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Work. Instructions to the Subcontractors shall be forwarded through the <br /> Contractor. The Architect shall have authority to act on behalf of the City only to <br /> the extent provided in the Contract Documents unless otherwise modified by <br /> written instrument. The Architect is an independent contractor and shall not in <br /> any way be considered an agent or employee of the City. <br /> 3.5.10 The Architect shall provide construction administration, including Site visits <br /> and written field reports for each Site visit, and Certificates for Payment as required <br /> to fulfill the Architect's responsibilities and duties as set forth in this Agreement <br /> and as required by good practice, by the Contract Documents (to the extent not <br /> inconsistent with this Agreement), by applicable law. All Site visits and reports are <br /> included in Basic Services unless made for the purpose of Additional Services. The <br /> reports shall include any defects in construction or deviations from the Drawings <br /> and Specifications observed by Architect in the course of Architect's observation of <br /> the Contractor's Work and any corrective orders given to the Contractor(s). <br /> 3.5.11 The Architect shall act as an interpreter of the requirements of the Contract <br /> Documents and, when requested by the City, the judge of the performance <br /> thereunder by both the City and the Contractor. The Architect shall render <br /> interpretations necessary for the proper execution or progress of the Work with <br /> reasonable promptness on written request of either the City or the Contractor, and <br /> shall render written decisions, as promptly as practicable, on claims, disputes, and <br /> other matters in question between the City and the Contractor relating to the <br /> execution or progress of the Work or the interpretation of the Contract Documents. <br /> 3.5.12 Interpretations and decisions of the Architect shall be consistent with the <br /> intent of and reasonably inferable from the Contract Documents and shall be in <br /> written or graphic form. <br /> 3.5.13 The Architect's decisions in matters relating to artistic effect shall be rendered <br /> only after consultation with and concurrence of the City and shall be final if <br /> consistent with the intent of the Contract Documents. <br /> 3.5.14 When the Architect determines on the basis of an observation that the Work <br /> or designated portion thereof is substantially complete as defined in the Contract <br /> Documents, it will then prepare on AIA Form G704, a Certificate of substantial <br /> completion together with Architect's Statement to the City, which together shall <br /> establish the date of substantial completion, shall state the responsibilities of the City <br /> and the Contractor for security, maintenance, heat, utilities, damage to the Work, <br /> and insurance, shall fix the time within which the Contractor shall complete the <br /> items listed therein, and shall state (1) to the best of the Architect's knowledge, <br /> information and belief that the Project has been substantially completed in <br /> accordance with the plans and Specifications for the Project, and (2) the Project is in <br /> compliance with applicable codes, regulations and requirements of the <br /> -8- <br />