Common use of Payments Withheld Clause in Contracts

Payments Withheld. 9.6.1 The Architect may decline to certify payment and may withhold his or her Certificate in whole or in part, to the extent necessary reasonably to protect the State, if in the Architect’s opinion he or she is unable to make representations to the State as provided in Subparagraph 9.4.2 of these General Conditions. If the Architect is unable to make representations to the State as provided in the aforementioned Subparagraph 9.4.2 and to certify payment in the amount of the Application, he or she will notify the Contractor as provided in Subparagraph 9.4.1