§ 8.2 OWNER'S RIGHT TO STOP THE WORK
<br /> If the Contractor fails to correct Work which is not in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents,
<br /> or repeatedly fails to carry out the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents, the Owner may issue a written
<br /> order to the Contractor to stop the Work, or any portion thereof, until the cause for such order is eliminated;
<br /> however, the right of the Owner to stop the Work shall not give rise to a duty on the part of the Owner to exercise
<br /> this right for the benefit of the Contractor or any other person or entity.
<br /> § 8.3 OWNER'S RIGHT TO CARRY OUT THE WORK
<br /> If the Contractor defaults or neglects to carry out the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents and
<br /> schedule, and fails within a five -day period after receipt of written notice from the Owner to commence and
<br /> continue correction of such default or neglect with diligence and promptness, the Owner, without prejudice to any
<br /> other remedy the Owner may have, may correct such deficiencies and may deduct the reasonable cost thereof,
<br /> including Owner's expenses and compensation for the Architect's services made necessary thereby, from the
<br /> payment then or thereafter due the Contractor.
<br /> ARTICLE 9 CONTRACTOR
<br /> § 9.1 REVIEW OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND FIELD CONDITIONS BY CONTRACTOR
<br /> § 9.1.1 Execution of the Contract by the Contractor is a representation that the Contractor has visited the site,
<br /> become generally familiar with local conditions under which the Work is to be performed and correlated personal
<br /> observations with requirements of the Contract Documents.
<br /> § 9.1.2 Because the Contract Documents are complementary, the Contractor shall, before starting each portion of the
<br /> Work, carefully study and compare the various Contract Documents relative to that portion of the Work, as well as
<br /> the information furnished by the Owner pursuant to Section 8.1.1, shall take field measurements of any existing
<br /> conditions related to that portion of the Work and shall observe any conditions at the site affecting it. These
<br /> obligations are for the purpose of facilitating coordination and construction by the Contractor and are not for the
<br /> purpose of discovering errors, omissions, or inconsistencies in the Contract Documents; however, the Contractor
<br /> shall promptly report to the Architect any errors, inconsistencies, or omissions discovered by or made known to the
<br /> Contractor as a request for information in such form as the Architect may require. It is recognized that the
<br /> Contractor's review is made in the Contractor's capacity as a contractor and not as a licensed design professional
<br /> unless otherwise specifically provided in the Contract Documents.
<br /> § 9.1.3 The Contractor is not required to ascertain that the Contract Documents are in accordance with applicable
<br /> laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations, or lawful orders of public authorities, but the Contractor
<br /> shall promptly report to the Architect any nonconformity discovered by or made known to the Contractor as a
<br /> request for information in such form as the Architect may require.
<br /> § 9.2 SUPERVISION AND CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES
<br /> § 9.2.1 The Contractor shall supervise and direct the Work, using the Contractor's best skill and attention. The
<br /> Contractor shall be solely responsible for and have control over construction means, methods, techniques, sequences
<br /> and procedures, and for coordinating all portions of the Work under the Contract, unless the Contract Documents
<br /> give other specific instructions concerning these matters.
<br /> § 9.2.2 The Contractor shall be responsible to the Owner for acts and omissions of the Contractor's employees,
<br /> Subcontractors and their agents and employees, and other persons or entities performing portions of the Work for or
<br /> on behalf of the Contractor or any of its Subcontractors.
<br /> § 9.3 LABOR AND MATERIALS
<br /> § 9.3.1 Unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall provide and pay for labor,
<br /> materials, equipment, tools, construction equipment and machinery, water, heat, utilities, transportation, and other
<br /> facilities and services necessary for proper execution and completion of the Work whether temporary or permanent
<br /> and whether or not incorporated or to be incorporated in the Work.
<br /> § 9.3.2 The Contractor shall enforce strict discipline and good order among the Contractor's employees and other
<br /> persons carrying out the Work. The Contractor shall not permit employment of unfit persons or persons not skilled
<br /> in tasks assigned to them.
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