Common use of Compliance with Contract Documents, Reporting Defects and Deficiencies Clause in Contracts

Compliance with Contract Documents, Reporting Defects and Deficiencies. Site visits shall require the A/E to examine the Work of the Contractor in progress to assist the DFCM in identifying any lack of compliance with the Construction Documents, defects or deficiencies in the Work and to determine whether the Work is proceeding in a manner such that, when completed, will likely be in accordance with the Construction Documents. Except as may otherwise be provided in Attachment “A”, the A/E’s on-site construction-phase services are (i) not full-time, continuous, or exhaustive; (ii) do not include a duty to discover latent defects in the Work; and (iii) do not constitute a guarantee of the A/E’s Work or relieve the Contractor of its responsibilities. A/E is not responsible for the Contractor’s selected means, methods, or sequences of work. The A/E shall cooperate and assist the DFCM in enforcement of the Construction Documents. The A/E shall promptly report known or obvious defects to the DFCM. This provision does not relieve the Contractor of its responsibility to comply with the Construction documents.