Architect - Engineer or A-E definition

Architect - Engineer or A-E means a person registered as an architect pursuant to Article 249a, Tex. Civ. Stat. Ann., as a landscape architect pursuant to Article 249c, Tex. Civ. Stat. Ann., and/or a person licensed as a professional engineer pursuant to Article 3271a, Tex. Civ. Stat. Ann., or a firm so qualified to provide architectural/engineering services employed by Owner to provide professional architectural or engineering services and exercising overall responsibility for the design of a Project or a significant portion thereof, and performing certain contract administration responsibilities as set forth in the Contract.
Architect - Engineer or A-E means Contractor’s design professional Person(s) responsible for the architectural and engineering services for the Project, including, without limitation, its design. Contractor has identified its proposed A-E(s) for the Project in its proposals to the Owner, and Contractor shall use the identified A-E(s) for the Project unless the Owner approves otherwise in writing.