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-3- 1.5.2 Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement and incorporated in the Contract Documents, the Architect shall provide administration of the Contract for Construction as set forth below and in the edition of AIA Document A201, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, as amended by the Owner current as of the date of this Agreement. 1.5.3 The Architect shall be a representative but not an agent of the Owner during the Construction Phase, and shall advise and consult with the Owner. Instructions to the Contractor shall be forwarded through the Architect, unless (1) Architect is unavailable to issue instructions necessary for the proper progress and acceptance of work; (2) when jeopardy to life and/or property exists; or (3) when lack of instructions and/or unavailability of Architect will result in, in Owner's opinion, harm to Owner, in which case instructions may be forwarded directly to the Contractor by Owner. The Architect shall have authority to act on behalf of the Owner only to the extent provided in the Contract Documents unless otherwise modified by written instrument in accordance with Subparagraph 1.5.16. 1.5.4 The Architect shall visit the site at intervals appropriate to the stage of construction or as otherwise agreed by the Architect in writing to become familiar with the progress and quality of the Work and to determine if the Work is proceeding in accordance with the Contract Documents. However, the Architect shall not be required to make exhaustive, but shall make frequent on-site inspections at intervals appropriate to the stage of construction to check the quality and quantity of the Work. On the basis of such on-site observations as an architect, the Architect shall keep the Owner informed of the progress and quality of the Work, and shall guard the Owner against defects and deficiencies in the Work of the Contractor if such are within his knowledge or should reasonably have been within his knowledge. 1. 5.5 The Architect shall not have control or charge of and shall not be responsible for construction means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures, or for safety precautions and programs in connection with the Work, for the acts or omissions of the Contractor, Sub-contractors or any other persons performing any of the Work, or for the failure of any of them to carry out the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents. 1.5.6 The Architect shall at all times have access to the Work wherever it is in preparation or progress. 1.5.7 The Architect shall determine the amounts owing to the Contractor based on observations at the site and on evaluations of the Contractor's Applications for Payment, and shall issue certificates for Payment in such amounts, as provided in the Contract Documents.