SPECIAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE E
GENERAL ITEMS
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DEFINITIONS
(a) Contracting Officer: The services to be performed by the A/E under this
contract are subject to the general supervision, direction, control and approval of the
Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is also responsible for administering
the construction contract for this project.
(b) Project Manager: The Contracting Officer's central office representative
responsible for administering the A/E, C/C and construction contracts under the
immediate direction of the Contracting Officer.
(c) Resident Engineer: The Contracting Officer's authorized representative at
the construction site. When more than one Resident Engineer is assigned to a
construction project one is designated as being in-charge and is called the "Senior
Resident Engineer". The Resident Engineer is responsible for protecting the
Government's interest in the execution of the construction contract work. His duties
include surveillance of all construction work to assure compliance with the contract
documents, interpretation of the contract documents, approval of changed work,
approval of all submittals, samples, shop drawings, etc. The Resident Engineer may
issue change orders to the Contractor within the limitations set forth in his delegation
of authority from the Contracting Officer.
(d) Construction Contractor: This term, as used herein, refers to the Contract(s) to
perform the construction of the project.
(e) Contractor: This term, as used herein, refers to the contractor under this contract
or the A/E.
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