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ARTICLE 1.2 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES ~ 1.2.1 The Owner and the Architect shall cooperate with one another to fulfill their respective obligations under this Agreement. Both parties shall endeavor to maintain good working relationships among all members of the Project team. ~ 1.2.2 OWNER ~ 1.2.2.1 Unless otherwise provided under this Agreement, the Owner shall provide full information in a timely manner regarding requirements for and limitations on the Project. The Owner shall furnish to the Architect, within 15 days after receipt of a written request, information necessary and relevant for the Architect to evaluate, give notice of or enforce lien rights. ~ 1.2.2.2 The Owner shall periodically update the budget for the Project, including that portion allocated for the Cost of the Work. The Owner shall not significantly increase or decrease the overall budget, the portion of the budget allocated for the Cost of the Work, or contingencies included in the overall budget or a portion of the budget, without the agreement of the Architect to a corresponding change in the Project scope and quality. The Owner is oblilmted to communicate in writin!! the Owner's bud!!et for the Cost of the Work. If the Owner requests specific materials. equipment. comoonent systems or tyPes of construction that the Architect has not included in its estimates for the Cost of the Work. the Architect shall be reauired to include those items in the Construction Documents onlv if the Owner agrees to increase the budget for the Project as necessary to accommodate the Owner's selections. ~ 1.2.2.3 The Owner's Designated Representative identified in Section 1.1.3 shall be authorized to act on the Owner's behalf with respect to the Project. The Owner or the Owner's Designated Representative shall render decisions in a timely manner pertaining to documents submitted by the Architect in order to avoid unreasonable delay in the orderly and sequential progress of the Architect's services. ~ 1.2.2.4 The Owner shall furnish the services of consultants other than those designated in Section 1.1.3 or authorize the Architect to furnish them as a Change in Services when such services are requested by the Architect and are reasonably required by the scope of the Project. ~ 1.2.2.5 Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Owner shall furnish tests, inspections and reports required by law or the Contract Documents, such as structural, mechanical, and chemical tests, tests for air and water pollution, and tests for hazardous materials. ~ 1.2.2.6 The Owner shall furnish all legal, insurance and accounting services, including auditing services, that may be reasonably necessary at any time for the Project to meet the Owner's needs and interests. f ~ 1.2.2.7 The Owner shall provide prompt written notice to the Architect if the Owner becomes aware of any fault or defect in the Project, including any errors, omissions or inconsistencies in the Architect's Instruments of Service. 1.2.2.8 Any direct communication between the Owner or the Owner's Desi!!fiated Representative identified in Para!!raph 1.1.3 and the Contractor that affect the performance or administration of the Work shaH be made or confirmed in writing. with copies to the Architect. ~ 1.2.3 ARCHITECT ~ 1.2.3.1 The services performed by the Architect, Architect's employees and Architect's consultants shall be as enumerated in Article 104. ~ 1.2.3.2 The Architect's services shall be performed as expeditiously as is consistent with professional skill and care and the orderly progress of the Project. The Architect shall submit for the Owner's approval a schedule for the performance of the Architect's services which initially shaH be consistent with the time periods established in Section 1.1.2.6 and which shall be adjusted, if necessary, as the Project proceeds. This schedule shall include allowances for periods of time required for the Owner's review, for the performance of the Owner's consultants, and for approval of submissions by authorities having jurisdiction over the Project. Time limits established by this schedule approved by the Owner shall not, except for reasonable cause, be exceeded by the Architect or Owner. AlA Document B141™ -1997 Part 1. Copyright @ 1917,1926, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1987 and 1997 by The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AlA"> Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. 4 Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AlA" Document, or any portion of it, may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AlA software at 15:54:39 on 03/15/2006 under Order NO.1 000195323_9 which expires on 9/8/2006, and is not for resale. User Notes: (1759163019)