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1.5.3. When a word, term, or phrase is used in this Contract, it shall be interpreted
<br />or construed, first, as defined herein; second, if not defined, according to its generally
<br />accepted meaning in the construction industry; and third, if there is no generally accepted
<br />meaning in the construction industry, according to its common and customary usage.
<br />1.5.4. The words "include", "includes", or "including", as used in this Contract, shall
<br />be deemed to be followed by the phrase, "without limitation".
<br />1.5.5. The specification herein of any act, failure, refusal, omission, event,
<br />occurrence or condition as constituting a material breach of this Contract shall not imply
<br />that any other, non-specified act, failure, refusal, omission, event, occurrence or condition
<br />shall be deemed not to constitute a material breach of this Contract.
<br />1.5.6. Words or terms used as nouns in this Contract shall be inclusive of their
<br />singular and plural forms, unless the context of their usage clearly requires a contrary
<br />meaning.
<br />1.5.7. The Contractor shall have a continuing duty to read, carefully study and
<br />compare each of the Contract Documents, the Shop Drawings and the Product Data and
<br />shall give written notice to the City of any inconsistency, ambiguity, error, or omission which
<br />the Contractor may discover with respect to these documents before proceeding with the
<br />affected Work. The issuance, or the express or implied approval by the City or the Engineer/
<br />Architect of the Contract Documents, Shop Drawings or Product Data shall not relieve the
<br />Contractor of the continuing duties imposed hereby, nor shall any such approval be
<br />evidence of the Contractor's compliance with this Contract. The City has requested the
<br />Engineer / Architect to only prepare documents for the Project, including the Drawings and
<br />Specifications for the Project, which are accurate, adequate, consistent, coordinated, and
<br />sufficient for construction. HOWEVER, THE CITY MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR
<br />WARRANTY OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER TO THE CONTRACTOR CONCERNING SUCH
<br />DOCUMENTS. By the execution hereof, the Contractor acknowledges and represents that it
<br />has received, reviewed and carefully examined such documents, has found them to be
<br />complete, accurate, adequate, consistent, coordinated and sufficient for construction, and
<br />that the Contractor has not, does not, and will not rely upon any representation or
<br />warranties by the City concerning such documents as no such representation or warranties
<br />have been or are hereby made. The Contractor further acknowledges and represents that
<br />it has made a thorough and careful examination and inspection of existing conditions on
<br />the Project site, both surface and subsurface, and the Contractor expressly acknowledges
<br />and agrees that it shall make no claim for additional compensation due to existing site
<br />conditions including, but not limited to, rock, surface and subsurface water, existing
<br />structures, and deficient soil, provided said conditions could be determined or ascertained
<br />from a thorough and careful examination and inspection of the site.
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