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I I I 1.6.5 Have no authority to issue a Notice to Proceed to any Contractor 1.7 PHASE 5 - CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION The Architect will: The Construction phase of this Project will commence, and the Architect's responsibility to provide Basic Services for Construction Administration under this Agreement will commence with the award of the construction contract and will terminate when the Project is accepted by the City. In the event that Construction Administration services included in this Agreement have not been completed within twelve months (including any periods of time allowed for rain or other delays), from the date of construction contract notice to proceed, through no fault of the Architect, extension of the Architect's services beyond that time shall be compensated as an additional expense as provided for in Section 1.8 of this Agreement. The Architect will: Construction Administration 1.7.1 Provide administration of the construction contract as set forth in the construction documents unless otherwise provided in this Agreement and incorporated in the construction contract documents. Architect will not pursue a course of conduct which might jeopardize any of the City's rights hereunder. Minor deviations from the construction contract documents that do not affect the validity of performance bond(s) are permitted. 1.7.2 Be a representative but not an agent of the City during the construction phase, and advise and consult with the City and provide progress reports and advice to the City in writing; forward the City's instructions to the Contractor unless (1) Architect is unavailable by telephonic communication or otherwise to issue instructions necessary for the proper progress and acceptance of work; (2) jeopardy to life and/or property exists; and/or (3) lack of instructions and/or unavailability of Architect will result in, in City's opinion, harm to City, in which case instructions may be forwarded directly to the Contractor by the City; have authority to act on behalf of the City only to the extent provided herein and in the construction contract documents unless otherwise modified by written instrument in accordance with Section 12.1. Any instructions issued directly by City to Contractor will be promptly communicated to the Architect if the Architect was unavailable at the time of issuance of instructions. 1.7.3 Assist the City in conducting a pre-construction conference with the Contractor, members of City's staff, representatives of affected utility providers, and federal and state agencies having jurisdiction over the Project (including City inspectors) in order to establish construction schedules and to identify key representatives of the parties and lines of communication. 1.7.4 Assist the City in ensuring that all applicable permits and approvals have been obtained from the appropriate agencies prior to construction. Wiginton Conlr'lc( 5