Common use of COORDINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS Clause in Contracts

COORDINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. The parties intend all Contract Documents to be complementary in their description of the Work. There are no intentional conflicts or omissions in the Contract Documents. Specific definitions of duties control more general expression of duties, however, if a direct conflict between provisions in the Contract Documents cannot be resolved in that fashion, where any inconsistency occurs between or among the Contract Documents, Change Orders shall take first precedence in the reverse order in which they become effective, this Agreement shall take second precedence, the Specifications shall take third precedence, the Plans shall take fourth precedence, and any contract design and engineering documents shall take fifth precedence. The failure of one or more of the Contract Documents to require an item of Work shall not constitute an inconsistency in their purpose, and the provisions of one or more of such documents calling for such Work shall apply. The Contract Documents shall prevail over all working drawings and purchase specifications. Working drawings or purchase specifications approved by Owner shall prevail over working drawings and purchase specifications not so approved.