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e e extent provided in said Standard General Conditions except as otherwise provided in writing. 1.4.7 Make periodic visits as required by the OWNER to the site to observe, as an experienced and qualified design professional, the progress and quality of the executed work and to determine in general if the work is proceeding in accordance with the contract documents; he shall not be required to make exhaustive or continuous onsite inspections to check the quality or quantity of work; he shall not be responsible for the means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures of construction selected by Contractor( s) or the safety precautions and programs incidental to the work of Contractor(s). His efforts will be directed toward ascertaining and determining for OWNER that the completed Project will conform to the Contract Documents, but he shall not be responsible for the failure of Contractor(s) to perform the construction work in accordance with the contract documents. During such visits and on the basis of his onsite observations he shall keep OWNER informed of the progress of the work, shall endeavor to guard OWNER against defects and deficiencies in the work ofContractor(s) and may disapprove or reject work as failing to conform to the contract documents. ENGINEER shall attend all District meetings as required during the construction phase. 1.4. 8 Review and approve shop drawings (as that term is defined in the Standard General Conditions) and samples, the results of tests and inspections and other data which any Contractor is required to submit, but only for conformance with the design concept of the Project and compliance with the information given in the contract documents; determine the acceptability of substitute materials and equipment proposed by Contractor(s); and receive and review (for general content as required by the specifications) maintenance and operating instructions, schedules, guarantees, bonds, and certificates of inspection which are to be assembled by Contractor(s) in accordance with the contract documents. 1.4.9 Issue all instruction of OWNER to Contractor(s); prepare routine change orders as required; he may, as OWNER'S representative, require special inspection or testing of the work; he shall act as interpreter of the requirements of the contract documents and judge of the performance thereunder by the parties thereto and shall make decisions on all claims of OWNER and Contractor(s) relating to the execution and progress of the work and all other matters and questions related thereto; but ENGINEER shall not be liable for the results of any such interpretations or decisions rendered by him in accordance with accepted engineering practices, procedures, and design criteria. 1.4.10 Based on his onsite observations as an experienced and qualified design professional and on his review of Contractor(s) applications for payment and the 4