Requests for information are a common tool frequently used between contractors and architects in the design and construction industry today. Some contractors use them to facilitate communication with the architect, and some use them to facilitate making claims. Contractors who want to send RFIs seem to generate more, and contractors who do not want to [...]
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As the architect in this situation I would report my concern to the contractor, and if they are still unresponsive I would issue written notice of the situation to the owner. Under AIA A201 Owner-Contractor Agreement the owner is entitled to either perform the required work themselves and remove the costs from the contract [...]
a. The significance of substantial completion is:
– it is the end of the contract time (owner-contractor agreement)
– it begins the warranty/correction period
– it begins the period for statute of limitations on professional liability
– it signifies the work is complete enough for the [...]
1. Must be public bid construction contract
2. Design services qualifications based
3. Construction licenses
a. A license – General Engineering Contractor
b. B license – General Building Contractor
c. C license – Specialty Contractor
Design-professional lien
Dec 21
1. Record before construction begins
2. Used to protect design Professional in case project isn’t built and owed money
3. Must record a notice of lien within 90 days after having reason to believe the landowner is not going to build the project
4. Expires if project construction commences or 90 days passes without a suit filed to enforce the lien
1. Perform services only when qualified by education, training, and experience in the specific technical areas involved
2. Act with reasonable care and competence, applying the technical knowledge and skill which is ordinarily applied by architects of good standing practicing in this state under similar circumstances and conditions
3. Shall have knowledge of all applicable building laws, codes, and regulations
4. Shall [...]
Indemnification
Dec 21
1. Not responsible for damage caused by unauthorized changes to signed and stamped documents (as long as authorization was not unreasonably withheld)
2. Signing and stamping of documents does not impose a legal duty to observe the construction of fixed works
3. Construction Observation means periodic observation of completed work to determine general compliance with the plans, specifications, reports, or [...]