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ARTICLE 8 - OWNER' S RESPONSIBILITIES 0 8 . 1 OWNER shall issue all communications to CONTRACTOR through ENGINEER. 8 .2 In case of termination of the employment of ENGINEER, OWNER shall appoint an engineer whose status under the Contract Documents shall be that of the former ENGINEER. 8 . 3 OWNER shall furnish the data required of OWNER under the Contract Documents promptly and shall make payments to CONTRACTOR promptly after they are due as provided in paragraphs 14 .4 and 14 . 13 . 8 .4 OWNER' s duties in respect of providing lands and easements and providing engineering surveys to establish reference points are set forth in paragraphs 4 . 1 and 4 . 10 . Paragraph 4 .2 refers to OWNER' s identifying and making available to CONTRACTOR copies of reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at the site and in existing structures which have been utilized by ENGINEER in preparing the Drawings and Specifications . ARTICLE 9 - ENGINEER' S STATUS DURING CONSTRUCTION OWNER' s Representative: 9 . 1 ENGINEER will be OWNER' s representative during the construction period. The duties and responsibilities and the limitations of authority of ENGINEER as OWNER ' s representative during construction are set forth in the Contract Documents and shall not be extended without written consent of OWNER and ENGINEER. Visits to Site: 9.2 ENGINEER will make visits to the site at intervals appropriate to the various stages of construction to observe the progress and quality of the executed Work and to determine, in general, if the Work is proceeding in accordance with the Contract Documents . ENGINEER will not be required to make exhaustive or continuous onsite inspections to check the quality or quantity of the Work. ENGINEER' s efforts will be directed toward providing for OWNER a greater degree of confidence that the completed Work will conform to the Contract Documents . On the basis of such visits and on-site observations as an experienced and qualified design professional, ENGINEER will keep OWNER informed of the progress of the Work and will endeavor to guard OWNER against defects and deficiencies in the Work. Project Representation : 9 .3 If OWNER and ENGINEER agree, ENGINEER will furnish a Resident Project Representative to assist ENGINEER in observing the performance of the Work. Clarifications and Interpretations: 9 .4 ENGINEER will issue with reasonable promptness such written clarifications or interpretations of the requirements of the Contract Documents (in the form of Drawings or otherwise) as ENGINEER may determine necessary, which shall be consistent with or reasonably inferable from the overall intent of the Contract Documents . If CONTRACTOR believes that a written clarification or interpretations justifies an increase in the Contract Price or an extension of the Contract Time and the parties are unable to agree to the amount or extent thereof, CONTRACTOR may make a claim therefor as provided in Article 11 or Article 12 . GENERAL CONDITIONS GC 16