How will you organize your office in terms of delegation of responsibilities? How will your responsibilities differ as a licensed architect? How will your ensure quality control?

admin — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:32:40 +0000

My office will be organized into project teams. Project managers will be responsible for day-to-day communications with clients and consultants as well as delegation of tasks to draftsmen and architectural interns. As the licensed architect I will act as the principle-in-charge and ultimately be in responsible control of all instruments of service produced by the office. It will also be my duty to negotiate and execute contractual agreements. To ensure quality control all project managers will be responsible for reviewing work prepared by draftsmen and interns for accuracy. To further ensure quality control I may seek third-party peer reviews, form joint-ventures with firms experienced in specific project-types, or consult with contractors for pre-construction or cost-estimation services to maintain appropriate project costs.

After substantial completion, the GC gives warranties to the owner. A defective window is then found. Who’s responsibility is this, the owner or GC?

admin — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:23:56 +0000

Contractor’s warranty extends after substantial completion until expiration of applicable statue of limitations period — in addition, one year correction period exists. Thus Owner must give prompt notice to Contractor and opportunity to fix. The one year period is extended by work after substantial completion but not by corrected work. (ch 12, A201)

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How will you organize your office in terms of delegation of responsibilities? How will your responsibilities differ as a licensed architect? How will your ensure quality control?

After substantial completion, the GC gives warranties to the owner. A defective window is then found. Who’s responsibility is this, the owner or GC?