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§ 9.3.1.2 Applications for Payment shall not include requests for payment for portions of the Work for which the <br />Contractor does not intend to pay a Subcontractor or supplier, unless such Work has been performed by others whom <br />the Contractor intends to pay. <br />§ 9.3.2 Unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents, payments shall be made on account of materials and <br />equipment delivered and suitably stored at the site for subsequent incorporation in the Work. If approved in advance <br />by the Owner, payment may similarly be made for materials and equipment suitably stored off the site at a location <br />agreed upon in writing. Payment for materials and equipment stored on or off the site shall be conditioned upon <br />compliance by the Contractor with procedures satisfactory to the Owner to establish the Owner's title to such materials <br />and equipment or otherwise protect the Owner's interest, and shall include the costs of applicable insurance, storage, <br />and transportation to the site, for such materials and equipment stored off the site. <br />§ 9.3.3 The Contractor warrants that title to all Work covered by an Application for Payment will pass to the Owner no <br />later than the time of payment. The Contractor further warrants that upon submittal of an Application for Payment all <br />Work for which Certificates for Payment have been previously issued and payments received from the Owner shall, to <br />the best of the Contractor's knowledge, information, and belief, be free and clear of liens, claims, security interests, or <br />encumbrances, in favor of the Contractor, Subcontractors, suppliers, or other persons or entities that provided labor, <br />materials, and equipment relating to the Work. <br />§ 9.4 Certificates for Payment <br />§ 9.4.1 The Architect will, within seven days after receipt of the Contractor's Application for Payment, either (1) issue <br />to the Owner a Certificate for Payment in the full amount of the Application for Payment, with a copy to the <br />Contractor; or (2) issue to the Owner a Certificate for Payment for such amount as the Architect determines is properly <br />due, and notify the Contractor and Owner of the Architect's reasons for withholding certification in part as provided in <br />Section 9.5.1; or (3) withhold certification of the entire Application for Payment, and notify the Contractor and Owner <br />of the Architect's reason for withholding certification in whole as provided in Section 9.5.1. <br />§ 9.4.2 The issuance of a Certificate for Payment will constitute a representation by the Architect to the Owner, based <br />on the Architect's evaluation of the Work and the data in the Application for Payment, that, to the best of the <br />Architect's knowledge, information, and belief, the Work has progressed to the point indicated, the quality of the <br />Work is in accordance with the Contract Documents, and that the Contractor is entitled to payment in the amount <br />certified. The foregoing representations are subject to an evaluation of the Work for conformance with the Contract <br />Documents upon Substantial Completion, to results of subsequent tests and inspections, to correction of minor <br />deviations from the Contract Documents prior to completion, and to specific qualifications expressed by the Architect. <br />However, the issuance of a Certificate for Payment will not be a representation that the Architect has (1) made <br />exhaustive or continuous on -site inspections to check the quality or quantity of the Work; (2) reviewed construction <br />means, methods, techniques, sequences, or procedures; (3) reviewed copies of requisitions received from <br />Subcontractors and suppliers and other data requested by the Owner to substantiate the Contractor's right to payment; <br />or (4) made examination to ascertain how or for what purpose the Contractor has used money previously paid on <br />account of the Contract Sum. <br />§ 9.5 Decisions to Withhold Certification <br />§ 9.5.1 The Architect may withhold a Certificate for Payment in whole or in part, to the extent reasonably necessary to <br />protect the Owner, if in the Architect's opinion the representations to the Owner required by Section 9.4.2 cannot be <br />made. If the Architect is unable to certify payment in the amount of the Application, the Architect will notify the <br />Contractor and Owner as provided in Section 9.4.1. If the Contractor and Architect cannot agree on a revised amount, <br />the Architect will promptly issue a Certificate for Payment for the amount for which the Architect is able to make such <br />representations to the Owner. The Architect may also withhold a Certificate for Payment or, because of subsequently <br />discovered evidence, may nullify the whole or a part of a Certificate for Payment previously issued, to such extent as <br />may be necessary in the Architect's opinion to protect the Owner from loss for which the Contractor is responsible, <br />including loss resulting from acts and omissions described in Section 3.3.2, because of <br />.1 defective Work not remedied; <br />.2 third party claims filed or reasonable evidence indicating probable filing of such claims, unless security <br />acceptable to the Owner is provided by the Contractor; <br />.3 failure of the Contractor to make payments properly to Subcontractors or suppliers for labor, materials <br />or equipment; <br />Init. AIA Document A2018— 2017. Copyright© 1911, 1915, 1918, 1925, 1937, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1976, 1987, 1997, 2007 and 2017 by The <br />American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. 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