Document C191™ - 2009: Standard Form Multi-Party Agreement For Integrated Project Delivery
Document C191™ - 2009: Standard Form Multi-Party Agreement For Integrated Project Delivery
Document C191™ - 2009: Standard Form Multi-Party Agreement For Integrated Project Delivery
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TABLE OF ARTICLES
1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
4 COMPENSATION
6 FORCE MAJEURE
8 RISK SHARING
9 DISPUTE RESOLUTION
11 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
EXHIBIT A GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE MULTI-PARTY AGREEMENT FOR INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY
§ 1.1.2 The Parties intend to establish a Target Cost for the Project and to amend this Agreement to incorporate the
Target Cost. To the extent that the Actual Cost is less than the Target Cost, the Parties shall share in any savings
realized in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. To the extent the Parties have agreed to Project Goals, they
shall be set forth in Target Criteria Amendment and the Parties shall be compensated for achieving such Project Goals
as specified in this Agreement.
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§ 1.1.3 The Parties shall identify key Project participants such as separate contractors, Subcontractors, Consultants and
suppliers critical to the definition and accomplishment of Project Goals and involve them at appropriate times for the
benefit of the Project.
§ 1.1.4 The Parties agree, where practicable, to employ collaborative technologies such as Building Information
Modeling (BIM) and digital collaboration tools. The Project Management Team may choose to augment Models with
additional materials including, but not limited to, physical models, renderings, sketches, drawings, reports, or
specifications.
§ 2.1.2 Decisions by the Project Executive Team must be unanimous. If the Project Executive Team is unable to reach
a unanimous decision, it may submit the matter to the dispute resolution process set forth in Article 9, Dispute
Resolution.
§ 2.1.2.1 In the event the Project Executive Team is unable to reach unanimous decision, the Owner may issue a
directive within the general scope of the Contract with regard to the matter. The Owner’s Directive shall be issued in
writing and provide clear direction to the Parties. The Parties shall comply with the Owner’s Directive. To the extent
the Owner’s Directive requires an increase in the Target Cost or Contract Time or otherwise materially impacts
achieving a Project Goal, the directive shall identify the Owner’s proposed modifications to the Target Criteria
Amendment. Any dispute regarding an Owner’s Directive issued under this section shall be resolved pursuant to the
terms of Article 9, Dispute Resolution.
§ 2.1.3 The Project Executive Team shall consist of one representative from each of the Parties. The Parties’ respective
representatives are identified below:
Owner:
Architect:
Contractor:
Additional Parties, if any:
The Parties’ representatives shall have full authority to bind their respective organizations in all matters within the
scope of the Project Executive Team’s authority.
§ 2.2.2.1 The Project Management Team may choose to include, as non-voting advisers, representatives from certain
key Project participants that are not parties to this Agreement in order to bring to bear their unique skills and expertise
on particular matters.
§ 2.2.3 Decisions by the Project Management Team shall be unanimous. Subject to a subsequent decision by the
Project Executive Team and the Dispute Resolution Committee, the Parties agree to be bound by any decision
rendered by the Project Management Team. If the team representatives are unable to reach a unanimous decision on a
matter, any Party’s Project Management Team representative may refer the matter to the Project Executive Team for
decision.
§ 2.2.4 The Project Management Team shall create and maintain a Project work plan for review and approval by the
Project Executive Team. The Project work plan shall set forth the process by which the Project Management Team
proposes to develop a Project Definition consistent with the Owner’s Criteria. The Project work plan shall also contain
a schedule for accomplishing the work necessary to develop the various elements of the Target Criteria Amendment.
Upon execution of the Target Criteria Amendment, the Project Management Team shall supplement the Project work
plan to describe the process by which the Project Management Team expects to achieve the Project Goals and
successfully complete the Project.
§ 2.2.5 A primary responsibility of each Party is to communicate to its employees the importance of adhering to
Integrated Project Delivery principles and to provide training and guidance as necessary. The Project Management
Team shall assist the Parties in these efforts and shall be responsible for monitoring training for the employees of key
Project participants focused on Integrated Project Delivery principles.
§ 2.2.6 The Project Management Team shall develop mutual understandings with respect to Project quality and
communicate such understandings to all Project participants. The Project Management Team shall monitor Project
quality through the implementation of appropriate Project quality control and assurance procedures. The Project
Management Team’s Project quality understandings and procedures shall be set forth in writing and delivered to the
Project Executive Team for review and approval.
§ 2.2.7 The Parties’ respective representatives to the Project Management Team are identified below:
Owner:
Architect:
Contractor:
Additional Parties, if any:
The Parties’ representatives shall have full authority to bind their respective organizations in all matters within the
scope of the Project Management Team’s authority.
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§ 2.3.2 If the resolution of any issue results in a change to the Target Cost or the Contract Time, the Project
Management Team shall prepare a proposed Change Order for review and approval by the Project Executive Team. If
the Project Executive Team agrees to a change, the Parties shall execute a Change Order. In the event the Project
Executive Team fails to agree, the Project Executive Team representative of any Party may submit the matter to be
resolved pursuant to Article 9, Dispute Resolution.
§ 2.4.2 The Parties acknowledge that timely sharing of relevant Project information among the Parties and, when
relevant and applicable, among other Project participants, is important to the success of the Project. Accordingly,
communications for purposes of sharing such information are not based on a contractual hierarchy, and team
members, their Consultants, Subcontractors, advisors, and agents are encouraged to share information directly with
one another.
§ 2.4.3 The Project Executive Team and Project Management Team shall each elect a chair. The chair may delegate
administrative and recordkeeping responsibilities to one or more of the representatives. All decisions directly affecting
Target Cost, Actual Cost, Project Goals, Contract Time or otherwise bearing materially on the success of the Project,
shall be recorded in the teams’ minutes, which shall be timely distributed to all team members and, where appropriate,
to other key Project participants. Meeting minutes shall be prepared for all meetings of the Project Management Team,
and shall be timely distributed to all team members, the Project Executive Team and, where appropriate, other Project
participants. Meeting minutes shall be prepared for all meetings of the Project Executive Team, and shall be timely
distributed to all team members, the Project Management Team, and, where appropriate, other Project participants.
§ 3.1.2 The Parties’ specific obligations during the Conceptualization and Criteria Design phases shall be set forth
below.
(Identify the services and other obligations of the Parties or the document in which the Parties have set forth their
respective responsibilities during the Conceptualization and Criteria Design phases.)
§ 3.2.2 The Owner shall timely furnish the services specifically required of it in the Contract Documents. To the extent
the Owner furnishes those services through agreements with its own Consultants and contractors, the Owner shall
furnish to the other Parties copies of the scopes of services in such agreements. With the assistance of the Project
Management Team, the Owner shall coordinate the services of its own Consultants and contractors with those services
furnished by others.
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§ 3.2.3 Owner Responsibilities Prior to Execution of the Target Criteria Amendment
The Owner shall provide the information and services required of it in the Contract Documents, including those items
identified in Section 3.1.2, to develop the Target Criteria Proposal and Target Criteria Amendment.
§ 3.2.5 Throughout the course of the Project, the Owner shall participate in the management process for the Work as
required in the Contract Documents. Accordingly, the Owner shall provide the representatives identified in Article 2,
Management of the Project, to serve on the Project Executive Team and Project Management Team.
§ 3.3.1.2 The Architect shall perform the Architect’s Services consistent with the professional skill and care ordinarily
provided by architects practicing in the same or similar locality under the same or similar circumstances. The
Architect shall perform the Architect’s Services as expeditiously as is consistent with such professional skill and care
and the orderly progress of the Project.
§ 3.3.1.3 Throughout the course of the Project, the Architect shall participate in the management process for the Work
as required in the Contract Documents. Accordingly, the Architect shall provide the representatives identified in
Article 2, Management of the Project, to serve on the Project Executive Team and Project Management Team.
§ 3.4.1.2 The Contractor shall perform the Contractor’s Work required under the Contract Documents consistent with
the skill and care ordinarily provided by a contractor in the same or similar locality under the same or similar
circumstances. The Contractor shall perform the Contractor’s Work as expeditiously as is consistent with such skill
and care and the orderly progress of the Project.
§ 3.4.1.3 Throughout the course of the Project, the Contractor shall participate in the management process for the Work
as required in this Agreement. Accordingly, the Contractor shall provide the representatives identified in Article 2,
Management of the Project, to serve on the Project Executive Team and Project Management Team.
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§ 3.5 Additional Party Responsibilities
(Set forth below, in detail, the responsibilities of any additional Parties to this Agreement.)
ARTICLE 4 COMPENSATION
§ 4.1 The Owner shall reimburse the other Parties for their Cost of the Work, as that term is defined in Section A.13 of
Exhibit A, General Conditions, incurred in the performance of their obligations under the Contract Documents. Except
as otherwise provided in the Contract Documents, the Owner’s obligation to reimburse the other Parties for their Cost
of the Work shall continue regardless of whether Actual Costs exceed the Target Cost.
§ 4.2.2 If the Owner’s payments for Labor Costs are not to be based on negotiated hourly rates, the Labor Costs shall
be determined in accordance with Sections A.13.1.1.2 through A.13.1.1.5 of Exhibit A, General Conditions.
(For each Party, if applicable, insert any agreed upon overhead rate as a percentage to be applied to the Parties’
Labor Costs listed below, or other method for calculating an overhead rate.)
§ 4.2.3 If the Parties agree to a not-to-exceed amount for the development of a Target Criteria Proposal, such amount
shall be set forth below.
(If applicable, insert the maximum not-to-exceed amount below.)
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§ 4.2.4 Compensation for Labor Costs When Actual Costs Exceed the Target Cost
When Actual Costs for the Project exceed the Target Cost, as adjusted under the Contract Documents, the Owner’s
obligation to reimburse the other Parties’ Labor Costs shall be as follows:
(Check the appropriate box.)
The Owner shall reimburse the Parties for all Labor Costs in accordance with Section 4.2.
The Owner shall not be required to reimburse the other Parties for any further Labor Costs incurred.
Other: (Identify)
If the Parties fail to make a selection above, the Owner shall reimburse the Parties for all Labor Costs in accordance
with Section 4.2.
§ 4.3 The Owner shall pay the Parties in accordance with Article A.12 of Exhibit A, General Conditions. Amounts
unpaid ( ) days after the invoice date shall bear interest at the rate entered
below, or in the absence thereof, at the legal rate prevailing from time to time at the principal place of business of the
affected Party.
(Federal, state or local laws may require payment within a certain period of time. Insert rate of monthly or annual
interest agreed upon, if any.)
§ 4.4.1.1 The Owner shall pay Incentive Compensation earned under this Agreement in a lump sum payment
( ) days following final payment. Amounts unpaid
( ) days after final payment shall bear interest at the rate required in Section 4.3.
§ 4.5.2 Upon achievement of a Project Goal, the other Parties are each entitled to invoice the Owner for their
respective Goal Achievement Compensation as set forth in the Target Criteria Amendment.
§ 4.5.3 Goal Achievement Compensation for each Project Goal shall be payable by the Owner upon achievement of
such Project Goal. Amounts unpaid by the Owner ( ) days after the invoice
date shall bear interest at the rate required in Section 4.3.
§ 4.5.4 If Actual Costs for the Project exceed the Target Cost, as adjusted under the Contract Documents, the Owner
shall not be relieved of its obligation to pay the other Parties any Goal Achievement Compensation earned on the
Project.
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§ 4.6 Record Keeping and Owner Audit Rights
§ 4.6.1 The Parties shall keep detailed records and accounts related to the Cost of the Work to substantiate all costs
incurred and exercise such controls as may be necessary for proper financial management under the Contract
Documents. The Parties shall preserve these records for a period of three years after final payment, or for such longer
period as may be required by law.
§ 4.6.2 The other Parties’ accounting and control systems shall be satisfactory to the Owner. The Owner and the
Owner’s auditors shall, during regular business hours and upon reasonable notice, be afforded access to, and shall be
permitted to audit and copy, the other Parties’ respective records and accounts, including complete documentation
supporting accounting entries, books, correspondence, instructions, drawings, receipts, subcontracts, Consultant or
Subcontractor proposals, purchase orders, vouchers, memoranda and other data relating to the Contract Documents.
Agreed upon rates, unit prices, lump sums and other agreed upon fixed dollar amounts shall not be subject to audit.
§ 4.6.3 Any information relating to accounting records, business methods, including methods for determining costs and
expenses for purposes of determining the Actual Cost, and other related business and accounting information a Party
provides to the Owner or the other Parties, shall be deemed confidential and business proprietary. Accordingly, the
receiving Party shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Section 11.5 with regard to maintaining the
confidentiality of such information. This provision applies regardless of whether the transmitting Party designates
such information as “confidential” or “business proprietary.”
§ 5.3.2 The Target Cost may be adjusted as a result of agreed upon quantity variations for specified units for which
unit pricing has been provided in accordance with Section A.5.8.1 of Exhibit A, General Conditions; costs variations
from specified allowances established in accordance with Section A.5.8.1 of Exhibit A, General Conditions; Owner-
initiated changes in the Project Definition; Owner-initiated changes to the Project Schedule; material defects and
deficiencies in information or services required of the Owner by the Contract Documents; and events falling within
Article 6, Force Majeure.
§ 5.3.3 The Target Cost shall be reduced to the extent that a Project Goal identified in the Target Criteria Amendment
is not achieved and, as a result, Goal Achievement Compensation for the unachieved Project Goal is not awarded.
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§ 5.4.2 If any periodic cost projection reveals that the Target Cost may be exceeded for reasons that do not justify an
adjustment to the Target Cost under Section 5.3, the Parties shall develop and unanimously approve a plan to maintain
the Target Cost (Recovery Plan). The Recovery Plan may entail alterations to the Project Definition and Project
Schedule.
§ 5.4.3 If any Party comes to believe or acquires information to suggest that the Target Cost may be exceeded for
reasons that do not justify an adjustment to the Target Cost under Section 5.3, it shall immediately notify the other
Parties in writing, setting forth the basis for its belief and any pertinent information acquired. The Parties shall then
timely meet to evaluate the matter. If, after reviewing the matter, the Parties agree that it is likely the Target Cost will
be exceeded, the Parties shall develop a Recovery Plan as necessary for review and approval by all Parties.
§ 5.4.4 If a Party identifies an occurrence or expected occurrence justifying an adjustment to the Target Cost under
Article 6, Force Majeure, the Party shall notify the other Parties in writing and the Parties shall either appropriately
adjust the Target Cost by unanimous written amendment or, upon the request of any Party, develop a Recovery Plan
for review and approval by all Parties. Any Party shall have the right to require the Parties to attempt to develop an
acceptable Recovery Plan.
§ 5.4.5 If the Target Cost is projected to be exceeded for reasons for which an adjustment is not justified under
Section 5.3, Adjusting The Target Cost, the Parties shall jointly prepare a written Recovery Plan for review and
approval by all Parties. If a Recovery Plan is not approved, the Parties shall proceed with the Work and take such
mitigation steps as are reasonable to keep cost escalation to a minimum.
§ 5.4.6 Recovery Plans called for under this Section 5.4 shall be developed without consideration of which Party or
Parties is (are) responsible for the failure to maintain the Target Cost. The Parties reaffirm their commitment to work
collaboratively to maintain the Target Cost and to develop Recovery Plans when necessary. The Contract shall be
appropriately amended through a Modification in the event the Parties approve a Recovery Plan.
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§ 6.3 Adjusting Target Cost for Force Majeure Events
The Target Cost shall be subject to adjustment based on the reasonable costs incurred as a result of a Force Majeure
Event. If the Parties cannot reach agreement with respect to adjusting the Target Cost and other aspects of the Target
Criteria Amendment, where applicable, the matter shall be resolved pursuant to Article 9, Dispute Resolution.
§ 7.3 Bonds
The Parties shall purchase and provide bonds as set forth below.
(State bonding requirements, if any.)
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ARTICLE 8 RISK SHARING
§ 8.1 General Waivers of Claims and Liability
The Parties waive all claims against each other, except this waiver shall not extend to claims
.1 arising out of a Party’s willful misconduct;
.2 arising out of any express warranty obligations of the Parties including those set forth under
Section A.10.4 of Exhibit A, General Conditions, or an obligation to provide third-party warranties
under the Contract Documents;
.3 against the Owner for payment of amounts due under this Agreement. Nor shall the Parties’ waiver
restrict their ability to enforce their right to payment pursuant to applicable statutory law, including the
right to enforce mechanics’ liens or stop-notice rights;
.4 arising out of any express indemnification obligations set forth in the Contract Documents, including
those set forth in Exhibit A, General Conditions;
.5 for failure to procure the insurance required under the Contract Documents;
.6 to the extent insurance proceeds are available through insurance expressly required under the Contract
Documents; and
.7 for damages arising from liens, claims, security interests or encumbrances against the Project filed by
persons or entities not a Party to this Agreement.
§ 8.2.1 Waiver of Claims for Consequential Damages. The Parties waive claims against each other for consequential
damages arising out of or related to the Contract. This mutual waiver includes
.1 damages incurred by the Owner for rental expenses; for losses of use, income, profit, financing,
business and reputation; and for loss of management or employee productivity or of the services of
such person;
.2 damages incurred by the Contractor for principal office expenses, including the compensation of
personnel stationed there; for losses of financing, business and reputation; and for loss of profit except
anticipated profit arising directly from the portions of the Contractor’s Work actually performed; and
.3 damages incurred by the Architect for principal office expenses including the compensation of
personnel stationed there; for losses of financing, business and reputation; and for loss of profit except
anticipated profit arising directly from the portions of the Architect’s Services actually provided.
This mutual waiver is applicable, without limitation, to all consequential damages due to any Party’s termination in
accordance with Article 10, Termination or Suspension. Nothing in this Section 8.2.1 shall be deemed to preclude an
award of liquidated damages, where applicable, in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents.
§ 8.2.2 Waivers of Subrogation. The Parties waive all rights against (1) each other and any of their subcontractors, sub-
subcontractors, consultants, agents and employees, and each of the other, and (2) separate contractors described in
Section A.10.16 of Exhibit A, General Conditions, if any, and any of their subcontractors, sub-subcontractors, agents
and employees, for damages caused by fire or other causes of loss to the extent covered by property insurance
obtained pursuant to this Contract or other property insurance applicable to the Work, except such rights as they have
to proceeds of such insurance held by the Owner as fiduciary. The Parties, as appropriate, shall require of the separate
contractors described in Section A.10.16 of Exhibit A, General Conditions, and the subcontractors, sub-
subcontractors, agents and employees of any of them, by appropriate agreements, written where legally required for
validity, similar waivers each in favor of the other Parties enumerated herein. The insurance policy or policies shall
provide such waivers of subrogation by endorsement or otherwise. A waiver of subrogation shall be effective as to a
person or entity even though that person or entity would otherwise have a duty of indemnification, contractual or
otherwise, did not pay the insurance premium directly or indirectly, and whether or not the person or entity had an
insurable interest in the property damaged.
§ 8.6 Any claims or disputes permitted under this Article 8 shall be pursued only through the dispute resolution
proceedings set forth in Article 9, Dispute Resolution.
§ 9.4.1 The following individuals are designated as the Parties’ respective members of the Dispute Resolution
Committee:
Owner:
Architect:
Contractor:
Additional Parties, if any:
The Party representatives of the Dispute Resolution Committee shall have full authority to bind their respective Party.
If, at any time a dispute is initiated, a Party’s designated representative is unable to serve, the Party shall appoint
another person from senior management as its Party representative.
Project Neutral:
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§ 9.4.2.1 In the event the Parties fail to designate a Project Neutral and the Parties cannot otherwise mutually agree
upon a Project Neutral, or if the Project Neutral selected by the Parties is unable to serve, the Parties shall select a
Project Neutral in accordance with the American Arbitration Association’s Construction Industry Mediation
Procedures.
§ 9.5.2 Disputes shall be subject to mediation as a condition precedent to binding dispute resolution. Agreements
reached in mediation shall be enforceable as settlement agreements in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
Arbitration before the Project Neutral in accordance with procedures identified by the Project Neutral
Other: (Specify another method of binding dispute resolution such as litigation in a court of competent
jurisdiction, dispute resolution board or a mini-trial.)
§ 10.1.2 The Owner shall pay each Party whose performance is suspended all sums due prior to suspension, including
earned Goal Achievement Compensation as of the date of suspension, plus an equitable amount for Goal Achievement
Compensation not realized as a result of such suspension, and any expenses incurred by such Party, caused by or as a
result of such suspension, and any other sums due under the Contract Documents.
§ 10.1.3 In the event of a suspension under this Section 10.1, and prior to the resumption of a Party’s performance, the
Target Cost and Project Schedule shall be adjusted for increases in the cost and time of performance caused by
suspension, delay or interruption. No adjustment shall be made, however, to the extent
.1 that performance is, was or would have been so suspended, delayed or interrupted by another cause for
which the Party whose services are suspended is responsible; or
.2 that an equitable adjustment is made or denied under another provision of the Contract.
§ 10.2 Termination
§ 10.2.1 Automatic Termination
This Agreement shall terminate upon the Parties’ failure to execute the Target Criteria Amendment. Upon such
termination, the Owner shall pay to the other Parties all amounts due and owing under the Contract Documents at the
time of such termination.
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§ 10.2.2 Termination by Parties Other Than the Owner
§ 10.2.2.1 A Party other than the Owner, upon seven days’ written notice to the other Parties, may terminate its
obligations under this Agreement, if the Party’s portion of the Work has been stopped for a period of 30 consecutive
days through no act or fault of the Party or any of its agents or employees or any other persons or entities performing
under direct or indirect contract with the Party, because the Owner has failed to make payments to the Party in
accordance with the Contract Documents. In the event of such a termination, the Owner shall compensate the Party in
accordance with Section 10.2.3.2.
§ 10.2.2.2 A Party other than the Owner may terminate its obligations under this Agreement if, through no act or fault
of the Party or any of its agents or employees or any other persons or entities performing under direct or indirect
contract with the Party, repeated suspensions, delays or interruptions of the entire Work by the Owner as described in
Section 10.1 constitute in the aggregate more than 100 percent of the total number of days scheduled for completion
or 120 days in any 365-day period, whichever is less. In the event of such a termination, the Owner shall compensate
the Party in accordance with Section 10.2.3.2.
§ 10.2.2.3 In the event a Party other than the Owner terminates pursuant to this Section 10.2.2, any remaining Parties
shall meet within 10 days of such termination to determine whether to proceed with the Project. If the remaining
Parties cannot mutually agree upon the terms and conditions under which they shall continue with the Project, the
Contract shall terminate and the Owner shall compensate the terminated Parties in accordance with Section 10.2.3.2.
§ 10.2.3.1 Upon receipt of written notice from the Owner of such termination for the Owner’s convenience, the Parties
shall
.1 cease operations as directed by the Owner in the notice;
.2 take actions necessary, or that the Owner may direct, for the protection and preservation of the Work;
and
.3 except for Work directed to be performed prior to the effective date of termination stated in the notice,
terminate all existing subcontracts and purchase orders and enter into no further subcontracts and
purchase orders.
§ 10.2.3.2 In the event of a termination under this Section 10.2.3, the Owner shall pay the Parties all sums due and
owing under the Contract, including earned Goal Achievement Compensation as of the date of termination plus an
equitable amount for Goal Achievement Compensation not realized as a result of a termination and all Termination
Expenses as defined in Section 10.2.3.2.1.
§ 10.2.3.2.1 Termination Expenses are in addition to compensation to the Parties required by the Contract and include
expenses directly attributable to termination for which the Parties are not otherwise compensated, plus an amount for
the Parties’ customary profit as of the date of termination.
§ 10.2.4.2 If the Owner terminates one or more of the Parties to this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.2.4.1, the
terminated Party or Parties shall not be entitled to receive further payment until the Project is completed. Upon
completion of the Project, the Owner shall pay sums properly attributable to the terminated Party or Parties as a result
of their performance prior to termination as that amount is determined by the remaining Parties, less damages and
expenses incurred by the remaining Parties by virtue of such termination.
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§ 10.2.4.3 In the event the Owner terminates one or more of the Parties to this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.2.4.1,
but not the entire Contract, the remaining parties shall meet within 10 days of such termination to determine whether
to proceed with the Project. If the remaining Parties cannot mutually agree upon the terms and conditions under which
they shall continue with the Project, the Contract shall terminate and the Owner shall compensate such Parties in
accordance with Section 10.2.3.2.
§ 10.2.6 Any dispute arising from or related to a termination or suspension under this Article 10 shall be resolved
pursuant to Article 9, Dispute Resolution.
§ 11.2 Nothing in this Agreement shall create a contractual relationship with, or cause of action in favor of a third
party against, any Party to this Agreement.
§ 11.3 Terms in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as those in AIA Document C191–2009, Exhibit A,
General Conditions of the Multi-Party Agreement for Integrated Project Delivery.
§ 11.4 The Parties bind themselves, their respective agents, successors, assigns and legal representatives to this
Agreement. No Party shall assign this Agreement without the written consent of the other Parties, except that the
Owner may assign this Agreement to a lender providing financing for the Project if the lender agrees to assume the
Owner’s rights and obligations under the Contract Documents.
§ 11.5 If any Party receives information specifically designated by another Party as “confidential” or “business
proprietary,” or as otherwise required under Section 4.6.3 of this Agreement, the receiving Party shall keep such
information strictly confidential and shall not disclose it to any other person, except to
.1 its employees,
.2 those who need to know the content of such information in order to perform services or construction
solely and exclusively for the Project,
.3 its Consultants and contractors whose contracts include similar restrictions on the use of confidential
information, or
.4 its legal counsel, accountants, or in response to an order issued by a court.
§ 11.6 If a Party is requested to execute certificates, the proposed language of such certificates shall be submitted to
the Party for review at least 14 days prior to the requested dates of execution. If a Party is requested to execute
consents reasonably required to facilitate assignment to a lender, the Party shall execute all such consents that are
consistent with this Agreement, provided the proposed consent is submitted to the Party for review at least 14 days
prior to execution. A Party shall not be required to execute certificates or consents that would require knowledge,
services or responsibilities beyond the scope of this Agreement.
§ 11.7 Each Party shall have the right to include photographic or artistic representations of the Project among the
Party’s promotional and professional materials. Each Party shall provide appropriate professional credit to the other.
Each Party shall be given reasonable access to the completed Project to make such representations. However, no
Party’s materials shall include the Owner’s confidential or proprietary information if the Owner has previously
advised the Party in writing of the specific information considered by the Owner to be confidential or proprietary. The
Owner shall provide professional credit for the other Parties in the Owner’s promotional materials for the Project.
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§ 11.9 Governing Law
Unless the Parties mutually agree otherwise, this Agreement and the rights of the Parties hereunder shall be
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the Project is located, and all rights and remedies
shall be governed by such laws without regard to principles of conflict of laws.
.7 AIA Document C191–2009, Exhibit D, Exhibit GG, AIA Document E202™–2008, Building
Information Modeling Protocol Exhibit, if completed, or the following:
.6 Other documents:
(List other documents, if any.)
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This Agreement is entered into as of the day and year first written above.
PARTIES
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