Section 12.10 Role of Architect’s Decision on Extension Requests

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D. (§12.10) Role of Architect’s Decision on Extension Requests

The role of the architect in ruling on time extension requests is often a source of confusion. Absent a contractual provision authorizing the architect to render these rulings, the ruling is most likely not binding. Gillioz v. State Highway Comm’n, 153 S.W.2d 18 (Mo. 1941). But if the contract, like many of the standard form AIA documents, entrusts the decision of disputes, particularly those involving technical matters, to the judgment of the...