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Exterior materials must have resistance to?

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Ultraviolet radiation
Temp changes
Pollution
Water
Corrosion
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Program needs are balanced against what?

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Code
Cost
Material limitations

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Cost controls need to be balanced between?

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Client needs
Initial costs
Life cycle costs

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Design award build delivery method

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Most common
Arch designs the documents 
Documents used for costing and award
Can be a competitive bid or a negotiation with one GC
Simple method as roles are well defined
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Fast track delivery method

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Used when overall time for design and construction is compressed
Design process over laps the construction
With this type, the owner may want to use a CM (3rd party advises on constructibility and cost during design

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Design build delivery method

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Owner contracts with one entity for the design and construction of the project
Owner advantages:
Single source of responsibility and administration
Fixed price
Total time of design and construction is less over traditional methods
Used by experienced owners with construction and have a detailed set of requirements

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CM as an independent advisor definition

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Document used…. AIA A232

General conditions of the construction contract for construction, construction manager as advisor addition

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Advantages of using a CM

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Early advise on constructibility
Early cost estimating, project scheduling, professional management of multiple contracts or fast track, and can be a guaranteed price and completion date

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Disadvantages of a CM contract

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Extra cost
Complicated management structure with more than one person on the design team
Competitive bidding among general contractors is lost

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3 common methods for establishing the project cost under a CM

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  1. Fixed price method or stipulated sum (lump sum)… Set price with no cost sharing of savings
  2. guaranteed maximum price (GMP)… Set price but owner receives cost savings
  3. Cost plus fee method …. Owner pays actual cost of construction plus indirect cost plus a fee that is agreed upon before construction begins
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The prime contract

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The relationship the owner has with the contractor or contractors
Most often a single prime contract
Advantage: single source of responsibility also easier for the arch to administer

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Multiple prime contract

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Major portions of the work are contracted with the owner …. M E P
Specialty contracts favor this
More difficult for the arch to manage

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What are 3 common project delivery methods

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Design bid build
Design build
Construction manager at risk

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Contract documents consist of

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Front end documents
Specifications
Drawings

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Design build disadvantages

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Owner does not have much control over design once the contract is signed
Disagreements about design and project item inclusion can occur
Quality of materials and methods are determined by the design build firm not owner
To avoid material quality issues, the owner needs a specific set of performance requirements

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Design build advantages

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Single source of responsibility
Contract administration is direct
Fixed price
Reduced construction time compared to traditional approaches

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Bridging … A variation of the design build is?

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1.Owner hires AE/PM to acts as an advisor to develop project requirements (scope
Drawings and specifications)
2. AE also works with public and private groups to gain project approval
3. Owner takes the scope dwgs and specs and bids them to a design build firm

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Why is the bridging method used

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Based on the idea that the design build firm is in the best position to work with manufacturers, subs, and suppliers to build at the lowest price and maintain project requirements

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Integrated project delivery (IPD)

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All participants closely collaborate … Owner , building users, GC, A/E, subs, and suppliers all work together starting with the pre design phase
This depends heavily on BIM

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AIA document B101

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A standard agreement between owner and architect

Most common document

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Initial information (first article) of the AIAB 101

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First article requires the arch and owner to itemize the info and assumptions of the project….
Project objectives
1.Site info
2. Owners program
3. Physical, financial, legal, and time parameters
4. Key personnel
This first article is to encourage communication … Info may change and if it does the arch can adjust the schedule, services , and compensation

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What part of a spec section contains the testing requirements

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Part 3

Example: plumbing test requirements are located in part 3 of section 23 40 00

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Definition of a reference spec

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A reference spec requires material to comply with the requirements of an independent testing lab
They are short and require knowledge of which standards best apply

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Second article of the AIA B101

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Lists insurance requirements 
General Liability
Auto liability
Workers comp
Personal liability
If owner requires more ..... The owner pays the additional cost
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Third article of the AIA B101

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States the scope of arch services 
MEP
Structural
Civil
Arch also to provide:
Schedule of services
Provide green alternatives in materials and bldg orientation 
Estimate of the cost of work
Assist in the bidding 
Admin services during construction
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Owners responsibility under the AIA B101

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Provide:

  1. Program Budget Schedule
  2. Must furnish testing, inspection, etc. services or authorize arch as a change of services
  3. Land surveys
  4. geo tech
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Instruments of service as defined in the AIA B101

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1 Drawings, spec and other docs are the instruments of service
2 Authors are the arch and his consultants
3 authors retain copyrights
4 the contact grants use to owner
5 if contract is terminated for cause owner looses the use of the drawings

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Other provisions in the AIA B101

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  1. Waiver of consequential damages…Limits damages from breech of contract
  2. Hazardous materials… Arch not responsible for discovery of removal of disposal of exposure of any hazardous materials
  3. Third party claims…contract does not create a relation ship with a third party with arch or owner (privity)
  4. Cause of action…claim or action to be taken within time prescribed by law
  5. Waiver of rights….waiver of damages that are covered by property insurance during construction
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AIA B101 termination clause

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Either party can terminate with no less than 7day notice if the other party fails substantially to perform according to the contract

New clause allows the owner to terminate without cause for owners convenience with no less than a 7 day notice

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Cost of work

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  1. Defined as the cost at current market rates of labor and materials furnished by the owner and items specified by the arch
  2. Includes management or supervision
  3. Arch does not warrant the actual cost versus the owners budget
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Under cost of work… If price exceeds the budget the owner has 5 options

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Increase the budget
Re bid
Terminate the project
Cooperate in scope revision
Implement any other agreed upon alternative

Arch to redesign without further compensation

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Owner arch disputes begin with?

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Mediation…. A neutral party assist in settling the dispute
Rules established by AAA
Cost for mediation are shared
Mediation must fail before moving to the next level
Contact decides next level …. Typically arbitration or litigation is next

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Architect compensation

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1 Stipulated sum or fix fee
2 Cost plus fee
3 Multiple of direct personnel expense.. Salaries are determined and a multiplier is added
4 multiple of direct salary of expense…a lager multiplier is used to provide employee benefits
5 hourly billing rate…..multiplier is built in so the owner only sees one number
6 percentage of construction cost

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AIA 101 document

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Used for the owner contractor agreement

34
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AIA B101

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Is used for the owner architect agreement

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