GENERAL NOTES ARE NOT INTENDED TO APPLY TO EVERY SHEET, BUT ARE INTENDED TO GIVE OWNER AND CONTRACTOR SOME BASIC GUIDELINES.  ALL NOTES FOUND ON ATTACHED SHEETS TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER GENERAL NOTES.

THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT ISSUED AS A CONSTRUCTION SET UNLESS STAMPED BY THE PROFESSIONAL OF RECORD AND A BUILDING PERMIT IS ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION.

ALL MATERIALS AND WORK, INCIDENTAL TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT, SHALL CONFORM TO ALL GOVERNING CODES, AND REGULATIONS OF AGENCIES IN AUTHORITY.

CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL PUBLIC PROTECTIONS NECESSARY AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

THE DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ANY SUBSEQUENTLY ISSUED ADDENDA, AMENDMENTS OR SUCH CHANGE ORDERS APPROVED BY THE OWNER AND THE CONTRACTOR ARE PART OF THESE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.

DO NOT SCALE DRAWINGS.  CONSULT WITH THE ARCHITECT REGARDING ANY ITEMS IN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS THAT REQUIRE CLARIFICATION.

VERIFY LOCATION OF ALL EQUIPMENT WITH THE ARCHITECT, PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.

THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY EXISTING CONDITIONS PRIOR TO COMMENCING WORK AND REPORT ANY AND ALL DISCREPANCIES TO THE ARCHITECT BEFORE COMMENCING AND WORK AND REQUEST CLARIFICATION..

CONTRACTOR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR CONSTRUCTION MAY BE PARKED ON THE SITE.  OTHER VEHICLES PARKED ON THE SITE REQUIRE THE OWNER'S PERMISSION.

WORK INDICATED AS 'NOT IN CONTRACT', 'NIC', OR 'BY OTHERS', SHALL BE PERFORMED BY OWNER'S SEPARATE CONTRACTORS.  THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR SHALL COOPERATE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT WITH ALL OTHER CONTRACTORS AND ASSIST IN COORDINATING THE WORK BY SEPARATE CONTRACTORS WITH THE WORK OF THIS CONTRACT.

NAMING A CERTAIN BRAND, MAKE OR MANUFACTURER IS TO DESIGNATE THE GENERAL STYLE, TYPE, CHARACTER AND QUALITY STANDARD OF THE PRODUCT DESIRED.  SUBSTITUTION REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO BIDDING.

ALL MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT SHALL BE INSTALLED PER MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS.  WORK NOT CONSISTENT WITH MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE REJECTED BY OWNER/ARCHITECT.

THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ARE COMPLIMENTARY:  WHAT IS REQUIRED BY ONE IS BINDING AS IF REQUIRED BY ALL.  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE ALL PORTIONS OF THE WORK AS DESCRIBED IN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.  NOTIFY THE ARCHITECT FOR RESOLUTION OF ALL DISCREPANCIES PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION.

UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE, PLAN DIMENSIONS ARE COLUMN GRID ON CENTERLINES, SURFACE OF MASONRY, FACE OF FINISHED WALL, AND FACE OF CONCRETE WALLS.

"FLOOR LINE" REFERS TO TOP OF CONCRETE SLABS.  FINISH FLOORING IS INSTALLED ABOVE THE FLOOR LINE.  FOR DEPRESSED FLOORS AND CURBS, SEE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS.

REPETATIVE FEATURES ARE NOT DRAWN IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND SHALL BE COMPLETELY PROVIDED AS IF DRAWIN IN FULL.

WHERE A DOOR IS LOCATED NEAR A CORNER OF A ROOM AND IS NOT LOCATED BY DIMENSION ON PLAN, DIMENSION SHALL BE THREE (3) INCHES FROM THE FACE OF WALL TO FACE OF ROUGH OPENING.

LINE OF EXISTING AND/OR NEW GRADES, AS SHOWN ON THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS ARE APPROXIMATE.

VERIFY ALL ROUGH-IN DIMENSIONS FOR EQUIPMENT PROVIDED IN THIS CONTRACT, OR BY OTHERS.

REFER TO ARCHITECTURAL, CIVIL, STRUCTURAL, PLUMBING, MECHANCIAL, ELECTRICAL, AND OTHER CATEGORIES OR DRAWINGS FOR ADDITIONAL NOTES.

VERIFY SIZE/LOCATION/FINISH/FIRE-RATING, ETC. AND PROVIDE AND COMPLETE ALL REQUIRED OPENINGS THROUGH FLOORS AND WALLS, ACCESS DOORS, FURRING, CURBS, ANCHORS, AND INSERTS.  PROVIDE ALLS BASES AND BLOCKING REQUIRED FOR ACCESSORIES, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND OTHER EQUIPMENT.

PARTITION TYPES WITH UL DESIGN NUMBERS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED TO UL STANDARDS.  PRODUCTS USED SHALL BEAR UL CLASSIFICATION WHERE REQUIRED BY THE UL DESIGN.

ALL INTERIOR METAL STUD WALLS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED TO ACHIEVE MINIMUM STC RATING AS INDICATED ON THE DRAWINGS.

WHERE ACOUSTICAL BLANKET INSULATION IS SPECIFIED AT INTERIOR METAL STUD WALL ASSEMBLIES, FASTEN BLANKET INSULATION TO STUDS WITH BATT TIES; FILL WALL THICKNESS COMPLETE.

BOXES LOCATED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF FIRE-RATED ASSEMBLIES AND SECURITY PARTITIONS SHALL BE SEPARATED BY A MINIMUM HORIZONTAL DISTANCE OF 24 INCHES.

ALL LISTED METAL STUD DIMENSIONS, GAUGE, AND THICKNESSES ARE MINIMUMS AND ARE PROVIDED AS A BASIS OF DESIGN.  CONTRACTOR TO VERIFY AND SUBMIT FINAL PROPOSED DESIGN FOR REVIEW BY THE ARCHITECT/ENGINEER.

REFER TO FINISH SCHEDULES AND COLOR LIST FOR WALL FINISH DESIGNATIONS.

THE CIVIL DATUM OF XXX.XX' IS REFERENCED IN THE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS AS FINISHED FLOOR ELEVATION 100'-0".

AT ALL PENETRATIONS AND INTERSECTIONS OF FIRE-RATED ASSEMBLIES, PROVIDE FIRE SEALANT AND/OR FIRESTOPPING TO MAINTAIN CONTINUITY OF ASSEMBLY RATING.

THE ARCHITECT SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE WHERE CONSTRUCTION DEVIATES FROM THESE DRAWINGS OR FROM WRITTEN RECOMMENDATIONS.  CHANGES TO THE PLAN BY THE OWNER AND/OR CONTRACTOR SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PERSONS MAKING SUCH CHANGES.  THE OWNER AND/OR CONTRACTOR SHALL HOLD THE ARCHITECT HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ALL CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND EXPESES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ATTORNEY'S FEES ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM THE PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK BY THE CONTRACTOR.  THE ARCHITECT SHALL NOT HAVE CONTROL OR CHANGE OF AND SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSTRUCTION MEANS, METHODS, TECHNIQUES, SQUENCES, OR PROCEDURES, FOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND PROGRAMS IN CONNECTION WITH THE WORK, FOR THE ACTS OR OMMISIONS OF THE CONTRACTOR, SUBCONTRACTOR, FOR ANY OTHER PERSONS PERFORMING ANY OF THE WORK, OR FOR THE FAILURE OF ANY OF THE TO CARRY OUT THE WORK IN ACCORDANCE WIT HTHE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.

PRODUCT OPTIONS:  IT IS THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO SELECT PRODUCTS WHICH COMPLY WITH THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND WHICH ARE COMPATIBLE WITH ONE ANOTHER, WITH EXISTING WORK AND THE PRODUCTS SELECTED BY OTHER CONTRACTORS.  PROVIDE MANUFACTURER'S INFORMATION, SAMPLES, ETC. WHEN REQUESTED.

WHERE THE TERMS "APPROVED EQUAL" OR "EQUAL TO", OR OTHER GENERAL QUALIFYING TERMS ARE USED IN THESE DOCUMENTS, IT SHALL BE UNDERSTOOD THAT REFERENCES IS MADE TO THE RULING AND JUDGEMENT OF THE ARCHITECT.

THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COORDINATION OF ALL WORK BY ALL TRADES, INCLUDING THOSE PROVIDED AND DIRECTED BY THE OWNER.

THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND ANY OTHER CONTRACTOR INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT SHALL TAKE NOTE THAT ANY COST CUASED BY DEFECTIVE OR ILL-TIMED WORK AS A RESULT OF, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INFERIOR WORKMANSHIP OR MATERIALS, IMPROPER SCHEDULING, OR DELINQUENT ORDERING SHALL BE BORNE BY THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE THEREOF.

WHERE NEW EQUIPMENT IS BEING INSTALLED, THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING BLOCKING IN WALLS AS REQUIRED BY THE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER.

ALL FLASHINGS SHALL BE DONE IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE FLASHING MANUFACTURER'S PUBLISHED SPECIFICATIONS AND DETAILS.  THIS TO INCLUDE AMOUNT OF OVERLAP AND INSTALLATION OF DRIP EDGES, IF REQUIRED.