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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 Consultant 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 11.1. Any instructions issued directly by City to Contractor will be promptly communicated to the Consultant if the Consultant was unavailable at the time of issuance of instructions. Communications by and with the Consultant's subconsultants will be through the Consultant. 1.5.3 Conduct 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. 1.5.4 Assist the City in ensuring that all documents have been filed with, and all applicable permits and approvals have been obtained from the governmental agencies having jurisdiction over the Project prior to construction, exclusive of building permits. 1.5.5 Make on-site inspections of the Project at least weekly to ensure familiarity with the progress and quality of the work, to determine if the work is proceeding in acceptable conformance with the construction contract documents, and to review the work with the City's designated representatives. On the basis of these on-site inspections by the Consultant, the Consultant will keep the City informed of the progress and quality of the work through written status reports and through meetings with the City's representative; and will also be reasonably available to perform site visitations at the specific request of the City by the next business day after a request is made. 1.5.6 Not have control or charge of and will 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, subcontractors 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 construction contract documents unless the acts or omissions are due to the negligence of the Consultant or are acts or omissions under the Consultant's control. However, Consultant will exercise its authority on behalf of City in accordance herewith and particularly during the construction phase so that all work performed by the Contractor results in a Project completed in accordance with the construction contract documents, and during any phase should the Consultant become aware of the Contractor's utilization of means, methods, techniques, sequences and/or procedures of construction which, in Consultant's opinion, will not result in completion of the Project in accordance with the construction contract documents; or which are unsafe, Consultant will immediately inform the City and will take all necessary action which the Consultant is authorized under this Agreement to take to correct the matter, including stopping work on all or part of the Project, with the City's consent. 7