Common use of WORK AUTHORIZATIONS, A Clause in Contracts

WORK AUTHORIZATIONS, A. Use. is deleted in its entirety and is replaced with: The Architect shall not begin work until the State and the Architect have signed a work authorization. Costs incurred by the Architect before a work authorization is fully executed or after the completion date specified in the work authorization are not eligible for reimbursement. All work must be completed on or before the completion date specified in the work authorization, and no work authorization completion date shall extend beyond the contract period set forth in Article 2 of the contract (Contract Period). The maximum contract time is the time needed to complete all work authorizations that will be issued in the first three years of the contract. All work authorizations must be issued within the initial three-year period, starting from the contract execution date.