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RESOLUTION
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the MAYOR of the CITY OF LUBBOCK, BE and is
hereby authorized and directed to execute for and on behalf of the CITY
OF LUBBOCK a CONTRACT between CITY OF LUBBOCK and HOWARD
SCHMIDT AND ASSOCIATES for architectural services for addition to
the Garden and Arts Center, attached herewith, which shall be spread upon
the Minutes of this Council and as spread upon the Minutes of this Council
shall constitute and be a part of this Resolution as if fully copied herein
in detail.
Passed by the City Council this 13 day of March , 1975.
R Y BASS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Treva Phillips, City/Secretary- Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Fred O. Senter, Jr, City Att r
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
AIA Document B131
Standard Formof Agreement Between
- Owner and Architect
' on a basis of a
PERCENTAGE Of CONSTRUCTION COST
THIS DOCUMENT HAS IMPORTANT LEGAL CONSEQUENCES; CONSULTATION WITH
AN ATTORNEY IS ENCOURAGED WITH RESPECT TO ITS COMPLETION OR MODIFICATION.
AGREEMENT
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made this 13 day of in the year of Nineteen
I' Hundred and Seventy-five
BETWEEN
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' The City of. Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas the Owner, and
Howard Schmidt d Associates the Architect.
It is the intention of the Owner to erect an approximately 360 square foot Library
Addition to the Garden -Arts Center at 4215 University Avenue, Lubbock, Texas.
hereinafter referred to as the Project.
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The Owner and the Architect agree as set forth below.
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I. THE ARCHITECT shall provide professional services for the Project in accordance with the Terms
and Conditions of this Agreement.
H. THE OWNER shall compensate the Architect, in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of
this Agreement, as follows:
a. FOR THE ARCHITECT'S BASIC SERVICES, as described in Paragraph 1.1; Basic Compensation
computed at the following percentages of the Construction Cost, as defined in Article 3, for
portions of the Project to be awarded under -
A Single Stipulated Sum Contract Ten per cent ( A0 %)
Separate Stipulated Sum Contracts per cent ( %)
A Single Cost Plus Fee Contract per cent ( %)
Separate Cost Plus Fee Contracts per cent ( %)
AN INITIAL PAYMENT of no amount dollars ($ )
shall be made upon the execution of this Agreement and credited to the Owner's account:
b. FOR THE ARCHITECT'S ADDITIONAL SERVICES, as described in Paragraph 1.3, compensation
computed as follows:
Principals' time at the fixed rate of twenty dollars ($ 20.00 )
per hour. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Principals are:
Howard W. Schmidt
Employees' time computed at a multiple of th ree ( 3.0 }
times the employees' Direct Personnel Expense as defined in Article 4.
Additional services of professional consultants engaged for the normal structural, mechanical
and electrical engineering services at a multiple of one
( 1.0 ) times the amount billed to the. Architect for such additional services.
Services of other professional consultants at a multiple of one
( 1.0 ) times the amount billed to the Architect for such services.
The rates and multiples set forth in this Paragraph IIb will be subject to renegotiation if the
serviys covered by this Agreement have not been completed within two
( ) months of the date hereof.
c. FOR THE ARCHITECT'S REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES, amounts expended as defined in Article 5.
d. THE TIMES AND FURTHER CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT shall be as described in Article 6.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN OWNER AND ARCHITECT
ARTICLE 1
ARCHITECT'S SERVICES
1.1 BASIC SERVICES
The Architect's Basic Services consist of the five
phases described below and include normal struc-
tural, mechanical and electrical engineering services.
SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE
1.1.1 The Architect shall consult with the Owner to as-
certain the requirements of the Project and shall confirm
such requirements to the Owner.
1.1.2 The Architect shall prepare Schematic Design
Studies consisting of drawings and other documents illus-
trating the scale and relationship of Project components
for approval by the Owner. .
1.1.3 The Architect shall submit to the Owner a State-
ment of Probable Construction Cost based on current
area, volume or other unit costs.
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE
1.1.4 .The Architect shall prepare from the approved
Schematic Design Studies, for approval by the Owner, the
Design Development Documents consisting of drawings
and other documents to fix and describe the size and
character of the entire Project as to structural, mechani-
cal and electrical systems, materials and such other essen-
tials as may be appropriate.
1.1.5 The Architect shall submit to the Owner a further
Statement of Probable Construction Cost.
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS PHASE
1.1.6 The Architect shall prepare from the approved De-
sign Development Documents, for approval by the Own-
er, Working Drawings and Specifications setting forth in
detail the requirements for the construction of the entire
Project including the necessary bidding information, and
shall assist in the preparation of bidding forms, the Con-
ditions of the Contract, and the form of Agreement be-
tween the Owner and the Contractor.
1.1.7 The Architect shall advise the Owner of any ad-
justments to previous Statements of Probable Construction
Cost indicated by changes in requirements or general
market conditions.
1.1.8 The Architect shall assist the Owner in filing the
required documents for the approval of governmental
authorities having jurisdiction over the Project.
BIDDING OR NEGOTIATION PHASE
1.1.9 The Architect, following the Owner's approval of
the Construction Documents and of the latest Statement
of Probable Construction Cost, shall assist the Owner in
obtaining bids or negotiated proposals, and in awarding
and preparing construction contracts.
CONSTRUCTION PHASE - ADMINISTRATION
OF TI& CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
1.1.10 The Construction Phase will commence with the
award of the Construction Contract and will terminate
when the final Certificate for Payment is issued to the
Owner.
1.1.11 The Architect shall provide Administration of the
Construction Contract as set forth in Articles 1 through 14
inclusive of the latest edition of AIA Document A201, Gen-
eral Conditions of the Contract for Construction, and the
extent of his duties and responsibilities and the limitations
of his authority as assigned thereunder shall not be modi-
fied without his written consent.
1.1.12 The Architect, as the representative of the Owner
during the Construction Phase, shall advise and consult
with the Owner and all of the Owner's instructions to the
Contractor shall be issued through the Architect. The
Architect shall have authority to act on behalf of the
Owner to the extent provided in the General Conditions
unless otherwise modified in writing.
1.1.13 The Architect shall at all times have access to
the Work wherever it is in preparation or progress.
1.1.14 The Architect shall make periodic visits to the
site to familiarize himself generally with the progress and
quality of the Work and to determine in general if the
Work is proceeding in accordance with the Contract Doc-
uments. On the basis of his on -site observations as an
architect, he shall endeavor to guard the Owner against
defects and deficiencies in the Work of the Contractor.
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 not be respon-
sible for construction means, methods, techniques, se-
quences or procedures, or for safety precautions and
programs in connection with the Work, and he shall not
be responsible for the Contractor's failure to carry out the
Work in accordance with the Contract Documents.
1.1.1S Based on such observations at the site and on the
Contractor's Applications for Payment, the Architect shall
determine the amount owing to the Contractor and shall
issue Certificates for Payment in such amounts. The is-
suance of a Certificate for Payment shall constitute a rep-
resentation by the Architect to the Owner, based on the
Architect's observations at the site as provided in Sub-
paragraph 1.1.14 and on the data comprising the Appli-
cation for Payment, that the Work has progressed to the
point indicated; that to the best of the Architect's knowl-
edge, information and belief, the quality of the Work is
in accordance with the Contract Documents (subject to
an evaluation of the Work for conformance with the Con-
tract Documents upon Substantial Completion, to the re-
sults of any subsequent tests required by the Contract Doc-
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uments, to minor deviations from the Contract Documents
correctable prior to completion, and to any specific quali-
fications stated in the Certificate for Payment); and that
the Contractor is'entitled to payment in the amount cer-
tified. By issuing a Certificate for Payment, the Architect
shall not be deemed to represent that he has made any
examination to ascertain how and for what purpose the
Contractor has used the moneys paid on account of the
Contract Sum.
1.1.16 The Architect shall be, in the first instance, the
interpreter of the requirements of the Contract Docu-
ments and the impartial judge of the performance there-
under by both the Owner and Contractor. The Architect
shall make decisions on all claims of the Owner or Con-
tractor relating to the execution and progress of the Work
and on all other matters or questions related thereto.
The Architect's decisions in matters relating to artistic
effect shall be final if consistent with the intent of the
Contract Documents.
1.1.17 The Architect shall have authority to reject Work
which does not conform to the Contract Documents.
Whenever, in his reasonable opinion, he considers it neces-
sary or advisable to insure the proper implementation of
the intent of the Contract Documents, he will have author-
ity to require special inspection or testing of any Work in
accordance with the provisions of the Contract Docu-
ments whether or not such Work be then fabricated, in-
stalled or completed.
1.1.18 The ' Architect shall review and approve shop
drawings, samples, and other submissions of the Contrac-
tor only for conformance with the design concept of the
Project and for compliance with the information given
in the Contract Documents.
1.1.19 The Architect shall prepare Change Orders.
1.1.20 The Architect shall conduct inspections to de-
termine the Dates of Substantial Completion and final
completion, shall receive and review written guarantees
and related documents assembled by the Contractor, and
shall issue a final Certificate for Payment.
1.1.21 The Architect shall not be responsible for the
acts or omissions of the Contractor, or any Subcontractors,
or any of the Contractor's or Subcontractors' agents or
employees, or any other persons performing any of the
Work.
1.2 PROJECT REPRESENTATION BEYOND BASIC SERVICES
1.2.1 If more extensive representation at the site than
is described under Subparagraphs 1.1.10 through 1.1.21
inclusive is required, and if the Owner and Architect agree,
the Architect shall provide one or more Full -Time Project
Representatives to assist the Architect.
1.2.2 Such Full -Time Project Representatives shall be
selected, employed and directed by the Architect, and the
Architect shall be compensated therefor as mutually
agreed between the Owner and the Architect as set forth
in an exhibit appended to this Agreement.
1.2.3 The duties, responsibilities and limitations of au-
thority of such Full -Time Project Representatives shall be
set forth in an exhibit appended to this Agreement
1.2.4 Through the on -site observations by Full -Time Proj-
ect Representatives of the Work in progress, the Architect
shall endeavor to provide further protection for the
Owner against defects in the Work, but the furnishing of
such project representation shall not make the Architect
responsible for construction means, methods, techniques,
sequences or procedures, or for safety precautions and pro-
grams, or for the Contractor's failure to perform the Work
in accordance with the Contract Documents.
1.3 ADDITIONAL SERVICES
If any of the following Additional Services are
authorized by the Owner, they shall be paid for by
the Owner as hereinbefore provided.
1.3.1 Providing special analyses of the Owner's needs,
and programming the requirements of the Project
1.3.2 Providing financial feasibility or other special
studies.
1.3.3 Providing planning surveys, site evaluations, or
comparative studies of prospective sites.
1.3.4 Providing design services relative to future facili-
ties, systems and equipment which are not intended to be
constructed as part of the Project.
1.3.5 Providing services to investigate existing condi-
tions or facilities or to make measured drawings thereof,
or to verify the accuracy of drawings or other informa-
tion furnished by the Owner.
1.3.6 Preparing documents for alternate bids or out -of -
sequence services requested by the Owner.
1.3.7 Providing Detailed Estimates of Construction Cost
or detailed quantity surveys or inventories of material,
equipment and labor.
1.3.8 Providing interior design and other services re-
quired for or in connection with the selection of furniture
and furnishings.
1.3.9 Providing services for planning tenant or rental
spaces.
1.3.10 Making major revisions in Drawings, Specifica-
tions or other documents when such revisions are incon-
sistent with written approvals or instructions previously
given and are due to causes beyond the control of the
Architect.
1.3.11 Preparing supporting data and other services in
connection with Change Orders if the change in the Basic
Compensation resulting from the adjusted Contract Sum
is not 'commensurate with the services required of the
Architect.
1.3.12 Making investigations involving detailed ap-
praisals and valuations of existing facilities, and surveys
or inventories required in connection with construction
performed by the Owner.
1.3.13 Providing consultation concerning replacement
of any Work damaged by fire or other cause during con-
struction, and furnishing professional services of the type
set forth in Paragraph 1.1 as may be required in connection
with the replacement of such Work.
1.3.14 Providing professional services made necessary
by the default of the Contractor or by major defects in
the Work of the Contractor in the performance of the
Construction Contract.
1.3.15 Preparing a set of reproducible record prints of
drawings showing significant changes in the Work made
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during the construction process, based on marked -up
prints, drawings and other data furnished by the Contractor
to the Architect.
1.3.16 Providing extensive assistance in the utilization
of any equipment or system such as initial start-up or test-
ing, adjusting and balancing, preparation of operating and
maintenance manuals, training personnel for operation and
maintenance, and consultation during operation.
1.3.17 Providing Contract Administration and observa-
tion of construction after the Construction Contract Time
has been exceeded or extended by more than 30 days
through no fault of the Architect
1.3.18 Providing services after issuance to the Owner of
the final Certificate for Payment.
1.3.19 Preparing to serve or serving as an expert witness
in connection with any public hearing, arbitration proceed-
ing or legal proceeding.
1.3.20 Providing services of professional consultants for
other than the normal structural, mechanical and electri-
cal engineering services for the Project
1.3.21 Providing any other services not otherwise in-
cluded in this Agreement or not customarily furnished in
accordance with generally accepted architectural practice.
ARTICLE 2
THE OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITIES
2.1 The Owner shall provide full information regarding
his requirements for the Project.
2.2 The Owner shall designate, when necessary, a rep-
resentative authorized to act in his behalf with respect to
the Project. The Owner or his representative shall exam-
ine documents submitted by the Architect and shall
render decisions pertaining thereto promptly, to avoid
unreasonable delay in the progress of the Architect's work.
2.3 The Owner shall furnish a certified land survey of the
site giving, as applicable, grades and lines of streets, alleys,
pavements and adjoining property; rights -of -way, restric-
tions, easements, encroachments, zoning, deed restrictions,
boundaries and contours of the site; locations, dimensions
and complete data pertaining to existing buildings, other
improvements and trees; and full information concerning
available service and utility lines both public and private,
above and below grade, including inverts and depths.
2.4 The Owner shall furnish the services of a soils engi-.
neer or other consultant when such services are deemed
necessary by the Architect, including reports, test borings,
test pits, soil bearing values, percolation tests, air and
water pollution tests, ground corrosion and resistivity tests
and other necessary operations for determining subsoil,
air and water conditions, with appropriate professional
interpretations thereof.
2.5 The Owner shall furnish structural,mechanical,
chemical and other laboratory tests, inspections and reports
as required by law or the Contract Documents.
2.6 The Owner shall furnish such legal, accounting, and
insurance counselling services as may be necessary for the
Project, and such auditing services as he may require to
ascertain how or for what purposes the Contractor has
used the moneys paid to him under the Construction
Contract.
2.7 The services, information, surveys and reports re-
quired by Paragraphs 2.3 through 2.6 inclusive shall be
furnished at the Owner's expense, and the Architect shall
be entitled to rely upon the accuracy'and completeness
thereof.
2.8 If the Owner observes or otherwise becomes aware
of any fault or defect in the Project or non-conformance
with the Contract Documents, he shall give prompt writ-
ten notice thereof to the Architect.
2.9 The Owner shall furnish information required of him
as expeditiously as necessary for the orderly progress of
the Work.
ARTICLE 3
CONSTRUCTION COST
3.1 The Construction Cost to be used as the basis for
determining the Architect's Basic Compensation shall be
the total cost or estimated cost to the Owner of all Work
designed or specified by the Architect, which shall be
determined as follows, with precedence in the order
listed:
3.1.1 For completed construction, the total cost of all
such Work;
3.1.2 For Work not constructed, (1) the lowest bona fide
bid received from a qualified bidder for any or all of such
Work, or (2) if the Work is not bid, the bona fide nego-
tiated proposal submitted for any or all of such Work; or
3.1.3 For Work for which no such bid or proposal is
received, (1) the latest Detailed Estimate of Construction
Cost if one is available, or (2) the latest Statement of
Probable Construction Cost.
3.2 Construction Cost does not include the compensa-
tion of the Architect and consultants, the cost of the land,
rights -of -way, or other costs which are the responsibility
of the Owner as provided in Paragraphs 2.3 through 2.6
inclusive.
3.3 Labor furnished by the Owner for the Project shall
be included in the Construction Cost at current market
rates including a reasonable allowance for overhead and
profit. Materials and equipment furnished by the Owner
shall be included at current market prices, except that
used materials and equipment shall be included as if pur-
chased new for the Project.
3.4 Statements of Probable Construction Cost and De-
tailed Cost Estimates prepared by the Architect represent
his best judgment as a design professional familiar with
the construction industry. It is recognized, however, that
neither the Architect nor the Owner has any control over
the cost of labor, materials or equipment, over the con-
tractors' methods of determining bid prices, or over com-
petitive bidding or market conditions. Accordingly, the
Architect cannot and does not guarantee that bids will not
vary from any Statement of Probable Construction Cost
or other cost estimate prepared by him.
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3.5 When a fixed limit of Construction Cost is estab-
lished as a condition of this Agreement, it shall include a
bidding contingency of ten percent unless another amount
is agreed upon in writing. When such a fixed limit is estab-
lished, the Architect shall be permitted to determine what
materials, equipment, component systems and types of
construction are to be included in the Contract Docu-
ments, and to make reasonable adjustments in the scope
of the Project to bring it within the fixed limit. The Archi-
tect may also include in the Contract Documents alternate
bids to adjust the Construction Cost to the fixed limit.
35.1 If the lowest bona fide bid or negotiated pro-
posal, the Detailed Cost Estimate or the Statement of
Probable Construction Cost exceeds such fixed limit of
Construction Cost (including the bidding contingency)
established as a condition of this Agreement, the Owner
shall (1) give written approval of an increase in such fixed
limit, (2) authorize rebidding the Project within a reason-
able time, or (3) cooperate in revising the Project scope
and quality as required to reduce the Probable Construc-
tion Cost. In the case of (3) the Architect, without addi-
tional charge, shall modify the Drawings and Specifications
as necessary to bring the Construction Cost within the
fixed limit. The providing of such service shall be the
limit of the Architect's responsibility in this regard, and
having done so, the Architect shall be entitled to compen-
sation in accordance with this Agreement.
ARTICLE 4
DIRECT PERSONNEL EXPENSE
4.1 Direct Personnel Expense of employees engaged on
the Project by the Architect includes architects, engineers,
designers, job captains, draftsmen, specification writers
and typists, in consultation, research and design, in pro-
ducing Drawings, Specifications and other documents per-
taining to the Project, and in services during construction
at the site.
4.2 Direct Personnel Expense includes cost of salaries
and of mandatory and customary benefits such as statu-
tory employee benefits, insurance, sick leave, holidays
and vacations, pensions and similar benefits.
ARTICLE 5
REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES
5.1 Reimbursable Expenses are in addition to the Com-
pensation for Basic and Additional Services and include
actual expenditures made by the Architect, his employees,
or his professional consultants in the interest of the Proj-
ect for the expenses listed in the following Subparagraphs:
5.1.1 Expense of transportation and living when travel-
ing in connection with the Project; long distance calls
and telegrams; and fees paid for securing approval of
authorities having jurisdiction over the Project.
5.1.2 Expense of reproductions, postage and handling
of Drawings and Specifications excluding duplicate sets
at the completion of each Phase for the Owner's review
and approval.
5.1.3 If authorized in advance by the Owner, expense
of overtime work requiring higher than regular rates and
expense of renderings or models for the Owner's use.
5.1.4 Expense of computer time when used in connec-
tion with Additional Services.
ARTICLE 6
PAYMENTS TO THE ARCHITECT
6.1 Payments on account of the Architect's Basic Serv-
ices shall be made as follows:
6.1.1 An initial payment as set forth in Paragraph Ila
(Page 2) is the minimum payment under this Agreement.
6.1.2 Subsequent payments for Basic Services shall be
made monthly in proportion to services performed so
that the compensation at the completion of each Phase
shall equal, the following percentages of the total Basic
Compensation:
Schematic Design Phase ........ 15%
Design Development Phase ...... 35%
Construction Documents Phase .... 75%
Bidding or Negotiation Phase ... 80% -
Construction Phase .............. 100%
6.2 Payments for Additional Services of the Architect as
defined in Paragraph 1.3, and for Reimbursable Expenses
as defined in Article 5, shall be made monthly upon
presentation of the Architect's statement of services ren-
dered.
6.3 No deductions shall be made from the Architect's
compensation on account of penalty, liquidated dam-
ages, or other sums withheld from payments to con-
tractors.
6.4 If the Project is suspended for more than three -
months or abandoned .in whole or in part, the Architect
shall be paid his compensation for services performed
prior to receipt of written notice from the Owner of such
suspension or abandonment, together with Reimbursable
Expenses then due and all terminal expenses resulting
from such suspension or abandonment. If the Project is
resumed after being suspended for more than three
months, the Architect's compensation shall be subject tb
renegotiation.
6.5 Payments due the Architect under this Agreement
shall bear interest at the legal rate commencing, sixty
days after the date of billing.
ARTICLE 7
ARCHITECT'S ACCOUNTING RECORDS
Records of the Architect's Direct Personnel, Consultant
and Reimbursable Expenses pertaining to the Project
shall be kept on a generally recognized accounting basis
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and shall be available to the Owner or his authorized
representative at mutually convenient times.
ARTICLE S
TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon
seven days' written notice should the other party fail
substantially to perform in accordance with its terms
through no fault of the other. In the event of termination
due to the fault of others than the Architect, the Archi-
tect shall be paid his compensation for services per-
formed to termination date, including Reimbursable Ex-
penses then due and all terminal expenses.
ARTICLE 9
OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS
Drawings and Specifications as instruments of service
are and shall remain the property of the Architect whether
the Project for which they are made is executed or not.
They are not to be used by the Owner on other projects
or extensions to this Project except by agreement in writ-
ing and with appropriate compensation to the Architect.
ARTICLE 10
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
The Owner and the Architect each binds himself, his
partne`s, 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, sublet
or transfer his interest in this Agreement without the
written consent of the other.
ARTICLE 11
ARBITRATION
11.1 All claims, disputes and other matters in question
arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement or the
breach thereof shall be decided by arbitration in accord-
ance with the Construction Industry Arbitration Rules of
the American Arbitration Association then obtaining un-
less the parties mutually agree otherwise. This agreement
to arbitrate shall be specifically enforceable under the
prevailing arbitration law.
11.2 Notice of the demand for arbitration shall be filed
in writing with the other party to this Agreement and
with the American Arbitration Association. The demand
shall be made within a reasonable time after the claim,
dispute or other matter in question has arisen. In no
event shall the demand for arbitration be made after the
date when institution of legal or equitable proceedings
based on such claim, dispute or other matter in question
would be barred by the applicable statute of limitations.
11.3 The award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final,
and judgment may be entered upon it in accordance with
applicable law in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
ARTICLE 12
EXTENT OF AGREEMENT
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.
ARTICLE 13
GOVERNING LAW
Unless otherwise specified, this Agreement shall be gov-
emed by the law of the principal place of business of the
Architect.
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This Agreement executed the day and year first written above.
OWNER ARCHITECT
CITY OF LUBBOCK 4How
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s Roy Bass, Mayor W. Schmidt, Owner
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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