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Discuss the fee and service impacts of an essential services building

admin — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:28:03 +0000

essential services buildings may require more time and coordination for structural requirements, and construction observation. Fees would be adjusted up accordingly.

Types of foundations

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:30:09 +0000

1. Spread footing

2. Pier or Cassion and grade beam

3. Piles

4. mat foundation

Requirements for Essential Services Buildings

admin — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:30:07 +0000

1. Construction Observation/Administration Required
2. Periodic Review of Construction by Arch, Civil, or structural in general responsible charge (make a report)
3. Continuous inspection by qualified inspector (can be architect of record)
4. Structural design factor 1.5
5. Soils/geological report required
6. â€œShall be designedâ€¦minimize fire hazards and resistâ€¦ earthquakes, gravity & windsâ€
7. To be carefully reviewed by approval agency and carefully and completely inspected during construction
8. Communications, Main transformers, switching equipment, emergency backup generators, etc. must be adequately strapped and restrained to stay in service after an emergency

Essential services Building Types

admin — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:26:50 +0000

Building Types

1. Fire Station

2. Police Station

3. Emergency Operations Center

4. Ca Highway Patrol Office

5. Sheriffâ€™s Office

6. Emergency Communication Dispatch Center

Hydrological and geological conditions Soils report

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:38:24 +0000

Soils report

1. Bearing capacity, depth to bedrock, water table, expansive nature, soil type, moisture content

2. affects the foundation and structural system, drainage, and building form

Topographical conditions

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:36:45 +0000

1. Registered surveyor or engineer must survey

2. Affects buildable area of site, cost of construction

Codes and regulations as they influence program

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:29:49 +0000

1. Clearances

2. Occupancy classifications

3. Type of construction

4. Fire & Life safety

5. Health requirements

California public work bidding and construction requirements

admin — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:17:10 +0000

1. Must be public bid construction contract
2. Design services qualifications based
3. Construction licenses
a. A license â€“ General Engineering Contractor
b. B license â€“ General Building Contractor
c. C license â€“ Specialty Contractor

Design-professional lien

admin — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:15:37 +0000

1. Record before construction begins

2. Used to protect design Professional in case project isnâ€™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

Indemnification

admin — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:01:30 +0000

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 other contract documents, not superintendence of construction processes, site conditions, operations, equipment, personnel, or safety
4. Architects who perform voluntary building inspection at the site of an emergency at the request of a local official shall not be liable in negligence for any damage caused by good faith but negligent inspection (only within 30 days of emergency)