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1
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Who is typically on the Design Team?

A

Project manager
Project architect
Draftsman

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What is the role of project manager

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Organizing and facilitating the work and managing client expectations

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3
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How can PM organize a project

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WORK PLAN

which has project description, team, schedule

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4
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How can a PM facilitate a project?

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Creating ACTION ITEMS
staffing, organizing meetings, coordinating w client, coordinating internal staff, creating project filing system, distributing information

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5
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How can PM effect the Client’s perception of a project

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By updating cost changes and educating client on effects of proposed changes

Quality management

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6
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Define net service revenue

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Fee determined by subtracting consultant fee from gross fee

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7
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Critical path method - what do arrows represent? What do circles represent?

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Next steps

Milestones

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8
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What is Float?

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Tasks that have extra days cushion in the critical path method

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9
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What are the three ways to change The Work required without signing a new contract?

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Change order
Change directive
minor changes in the work

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Who signs the change order? What three things do they need to agree on before signing

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the architect; cost, time, actual change

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What if the contractor doesn’t agree with the cost estimate the architect attaches to Construction Change Directive? What if they don’t agree with time?

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file a claim

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12
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What kind of changes can an architect make without a change order or construction change directive?

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minor changes in the work with no $$ or schedule effect

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13
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What is the relationship between the Work, the Project, and the Contract Documents

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the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS define the THE WORK required to build the THE PROJECT

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What are contract documents?

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drawings/specs from architect (including addenda, modifications, and contractual agreements)

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15
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A201 - What events determine the duration of the contract? Do weekends counts as days?

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Contract time starts with awarding + signing contractor and ends with substantial completion
Yes, weekends count

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16
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What responsibility or obligation does the owner have to the contractor prior to the The Work

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evidence of financial resources

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17
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What are the owner’s rights in terms of stopping the project or forcing the project to proceed

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the owner can stop the project if the work is not in accordance with the contract documents

if the work is not in accordance with contract documents, the owner can proceed with the project with a new contractor or with their own resources.

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18
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From A201 - what are items associated with a 7 day period?

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Architect shall issue certificate of payment to owner after receiving application from contractor

Contractor shall pay subs after receiving payment from owner

contractor provides proof of payment to subs after request from owner

if architect doesn’t issue certificate of payment, contractor can issue written notice and stop work in an additional 7 days (14 days total)

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19
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From A201 - what are items associated with a 10 day period?

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prior to date established, contractor will submit application for payment

initial decision maker to review claims

20
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From A201 - what are items associated with a 14 day period?

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contractor maximum time to make architect aware of concealed conditions that differ from the contract docs

architect to notify contractor if architect or owner has objections to the contractors proposed superintendent

architect to notify contractor if architect or owner has objections to contractors proposed subs

21
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From A201 - what are items associated with a 21 day period?

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maximum time to report an injury or damage caused by acts or omissions of the other party

notice of a claim by either the owner or the contractor

22
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From A201 - what are items associated with a 60 day period?

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after 60 consecutive days of suspended work, contractor can terminate the agreement, plus another 7 days for written notice (67 days total)

23
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What is the Prime Agreement

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AIA B101 - agreement between architect and owner

24
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What similarities exist between B101 and the C401 in regards to 
1 Standard of Care
2 Cost of the Work 
3 Copyright and licenses 
4 Claims and disputes
A
  1. Must provide same standard of care that the architect provides
  2. consultant cost of work is a % of architect’s fee
  3. Similar instruments of service as outlined in B101
  4. Disputes to be resolved as outlined in B101
25
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Is structural engineer considered an employee or a contractor?

A

any consultant is an INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

26
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What kind of compensation are consultants entitled to in the case of a claim?

A

same compensation as architect

27
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What happens if all bids received are higher than the owner’s budget for construction? is the architect entitled to additional compensation if they are required to change the construction documents?

A

Revision of scope, building systems, etc
Rebid
Increase budget

No - only if bids were too high due to “market conditions that could not be reasonably anticipated”

28
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What is a basic service?
What is the first basic service the architects provides to the owner per AIA B101?
What is the first “design” task?

A

work that the architect is required to do per contract

create a schedule

review program furnished by the owner

29
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What is the difference between supplemental and additional services

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supplemental - work required outside of basic services

additional - work that the architect is required to do outside of basic services after project commences

30
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What re the two obligations that the architect has to the owner that are the same in SD, DD, and CD?

A

provide updated cost estimates and provide design documents @ owner request

31
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Is the architect responsible for the owners consultants?

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No, owner is responsible for their consultants

32
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What is the owner’s responsibility when they notice that the floor plan is not coordinated with the framing plan from the structural engineer acting as architects consultant?

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provide architect with a written notice

33
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How does the architect know how much money the contractor should be asking for when they submit an app for payment

A

SCHEDULE OF VALUES and observation of percentage of work complete

34
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What two promises does the contractor make to the owner when they submit an application for payment?

A

work transfers to the owner

free of liens and claims

35
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What is a mechanic’s lien?

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a claim made against the the owner’s title to a property by subcontractors who worked on the project and didn’t get paid

36
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What is substantial completion? How does the owner know when this milestone has been reached?

A

when building can be used

architect performs first inspection

37
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How does the architect protect the owner from paying for work not done or done incorrectly? What if the architect approves payment, then discovers work done incorrectly?

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architect can reject pay app, reduce the pay amount, or place a hold on a previous payment

38
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When is contractor paid the remainder of the contract sum?

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at final completion

39
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What does the contractor submit along with the application for payment? what does the owner relinquish by making final payment?

A

contractor submits an affidavit + proof of payment for bills

owner relinquishes right to make claims

40
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What is in a project work plan?

A

scope, schedule, team members, consultants, and deliverables

41
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When should a project work plan be created?

A

before a contract is signed / during marketing phase

42
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What is a WBS

A

Work Breakdown Structure

43
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define: gross fee

A

contract amount

44
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define: consultant fee

A

fee from consultants - is subtracted from (architects) gross budget

45
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how do you determine NSR?

A

gross fee - consultant fee

46
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What are direct expense budget items

A

travel, presentation costs

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