PjM - Responsibilities

owners are responsible for

everything site related

geotechnical reporting, permitting, hazardous wate removal, surveying, traffic consultants

owners are entitled to

an on-time and on-budget project

architects are responsible for

any services required to complete the construction documents

structural engineer, MEP engineers, civil engineers, landscape architects, security consultants, audio/visual consultants, cost estimators, code consultants, sustainability consultants, etc.

architects are responsible for

code, zoning, staying on-budget and on-time

architects review

contractor’s invoice and must approve it before the owner has to pay it

architects work to

the “standard of care”

“standard of care”

not perfection but what is standard for other architects at the time

if bids come back too high the architect

must redesign for free to meet the budget

the architect owns

the drawings and specs

the architect administers

the construction contract bid process

contractors are responsible for

building the project exactly as the drawings and contract documents say it should be built

contractors are held to a high standards, and are responsible for

means and methods of construction

work site safety

shop drawings

operations manuals

submittals

privity

architect and contractor have no direct contract, making it difficult for one to sue the other

indemnity

contractual obligation by which one person or entity agrees to reimburse another for loss or damage arising from specified liabilities

betterment

improvement to a property that enhances its value more than mere replacement, maintenance, or repairs

agency relationship

fiduciary relationship in which the “agent” is authorized to perform certain binding acts on behalf of the principal

duty

obligation imposed by law or by contract