Common use of Services During Clause in Contracts

Services During. Construction (SDC) 1. The Consultant shall coordinate and conduct a preconstruction conference with MTJ, the contractor, and subcontractors to review the project communication, coordination, and other procedures and discuss the contractor’s general work plan and requirements for the project. It is assumed the preconstruction conference will last 2 hours (travel time not included) and will be attended by the Project Manager 1 and Engineer 3. Travel and overnight accommodations will be necessary. 2. The Consultant shall issue change orders, field orders, or similar documents during construction as necessary to facilitate construction. 3 field orders and 2 change orders have been budgeted. 3. The Consultant shall receive and review the contractor’s requests for payment. The Consultant shall determine whether the amount requested reflects the progress of the contractor’s work and is in accordance with the contract for construction. The Consultant shall provide recommendations to MTJ as to the acceptability of the requests. Recommendations by the Consultant to MTJ for payment shall be based upon the Consultant’s knowledge, information, and belief from its observations of the work on site has progressed to the point indicated. Such recommendations do not represent that continuous or detailed examinations have been made by the Consultant to ascertain that the contractor has completed the work in exact accordance with the contract for construction; that the Consultant has made an examination to ascertain how or for what purpose the contractor has used the moneys paid; that title to any of the work, materials or equipment has passed to MTJ free and clear of liens, claims, security interests, or encumbrances. 3 pay requests have been budgeted. 4. The Consultant shall review the contractor’s submittals for general conformance with the design concept and general compliance with the requirements of the contract for construction. Such review will not relieve the contractor from its responsibility for performance in accordance with the contract for construction, nor is such review a guarantee that the work covered by the submittals is free of errors, inconsistencies, or omissions. 5 original submittal reviews and 2 resubmittal reviews have been budgeted. 5. The Consultant shall review the contractor’s requests for information (RFI) or clarification of the contract for construction. The Consultant shall log and track the contractor’s RFIs and shall coordinate such review with MTJ as appropriate. The Consultant shall coordinate and issue responses to the requests. 5 RFI responses have been budgeted. 6. The Consultant shall provide on−site inspection for 100 hours (travel time not included). The Consultant shall conduct on−site observations of the contractor’s work for the purposes of determining if the work generally conforms to the contract for construction and that the integrity of the design concept as reflected in the contract for construction has been implemented and preserved by the contractor. The Consultant shall prepare diary observations and shall photograph the work at regular intervals. The Consultant’s observation of the work is not an exhaustive observation or inspection of all work performed by the contractor. The Consultant does not guarantee the performance of the contractor. The Consultant’s observations shall not relieve the contractor from responsibility for performing the work in accordance with the contract for construction, and the Consultant shall not assume liability in any respect for the construction of the project. 7. The Consultant will prepare Field Safety Instructions for the Consultant’s on−site inspection staff.

Services During. Construction (SDC) 1. The Consultant shall coordinate and conduct a preconstruction conference with MTJ, the contractor, and subcontractors to review the project communication, coordination, and other procedures and discuss the contractor’s general work plan and requirements for the project. It is assumed the preconstruction conference will last 2 hours (travel time not included) and will be attended by the Project Manager 1 and Engineer 3. Travel and overnight accommodations will be necessary. 2. The Consultant shall issue change orders, field orders, or similar documents during construction as necessary to facilitate construction. 3 field orders and 2 change orders have been budgeted. 3. The Consultant shall receive and review the contractor’s requests for payment. The Consultant shall determine whether the amount requested reflects the progress of the contractor’s work and is in accordance with the contract for construction. The Consultant shall provide recommendations to MTJ as to the acceptability of the requests. Recommendations by the Consultant to MTJ for payment shall be based upon the Consultant’s knowledge, information, and belief from its observations of the work on site has progressed to the point indicated. Such recommendations do not represent that continuous or detailed examinations have been made by the Consultant to ascertain that the contractor has completed the work in exact accordance with the contract for construction; that the Consultant has made an examination to ascertain how or for what purpose the contractor has used the moneys paid; that title to any of the work, materials or equipment has passed to MTJ free and clear of liens, claims, security interests, or encumbrances. 3 pay requests have been budgeted. 4. The Consultant shall review the contractor’s submittals for general conformance with the design concept and general compliance with the requirements of the contract for construction. Such review will not relieve the contractor from its responsibility for performance in accordance with the contract for construction, nor is such review a guarantee that the work covered by the submittals is free of errors, inconsistencies, or omissions. 5 original submittal reviews and 2 resubmittal reviews have been budgeted. 5. The Consultant shall review the contractor’s requests for information (RFI) or clarification of the contract for construction. The Consultant shall log and track the contractor’s RFIs and shall coordinate such review with MTJ as appropriate. The Consultant shall coordinate and issue responses to the requests. 5 RFI responses have been budgeted. 6. The Consultant shall provide on−site on-site inspection for 100 180 hours (travel time not included). The Consultant shall conduct on−site on-site observations of the contractor’s work for the purposes of determining if the work generally conforms to the contract for construction and that the integrity of the design concept as reflected in the contract for construction has been implemented and preserved by the contractor. The Consultant shall prepare diary observations and shall photograph the work at regular intervals. The Consultant’s observation of the work is not an exhaustive observation or inspection of all work performed by the contractor. The Consultant does not guarantee the performance of the contractor. The Consultant’s observations shall not relieve the contractor from responsibility for performing the work in accordance with the contract for construction, and the Consultant shall not assume liability in any respect for the construction of the project. 7. The Consultant will prepare Field Safety Instructions for the Consultant’s on−site on-site inspection staff.