Completion of Construction (a) For the purposes of this Agreement, the terms "
No Rule of Construction All of the parties hereto have been represented by counsel in the negotiations and preparation of this Agreement; therefore, this Agreement will be deemed to be drafted by each of the parties hereto, and no rule of construction will be invoked respecting the authorship of this Agreement.
Initial Construction Landlord shall fully construct the base Building in accordance with the preliminary base building plans, including, without limitation, floor plans, elevations and site plan(s) (collectively, the "PBBP") and Base Building Outline Specifications attached hereto as Exhibits B-1 and B-2, respectively (all of such work being collectively referred to as the "Landlord's Work"). In the event of differences between the PBBP or the Landlord's Plans (as hereinafter defined) and the Base Building Outline Specifications, the Base Building Outline Specifications shall govern and control until the Landlord's Plans (as hereinafter defined) are prepared. A complete set of final base Building plans and construction drawings and specifications, such drawings and specifications to include a detail schedule of core base Building finish items such as, but not limited to, carpets, doors, hardware, ceiling grids/tiles, lavatory fixtures, light fixtures, window blinds, lobby finishes and paint/wall coverings (collectively, the "Landlord's Plans") shall be prepared by Landlord, at its sole cost and expense. Landlord and Tenant agree to work together with Landlord's architect, Symmes Maini and McKex Xxxociates, Inc. in order to achieve a design that meets the standard set forth below. Furthermore, Landlord agrees to use good faith and diligent efforts to deliver the Landlord's Plans to Tenant on or before May 1, 2000. Upon receipt, Tenant shall have seven (7) business days to comment upon the Landlord's Plans. Landlord and Tenant shall use reasonable efforts to reach agreement on the Landlord's Plans as soon thereafter as possible. In reaching agreement, Landlord and Tenant shall each approve portions of the Landlord's Plans that are in acceptable form and shall note their respective objections to the portions that are unacceptable to each of them so as to enable Landlord to continue construction and order materials in a timely manner. In the event that Landlord's Plans conform with the PBBP, but Tenant does not approve the Landlord's Plans within seven (7) business days of receipt thereof from Landlord, then the Outside Delivery Date (as hereinafter defined) shall be extended for a number of days equal to the number of Tenant Plan Delay Days, as such term is hereinafter defined. The number of Tenant Plan Delay Days are defined as and shall be calculated by determining the actual number of days as certified by Landlord and its architect that the Term Commencement Date was delayed by such Tenant's failure to approve the Landlord's Plans within the required seven (7) business days. Landlord agrees to provide Tenant with written notice of such determination, such notice to include reasonable detail describing the cause of the delay and the number of Tenant Plan Delay Days as certified by Landlord and its architect. If Tenant and Tenant's Architect (as hereinafter defined)
Rule of Construction The general rule of construction for interpreting a contract, which provides that the provisions of a contract should be construed against the party preparing the contract, is waived by the parties hereto. Each party acknowledges that such party was represented by separate legal counsel in this matter who participated in the preparation of this Agreement or such party had the opportunity to retain counsel to participate in the preparation of this Agreement but elected not to do so.
Waiver of Rule of Construction Each Party has had the opportunity to consult with counsel in connection with the review, drafting and negotiation of this Agreement. Accordingly, the rule of construction that any ambiguity in this Agreement shall be construed against the drafting Party shall not apply.
Headings; Construction The headings of the sections of this Note are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part hereof. Words used herein of any gender shall be construed to include any other gender where appropriate, and words used herein that are either singular or plural shall be construed to include the other where appropriate.
Commencement of Construction Construction of the Project will start within thirty (30) days after notification to the Developer by the Owner, or as soon thereafter as weather and ground conditions permit.
Manner of Construction Landlord may impose, as a condition of its consent to any and all Alterations or repairs of the Premises or about the Premises, such requirements as Landlord in its reasonable discretion may deem desirable, including, but not limited to, the requirement that Tenant utilize for such purposes only contractors reasonably approved by Landlord, and the requirement that upon Landlord’s timely request (as more particularly set forth in Section 8.5, below), Tenant shall, at Tenant’s expense, remove such Alterations upon the expiration or any early termination of the Lease Term in accordance with the terms of Section 8.5, below. If Landlord shall give its consent, the consent shall be deemed conditioned upon Tenant acquiring a permit to do the work from appropriate governmental agencies, the furnishing of a copy of such permit to Landlord prior to the commencement of the work, and the compliance by Tenant with all conditions of said permit in a prompt and expeditious manner. If such Alterations will involve the use of or disturb hazardous materials or substances existing in the Premises, Tenant shall comply with Landlord’s rules and regulations concerning such hazardous materials or substances. Tenant shall construct such Alterations and perform such repairs in a good and workmanlike manner, in conformance with any and all applicable federal, state, county or municipal laws, rules and regulations and pursuant to a valid building permit, issued by the City of San Francisco, all in conformance with Landlord’s construction rules and regulations; provided, however, that prior to commencing to construct any Alteration, Tenant shall meet with Landlord to discuss Landlord’s design parameters and code compliance issues. In the event Tenant performs any Alterations in the Premises which require or
Headings and Construction The headings of sections in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not intended to qualify the meaning of any section. Any reference to a section number shall refer to a section of this Agreement, unless otherwise stated.
Principles of Construction All references to sections and schedules are to sections and schedules in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All uses of the word “including” shall mean “including, without limitation” unless the context shall indicate otherwise. Unless otherwise specified, the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified, all meanings attributed to defined terms herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms so defined.
