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40 Work Plan BIDDING PHASE During the bidding period, we will attend pre-bid conferences, interpreting the contract documents and preparing addenda for distribution. We will attend the bid opening, provide a bid tabulation sheet, review bids and advise you on the preparation and award of contracts. CONSTRUCTION PHASE ‘The Construction Phase will commence with the award of the Contract for Construction and together with our obligation to provide Basic Services under this agreement, will terminate when final payment to the Contractor is made or 30 days after the scheduled date of completion, whichever comes first. We will be a representative of the Owner during the Construction Phase and shall advise and consult with the Owner. Instructions to the Contractor shall be forwarded through us. We will visit the site at intervals appropriate to the stage of construction or as otherwise agreed to by you in writing to become generally familiar with the progress and quality of the Work and to determine, in general, if the work is proceeding in accordance with the Contract Documents. However, we will not be required to make exhaustive or continuous on site inspections to check the quality or quantity of the Work and shall endeavor to guard against defects and deficiencies in the Work of the Contractor. ‘We will not have control or charge of and shall not be responsible for construction means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures, or for safety precautions and programs in connection with the work, or for the failure of any of them to carry out the work in accordance with the Contract Documents. We will determine the amounts owing to the Contractor based on observations at the site and on evaluations of the Contractor's Applications for Payment and shall issue Certificates for Payment in such amounts as provided in the Contract Documents. As part of our services, our personnel will assist in equipment shakedown and discussion of the operational P P' philosophies, which led to the design as constructed. Our firm will review any outstanding claims not settled during the construction phase and make recommendations to the owner as the professional of record. THE MUSIAL GROUP ARCHITECTURE