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..AlA Document 8151'" -1997
Abbreviated Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect
AGREEMENT made as of the Twentieth (20th) day of December in the year Two Thousand Seven (2007)
(In words, indicate day, month and year)
BETWEEN the Architect's client identified as the Owner:
(Name, address and other information)
Augusta, GA. a political subdivision of the state of Georgia
530 Greene Street
Augusta, GA 30911
and the Architect:
(Name, address and other information)
VirgO Gambill Architects
2531 Center West Parkway, Ste. 200
Augusta, GA 30909
Telephone Number: 706-736-3661
For the following Project:
(Include detailed description of Project)
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ARTICLE 1 ARCHITECT'S RESPONSIBILITIES
~ 1.1 The services performed by the Architect, Architect's employees and Architect's consultants shall be as
enumerated in Articles 2, 3 and 12.
~ 1.2 The Architect's services shall be performed as expeditiously as is consistent with professional skill and care
and the orderly progress of the Project. The Architect shall submit for the Owner's approval a schedule for the
performance of the Architect's services which may be adjusted as the Project proceeds. This schedule shall include
allowances for periods of time required for the Owner's review and for approval of submissions by authorities
having jurisdiction over the Project. Time limits established by this schedule approved by the Owner shall not,
except for reasonable cause, be exceeded by the Architect or Owner.
~ 1.3 The Architect shall designate a representative authorized to act on behalf of the Architect with respect to the
Project.
~ 1.4 The services covered by this Agreement are subject to the time limitations contained in Section 11.5.1.
ARTICLE 2 SCOPE OF ARCHITECT'S BASIC SERVICES
~ 2.1 DEFINITION
The Architect's Basic Services consist of those described in Sections 2.2 through 2.6 and any other services
identified in Article 12 as part of Basic Services, and include normal structural, mechanical and electrical
engineering services.
~ 2.2 SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE
~ 2.2.1 The Architect shall review the program furnished by the Owner to ascertain the requirements of the Project
and shall arrive at a mutual understanding of such requirements with the Owner.
~ 2.2.2 The Architect shall provide a preliminary evaluation of the Owner's program, schedule and construction
budget requirements, each in terms of the other, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.2.1.
~ 2.2.3 The Architect shall review with the Owner alternative approaches to design and construction of the Project.
~ 2.2.4 Based on the mutually agreed-upon program, schedule and construction budget requirements, the Architect
shall prepare, for approval by the Owner, Schematic Design Documents consisting of drawings and other documents
illustrating the scale and relationship of Project components.
~ 2.2.5 The Architect sh~ll submit to the Owner a preliminary estimate of Construction Cost based on current area,
volume or similar conceptual estimating techniques.
~ 2.3 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE
~ 2.3.1 Based on the approved Schematic Design Documents and any adjustments authorized by the Owner in the
program, schedule or construction budget, the Architect shall prepare, for approval by the Owner, Design
Development Documents consisting of drawings and other documents to fix and describe the size and character of
the Project as to architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical systems, materials and such other elements as
may be appropriate.
~ 2.3.2 The Architect shall advise the Owner of any adjustments to the preliminary estimate of Construction Cost.
~ 2.4 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS PHASE
~ 2.4.1 Based on the approved Design Development Documents and any further adjustments in the scope or quality
of the Project or in the construction budget authorized by the Owner, the Architect shall prepare, for approval by the
Owner, Construction Documents consisting of Drawings and Specifications setting forth in detail the requirements
for the construction of the Project.
~ 2.4.2 The Architect shall assist the Owner in the preparation of the necessary bidding information, bidding forms,
the Conditions of the Contract, and the form of Agreement between the Owner and Contractor.
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~ 2.4.3 The Architect shall advise the Owner of any adjustments to previous preliminary estimates of Construction
Cost indicated by changes in requirements or general market conditions.
~ 2.4.4 The Architect shall assist the Owner in connection with the Owner's responsibility for filing documents
required for the approval of governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the Project.
~ 2.5 BIDDING OR NEGOTIATION PHASE
The Architect, following the Owner's approval of the Construction Documents and of the latest preliminary estimate
of Construction Cost, shall assist the Owner in obtaining bids or negotiated proposals and assist in awarding and
preparing contracts for construction.
~ 2.6 CONSTRUCTION PHASE-ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
~ 2.6.1 The Architect's responsibility to provide Basic Services for the Construction Phase under this Agreement
commences with the award of the initial Contract for Construction and terminates at the earlier of the issuance to the
Owner of the final Certificate for Payment or 60 days after the date of Substantial Completion of the Work.
~ 2.6.2 The Architect shall provide administration of the Contract for Construction as set forth below and in the
edition of AlA Document A20l, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, current as of the date of this
Agreement, unless otherwise provided in this Agreement. Modifications made to the General Conditions, when
adopted as part of the Contract Documents, shall be enforceable under this Agreement only to the extent that they
are consistent with this Agreement or approved in writing by the Architect.
~ 2.6.3 Duties, responsibilities and limitations of authority of the Architect under this Section 2.6 shall not be
restricted, modified or extended without written agreement of the Owner and Architect with consent of the
Contractor, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
~ 2.6.4 The Architect shall be a representative of and shall advise and consult with the Owner during the
administration of the Contract for Construction. The Architect shall have authority to act on behalf of the Owner
only to the extent provided in this Agreement unless otherwise modified by written amendment.
~ 2.6.5 The Architect, as a representative of the Owner, shall visit the site at intervals appropriate to the stage of the
Contractor's operations, or as otherwise agreed by the Owner and the Architect in Article 12, (1) to become
generally familiar with and to keep the Owner informed about the progress and quality of the portion of the Work
completed, (2) to endeavor to guard the Owner against defects and deficiencies in the Work, and (3) to determine in
general if the Work is being performed in a manner indicating that the Work, when fully completed, will be in
accordance with the Contract Documents. However, the Architect shall not be required to make exhaustive or
continuous on-site inspections to check the quality or quantity of the Work. The Architect shall neither have control
over or charge of, nor be responsible for, the construction means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures, or
for safety precautions and programs in connection with the Work, since these are solely the Contractor's rights and
responsibilities under the Contract Documents. The Architect will make on-site inspections of the projects. not less
than at weeklv intervals, as part of the Basic Services during the Construction Phase.
~ 2.6.6 The Architect shall report to the Owner known deviations from the Contract Documents and from the most
recent construction schedule submitted by the Contractor. However, the Architect shall not be responsible for the
Contractor's failure to perform the Work in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents. The
Architect shall be responsible for the Architect's negligent acts or omissions, but omissions. The Architect shall not
have control over or charge of aHa shall net be responsible fer or acts or omissions of the Contractor,
Subcontractors, or their agents or employees, or of aRY other persons or entities performing portieRs of the
Weffi,anv other persons performing portions of the work: provided. however. nothing herein shall be construed as
relievin!! the Architect from responsibility or liability for such acts or omissions as would be revealed or discovered
in an on-site inspection. as provided herein. performed in accordance with exercise of reasonable and ordinary care.
~ 2.6.7 The Architect shall at all times have access to the Work wherever it is in preparation or progress.
~ 2.6.8 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or when direct communications have been specially
authorized, the Owner shall endeavor to communicate with the Contractor through the Architect about matters
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arising out of or relating to the Contract Documents. Communications by and with the Architect's consultants shall
be through the Architect.
~ 2.6.9 CERTIFICATES FOR PAYMENT
~ 2.6.9.1 +he-Based on the Architect's inspections, the Architect shall review and certify the amounts due the
Contractor and shall issue certificates in such amounts.
~ 2.6.9.2 The Architect's certification for payment shall constitute a representation to the Owner, based on the
Architect's eya!aatiflR of the Wark inspection - as provided in Section 2.6.5 and on the data comprising the
Contractor's Application for Payment, that the Work has progressed to the point indicated and that, to the best of the
Architect's knowledge, information and belief, the quality of the Work is in accordance with the Contract
Documents. The foregoing representations are subject (1) to an evaluation of the Work for conformance with the
Contract Documents upon Substantial Completion, (2) to results of subsequent tests and inspections, (3) to
correction of minor deviations from the Contract Documents prior to completion, and (4) to specific qualifications
expressed by the Architect. Except as provided in subparagraphs 2.6.5 and 2.6.6.
~ 2.6.9.3 The issuance of a Certificate for Payment shall not be a representation that the Architect has (1) made
exhaustive or continuous on-site inspections to check the quality or quantity of the Work, (2) reviewed construction
means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures, (3) reviewed copies of requisitions received from
Subcontractors and material suppliers and other data requested by the Owner to substantiate the Contractor's right to
payment, or (4) ascertained how or for what purpose the Contractor has used money previously paid on account of
the Contract Sum.
~ 2.6.10 The Architect shall have authority to reject Work that does not conform to the Contract Documents.
Whenever the Architect considers it necessary or advisable, the Architect shall have authority to require inspection
or testing of the Work in accordance with the provisions of the Contract Documents, whether or not such Work is
fabricated, installed or completed. However, neither this authority of the Architect nor a decision made in good faith
either to exercise or not to exercise such authority shall give rise to a duty or responsibility of the Architect to the
Contractor, Subcontractors, material and equipment suppliers, their agents or employees or other persons or entities
performing portions of the Work.
~ 2.6.11 The Architect shall review and approve or take other appropriate action upon the Contractor's submittals
such as Shop Drawings, Product Data and Samples, but only for the limited purpose of checking for conformance
with information given and the design concept expressed in the Contract Documents. The Architect's action shall be
taken with such reasonable promptness as to cause no delay in the Work or in the activities of the Owner, Contractor
or separate contractors, while allowing sufficient time in the Architect's professional judgment to permit adequate
review. Review of such submittals is not conducted for the purpose of determining the accuracy and completeness of
other details such as dimensions and quantities, or for substantiating instructions for installation or performance of
equipment or systems, all of which remain the responsibility of the Contractor as required by the Contract
Documents. The Architect's review shall not constitute approval of safety precautions or, unless otherwise
specifically stated by the Architect, of any construction means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures. The
Architect's approval of a specific item shall not indicate approval of an assembly of which the item is a component.
~ 2.6.12 If professional design services or certifications by a design professional related to systems, materials or
equipment are specifically required of the Contractor by the Contract Documents, the Architect shall specify
appropriate performance and design criteria that such services must satisfy. Shop Drawings and other submittals
related to the Work designed or certified by the design professional retained by the Contractor shall bear such
professional's written approval when submitted to the Architect. The Architect shall be entitled to rely upon the
adequacy, accuracy and completeness of the services, certifications or approvals performed by such design
professionals.
~ 2.6.13 The Architect shall prepare Change Orders and Construction Change Directives, with supporting
documentation and data if deemed necessary by the Architect as provided in Sections 3.1.1 and 3.3.3, for the
Owner's approval and execution in accordance with the Contract Documents, and may authorize minor changes in
the Work not involving an adjustment in the Contract Sum or an extension of the Contract Time which are
consistent with the intent of the Contract Documents.
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~ 2.6.14 The Architect shall conduct inspections to determine the date or dates of Substantial Completion and the
date of final completion, shall receive from the Contractor and forward to the Owner, for the Owner's review and
records, written warranties and related documents required by the Contract Documents and assembled by the
Contractor, and shall issue a final Certificate for Payment based upon a final inspection indicating the Work
complies with the requirements of the Contract Documents.
~ 2.6.15 The Architect shall interpret and decide matters concerning performance of the Owner and Contractor under,
and requirements of, the Contract Documents on written request of either the Owner or Contractor. The Architect's
response to such requests shall be made in writing within any time limits agreed upon or otherwise with reasonable
promptness.
~ 2.6.16 Interpretations and decisions of the Architect shall be consistent with the intent of and reasonably inferable
from the Contract Documents and shall be in writing or in the form of drawings. When making such interpretations
and initial decisions, the Architect shall endeavor to secure faithful performance by both Owner and Contractor,
shall not show partiality to either, and shall not be liable for results of interpretations or decisions so rendered in
good faith.
~ 2.6.17 The Architect shall render initial decisions on claims, disputes or other matters in question between the
Owner and Contractor as provided in the Contract Documents. However, the Architect's decisions on matters
relating to aesthetic effect shall be final if consistent with the intent expressed in the Contract Documents.
~ 2.6.18 The Architect's decisions on claims, disputes or other matters in question between the Owner and
Contractor, except for those relating to aesthetic effect as provided in Section 2.6.17, shall be subject to mediation
and arbitration as provided in this Agreement and in the Contract Documents.
2.6.19 See Article l2.3
ARTICLE 3 ADDITIONAL SERVICES
~ 3.1 GENERAL
~ 3.1.1 The services described in this Article 3 are not included in Basic Services unless so identified in Article 12,
and they shall be paid for by the Owner as provided in this Agreement, in addition to the compensation for Basic
Services. The services described under Sections 3.2 and 3.4 shall only be provided if authorized or confirmed in
writing by the Owner. If services described under Contingent Additional Services in Section 3.3 are required due to
circumstances beyond the Architect's control, the Architect shall notify the Owner prior to commencing such
services. If the Owner deems that such services described under Section 3.3 are not required, the Owner shall give
prompt written notice to the Architect. If the Owner indicates in writing that all or part of such Contingent
Additional Services are not required, the Architect shall have no obligation to provide those services.
~ 3.2 PROJECT REPRESENTATION BEYOND BASIC SERVICES
~ 3.2.1 If more extensive representation at the site than is described in Section 2.6.5 is required, the Architect shall
provide one or more Project Representatives to assist in carrying out such additional on-site responsibilities.
~ 3.2.2 Project Representatives shall be selected, employed and directed by the Architect, and the Architect shall be
compensated therefor as agreed by the Owner and Architect. The duties, responsibilities and limitations of authority
of Project Representatives shall be as described in the edition of AlA Document B352 current as of the date of this
Agreement, unless otherwise agreed.
~ 3.2.3 Through the presence at the site of such Project Representatives, the Architect shall endeavor to provide
further protection for the Owner against defects and deficiencies in the Work, but the furnishing of such project
representation shall not modify the rights, responsibilities or obligations of the Architect as described elsewhere in
this Agreement.
~ 3.3 CONTINGENT ADDITIONAL SERVICES
~ 3.3.1 Making revisions in drawings, specifications or other documents when such revisions are:
.1 inconsistent with approvals or instructions previously given by the Owner, including revisions made
necessary by adjustments in the Owner's program or Project budget;
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.2 required by the enactment or revision of codes, laws or regulations subsequent to the preparation of
such documents; or
.3 due to changes required as a result of the Owner's failure to render decisions in a timely manner.
~ 3.3.2 Providing services required because of significant changes in the Project including, but not limited to, size,
quality, complexity, the Owner's schedule, or the method of bidding or negotiating and contracting for construction,
except for services required under Section 5.2.5.
~ 3.3.3 Preparing Drawings, Specifications and other documentation and supporting data, evaluating Contractor's
proposals, and providing other services in connection with Change Orders and Construction Change Directives.
~ 3.3.4 Providing services in connection with evaluating substitutions proposed by the Contractor and making
subsequent revisions to Drawings, Specifications and other documentation resulting therefrom.
~ 3.3.5 Providing consultation concerning replacement of Work damaged by fire or other cause during construction,
and furnishing services required in connection with the replacement of such Work.
~ 3.3.6 Providing services made necessary by the default of the Contractor, by major defects or deficiencies in the
Work of the Contractor, or by failure of performance of either the Owner or Contractor under the Contract for
Construction. except as a result of the failure of the Architect to have discovered same in an on-site inspection. as
provided herein, performed in accordance with the exercise of reasonable and ordinary care.
~ 3.3.7 Providing services in evaluating an extensive number of claims submitted by the Contractor or others in
connection with the Work.
~ 3.3.8 Providing services in connection with a public hearing, a dispute resolution proceeding or a legal proceeding
except where the Architect is party thereto.
~ 3.3.9 Preparing documents for alternate, separate or sequential bids or providing services in connection with
bidding, negotiation or construction prior to the completion of the Construction Documents Phase.
~ 3.4 OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL SERVICES
~ 3.4.1 Providing analyses of the Owner's needs and programming the requirements of the Project.
~ 3.4.2 Providing financial feasibility or other special studies.
~ 3.4.3 Providing planning surveys, site evaluations or comparative studies of prospective sites.
~ 3.4.4 Providing special surveys, environmental studies and submissions required for approvals of governmental
authorities or others having jurisdiction over the Project.
~ 3.4.5 Providing services relative to future facilities, systems and equipment.
~ 3.4.6 Providing services to investigate existing conditions or facilities or to make measured drawings thereof.
~ 3.4.7 Providing services to verify the accuracy of drawings or other information furnished by the Owner.
~ 3.4.8 Providing coordination of construction performed by separate contractors or by the Owner's own forces and
coordination of services required in connection with construction performed and equipment supplied by the Owner.
~ 3.4.9 Providing services in connection with the work of a construction manager or separate consultants retained by
the Owner.
~ 3.4.10 Providing detailed estimates of Construction Cost. The Architect shall provide, as a part of the Basic
Services, estimates of construction costs in sufficient detail to reasonably advise the Owner of the status of the
proiect in relation to the budget for same.
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~ 3.4.11 Providing detailed quantity surveys or inventories of material, equipment and labor.
~ 3.4.12 Providing analyses of owning and operating costs.
~ 3.4.13 Providing interior design and other similar services required for or in connection with the selection,
procurement or installation of furniture, furnishings and related equipment.
~ 3.4.14 Providing services for planning tenant or rental spaces.
~ 3.4.15 Making investigations, inventories of materials or equipment, or valuations and detailed appraisals of
existing facilities.
~ 3.4.16 Preparing a set of reproducible record drawings showing significant changes in the Work made during
construction based on marked-up prints, drawings and other data furnished by the Contractor to the Architect. The
Architect shall provide. as part of the Basic Services. two (2) sets of "Record Drawings" indicating significant
changes to the proiect.
~ 3.4.17 Providing assistance in the utilization of equipment or systems such as testing, adjusting and balancing,
preparation of operation and maintenance manuals, training personnel for operation and maintenance, and
consultation during operation.
~ 3.4.18 Providing services after issuance to the Owner of the [mal Certificate for Payment, or in the absence of a
final Certificate for Payment, more than 60 days after the date of Substantial Completion of the Work.
~ 3.4.19 Providing services of consultants for other than architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical
engineering portions of the Project provided as a part of Basic Services.
~ 3.4.20 Providing any other services not otherwise included in this Agreement or not customarily furnished in
accordance with generally accepted architectural practice.
ARTICLE 4 OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITIES
~ 4.1 The Owner shall provide full information in a timely manner regarding requirements for and limitations on the
Project, including a written program which shall set forth the Owner's objectives, schedule, constraints and criteria,
including space requirements and relationships, flexibility, expandability, special equipment, systems and site
requirements. The Owner shall furnish to the Architect, within 15 days after receipt of a written request, information
necessary and relevant for the Architect to evaluate, give notice of or enforce lien rights.
~ 4.2 The Owner shall establish and periodically update an overall budget for the Project, including the Construction
Cost, the Owner's other costs and reasonable contingencies related to all of these costs.
~ 4.3 The Owner shall designate a representative authorized to act on the Owner's behalf with respect to the Project.
The Owner or such designated representative shall render decisions in a timely manner pertaining to documents
submitted by the Architect in order to avoid unreasonable delay in the orderly and sequential progress of the
Architect's services.
~ 4.4 The Owner shall furnish surveys to describe physical characteristics, legal limitations and utility locations for
the site of the Project, and a written legal description of the site. The surveys and legal information shall include, as
applicable, grades and lines of streets, alleys, pavements and adjoining property and structures; adjacent drainage;
rights-of-way, restrictions, easements, encroachments, zoning, deed restrictions, boundaries and contours of the site;
locations, dimensions and necessary data with respect to existing buildings, other improvements and trees; and
information concerning available utility services and lines, both public and private, above and below grade,
including inverts and depths. All the information on the survey shall be referenced to a Project benchmark.
~ 4.5 The Owner shall furnish the services of geotechnical engineers when such services are requested by the
Architect. Such services may include but are not limited to test borings, test pits, determinations of soil bearing
values, percolation tests, evaluations of hazardous materials, ground corrosion tests and resistivity tests, including
necessary operations for anticipating subsoil conditions, with reports and appropriate recommendations.
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~ 4.6 The Owner shall furnish the services of consultants other than those designated in Section 4.5 when such
services are requested by the Architect and are reasonably required by the scope of the Project.
~ 4.7 The Owner shall furnish structural, mechanical, and chemical tests; tests for air and water pollution; tests for
hazardous materials; and other laboratory and environmental tests, inspections and reports required by law or the
Contract Documents.
~ 4.8 The Owner shall furnish all legal, accounting and insurance services that may be necessary at any time for the
Project to meet the Owner's needs and interests. Such services shall include auditing services the Owner may
require to verify the Contractor's Applications for Payment or to ascertain how or for what purposes the Contractor
has used the money paid by or on behalf of the Owner.
~ 4.9 The services, information, surveys and reports required by Sections 4.4 through 4.8 shall be furnished at the
Owner's expense, and the Architect shall be entitled to rely upon the accuracy and completeness thereof.
~ 4.10 The Owner shall provide prompt written notice to the Architect if the Owner becomes aware of any fault or
defect in the Project, including any errors, omissions or inconsistencies in the Architect's Instruments of Service.
ARTICLE 5 CONSTRUCTION COST
~ 5.1 DEFINITION
~ 5.1.1 The Construction Cost shall be the total cost or, to the extent the Project is not completed, the estimated cost
to the Owner of all elements of the Project designed or specified by the Architect.
~ 5.1.2 The Construction Cost shall include the cost at current market rates of labor and materials furnished by the
Owner and equipment designed, specified, selected or specially provided for by the Architect, including the costs of
management or supervision of construction or installation provided by a separate construction manager or
contractor, plus a reasonable allowance for their overhead and profit. In addition, a reasonable allowance for
contingencies shall be included for market conditions at the time of bidding and for changes in the Work.
~ 5.1.3 Construction Cost does not include the compensation of the Architect and the Architect's consultants, the
costs of the land, rights-of-way and financing or other costs that are the responsibility of the Owner as provided in
Article 4.
~ 5.2 RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONSTRUCTION COST
~ 5.2.1 Evaluations of the Owner's Project budget, the preliminary estimate of Construction Cost and detailed
estimates of Construction Cost, if any, prepared by the Architect, represent the Architect's judgment as a design
professional familiar with the construction industry. It is recognized, however, that neither the Architect nor the
Owner has control over the cost of labor, materials or equipment, over the Contractor's methods of determining bid
prices, or over competitive bidding, market or negotiating conditions. Accordingly, the Architect cannot and does
not warrant or represent that bids or negotiated prices will not vary from the Owner's Project budget or from any
estimate of Construction Cost or evaluation prepared or agreed to by the Architect.
~ 5.2.2 No fixed limit of Construction Cost shall be established as a condition of this Agreement by the furnishing,
proposal or establishment of a Project budget, unless such fixed limit has been agreed upon in writing and signed by
the parties hereto. If such a fixed limit has been established, the Architect shall be permitted to include contingencies
for design, bidding and price escalation, to determine what materials, equipment, component systems and types of
construction are to be included in the Contract Documents, to make reasonable adjustments in the scope of the
Project and to include in the Contract Documents alternate bids as may be necessary to adjust the Construction Cost
to the fixed limit. Fixed limits, if any, shall be increased in the amount of an increase in the Contract Sum occurring
after execution of the Contract for Construction.
~ 5.2.3 If the Bidding or Negotiation Phase has not commenced within 90 days after the Architect submits the
Construction Documents to the Owner, any Project budget or fixed limit of Construction Cost shall be adjusted to
reflect changes in the general level of prices in the construction industry.
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~ 5.2.4 If a fixed limit of Construction Cost (adjusted as provided in Section 5.2.3) is exceeded by the lowest bona
fide bid or negotiated proposal, the Owner shall:
.1 give written approval of an increase in such fixed limit;
.2 authorize rebidding or renegotiating of the Project within a reasonable time;
.3 terminate in accordance with Section 8.5; or
.4 cooperate in revising the Project scope and quality as required to reduce the Construction Cost.
~ 5.2.5 If the Owner chooses to proceed under Section 5.2.4.4, the Architect, without additional compensation, shall
modify the documents for which the Architect is responsible under this Agreement as necessary to comply with the
fixed limit, if established as a condition of this Agreement. The modification of such documents without cost to the
Owner shall be the limit of the Architect's responsibility under this Section 5.2.5. The Architect shall be entitled to
compensation in accordance with this Agreement for all services performed whether or not the Construction Phase is
commenced. subiect to the provisions of Article 8.
ARTICLE 6 USE OF ARCHITECT'S INSTRUMENTS OF SERVICE
~ 6.1 Drawings, specifications and other documents, including those in electronic form, prepared by the Architect
and the Architect's consultants are Instruments of Service for use solely with respect to this Project. The Architect
and the Architect's consultants shall be deemed the authors and owners of their respective Instruments of Service
and shall retain all common law, statutory and other reserved rights, including copyrights.
~ 6.2 Upon execution of this Agreement, the Architect grants to the Owner a nonexclusive license to reproduce the
Architect's Instruments of Service solely for purposes of constructing, using and maintaining the Project, provided
that the Owner shall comply with all obligations, including prompt payment of all sums when due, under this
Agreement. The Architect shall obtain similar nonexclusive licenses from the Architect's consultants consistent with
this Agreement. Any termination of this Agreement prior to completion of the Project shall terminate this license.
Upon such termination, the Owner shall refrain from making further reproductions ofInstruments of Service and
shall return to the Architect within seven days of termination all originals and reproductions in the Owner's
possession or control. If and upon the date the Architect is adjudged in default of this Agreement, the foregoing
license shall be deemed terminated and replaced by a second, nonexclusive license permitting the Owner to
authorize other similarly credentialed design professionals to reproduce and, where permitted by law, to make
changes, corrections or additions to the Instruments of Service solely for purposes of completing, using and
maintaining the Project.
~ 6.3 Except for the licenses granted in Section 6.2, no other license or right shall be deemed granted or implied
under this Agreement. The Owner shall not assign, delegate, sublicense, pledge or otherwise transfer any license
granted herein to another party without the prior written agreement of the Architect. However, the Owner shall be
permitted to authorize the Contractor, Subcontractors, Sub-subcontractors and material or equipment suppliers to
reproduce applicable portions of the Instruments of Service appropriate to and for use in their execution of the Work
by license granted in Section 6.2. Submission or distribution of Instruments of Service to meet official regulatory
requirements or for similar purposes in connection with the Project is not to be construed as publication in
derogation of the reserved rights of the Architect and the Architect's consultants. The Owner shall not use the
Instruments of Service for future additions or alterations to this Project or for other projects, unless the Owner
obtains the prior written agreement of the Architect and the Architect's consultants. Any unauthorized use of the
Instruments of Service shall be at the Owner's sole risk and without liability to the Architect and the Architect's
consultants.
~ 6.4 Prior to the Architect providing to the Owner any Instruments of Service in electronic form or the Owner
providing to the Architect any electronic data for incorporation into the Instruments of Service, the Owner and the
Architect shall by separate written agreement set forth the specific conditions governing the format of such
Instruments of Service or electronic data, including any special limitations or licenses not otherwise provided in this
Agreement.
ARTICLE 7 DISPUTE RESOLUTION
F.1 MEDIATION
~ 7.1.1 Any claim, dispute or other matter in question arising out of or related to this Agreement shall be subject to
mediation as a condition precedent to arbitration or the institution of legal or equitable proceedings by either party.
If such matter relates to or is the subject of a lien arising out of the Architect's services, the Architect may proceed
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in accordance with applicable law to comply with the lien notice or filing deadlines prior to resolution of the matter
by mediation or by arbitration.
~ 7.1.2 The Owner and Architect shall endeavor to resolve claims, disputes and other matters in question between
them by mediation which, unless the parties mutually agree otherwise, shall be in accordance with the Construction
Industry Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association currently in effect. Request for mediation shall be
filed in writing with the other party to this Agreement and with the American Arbitration Association. The request
may be made concurrently with the filing of a demand for arbitration but, in such event, mediation shall proceed in
advance of arbitration or legal or equitable proceedings, which shall be stayed pending mediation for a period of 60
days from the date of filing, unless stayed for a longer period by agreement of the parties or court order.
~ 7.1.3 The parties shall share the mediator's fee and any filing fees equally. The mediation shall be held in the place
where the Project is located, unless another location is mutually agreed upon. Agreements reached in mediation shall
be enforceable as settlement agreements in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
~ 7.2 AR8IT~.TION
~ 7.2.1 .^JIY claim, dispate or other matter iH qaestion ariSiHg em of or related to \:his AgreemeHt shall be sabjeet te
arbitratieH. Prior to arbitration, the parties shall eHdeavor to resolve dispates by mediatioH iH accordance with
SectieH 7.1.
~ 7.2.2 Claims, disputes afld other matters iH qaestioH bet'.veeH the parties that are Hot reselved by mediation shall be
decided by arbitratioH '.vhich, aHless the parties RRltually agree otherwise, shall be iH accor-daHce '.vith the
CeHstrnetion Indastry :\rbitration Rales of the :\merie!lft .^.rbitratioH AsseeiatioH curreHtly iH effect. The demand for
arbil:ratieH shall be filed iH writiHg with tfle etfler party te this ,\greemeHt and with the .^.mericafl Arbil:ratioH
.^.ssoeiatioH.
~ 7.2.3 l. demafld for arbil:ratiofl shall be made 'llithiH a reasonable time after the claim, disp\lte or ether matter iH
qaestioH has ariseH. IH He e\'eHt shall the demaHd for arbil:ratieH be made after the date when iHstit-l:ltioH of legal or
eqaitable proceediHgs based OH sach elaim, dispate er ether matter iH qaestieH woald be barred by the applieable
statate of limitatioHs.
~ 7.2.4 No arbitratioa arisiag oat of ar relatiHg to this .^.greemeHt shall iHclade, by cOHsolidatieH ar joiHder or iH aHY
other maHHer, !1ft additioHal perSOH or eHtity Hot a party to this AgreemeHt, except by written cOHseflt cOHtaiHiHg a
speeifie fefereHce to this .^.greemeHt afld sigHed by the Ov.'Her, Architeet, aIld aHY other perseH or eHtity seaght to be
joined. COHseHt to arbitratioH iHyolviag an additioHal perSOH or entity shall ROt cOHstittite coaseHt to arbil:ratioH of
any elaim, dispme or other matter ia qaestisH Het deseribed iH the WritteH COHseat or with a perseH or eHtity Het
Hamed or described thereia. The foregeiHg agreement te arbil:rate aad other agreements to arbil:rate with all
additioHal person or eHtity dWy cOHseated to by parties te this AgreemeHt sha-ll be specifieally enforceable iH
accordaflce with applicable law iH aay eolHt ha-ving j1:lfisdietieH thereof.
~ 7.2.5 The award rendered by the arbitrator or arbitrat-ors shall be fiHal, afld jadgment may be entered Ilpoa it iH
accordaflce with applicable law ia aHY coact haviHg j1:lfisdietioH thereof.
~ 7.3 CLAIMS FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
The Architect and Owner waive consequential damages for claims, disputes or other matters in question arising out
of or relating to this Agreement. This mutual waiver is applicable, without limitation, to all consequential damages
due to either party's termination in accordance with Article 8.
ARTICLE 8 TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION
~ 8.1 If the Owner fails to make payments to the Architect in accordance with this Agreement, such failure shall be
considered substantial nonperformance and cause for termination or, at the Architect's option, cause for suspension
of performance of services under this Agreement. If the Architect elects to suspend services, prior to suspension of
services, the Architect shall give seven days' written notice to the Owner. In the event of a suspension of services,
the Architect shall have no liability to the Owner for delay or damage caused the Owner because of such suspension
of services. Before resuming services, the Architect shall be paid all sums due prior to suspension and any expenses
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incurred in the interruption and resumption of the Architect's services. The Architect's fees for the remaining
services and the time schedules shall be equitably adjusted.
~ 8.2 If the Project is suspended by the Owner for more than 30 consecutive days, the Architect shall be
compensated for services performed prior to notice of such suspension. When the Project is resumed, the Architect
shall be compensated for expenses incurred in the interruption and resumption of the Architect's services. The
Architect's fees for the remaining services and the time schedules shall be equitably adjusted.
~ 8.3 If the Project is suspended or the Architect's services are suspended for more than 90 consecutive days, the
Architect may terminate this Agreement by giving not less than seven days' written notice.
~ 8.4 This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon not less than seven days' written notice should the
other party fail substantially to perform in accordance with the terms of this Agreement through no fault of the party
initiating the termination.
~ 8.5 This Agreement may be terminated by the Owner upon not less than seven days' written notice to the Architect
for the Owner's convenience and without cause.
~ 8.6 In the event of termination not the fault of the Architect, the Architect shall be compensated for services
performed prior to termination, together with Reimbursable Expenses then due and all Termination Expenses as
defined in Section 8.7.
~ 8.7 Termination Expenses are in addition to compensation for the services of the Agreement and include expenses
directly attributable to termination for which the Architect is not otherwise compensated, plus an amount for the
Architect's anticipated profit on the value of the services not performed by the Architect.
ARTICLE 9 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
~ 9.1 This Agreement shall be governed by the law of the principal place of business of the Architect, unless
otherwise provided in Article 12.
~ 9.2 Terms in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as those in the edition of AlA Document A201, General
Conditions of the Contract for Construction, current as of the date of this Agreement.
~ 9.3 Causes of action between the parties to this Agreement pertaining to acts or failures to act shall be deemed to
have accrued and the applicable statutes of limitations shall commence to run not later than either the date of
Substantial Completion for acts or failures to act occurring prior to Substantial Completion or the date of issuance of
the final Certificate for Payment for acts or failures to act occurring after Substantial Completion. In no event shall
such statutes of limitations commence to run any later than the date when the Architect's services are substantially
completed.
~ 9.4 To the extent damages are covered by property insurance during construction, the Owner and Architect waive
all rights against each other and against the contractors, consultants, agents and employees of the other for damages,
except such rights as they may have to the proceeds of such insurance as set forth in the edition of AlA Document
A201, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, current as of the date of this Agreement. The Owner or
the Architect, as appropriate, shall require of the contractors, consultants, agents and employees of any of them
similar waivers in favor of the other parties enumerated herein.
~ 9.5 The Owner and Architect, respectively, bind themselves, their partners, successors, assigns and legal
representatives to the other party to this Agreement and to the partners, successors, assigns and legal representatives
of such other party with respect to all covenants of this Agreement. Neither the Owner nor the Architect shall assign
this Agreement without the written consent of the other, except that the Owner may assign this Agreement to an
institutional lender providing financing for the Project. In such event, the lender shall assume the Owner's rights and
obl.igations under this Agreement. The Architect shall execute all consents reasonably required to facilitate such
assignment.
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~ 9.6 This Agreement represents the entire and integrated agreement between the Owner and the Architect and
supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements, either written or oral. This Agreement may be
amended only by written instrument signed by both Owner and Architect.
~ 9.7 Nothing contained in this Agreement shall create a contractual relationship with or a cause of action in favor of
a third party against either the Owner or Architect.
~ 9.8 Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Architect and Architect's consultants shall have no
responsibility for the discovery, presence, handling, removal or disposal of or exposure of persons to hazardous
materials or toxic substances in any form at the Project site.
~ 9.9 The Architect shall have the right to include photographic or artistic representations of the design of the Project
among the Architect's promotional and professional materials. The Architect shall be given reasonable access to the
completed Project to make such representations. However, the Architect's materials shall not include the Owner's
confidential or proprietary information if the Owner has previously advised the Architect in writing of the specific
information considered by the Owner to be confidential or proprietary. The Owner shall provide professional credit
for the Architect in the Owner's promotional materials for the Project.
~ 9.10 If the Owner requests the Architect to execute certificates, the proposed language of such certificates shall be
submitted to the Architect for review at least 14 days prior to the requested dates of execution. The Architect shall
not be required to execute certificates that would require knowledge, services or responsibilities beyond the scope of
this Agreement.
ARTICLE 1 0 PAYMENTS TO THE ARCHITECT
~ 10.1 DIRECT PERSONNEL EXPENSE
Direct Personnel Expense is defined as the direct salaries of the Architect's personnel engaged on the Project and the
portion of the cost of their mandatory and customary contributions and benefits related thereto, such as employment
taxes and other statutory employee benefits, insurance, sick leave, holidays, vacations, employee retirement plans
and similar contributions.
~ 10.2 REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES
~ 10.2.1 Reimbursable Expenses are in addition to compensation for Basic and Additional Services and include
expenses incurred by the Architect and Architect's employees and consultants directly related to the Project, as
identified in the following Clauses:
.1 transportation in connection with the Project, authorized out-of-town travel and subsistence, and
electronic communications; Anv other authorized travel shall be reimbursed to the Architect at their
actual costs. with mileage to be charged at the rate of $0.485 per mile. The Architect shall furnish
detailed accounting of all such expenses.
.2 fees paid for securing approval of authorities having jurisdiction over the Project;
.3 reproductions, plots, standard form documents, postage, handling and delivery of Instruments of
Service; except costs which are offset from a non-refundable portion of plan deposits paid by General
and Sub-Contractors.
.4 expense of overtime work requiring higher than regular rates if authorized in advance by the Owner;
.5 renderings, models and mock-ups requested by the Owner;
.6 expense of professional liability insurance dedicated exclusively to this Project or the expense of
additional insurance coverage or limits requested by the Owner in excess of that normally carried by
the Architect and the Architect's consultants; The Architect. as part of the Basic Services, agrees to
provide professional liability insurance with limits of at least One Million Dollars ($1.000.000).
.7 reimbursable expenses as designated in Article 12;
.8 other similar direct Project-related expenditures.
~ 10.3 PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF BASIC SERVICES
~ 10.3.1 An initial payment as set forth in Section 1 1.1 is the minimum payment under this Agreement.
~ 10.3.2 Subsequent payments for Basic Services shall be made monthly and, where applicable, shall be in
proportion to services performed within each phase of service, on the basis set forth in Section 11.2.2.
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~ 10.3.3 If and to the extent that the time initially established in Section 11.5.1 of this Agreement is exceeded or
extended through no fault of the Architect, compensation for any services rendered during the additional period of
time shall be computed in the manner set forth in Section 11.3.2.
~ 10.3.4 When compensation is based on a percentage of Construction Cost and any portions of the Project are
deleted or otherwise not constructed, compensation for those portions of the Project shall be payable to the extent
services are performed on those portions, in accordance with the schedule set forth in Section 11.2.2, based on (1)
the lowest bona fide bid or negotiated proposal, or (2) if no such bid or proposal is received, the most recent
preliminary estimate of Construction Cost or detailed estimate of Construction Cost for such portions of the Project.
~ 10.4 PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES
Payments on account of the Architect's Additional Services and for Reimbursable Expenses shall be made monthly
upon presentation of the Architect's statement of services rendered or expenses incurred.
~ 10.5 PAYMENTS WITHHELD
No deductions shall be made from the Architect's compensation on account of penalty, liquidated damages or other
sums withheld from payments to contractors, or on account of the cost of changes in the Work other than those for
which the Architect has been adjudged to be liable.
~ 10.6 ARCHITECT'S ACCOUNTING RECORDS
Records of Reimbursable Expenses and expenses pertaining to Additional Services and services performed on the
basis of hourly rates or a multiple of Direct Personnel Expense shall be available to the Owner or the Owner's
authorized representative at mutually convenient times.
ARTICLE 11 BASIS OF COMPENSATION
The Owner shall compensate the Architect as follows:
~ 11.1 An Initial Payment of Zero Dollars and Zero Cents ($ 0.00) shall be made upon execution of this Agreement
and credited to the Owner's account at final payment.
~ 11.2 BASIC COMPENSATION
~ 11.2.1 For Basic Services, as described in Article 2, and any other services included in Article 12 as part of Basic
Services, Basic Compensation shall be computed as follows:
(Insert basis of compensation, including stipulated sums, multiples or percentages, and identify phases to which
particular methods of compensation apply, if necessary.)
Compensation shall be a fixed fee of Forty-Eight Thousand. Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($48.750) for a project
with a construction cost of $750.000. exclusive of AlE fees. Should the project exceed the cost listed above by more
than 10%, the fee will be increased to a fixed fee computed at six point five percent (6.5%) times the total
construction cost.
~ 11.2.2 Where compensation is based on a stipulated sum or percentage of Construction Cost, progress payments for
Basic Services in each phase shall total the following percentages of the total Basic Compensation payable:
(Insert additional phases as appropriate.)
Schematic Design Phase: Ten percent 10 %)
Design Development Phase: Zero percent Q %)
Construction Documents Phase: Fiftv percent 50 %)
Bidding or Negotiation Phase: Ten percent 10 %)
Construction Phase: Twenty percent 20 %)
Project Close-Out Ten percent 10 ~
Total Basic Compensation one hundred percent 100.00 %)
~ 11.3 COMPENSATION FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES
~ 11.3.1 For Project Representation Beyond Basic Services, as described in Section 3.2, compensation shall be
computed as follows:
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~ 11.3.2 For Additional Services of the Architect, as described in Articles 3 and 12, other than (1) Additional Project
Representation, as described in Section 3.2, and (2) services included in Article 12 as part of Basic Services, but
excluding services of consultants, compensation shall be computed as follows:
(Insert basis of compensation, including rates and multiples of Direct Personnel Expense for Principals and
employees, and identify Principals and classify employees, if required. Identify specific services to which particular
methods of compensation apply, if necessary.)
Compensation shall be on an hourly basis for work and time expended shall be accounted for in increments of one- '
quarter hour.
Partner
Associate
Architect
Intern Architect$75/hr.
CAD Technician
Secretarial
$ 125/hr.
$95/hr.
$85/hr.
$60/hr.
$40/hr.
~ 11.3.3 For Additional Services of Consultants, including additional structural, mechanical and electrical
engineering services and those provided under Section 3.4.19 or identified in Article 12 as part of Additional
Services, a multiple of One and one-tenth ( lJ.!L) times the amounts billed to the Architect for such services.
(Identify specific types of consultants in Article 12, ifrequired.)
~ 11.4 REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES
For Reimbursable Expenses, as described in Section 10.2, and any other items included in Article 12 as
Reimbursable Expenses, a multiple of One and one-tenth ( .L..liL) times the expenses incurred by the Architect, the
Architect's employees and consultants directly related to the Project.
~ 11.5 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
~ 11.5.1 If the Basic Services covered by this Agreement have not been completed within Eighteen ( .uL) months
of the date hereof, through no fault of the Architect, extension of the Architect's services beyond that time shall be
compensated as provided in Sections 10.3.3 and 11.3.2.
~ 11.5.2 Payments are due and payable Thirty ( 1Q.J days from the date of the Architect's invoice. Amollnts
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 te time at the principal place of easiness of the Architect.
(!nsert Fate Bfin1er-est 8!;FCed upen.)
This agreement is intended by the Parties to. and does. suoersede any and all provisions of the Georgia Prompt Pay
Act. O.C.G.A Section 13-11-1. et. seq. In the event any orovision of the Agreement is inconsistent with anv
provision of the Prompt Pay Act. the provision of this Agreement shall control.
(Usury laws and requirements under the Federal Truth in Lending Act, similar state and local consumer credit laws
and other regulations at the Owner's and Architect's principal places of business, the location of the Project and
elsewhere may affect the validity of this provision. Specific legal advice should be obtained with respect to deletions
or modifications, and also regarding requirements such as written disclosures or waivers.)
~ 11.5.3 The rates and multiples set forth for Additional Services shall be adjusted in accordance with the normal
salary review practices of the Architect.
ARTICLE 12 OTHER CONDITIONS OR SERVICES
(Insert descriptions of other services, identify Additional Services included within Basic Compensation and
modifications to the payment and compensation terms included in this Agreement.)
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12.1 Long distance phone calls/faxes and mileage are included in the fee outlined in Paragraph 11.2.1. Except if in
coniunction with a site visit to another proiect related facility required by the Owner.
12.2 Arbitration is hereby eliminated in its entirelY. All claims, disputes and other matters in question between the
Owner and the Architect arising out of or relating: to the Agreement. or breach thereof. shall be decided in the
Superior Court of Richmond County, Georgia. The Architect. by executing this Agreement specifically consents to
venue in Richmond County and waives any right to contest the venue in the Superior Court of Richmond County.
Georgia.
12.3 All communication to the Architect shall be directed to Steve Virgo and all communications to the Owner from
the Architect shall be deemed to be from and on behalf of Virgo Gambill Architects. It is the intent of this
Agreement that Steve Virgo shall be the representative of the Architect to whom the Owner shall direct all
communications and upon whom the Owner can rely to be acting on behalf of the Architect.
12.4 See Attachment A - Virgo Gambill fee proposal.
This Agreement entered into as of the day and year first written above.
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Geri A. Sams
Augusta Richmond County
Purchasing Department
530 Greene Street, Room 605
Augusta, Georgia 30911
RE:
Design Services for Fire Administration Office Renovations
RFQ #07-187
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Dear Ms. Sams:
Fee
After reviewing your RFP, we propose a fixed fee of forty Eight Thousand, Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars
($48,750) for basis services on this project. Please note that this fee is for a project with a
construction cost of $750,000, exclusive of AlE fees. We will gladly provide our services for the fee
listed above up to a minor level. Should the project exceed the cost listed above by more than 10%,
we would then like to modify our fees to reflect the increased project cost.
Reimbursable Exoenses (Estimated Fees I Billed as Needed)
The following list shows the items that we believe may be needed to meet your needs on this project.
The fees represent the maximum cost for the services as listed. It may be that you will not require all
of these items and could lower this cost. For example, you may not wish to purchase an artist
rendering, or it may be that you currently have soils data on this site.
Topographic Survey
Soil Studies (building I parking areas)
Printing for Bidding (drawings I specs, estimated 25 sets)
Overnight Postage
Long Distance Phone Bills
Mileage (within 50 miles of project site)
Artist Renderings
Not expected
$2,000
$2,500
$ 300
Included in fixed fee
Included in fixed .fee
$1,250 (if needed)
Additional SelVices
No other additional services are expected on this project. Should any arise, scope and cost for these
services can be negotiated to our mutual benefit at the appropriate time.
2531 CENTER WEST PARKWAY SUITE 200 AUGUSTA/ GEORGIA 30909 706 736 3661 FAX 706 736 4552
WWW.VIRGOGAMBILL.COM
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Sincerely,
VIRGO GAMBILL Architects
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November 15. 2007
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$125/hr
95/hr
85/hr
75/hr
60/hr
40/hr