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equipment or systems designed by theContract°rs, ali:of which remain the responsibility of the Contractors to the extent required by the Contract Doct/~ents. 'I~he ArchiteCt's review shall not constitute approval of safety precautions or, unless otherwise specificallY!stated by th,e Architect, of construction means;-methods, techniques, sequences or procedures. The Architect's ~pProv~l of a .~pecific item shall not indicate approval of an assembly of which the item is a component. When Professiona, l ~rtifiCation of performance characteristics of materials, systems or equipment is required by the Contract DocUmentS, th~ Architect shall be entitled to rely upon such certification to establish that the materials, systems'or equipment will meet the performance criteria required by the Contract Documents. § 2.$.12 The Architect shall review atld sign or tails Other appropriate action on Change Orders and Construction Change Directives prepared by the C°i~struCtion-Managcrifor the Owner's approval and execution in accordance with the Contract DocumentS. § 2.6A3 The Architect may authorize minor changes in:Work not involving an adjustment in a Contract Sum or an extension of a Contract Time which are not incon,iatent with the intent of the Contract Documents. Such changes shall be effected by written order issuad through the, COnstruction Manager. § 2.$.14 The Architect, assisted by tho Construction Manager, shall conduct inspections to determine the date or dates of Substantial Completion and the damOf final completion, The Architect shall forward to the Owner warranties and similar submittals requ~kedby the ContraCt Documents which have been received from the Construction Manager. The Architect ~hall issue a.. final Project Certificate for Payment upon compliance with the requirements of the Contract Documents. § 2.$.1§ The Architect shall interpret and decide matters cOncerning performance of the Owner and COntractor under the requirements of the Contract Documents on written request of either the Owner or Contractor. The Architect's response to such requests shall be malts with reaSOnabl© promptness and within any time limits agreed upon. § 2.$.15 Interpretations and decisions Of the Architect shall:be consistent with the-intent of and reasonably inferable froEn the Contract Documents and shall be in writihg Or in the form of drawings. When making such interpretations and initial decisions, the Architect sha~ endeavor to :secure faithful performance by both Owner and Contractors, shall not show partiality to either, and shall not be!liable for results of interpretations or decisions so rendered in good faith. § 2.$.17 The Architect's decisions on ' .nlatters relating to aesthetic effect shall be final if consistent with the intent expressed in the Contract Documents, § 2.8.1 $ The Architect shall render written decisions Within a reasonable time on all claims, disputes or other matters in question between the Owner and'Contractors relating to ihs execution or progress of the Work as provided in the Contract Documents. : § 2.$.1~ The Architect's decisions on claims, disputes or other matters, including those in question between the Owner and Contractors, except for th°s,e relating:to aesthetic effect as provided in Section 2.6.17, shall be subject to arbitratio~mediation as provided in this Agreeme~!t and in the Contract Documents. ARTICLE 3 ADDITIONAL SERVICES § 3.1 GENERAL · . § 3.1.1 The services described in this Article 3 are i~ot inclUded in Basic Services unless so identified in Article 12, and they shall be paid for by the Owne~ as provide~l in this :Agreement, in addition to the compensation for Basic Services. The services described underiSections 3.2 and 3.4 shall only be provided if authorized or confirmed in writing by the Owner. If services desci:i~bed under Contingent Additional Services in Section 3.3 are required due to circumstances beyond the Architect's control, the ArChitect shall notify the Owner prior to commencing such services. If the Owner deems that such services described under Section 3.3 are not required, the Owner Shall give prompt written notice to the Architect. If the Owner indicates in writing that all or part of such Contingent Additional Services are not required, the Architect shall have no obligation to provide those services. AIA Document B141/CMaTM - 1992. Copyright ~ 1992 by The ,~'neric~n)flStitute of Architects. All rights reserved. WARNING: This AIA® Document Is protected by U.S. Copyright Law and InternalI~al Trea~las~ Ul~al/thOri~ed reproduction or distribution of this AIAe Document, or any portion of it, may result in severe civil and criminal penl~ltlei~ ah~ Will be i)l~o~7,{ne~l to the maximum extent possible under the law. This document was produced by AIA software at 15:21 :t S on 0 t/1312005 under Ot'der No,10001283121 1 which expires on 7/15/2005. and is not for resale. User Notes: r (3604103679)