4 Appointment

Question 1

What are the 4 types of appointment?

Answer 1

1. RIBA Standard Agreement
2. RIBA Standard Domestic Agreement
3. RIBA Concise Agreement
4. Project specific bespoke agreements

Question 2

What are the appointment documents? (3)

Answer 2

1. Market tested agreements
2. Contract for works between client and architect
3. Clarification on the project description and the scope and amount of fee apportioned to that amount of work

Question 3

What does an RIBA Appointment Document include?

Answer 3

1. Schedule of Services
2. Project Description
3. Fees and Expenses Schedule
4. Standard Appointment Conditions
5. Memorandum of Agreement / Letter of intent / Confirmation of Agreement

Question 4

What is the purposes of an appointment document?

Answer 4

1. Reduce the perceived role of the architect
2. Provide clarity for the client to understand the exact nature of the design and the service to be provided
3. Clarity of the contractural agreement and understanding of both parties obligations
4. Agree the fee to demonstrate the added value that the client is getting by employing an architect
5. Helps to explain the monetary cost to the client for the services of an architect

Question 5

Under RIBA Standard Agreement 2010 (2012 revision) what does Clause 4.1 Assignment state?

Answer 5

• ‘neither the architect nor the client shall at any time assign the benefit of this agreement or any rights arising under it without the prior written consent of the other, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.’