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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;
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