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<br />, ' <br /> <br />advance of arbitration or legal or equitable oroceedings. which shall be stayed pending mediation for a period of 60 <br />days from the date of filing. unless stayed for a longer period bv agreement of the parties or court order. <br /> <br />~ 1.3.4.3 The flarties shall share the :mediator's fee aHd aB)' filiHg fees eEj.liall)'. The :mediaaoR shall Be helE! iR the <br />fllaee ',mere the Prejeet is loeated, 1:1Rless aaother loeation is FH1:1t1:1ally agreed 1:1pOH. .A.gree:meRts reaehed in <br />:mediatioH shall Be eafor-ceable as settlemem: agreements in an)' eOl:lrt having jl:lrisdictioH thereof. <br /> <br />1.3.4.4 The parties shall share the mediator's fee and anv filing fees equallv. The mediation shall be held in the <br />place where the Proiect is located. unless another location is mutuallv agreed upon. Agreements reached in <br />mediation shall be enforceable as settlement agreements in anv court having jurisdiction thereof. <br /> <br />~ 1.3.5 ARBITRATION <br />~ 1.3.5.1 Any claim, dispute or other matter in question arising out of or related to this Agreement shall be subject to <br />arbitration. Prior to arbitration, the parties shall endeavor to resolve disputes by mediation in accordance with <br />Section 1.3.4. <br /> <br />~ 1.3.5.2 Claims, disputes and other matters in question between the parties that are not resolved by mediation shall <br />be decided by arbitration which, unless the parties mutually agree otherwise, shall be in accordance with the <br />Construction Industry Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association currently in effect. The demand for <br />arbitration shall be filed in writing with the other party to this Agreement and with the American Arbitration <br />Association. <br /> <br />~ 1.3.5.3 A demand for arbitration shall be made within a reasonable time after the claim, dispute or other matter in <br />question has arisen. In no event shall the demand for arbitration be made after the date when institution of legal or <br />equitable proceedings based on such claim, dispute or other matter in question would be barred by the applicable <br />statute of limitations. <br /> <br />~ 1.3.5.4 No arbitration arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall include, by consolidation or joinder or in <br />any other manner, an additional person or entity not a party to this Agreement, except by written consent containing <br />a specific reference to this Agreement and signed by the Owner, Architect, and any other person or entity sought to <br />be joined. Consent to arbitration involving an additional person or entity shall not constitute consent to arbitration of <br />any claim, dispute or other matter in question not described in the written consent or with a person or entity not <br />named or described therein. The foregoing agreement to arbitrate and other agreements to arbitrate with an <br />additional person or entity duly consented to by parties to this Agreement shall be specifically enforceable in <br />accordance with applicable law in any court having jurisdiction thereof. <br /> <br />~ 1.3.5.5 The award rendered by the arbitrator or arbitrators shall be final, and judgment may be entered upon it in <br />accordance with applicable law in any court having jurisdiction thereof. <br /> <br />1.3.5.6 Arbitration shall occur in the State of Minnesota. <br />~ 1.3.6 CLAIMS FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES <br />The Architect and the Owner waive consequential damages for claims, disputes or other matters in question arising <br />out of or relating to this Agreement. This mutual waiver is applicable, without limitation, to all consequential <br />damages due to either party's termination in accordance with Section 1.3.8. Upon the condition that the Contractor <br />waives claims against the Architect for consequential damages arising out of or relating to the contract between <br />Owner and Contractor. the Architect waives claims against the Contractor and its consultants for consequential <br />damages. Consequential damages. for the puq>ose of this Agreement. include without limitation any indirect. <br />special. reliance. incidental. loss of use. loss of income. loss of profit. overhead. loss of rent. warrantv or <br />consequential damages as well as damages under theories of contribution or indemnity. but does not include <br />damages for personal and bodily iniuries or death. The parties further agree that anv liability for any damages not <br />waived under this agreement are limited to an amount not to exceed $100,000 or the total compensation for basic <br />and additional services under this agreement. whichever sum is greater. but this limitation of liabilitv does not apolv <br />to damages for personal and bodily injuries or death. <br /> <br />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 <br />American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AJA~ Document is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and International Treaties. 8 <br />Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this AlA'" Document, or any portion of it, may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be <br />prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. 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