Common use of Over-the Clause in Contracts

Over-the. Shoulder Reviews 4 Over-the-shoulder reviews are informal examinations by ADOT of Design Documents during the 5 Project design process and are not considered formal reviews as specified in Section GP 6 110.10.2.7 of the TPs. Over-the-shoulder reviews are mainly intended to assess whether the 7 requirements and design criteria of the Contract Documents are being followed and whether 8 Professional Services Quality Management Plan (PSQMP) activities are being undertaken in 10 The intent of these reviews is to check for concept, level of detail, design criteria, and patent 11 flaws. Comments made by ADOT are considered nonbinding. Developer shall conform to the 12 requirements of the Contract Documents. These reviews are not intended to routinely include 13 detailed calculation or drawing reviews, although ADOT will have the right to perform detailed 14 reviews of any item at any time. If mutually agreed upon between the Parties for specific review 15 items, the over-the-shoulder review may consist of an exchange of electronic files between 16 Developer’s designer and ADOT. 17 The QMP must define the frequency, timing, content, and format of the over-the-shoulder 18 reviews. Developer shall schedule over-the-shoulder reviews with ADOT during the course of 19 the development of each design package. The over-the-shoulder reviews are not critical activity 20 points that restrict the progress of design. They are simply reviews of the design as it