The two best sentences of A201 – 1997 (General Conditions of the Contract for Construction):
§4.2.13 The Architect’s decision on matters relating to aesthetic effect will be final if consistent with the intent expressed in the Contract Documents.
Yes! I am the aesthetic boss of you!
§1.2.3 Unless otherwise stated in the Contract Documents, words which have well-known technical or construction industry meanings are used in the Contract Documents in accordance with such recognized meanings.
Words here mean what you think they mean, except when they don’t.
I find the logic of contracts deeply satisfying on some level, although the more I read these contracts, the more amazed I am that any construction project is ever completed without lawsuits.
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