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ARTICLE 8—OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITIES 8.1. OWNER shall issue all communications to CONTRACTOR through ENGINEER. 9.2. In case of termination of the employment of ENGI- NEER, OWNER shall appoint an engineer against whom CONTRACTOR makes no reasonable objection, whcse status under the Contract Documents shall be that of the former ENGINEER. Any dispute in connection with such appoinment shall be subject to arbitration. 8.3. OWNER shall furnish the data required of OWNER under the Contract Documents promptly and shall make pay- ments 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 ref- erence points are set forth ,n paragraphs 4.1 and 4.4 Para- graph 4.2 refers to OWNER's identifying and making avail- able to CONTRACTOR copies of reports of investigations and tests of subsurface and latent physical conditions at the site or otherwisi: affecting performance of the Work which have been relied upon by ENGINEER in preparing the Draw- ings and Specifications. 8.5 OWNER's responsibilities in respect of purchasing and maintaining liability and property insurance are set forth in paragraphs 5.5 thr. igh 5.7. 8.6. In connection with OWNER's rights to request changes in the Work in accordance with .Article 10, OWNER (especially in certain instances as provided in paragraph 10.4) is obligated to execute Change Orders. 8.7. OWNER's responsibility in respect of certain inspections, tests and approvals is set forth in paragraph 13.4. 8.8. In connection with OWNER's right to stop Work or suspend Work, sce paragraphs 13.10 and 15.1. Paragraph 15.: deals with OWNER's right to terminate services of CONTRACTOR under certain circumstances ARTICLE 9—ENGINEER'S STA i 1. S Dt. RING CONSTRICTION Owner's Representative 9.1 ENGINEER will be OW'4ER's reapresentative dur- ing the construction peiw'. —etc dudes and responsibilities and th ,imitations of authority of ENGINEER as OWNER'% repre►eniative during construction are tit forth in the Con tract Doxuments and shall not he extended without written consent of 0%NER and ENGINEER Visits to Site: 9 Z. ENGINEER will make visits to the site at intervals appropriatetothesatsous stages of construct ion 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 on -site inspections to check the quality or quantity of the Work. ENGINEER': efforts will be directed toward providing for OWNER a greater de- gree 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 pro- fessional. ENGINEER will keep OWNER informed of the progress of the Work and will endeavor to guard OWNER against defects and deficiencies in the Work. Clarifications and Interpretations: 9.3. ENGINEER will issue will. reasonable promptness such written clarifications or interpretations of the Contract Documents (in the form of Drawings or otherwise) as ENGI- NEER may determine necessary, which shall be consistent with or reasonably inferable from the overall intent of the Contract Documents. If CONTRACTOR believes that a writ- ten clarification or interpretation justifies an increase in the Contract Price or Contract Time, CONTRACTOR may make a claim therefor as provided in Article I I or Article 12. Rejecting Defective Work: 9.4. ENGINEER will have authority to disapprove or retest Work which is defective, and will also have authority to require special inspection or testing of the Work as provided in paragraph 13.9, whether or not the Work is fabricated, installed or completed. Shop Drawings, Change Orders and Payments: 9 5 In connection with ENGINEER's responsibility for Shop Drawings and samples, see paragraphs 6 23 through 6.29 inclusive. 9.6. In connection with ENGINEER', responsibilities as to Change Orders, see :Articles 10. 11 and 12. 9.7 In connection with ENGINEER's responsibilities in respect of Applications for Pavrr-nt, etc., see Article 14. Project Representation 9.8, If OWNER and ENGINEER agree. ENGINEER will furnish a Resident Protect Representative to assist ENGI- NEER in observing the performance of the Work. The duties, responsibilities and limitations of authority of any such Resident Protect Representative and assistants will be as provided in the Supplementary Conditions. If OWNER des- ignates another agtnt to represent him it the sne who is not ENGINEER's agent or emplovee. the duties. responsibilities and limitations of authority of such other person will be as provided in the Supplementary Conditions Decisions on Disagreements 9.9. ENGINEER will he the initial .nierpreter of the re quirements of the Contract Documents and fudge of the ai ceptabtlus of the Work thereunder C!aims. disputes and