The law assumes that those drafting the contract (contract documents) will provide for their own interests and that they have reason to be aware of uncertainties. Not only should the contract drafters have had a clear idea of their intent, but they have had every opportunity to be sure that those intentions are clearly enough defined so as to allow reasonable, competent people to understand and accommodate them. The owner and design professionals typically may have had a year or more to be sure that the contract documents are clear and complete. Their attorneys have presumably had every opportunity to express each requirement clearly. It is unreasonable to expect a contractor to find flaws in the short time prior to bid.
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