ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACT
ARTICLE I
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
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UPDATED ~ OCTOBER, 2006
ARTICLE I
GENERAL ITEMS
I-1
DEFERRAL OF WORK
In the event the Contracting Officer defers advertising for and securing Design Build Proposals
and A/E services during the design build period by written notice to the A/E, the A/E shall stop his
work upon completing the Request for Proposal documents. The Government shall retain the
option of requiring completion of all A/E services under this contract for one (1) year from the
date of completion of the Request for Proposal Documents. If at the end of the one (1) year period
the Government has not decided to proceed with the A/E services beyond this stage the work
required under this contract will be terminated unless the Government and the A/E mutually agree
upon a time extension. Upon completion of the RFP documents and written notice to the A/E of
the deferral of the work from the Contracting Officer, the A/E shall deliver to the Government all
original drawings, specifications, design details and calculations (in hard copy and on DVD)
relating to the work and this material shall become the property of the Government and may be
used on any Government project without additional cost to the Government but with no warranty
by the A/E of their adequacy for use other than that originally intended.
I-2
EVALUATION OF A/E CONTRACT PERFORMANCE
The VA shall evaluate the overall performance of the A/E by professional discipline after
completion of design and after construction. All evaluations shall include a narrative pointing out
strengths and weaknesses as well as a numerical rating. The A/E shall be informed, in writing by
the Contracting Officer, of his overall performance denoting his strengths and weaknesses.
I-3
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 VEC, 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
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