Common use of CORRELATION AND INTENT OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS Clause in Contracts

CORRELATION AND INTENT OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. A. The Contract Documents are complementary and are intended to include all items required for the proper execution and completion of the Work for a Project. General Contractor shall provide any item of Work mentioned in the Specifications and not shown on the Drawings, or shown on the Drawings and not mentioned in the Specifications, as if shown or mentioned in both. B. General Contractor shall coordinate the various parts of the Work so that no part is left in an unfinished or incomplete condition owing to any disagreement between the various Subcontractors or any of the Subcontractors and General Contractor, as to where the work of one begins and ends with relation to the work of the other. C. Generally, the Specifications describe work that cannot be readily indicated on the Drawings and indicate types, qualities and methods of installation of the various materials and equipment required for the Work. It is not intended to mention every item of work in the Specifications that can be adequately shown on the Drawings nor to show on the Drawings all items of work described or required by the Specifications even if they are of such nature that they could have been shown on them. General Contractor shall provide all materials or labor for Work that is shown on the Drawings or is reasonably inferable from them as being necessary to produce a finished Project or product whether or not the Work is expressly covered in the Specifications. D. Except as otherwise noted in the Drawings or Specifications, General Contractor shall furnish materials that are shown on the Drawings and that are not specifically described in the Specifications or Drawings, suitable for the intended use, compatible with adjacent materials, and subject to review for conformity with the intent of the Contract Documents. Installation techniques not specified in the Contract Documents shall be in accordance with manufacturer's currently published instructions and industry standards. E. The Board may elect to pre-purchase certain major materials, such as structural steel, windows, kitchen equipment, and the like, for use on a Project, and if so, the Contract Documents shall describe the procedures established for requisitioning them through the Board. F. Where requirements of the Contract Documents differ from what is required under applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, building codes or the requirements of authorities having jurisdiction over a Project, General Contractor shall provide that which is the most stringent of them, and, except for material discrepancies caused by Architect's errors and omissions, General Contractor shall provide, within the Base Contract Price, that which is required. General Contractor shall, whenever there is a discrepancy or apparent discrepancy, seek clarification and approval in advance from Architect, and especially where a material discrepancy of this nature would result in a claim for extras. G. By submitting a bid for a Project, General Contractor represents and warrants that General Contractor has visited the Site, is familiar with local conditions under which the Work is to be performed and has correlated personal observations with the requirements of the Contract Documents.

CORRELATION AND INTENT OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. A. 1.2.1. The Contract Documents are complementary shall be signed by the City and are intended to include all items required for Contractor. If either the proper execution and completion City or the Contractor both do not sign the Conditions of the Work for a Project. General Contractor shall provide any item of Work mentioned in the Specifications and not shown on the Contract, Drawings, or shown on the Drawings and not mentioned in the Specifications, as if shown or mentioned in both. B. General Contractor shall coordinate the various parts of the Work so that no part is left in an unfinished or incomplete condition owing to any disagreement between the various Subcontractors or any of the Subcontractors and General Contractor, as to where the work of one begins and ends with relation to the work of the other. C. Generallyother Contract Documents, the Specifications describe work that cannot be readily indicated on Engineer shall identify such 1.2.2. By executing the Drawings and indicate types, qualities and methods of installation of the various materials and equipment required for the Work. It is not intended to mention every item of work in the Specifications that can be adequately shown on the Drawings nor to show on the Drawings all items of work described or required by the Specifications even if they are of such nature that they could have been shown on them. General Contractor shall provide all materials or labor for Work that is shown on the Drawings or is reasonably inferable from them as being necessary to produce a finished Project or product whether or not the Work is expressly covered in the Specifications. D. Except as otherwise noted in the Drawings or Specifications, General Contractor shall furnish materials that are shown on the Drawings and that are not specifically described in the Specifications or Drawings, suitable for the intended use, compatible with adjacent materials, and subject to review for conformity with the intent of the Contract Documents. Installation techniques not specified in the Contract Documents shall be in accordance with manufacturer's currently published instructions and industry standards. E. The Board may elect to pre-purchase certain major materials, such as structural steel, windows, kitchen equipment, and the like, for use on a Project, and if soContract, the Contract Documents shall describe the procedures established for requisitioning them through the Board. F. Where requirements of the Contract Documents differ from what is required under applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, building codes or the requirements of authorities having jurisdiction over a Project, General Contractor shall provide that which is the most stringent of them, and, except for material discrepancies caused by Architect's errors and omissions, General Contractor shall provide, within the Base Contract Price, that which is required. General Contractor shall, whenever there is a discrepancy or apparent discrepancy, seek clarification and approval in advance from Architect, and especially where a material discrepancy of this nature would result in a claim for extras. G. By submitting a bid for a Project, General Contractor represents and warrants that General Contractor he has visited the Sitesite, is familiar familiarized himself with the local conditions under which the Work is to be performed performed, and has correlated personal his observations with the requirements of the Contract Documents. 1.2.3. The intent of the Contract Documents is to include all items necessary for the proper execution and completion of the Work. The Contract Documents are complementary, and what is required by any one shall be as binding as if required by all. Work not covered in the Contract Documents will not be required unless it is consistent therewith and is reasonably inferable therefrom as being necessary to produce the intended results. Words and abbreviations which have well-known technical or trade meanings are used in the Contract Documents in accordance with such recognized meanings. All work shall conform to the Contract Documents. No change therefrom shall be undertaken without prior review by the Engineer. When more detailed information is required for performance of the Work or when an interpretation of the Contract Documents is requested, the Contractor shall submit a written request to the Engineer, who shall furnish such information or interpretation in the form of an Engineer’s Supplemental Instruction or other written or drawn form or drawing. Where only part of the Work is indicated, similar parts shall be considered repetitive. Where any detail is shown and components thereof are fully described, similar details not fully described shall be deemed to incorporate similar material and construction. 1.2.4. The organization of the Specifications into divisions, sections, and articles and the arrangement of Drawings shall not control the Contractor in dividing the Work among Subcontractors or in establishing the extent of Work to be performed by any trade. The arrangement of Specifications and Drawings, and separations implied in such arrangements, are for convenience of reference only, and such separations or arrangements shall not operate to make the Engineer an arbiter to establish limits of Work between subcontractors or between the Contractor and subcontractor. 1.3.1. All Drawings, specifications, and copies thereof furnished are and shall remain the property of the City. They are to be used only with respect to this Project and are not to be used on any other project.