Common use of Intent of Contract Documents Clause in Contracts

Intent of Contract Documents. a. The intent of the Contract Documents is to describe the Work that the Design-Builder will undertake to fulfill the requirements of the Contract. The Design-Builder must perform all Work as provided in the Contract Documents as required and necessary to complete the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents. The Design-Builder must furnish all required materials, equipment, tools, labor, temporary light and power, shop drawings, installation drawings, working drawings, and incidentals, unless otherwise provided in the Contract, and will include the cost of all such items in the Contract Base Bid, unit prices or any lump sum item. The Base Bid includes all costs relating to, or associated with, the foregoing including, but not limited to, all direct costs, indirect costs, overhead, and profit. b. Wherever the imperative form of address is used, such as "perform the excavating," "provide equipment required,""remove obstructions encountered," "furnish and install reinforcing steel bars," it is understood and agreed that such imperative is directed to the Design-Builder.