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Cf/c- prospective or potential bidders and CITY's staff and make all necessary clarifications and interpretations of the construction contract documents. However, ARCHITECT will have no authority to issue a Notice to Proceed to any Contractor. 1.4 PHASE 3 - CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION The Construction Phase of the Project will commence with the award of the construction contract and will terminate when the Project is accepted by the CITY. The ARCHITECT will: 1.4.1 Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement and incorporated in the construction contract documents, provide administration of the construction contract as set forth in this Agreement and in the construction contract documents. ARCHITECT will not pursue a course of conduct which might jeopardize any of the CITY's rights thereunder. Minor deviations from the construction contract documents that do not affect the validity of performance bond(s) are permitted. 1.4.2 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 11.1. 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. 1.4.3 Conduct a pre-construction conference with the Contractor and members of CITY's staff, to establish construction schedules and to identify key representatives of the parties and lines of communication. 1.4.4 Make on-site observations of the Project at least twice per week 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 revie,w the work with the CITY's designated representatives. On the basis of such on-site observations by the ARCHITECT, the ARCHITECT will keep the CITY informed of the progress and quality of the work through written field reports and weekly 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. 1.4.5 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