Experience Area A - Project Initiation

Question 1

How would you go about winning work if you had your own company?

Answer 1

Open tender sites, networking, online portfolio listings, word of mouth, competitions

Question 2

What happens during initial client contact meetings? What information are you looking for?

Answer 2

Brief, budget, time, client and architect ‘fit’. Enough info to set the parameters for the agreement for services.

Question 3

What are joint ventures? And what insurance area required?

Answer 3

A joint venture is a formal business agreement of two or more firms for the purpose of teaming up to deliver a specific project.
Need: formal written agreement covering:
The parties to the agreement
The purpose 
Scope of work
Definition of roles and authority 
Disputes Res. 
Fee split
Liability and insurances - same levels of insurances held, share common insurer to avoid disuputes. 
check apportionment of excess
Copyright and acknowledgements.

Question 4

What makes up a proposal for services?

Answer 4

Under rule 58A of code of ethics:
The scope of work 
Allocation of responsibilities 
Limitation of responsibilities
Fees and methods of calcuating
How billing will occur

Question 5

What are the four parts o the AAS and other standard agreements and the risks behind them?

Answer 5

Part A - Contract agreement (includes Special Conditions)
Part B - Scope of services
Part C - Fees
Part D - General Conditions

CCCS - conditions of contract for consultancy services (client driven)
Form of agreement
General Conditions
Appendix A-G covering scope, fee, personnel, insurances (specific conditions)
Special conditions part A - specific conditions of contract
Special conditions part B - other conditions of contract

Differences in copyright and default insurance provisions

Question 6

Copyright provisions under different agreements?

Answer 6

AAS - architect retains copyright and grants client a conditional and non-exclusive right to use for scope of that project only

CCCS - Client and architect share new copyrights (not pre-existing IP)

Question 7

Risks of engaging sub-consultants?

Answer 7

Cash flow - Construction Contracts act - removes old pay when paid approach. If client defaults on their payment to you, cashflow is comprimised as you still pay consultant.
Management load incrased - under performance your problem
Insurance - you are liable for their work