ARE Project Management

Commissioning

Process of verifying that the buildings systems are installed and operate as the designer intended and that the performance of the systems is in accordance with the design intent. Should be done through all seasons and phases of operation.

Gross Area

Programmed space/net area plus circulation and support spaces and thickness of exterior walls. Calculated by finding the net area and then increasing by a factor of efficiency.

AIA Joint Venture Agreement

Can organize firms based on division of compensation (firms split payments), or division of profit and loss (firms are compensated throughout project and rhen share risk or reward at the end).

Requires creation of a policy board comprised of representatives of both firms.

Joint ventures themselves dont pay income tax, that is passed through to each firm.

AIA Document C401, Standard Form of Agreement between Architect and Consultant

Architect must inform consultant of questions or issues with an invoice within 10 days

Consultant will be paid when Architect is paid by owner.

Owner and Consultant do not have a contractual relationship but obligations of Architect to Consultant are the same as owner to Architect.

Communication to Consultant from owner should go through Architect.

Requires consultant to notify the architect if consultant becomes aware that additional services are needed.

Consultant may not proceed without written authorization from architect.

AIA Document A251: General Conditions of the Contract for Furniture, Furnishings, and Equipment

Contract between owner and furnishings vendor. Architect does not have contractual relationship with this vendor.

States that this consultant is an independent contractor, not agent of architect.

Architect reviews submittal and progress at site, acts in CA role.

Owner-Vendor and owner-contractor agreements include time limits that are of the essence of the contract.

Architects responsibilities regarding sustainable design practice

Architect should consider environmentally responsible design alternatives, owner decides what to incorporate

AIA Document C106, Digital Data Licensing Agreement

Used to create a license to use CAD files and BIM models

Liquidated Damages

Fees paid by the contractor to the owner for every day the project is late (except for delays due to uncontrollable circumstances)

Retainage

Percentage of each payment (usually 10%) withheld until final completion of the work

Stipulated sum

Fixed price that the owner agrees to pay the contractor for the work as shown in the contract documents

Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)

Contractor or construction manager guarantees the owner a fixed, maximum price

Cost plus fee

Compensate the contractor for the actual expenses of labor, materials, and subcontractors and then add a fixed fee. Can utilize guaranteed maximums, target prices, and partial cost guarantees.