Common use of ENGINEER’S STATUS DURING CONSTRUCTION Clause in Contracts

ENGINEER’S STATUS DURING CONSTRUCTION. 9.01 Engineer’s Status A. Engineer will be Owner’s representative during construction. The duties and responsibilities and the limitations of authority of Engineer as Owner’s representative during construction are set forth in this Contract. B. Neither Engineer’s authority or responsibility under this Article 9 or under any other provision of the Contract, nor any decision made by Engineer in good faith either to exercise or not exercise such authority or responsibility or the undertaking, exercise, or performance of any authority or responsibility by Engineer, shall create, impose, or give rise to any duty in contract, tort, or otherwise owed by Engineer to Contractor, any subcontractor, any supplier, any other individual or entity, or to any surety for or employee or agent of any of them. C. Engineer will make visits to the Site at intervals appropriate to the various stages of construction. Engineer will not be required to make exhaustive or continuous inspections on the Site to check the quality or quantity of the Work. D. Engineer has the authority to reject Work if Contractor fails to perform Work in accordance with the Contract Documents. E. Engineer will render decisions regarding the requirements of the Contract Documents, and judge the acceptability of the Work. F. Engineer will not supervise, direct, control, or have authority over or be responsible for Contractor’s means, methods, techniques, sequences, or procedures of construction, or the safety precautions and programs, or for any failure of Contractor to comply with Laws and Regulations applicable to the performance of the Work. Engineer will not be responsible for Contractor’s failure to perform the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents.