Common use of Authority of Owner Clause in Contracts

Authority of Owner. A. The Owner, or his duly authorized representative, shall furnish engineering services during construction of the Work to the extent provided in the Contract Documents. He shall observe and review the Work in the process of construction or erection. Compliance with the Contract Documents shall be the Contractor's responsibility notwithstanding such observation or review. The Owner has authority to recommend suspension of the Work when it appears such suspension may be necessary to accomplish the proper implementation of the intent of the Contract Documents. The authority to observe, review, or recommend suspension of the Work, or exercise such other authority as may be granted by the Contract Documents, shall not be construed or interpreted to mean supervision of construction, which is the Contractor's responsibility, nor make the Owner responsible for providing a safe place for the performance of Work by the Contractor or by the Contractor's employees or those of suppliers or Subcontractors or for access, visits, use, work, travel, or occupancy by any other person. The Owner shall also have the authority to reject any or all Work, Materials, or Equipment which do not conform to the Contract Documents and to decide technical questions which arise in the execution of the Work.