Reso 2022-3339 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

2.5.3 Upon receipt, the Consultant shall carefully review and examine the Contractor's Schedule of Values, together with any supporting documentation or data that the City or the Consultant may require from the Contractor. The purpose of such review and examination will be to protect the City from an unbalanced Schedule of Values that allocates greater value to certain elements of the work than is indicated by the supporting documentation or data or, than is reasonable under the circumstances. If the Schedule of Values is not found to be appropriate, or if the supporting documentation or data is deemed to be inadequate, and unless the City directs the Consultant to the contrary in writing, the Schedule of Values shall be returned to the Contractor for revision or supporting documentation or data. After making such examination, if the Schedule of Values is found to be appropriate as submitted, or if necessary, as revised, the Consultant shall sign the Schedule of Values thereby indicating its informed belief that the Schedule of Values constitutes a reasonable, balanced basis for payment of the Contract Price to the Contractor. The Consultant shall not sign such Schedule of Values in the absence of such belief unless directed to do so, in writing, by the City. 2.5.4 The Consultant shall observe the work of the Contractor on a periodic basis. The purpose of such observations will be to determine the quality, quantity and progress of the work in comparison with the requirements of the Construction Documents and Construction Contract. in making such observations, the Consultant shall exercise care to protect the City from defects or deficiencies in the work from unexcused delays in the schedule and from overpayment to the Contractor. Following each such site visit, the Consultant shall submit a written report of such observations, together with any appropriate comments or recommendations, to the City. The Consultant shall not be responsible for any construction means, methods, sequences, or procedures for performing any construction activities. 2.5.5 The Consultant shall determine amounts owed to the Contractor based upon observations of the work as required in Subparagraph 2.5.4, evaluations of the Contractor's rate of progress in light of the remaining Contract Time and upon evaluations of the Contractor's Applications for Payment, and shall issue Certificates for Payment to the City in such amounts. 2.5.6 The issuance of a Certificate for Payment shall constitute a representation by the Consultant to the City that the Consultant has made an observation of the work as provided in Subparagraph 2.5.4, that the work has progressed to the level indicated, that the quality of the work meets or exceeds the requirements of the Construction Contract and that to the best of the knowledge, information and informed belief of the Consultant, the Contractor is entitled to payment of the amount certified; however, the issuance of a Certificate of Payment shall not constitute a representation that the Consultant has made an examination to ascertain how the Contractor has used the monies paid by the City. 2.5.7 The Consultant shall be the initial interpreter of the requirements of the drawings and specifications and the judge of the performance thereunder by the Contractor. The Consultant shall render written or graphic interpretations necessary for the proper execution or progress of the work with reasonable promptness on request of the Contractor. 4 2�