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AIA Document B121 –2018.Copyright ©2014 and 2018.All rights reserved.“The American Institute of Architects,”“American Institute of Architects,”“AIA,”the <br />AIA Logo,and “AIA Contract Documents”are trademarks of The American Institute of Architects.This document was produced at 11:29:51 PDT on 10/27/2025 <br />under Subscription No.20250099130 which expires on 02/06/2026,is not for resale,is licensed for one-time use only,and may only be used in accordance with <br />the AIA Contract Documents®Terms of Service.To report copyright violations,e-mail docinfo@aiacontracts.com. <br />User Notes:(68ffb9f9ff76f077366f09c2) <br />8 <br />.9 All taxes levied on professional services and on reimbursable expenses;and <br />.11 Other similar Project-related expenditures. <br />§ 9.4.2 For Reimbursable Expenses the compensation shall be the expenses incurred by the Architect and the <br />Architect’s consultants plus zero percent (0 %)of the expenses incurred. <br />§ 9.4.3 Reimbursable Expenses will be allocated to each Service Agreement. <br />§ 9.5 Payments to the Architect <br />§ 9.5.1 Progress Payments <br />§ 9.5.1.1 Unless otherwise agreed,payments for services provided pursuant to a Service Agreement shall be made <br />monthly in proportion to services performed.Payments are due and payable upon presentation of the Architect’s <br />invoice.Amounts unpaid sixty (60 )days after the invoice date shall bear interest at the rate entered below,or <br />in the absence thereof at the legal rate prevailing from time to time at the principal place of business of the <br />Architect. <br />(Insert rate of monthly or annual interest agreed upon.) <br />4 %monthly. <br />§ 9.5.1.2 The Owner shall not withhold amounts from the Architect’s compensation to impose a penalty or <br />liquidated damages on the Architect,or to offset sums requested by or paid to contractors for the cost of changes <br />in the Work unless the Architect agrees or has been found liable for the amounts in a binding dispute resolution <br />proceeding.In any event,the Owner shall not withhold payments to the Architect pertaining to a Service <br />Agreement to offset amounts in dispute under a separate Service Agreement. <br />§ 9.5.1.3 Records of Reimbursable Expenses,expenses pertaining to Additional Services,and services performed <br />on the basis of hourly rates shall be available to the Owner at mutually convenient times. <br />ARTICLE 10 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS <br />§ 10.1 Each Service Agreement shall be governed by the law of the place where the Project described in the <br />Service Order is located,excluding that jurisdiction’s choice of law rules.If the parties have selected arbitration as <br />the method of binding dispute resolution,the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern Section 7.3. <br />§ 10.2 Notice shall be provided in writing to the designated representative of the party to whom the notice is <br />addressed and shall be deemed to have been duly served if delivered in person,by mail,by courier,or by <br />electronic transmission. <br />§ 10.3 The Owner and Architect,respectively,bind themselves,their agents,successors,assigns,and legal <br />representatives to each Service Agreement.Neither the Owner nor the Architect shall assign a Service Agreement <br />without the written consent of the other,except that the Owner may assign a Service Agreement to a lender <br />providing financing for the Project if the lender agrees to assume the Owner’s rights and obligations under the <br />Service Agreement,including any payments due to the Architect by the Owner prior to the assignment. <br />§ 10.4 If the Owner requests the Architect to execute certificates,the proposed language of such certificates shall <br />be submitted to the Architect for review at least 14 days prior to the requested dates of execution.If the Owner <br />requests the Architect to execute consents reasonably required to facilitate assignment to a lender,the Architect <br />shall execute all such consents that are consistent with the Service Agreement,provided the proposed consent is <br />submitted to the Architect for review at least 14 days prior to execution.The Architect shall not be required to <br />execute certificates or consents that would require knowledge,services,or responsibilities beyond the scope of the <br />Service Agreement. <br />§ 10.5 Unless otherwise required in a Service Agreement,the Architect shall have no responsibility for the <br />discovery,presence,handling,removal or disposal of,or exposure of persons to,hazardous materials or toxic <br />substances in any form at the Project site. <br />§ 10.6 The Architect shall have the right to include photographic or artistic representations of the design of the <br />Projects for which services are performed among the Architect’s promotional and professional materials.The <br />Architect shall be given reasonable access to the completed Projects to make such representations.However,the <br />Architect’s materials shall not include the Owner’s confidential or proprietary information if the Owner has