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7 <br />Progressive Design Build Contract <br /> <br />4.5 The Contract Documents form the entire agreement between Owner and Design-Builder and by <br />incorporation herein are as fully binding on the parties as if repeated herein. No oral representations or <br />other agreements have been made by the parties except as specifically stated in the Contract Documents. <br /> <br />4.6 In the event of an ambiguity in the Contract Documents, the parties shall be deemed to have jointly <br />authored them, and as such, nothing shall be construed against or in favor of one party based on its being <br />deemed the sole author. <br /> <br />4.7 Changes in the Legal Requirements. The Owner and Design-Builder acknowledge that <br />numerous aspects of the Project are governed by federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations and <br />that the intent is to complete all Work in compliance with the Legal Requirements. Design-Builder is <br />required to account for applicable changes in the Legal Requirements that occur during Phase 1 in its <br />Phase 2 Proposal, the GMP Amendment, and the Phase 2 schedule. Changes in the Legal Requirements <br />that become effective prior to execution of the GMP Amendment shall in no event form the basis for an <br />adjustment of the GMP and/or Contract Time for Phase 2 Work. Changes in the Legal Requirements that <br />become effective after execution of the GMP Amendment may form the basis for an adjustment to the GMP <br />and/or Contract Time for Phase 2 Work, in accordance with the requirements and conditions of Section 8.2 <br />of the General Conditions. <br /> <br />Article 5 <br />Ownership of Work Product <br />5.1 Work Product. All drawings, specifications and other documents and electronic data, including <br />such documents identified in the General Conditions, furnished by Design-Builder to Owner under this <br />Contract (“Work Product”) are deemed to be instruments of service and Design-Builder shall retain the <br />ownership and property interests therein, including but not limited to any intellectual property rights, <br />copyrights, and/or patents, subject to the provisions set forth in Sections 5.2 through 5.5 below. Work <br />Product includes all calculations, drawings, backup and other documentation related to the Project design <br />regardless of whether furnished to Owner or not. <br /> <br />5.2 Owner’s License upon Project Completion and Payment in Full to Design-Builder. Upon <br />Owner’s payment in full for all Work performed under the Contract Documents, Design-Builder shall grant <br />Owner a perpetual license to use the Work Product in connection with Owner’s occupancy and maintenance <br />of the Project. Owner shall hold Design-Builder and anyone working by or through Design-Builder, including <br />Design Consultants of any tier (collectively the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless for any material alteration <br />of the Work Product without the involvement of Design-Builder. <br /> <br />5.3 Owner’s License upon Owner’s Termination for Convenience or Design-Builder’s Election <br />to Terminate. If Owner terminates this Contract for its convenience as set forth in Article 9 hereof, or if <br />Design-Builder elects to terminate this Contract in accordance with Section 11.3 of the General Conditions, <br />Design-Builder shall, upon Owner’s payment in full of the amounts due Design-Builder under the Contract <br />Documents, grant Owner a perpetual license to use the Work Product to complete the Project and <br />subsequently occupy and maintain the Project, and Owner shall thereafter have the same rights as set forth <br />in Section 5.2 above. Owner shall hold the Indemnified Parties harmless for any material alteration of the <br />Work Product undertaken by Owner after the effective date of the termination. If Owner terminates this <br />Contract for its convenience as set forth in Sections 9.1.and 9.4 herein for purposes of having the Project <br />completed by a 63-20 non-profit entity or similar model, Owner shall have the right to assign the perpetual <br />license granted by this Section to such non-profit entity. <br /> <br />5.4 Owner’s License upon Design-Builder's Default. If this Contract is terminated due to <br />Design--Builder's default pursuant to Section 11.2 of the General Conditions, then Design-Builder grants <br />Owner a perpetual license to use the Work Product to complete the Project and subsequently occupy and <br />maintain the Project, and Owner shall thereafter have the same rights and obligations as set forth in Section <br />5.2 above. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if it is ultimately determined that Design-Builder was <br />not in default, Owner shall be deemed to have terminated the Contract for convenience, and Design-Builder