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§1.2.1.1 The invalidity of any provision of the Contract Documents shall not invalidate the Contract or its remaining
<br />provisions. If it is determined that any provision of the Contract Documents violates any law, or is otherwise invalid or
<br />unenforceable, then thatprovision shall be revised to the extent necessary to make that provision legal and enforceable. In
<br />such case the Contract Documents shall be construed, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to give effect to the parties’
<br />intentions and purposes in executing the Contract.
<br />§1.2.2 Organization of the Specifications into divisions, sections and articles, and arrangement of Drawings shall not control
<br />the Contractor in dividing the Work among Subcontractors or in establishing the extent of Work to be performed by any trade.
<br />§1.2.3 Unless otherwise stated in the Contract Documents, words that have well-known technical or construction industry
<br />meanings are used in the Contract Documents in accordance with such recognized meanings.
<br />§1.3Capitalization
<br />Terms capitalized in these General Conditions include those that are (1) specifically defined, (2) the titles of numbered
<br />articles, or (3) the titles of other documents published by the American Institute of Architects.
<br />§1.4Interpretation
<br />In the interest of brevity the Contract Documents frequently omit modifying words such as “all” and “any” and articles such
<br />as “the” and “an,” but the fact that a modifier or an article is absent from one statement and appears in another is not intended
<br />toaffect the interpretation of either statement.
<br />§1.5 Ownership and Use of Drawings, Specifications, and Other Instruments of Service
<br />§1.5.1 Subject to the Agreement between Owner and Architect, the Architect and the Architect’s consultants shall be deemed
<br />the authors and owners of their respective Instruments of Service, including the Drawings and Specifications, and retain all
<br />common law, statutory, and other reserved rights in their Instruments of Service, including copyrights. The Contractor,
<br />Subcontractors, Sub-subcontractors, and suppliers shall not own or claim a copyright in the Instruments of Service. Submittal
<br />or distribution to meet official regulatory requirements or for other purposes in connection with the Project is not to be
<br />construed as publication in derogation of the Architect’s or Architect’s consultants’ reserved rights.
<br />§1.5.2 The Contractor, Subcontractors, Sub-subcontractors, and suppliers are authorized to use and reproduce the Instruments
<br />of Service provided to them, subject to any protocols established pursuant to Sections 1.7 and 1.8, solely and exclusively for
<br />execution of the Work. All copies made under this authorization shall bear the copyright notice, if any, shown on the
<br />Instruments of Service. The Contractor, Subcontractors, Sub-subcontractors, and suppliers may not use the Instruments of
<br />Service on other projects or for additions to the Project outside the scope of the Work without the specific written consent of
<br />the Owner, Architect, and the Architect’s consultants.
<br />§1.6Notice
<br />§1.6.1 Except as otherwise provided in Section 1.6.2, where the Contract Documents require one party to notify or give notice
<br />to the other party, such notice shall be provided in writing to the designated representative of the party to whom the noticeis
<br />addressed and shall be deemed to have been duly served if delivered in person, by mail, by courier, or by electronic
<br />transmission if a method for electronic transmission is set forth in the Agreement.
<br />§1.6.2 Notice of Claims as provided in Section 15.1.3 shall be provided in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
<br />served only if delivered to the designated representative of the party to whom the notice is addressed by certified or registered
<br />mail, or bycourier providing proof of delivery.
<br />§1.7DigitalDataUseandTransmission
<br />The parties shall agree upon written protocols governing the transmission and use of, and reliance on, Instruments of Service
<br />or any other information or documentation in digital form.
<br />ARTICLE2 OWNER
<br />§2.1 General
<br />§2.1.1 The Owner is the person or entity identified as such in the Agreement and is referred to throughout the Contract
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