Clll'il'.t"i'S,1735 NEW YORK AVENUE. N.W.. W/16111NI ION, D.C. 2046-3212. WARNINO: Unliwilsod l+hAg N,)rpurg4'iolnlo 118 41%71 JII by-.vnl r%rn+uiej,xl l&rawolnik�NVI prvauutie�n. 'Ihi>< rknw.nuLL tvn�r ul+xlru riw it y 1nnlnwd -AM riLmi sim oI div AIA un rl mi I'll urxtd an nm A Wmr. lilcctronjc. Forniat B131-1997