Lecture 2: Contract Parties Flashcards

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Who are the 8 parties of a contract?

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  1. Owner 2. Architect/engineer 3. General or Prime contractor 4. Subcontractors 5. Suppliers 6. CM 7. Government 8. General Public
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Authorizes the work and eventually pays for its execution.

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Owner (Client)

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3
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Designs the project. May be involved in supervision during execution.

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Architect / Engineer

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4
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Heads the execution or construction team. Has a direct contract with the Owner and other contracts with his subs, manufacturers, and suppliers.

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General or Prime contractor

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5
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Work under the leadership and supervision of the GC to perform specialty work. Have no direct contract with owner.

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Subcontractors

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Supply materials and equipment to GC or his subs. Have no direct contract with the owner. Selected by GC or subs unless nominated by Owner.

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Suppliers

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Could be agency or at-risk. Owner’s agent during the execution or construction phase.

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CM

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8
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Issuing and enforcing regulations, codes, permits, etc.

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Government

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9
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As users or as third party to the contract.

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General public

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10
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Which method has one prime general contractor?

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General Contract Method

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11
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Which contract method has several GC’s?

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Separate contracts method

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This contract method as no GC. The Owner and the A/E are at the top. This is also known as the Self performance Approach.

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Force account method

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13
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This contract method has the Owner on top and the Designer/builder underneath. (consolidation of Responsibilities)

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Design - Build approach

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14
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A principle of contract interpretation is that the document must be read as a ____.

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Whole

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A principle of contract interpretation is that the contract will be construed against the drafter_____.

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(Contra Proferntem)

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A principle of contract interpretation is that the document supercedes all _____.

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Previous discussions

17
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A principle of contract interpretation is that the document’s specific terms govern and override _____.

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the general terms

18
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A principle of contract interpretation is that the document must read in the ____.

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context of the trade

19
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A purpose of the contract documents is to ____ detailed description of the _____.

20
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A purpose of contract documents is to provide documentation of the _____.

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agreement between parties

21
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A purpose of contract documents is provide a means of ___ between parties.

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communication

22
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A purpose of contract document is to provide an ____ of project cost.

23
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A purpose of contract documents is to assist the _______ in the performance of their duties.

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field forces

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A purpose of the contract documents is to guarantee and ensure the _______.

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quality of performed work.

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The contract document are mostly prepared by the owner's agents
(namely the A/E and the CM)
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The ______ keeps ownership of the creative part of the documents (Unless otherwise stated)
Design professional
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_____ should be clearly stated in the contract.
Dispute resolution methods
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Several parties use the contract documents during the different project phases.
Banks, Suppliers, manufacturers, lawyers, estimators, users, inspectors, government agencies, etc.
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The owner is on top. The CM and A/E are under him. Under the CM and the A/E is the GC.
Professional construction management approach or (ACM)
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In this scenario the CM is acting like the GC.
Construction manager at-risk