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The Kitchen Equipment Contractor (KEC) is the person or organization identified as such in the Agreement and is referred to throughout the Contract Documents as if singular in number and masculine in gender. The term Kitchen Equipment Contractor means the Kitchen Equipment Contractor or his authorized representative. Kitchen Equipment Contractor shall carefully compare Contract Documents and shall at once report to Owner any errors, ambiguities, inconsistencies or omissions he may discover. Unless expressly stipulated, and in a timely manner, Kitchen Equipment Contractor shall be liable to Owner or Designer for any damage resulting from any such errors, inconsistencies or omissions in the Contract Documents. Kitchen Equipment Contractor shall not do any work without requesting Drawings, Specifications or Modifications and receiving prior written authorization from Owner or Designer. Kitchen Equipment Contractor shall supervise and direct the work, using his best skill and attention. He shall be solely responsible for all construction means, methods, techniques and procedures for coordinating all portions of work under the Contract and for coordinating the installation with General Contractor, so as not to interfere with or delay the overall construction of the project. During the entire installation period, the Kitchen Equipment Contractor shall provide a competent foreman for erection of the equipment regarding connections and installations. The Designer and Owner shall be sole judges as to the competence of the said supervisor.