Common use of MSA Clause in Contracts

MSA. Subject to approval of the MSA Board of Directors and full reimbursement of its costs from Capital Funds provided by the CITY, COUNTY, or MEDCO, the MSA agrees to act as an Owners Representative to provide the following services to the PROJECT on behalf of the CITY, COUNTY, and MEDCO including but not limited to construction administration/management and public financial oversight of the expenses for the Conference Center, On-Site Parking and related work (“OWNERS REPRESENTATIVE”). MSA is granted authority under its statute to design and construct facilities for state agencies and local governments provided that notice is sent to the Maryland General Assembly’s Budget Committees for a 30-day review and comment period. MSA shall provide no funds to the PROJECT. MSA shall be publicly recognized for its role in the management of the PROJECT design and construction in a form approved by MSA. MSA or Maryland Legislature may request that MEDCO assume some or all of MSA’s responsibilities. The PARTIES agree that it is beneficial to the PROJECT to avoid duplicative service fees and use services from the most cost effective providers during the development process and furthermore agree to jointly determine and utilize the most cost effective solutions for the PROJECT. MSA shall also:  Designate a Project Manager  Review design and construction contract(s) and provide comments  Provide status reports for the PROJECT  Review and approve payments to the PROJECT  Review and provide comments on the schedule