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THAT THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE VARIOUS BIDDING PACKAGES IS CONSTRUCTIBLE WITHIN THE SC14EDULED TIME. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY - THE OWNER DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY THAT THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR TIIF, PROJECT ARE ACCURATE, PRACTICAL, CONSISTENT OR CONSTRUCTIBLE. (3) Lone Lead Procurements The Contractor shall review the design for the purpose of identifying long lead procurement items (machinery, equipment, materials and supplies). When each item is identified, the Contractor shall notify the subcontractors, the Project Manager and the Architect -Engineer of the required procurement and schedule. Such information shall be included in the bid documents and made a part of all affected subcontracts. As soon as the Architect -Engineer has completed drawings and technical specifications and the Contractor has obtained permitting approval, the Contractor shall prepare invitations for bids. The Contractor shall keep himself informed of the progress of the respective subcontractors or suppliers, manufacturing or fabricating such items and advise Project Manager, Owner and Architect -Engineer of any problems or prospective delay in delivery. (4) Separate Contracts Planning The Contractor shall review the design with the Architect -Engineer and make recommendations to the Owner and to the Architect -Engineer with respect to dividing the work in such mariner as will permit the Contractor to take bids and award separate construction subcontracts on the current schedule while the design is being completed. He shall take into consideration such factors as natural and practical lines of severability, sequencing effectiveness, access and availability constraints, total time for completion, construction market conditions, availability of labor and materials, community relations and any other factors pertinent to saving time and cost by overlapping design and construction that are authorized by the Owner. (5) (a) The Contractor shall take such measures as are appropriate to provide that all Construction requirements will be covered in the separate subcontracts for procurement of long lead items, the separate construction subcontracts and the general conditions items performed without duplication or overlap, sequenced to maintain completion of all work on schedule. Particular attention shall be given to provide that each bid package clearly identifies the work included in that particular separate subcontract, its schedule for start and completion and its relationship to other separate contractors. (b) Without assuming any design responsibilities of the Architect -Engineer, the Contractor shall include in the reports required under Article 2.3(2) comments on overlap with any other separate subcontracts, omissions, lack of correlation between drawings, and any other deficiencies noted, in order that the Project Manager and Architect -Engineer may arrange for necessary corrections. (c) The Contractor shall provide all necessary accommodations to do work together with any other contractor independent of this contract during the construction phase of this project. (6) Job -Site Facilities The Contractor shall arrange for all Job -Site facilities necessary to enable the Contractor and the Owner's representatives and the Architect -Engineer to perform their respective duties in the management, inspection and supervision of construction. Tangible personal property, otherwise referred to as Job -Site facilities, include but are not limited to such things as trailers, toilets, typewriters, computers and any other equipment necessary to carry on the Project. The method of acquiring such Job -Site facilities which are planned to become the property of the Owner at the conclusion of the Project shall be evaluated based on cost over the life of the Project. Owning versus leasing shall be considered by the Contractor obtaining at least three (3) proposals for leasing and at least three (3) proposals for purchasing and then analyzing which is least expensive over the usage life of the item. The Contractor shall present his evaluation with recommendation to the Owner for approval. When the Contractor wishes to supply Job -Site facilities from his own equipment pool, he shall first evaluate buy versus lease as discussed in the paragraph above. If leasing is found to be the least expensive approach, then he may lease such Job -Site facilities from his own equipment pool at a price not greater than the lowest of the three (3) lease proposals obtained. For all such facilities purchased which may become the property of the Owner at the conclusion of the Project, the Contractor shall maintain ownership responsibilities of such facilities until the project conclusion. Reimbursement for cost of such eyuipmcnt will be made at the conclusion of the Project at the documented purchase price. At that