Common use of Approval Prior to Commencement of Work Clause in Contracts

Approval Prior to Commencement of Work. No portion of the Work requiring a shop drawing or sample submission shall be commenced until the submission has been reviewed by DISTRICT and approved by ARCHITECT unless specifically directed in writing by the DISTRICT. All such portions of the Work shall be in accordance with approved shop drawings and samples. CONTRACTOR shall check and verify all field measurements and shall promptly submit all shop or setting drawings, schedules and material lists required for the work of various trades, checked and approved by CONTRACTOR, so as to preclude any delay. ARCHITECT/ENGINEER shall check and approve or disapprove those schedules and drawings, only for conformance with the design concept of the Project and compliance with the information provided by this Contract, within 21 days. CONTRACTOR shall make any corrections required by the ARCHITECT/ENGINEER, file corrected copies with the ARCHITECT/ENGINEER and furnish other copies as needed for construction. ARCHITECT/ENGINEER’S approval of the drawings or schedules shall not relieve CONTRACTOR of its responsibility for deviations from drawings or specifications unless CONTRACTOR has called ARCHITECT/ENGINEER’S attention to the deviations, in writing, at the time of submission and secured ARCHITECT/ENGINEER’S written approval. Nor shall it relieve CONTRACTOR from its responsibility for errors in shop drawings or schedules. No portion of the work requiring submission of a shop drawing shall be commenced until the submittal has been acted upon by the ARCHITECT/ENGINEER. All such portions of the work shall be in accordance with the reviewed submittals. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL HAVE NO CLAIM FOR DAMAGES OR EXTENSION OF TIME DUE TO ANY DELAY RESULTING FROM THE CONTRACTOR HAVING TO MAKE THE REQUIRED REVISIONS TO SHOP DRAWINGS UNLESS REVIEW BY THE ARCHITECT OF SAID DRAWINGS IS DELAYED BEYOND THE TIME PROVIDED HEREIN ABOVE AND THE CONTRACTOR CAN ESTABLISH THAT THE ARCHITECT’S DELAY, AS PART OF THE REVIEW PROCESS, ACTUALLY RESULTED IN A DELAY TO THE CONTRACTOR’S CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.