Professional Practice Flashcards
The third phase of an architect’s regular services.
Contract documents phase
“The fee of the architect for design-build services on a guaranteed maximum cost aside
from his fee for regular design services.”
10%
“When the owner fails to implement the plans and documents for construction as
prepared by the architect, the architect is entitled to receive what percentage of his fee.”
85%
The minimum basic fee for industrial buildings with a project cost below 50 million pesos.
6%
“The release of 10% retention by the owner shall be done after how many months from
the date of final payment.”
3 months
“A price given by a contractor, sub-contractor, material supplier or vendor to furnish
materials, labor or both.”
Quotation
An offer to perform the work prescribed in a contract at a specified cost.
Bid
A list of instructions stipulating the manner on which bids are to be prepared.
Instruction to bidders
“How many days shall the Building Official issue a certificate of occupancy after final
inspection of the project.”
30 days
A rule that certain kinds of contracts are enforceable unless signed and in writing or unless there is a written memorandum of their terms signed by the party to be charged.
Statute of Frauds
The person receiving a possessory interest in buildings, property, etc., by lease.
Lessee
This type of compensation is only applied to non-creative work.
“Multiple of Direct
Personnel Expenses”
“This method of compensation is applied only to pre-design services, supervision work, and other works which the Architect may perform other than the regular and specialized
allied services.”
“Multiple of Direct
Personnel Expenses”
“This method of compensation is frequently used where there is continuing relationship
on a series of projects.”
Professional Fee Plus Expenses
How many sets of shop drawings for approval shall the contractor submit to the Architect?
3
“Who shall have the responsibility for establishing lot lines, boundary lines, easements,
and benchmarks?”
Owner
Professional fee for the Construction Manager.
1.5-3%
“At what interest rate per month should a client pay the architect should the former fail to
pay the latter beyond 30 days from receipt of billing?”
2%
What type of bond guarantees payment on all obligations arising from the contract?
Payment Bond
“If the Project Manager is hired by the owner, who shall have the responsibility of hiring
the Construction Manager?”
Project Manager
In the architect’s code of ethics, to whom does the architect has responsibility to seek opportunities for constructive service in civic and urban affairs?
Public / People
Additional information on contract documents issued to bidders before date of bidding.
Bid Bulletin
Instructions which may be issued prior to the bidding to supplement and/or modifydrawings, specifications, and/or general conditions of the contract.
Special Provisions
Includes labor or materials or both as equipment, transportation, or other facilities necessary to commence and complete the construction called for in the contract.
Work
Means to furnish and install.
Provide
The guarantee bond is equal to how many percent of the contract price?
30%
Approximately, how many square meters of office space for the architect is built by the contractor as temporary facilities for the project.
12 sqm.
“How many days prior to bidding shall the contractor seek the architect’s
clarification as to the particular areas of work which requires evaluation of the architect?”
15 Days
True or false, the contractor can terminate contract if the owner should fail to pay the contractor any sum within 15 days after its award by arbitration
False (30 days)
True or false, upon termination of contract and upon the decision of the architect that materials and equipment left by the contractor which do not belong to him can be used and rent of such shall be borne by the failing contractor.
TRUE
How many days prior to canceling an insurance be given to the owner stipulating the intention to cancel?
10 days
A contract provision setting forth the damages a party must pay in the event of his breach.
Penalty Clause
What presidential decree institutionalized the profession of environmental planning?
PD 1308
Minimum basic fee for alterations/renovations.
50%
Minimum basic fee for Group 5 Projects (monumental).
12%
Under what classification of Project does Hospitals and Medical Buildings fall?
Group 3 (Exceptional Character)
On the remaining 15% work fee of the architect, where does the 5% go.
Construction Phase Service
Contract time reckoning shall commence on the ___ from receipt of ___.
7th day / Notice to Proceed
No person who is not a citizen of the Philippines may take the board exams or practice the profession unless the country of his relation allows the same ___.
Reciprocity
______ is a right enforceable against specific property to secure payment of an obligation.
Liens
The ______ contains additional information on Contract Documents.
Bid Bulletin
Building Administrations are compensated on a monthly salary basis or:
Percentage of Gross monthly Rentals
PD ____ institutionalized the profession of Environmental Planning.
PD 1308
If not clearly specifies, a material could be installed:
only after the approval by the architect
As a project Manager, the architect is compensated on a percentage basis of:
2%-5% of Project Cost
PD 223 specifies the function of the Board of Architecture to Supervise & ______.
Regulate
A study to determine the viability of a project such as its cost of development versus its potential return to the owner.
Economic Feasibility Study
Shall conduct the necessary inspection to determine the date of substantial and final completion of the work and issue certificate of payment.
Architect
Arrange and pay for such legal, auditing and insurance counseling services as may be required for the project.
Owner
UAP Document 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, & 209.
Standards of Professional Practice
He is concerned with the management and use of land as well as the conservation and upgrading of the human environment.
Environmental Planner
Prepares As-Built Drawings
General Contractor
A method of selection most often used by an individual person undertaking a relatively small projects.
Direct Selection
This concept of compensation is more often than not advantageous to both the client and the architect.
Lump sum fee or fixed fee
Document on Selection of Architects and Method of Compppensation.
UAP Document No. 208
An association whose objective is to unite all registered Architects in the Philippines.
UAP
The person or firm whose proposal has been accepted.
Contractor
UAP Document 302
Special Provisions
Printed documents stipulating the procedural and administrative aspects of the contract.
General Conditions
Approved form of security furnished by the Contractor and his Surety as a guarantee to the quality of the materials and equipment installed and the workmansip performed by the contractor.
Guarantee Bond
Written or printed description of work to be done describing qualities of material and mode of construction.
Specifications
Shall pay all royalties and license fees on all patented materials and processes furnished by him.
Contractor
Additional information which may be issued as an addition or amendment to the provisions of the Specifications.
Supplementary Specifications
The notice published by the owner or the invitations issued to prospectove bidders, giving information as to the nature of the proposed project, conditions for the issuance of contract documents, date of bidding and estimated cost or information that would give the contractor.
Advertisement or Invitation to Bidder
A type o construction contract wherein a fixed quantity, amount, distance, or measure is used as a standard or basis in awarding work credit.
Unit Price
The basic fixed fee of construction manager based from the estimated construction cost.
1 1/2% or 3%
A type of contract wherein the contract is awarded to a contractor and he is directly managed by a management group.
Management Contract
A list of activities which include field surveys, soils and materials investigation, contract plans, design standards, to preparation of bid/tender documents which is prerequisites for bidding and/or award of contract for a construction project.
Schedule of Detailed Engineering Activities
It includes, among other things, estimates of the work items, quantities and costs, and a PERT/CPM network of the projectc activites.
Program of Work
Also called a proposal bond in the amount of 2 1/2% of the total bid price in the form of cash, manager’s check or bank draft as guarantee that the successful bidder shall enter into contract with the owner within 30 days after the receipt of the notice of award.
Bid Bond
Money retained by the owner equivalent to 10% of three monthly payments to the Contractor until 50% of the value of works are completed.
Retention Fee
This form of contract is awarded when a condition such as emergencies arising from natural calamities where immediate action is necessary to prevent imminent loss of life and property.
Negotiated Contracts
A study conducted before a project can be carried out or built to determine if a reasonable amount for return of investment to the financiers or developers/owner is possible and practical.
Feasibility Studies
A professional fee that the Architect shall charge his client for services rendered commensurate with the work involved and with his professional standing and experience prescribed under the Standards of Professional Practice of the Architect’s National Code.
Basic Fee
Building of the simplest utilization and character, which are without complication of plan/design or detail which require only a minimum of architectural finishes, engineering and allied architectural elements.
Group 1
In RA 9184, ABC stands for
Approved budget for the contract
According to Section 40: integration of the architecture profession, the IAPOA shall be registered
In the SEC as a non-profit, non-stock corporation
Training which did not undergo CPP Accreditation are known as
Self-directed Learning
If you do not have a service agreement, your license will be suspended or revoked as per:
Section 23
It was the first law passed by the national assembly in 1921 where the maestros de obra or the master builders are required to register as architects.
Engineer’s and Architect’s Law Act No. 2986
The ____ shall submit ___ copies of shop drawings for the Architect’s approval.
Contractor/2
The approved form of a secutriy furnished by the Contractor as a guarantee of good faith on the part of the contractor to execute the work in accordance with terms of the Contract.
Performance Bond
What architectural services involves total planning that encompasses social, physical and environmental factors?
Comprehensive Planning
If an architect wants to register a “single proprietorship” firm, where will he register?
DTI and PRC
What is the foremost role of an architect with regards to his client?
Adviser
When should a Building Operations Manual (BOM) be submitted to the owner by the contractor?
As soon as the building is finished and ready for occupancy
These preliminary studies involve the procurement, analysis and use of secondary information gathered for the project to aid the Client in early decision making.
Architectural Research
Refers to the orderly arrangement within a piece of land or property on which vertical structures such as buildings, monuments and the like, as well as horizontal developments such as rights of way (ROW), open spaces and activity spaces are to be proposed.
Physical Planning
Pre-design services
10%
“The minimum fee per appearance of an architect when rendering service as an expert
witness shall be.”
PHP 500.00
The minimum basic fee for hospitals with a project cost below 50 million pesos.
8%
Printed documents stipulating the procedural and administrative aspect of the contract.
General conditions
“A statement from the architect confirming the amount of money due the contractor for
work accomplished.”
Certificate of payment
The fee of the architect for design-build services by administration.
7%
The performance and Payment Bonds shall be released by the owner after the expiration of how many months from the final acceptance of the work.
2 months
A statute specifying the period of time within which legal action must be brought for alleged damage or injury.
Statute of Limitation
A contract transferring the right of possession of buildings, property, etc., for a fixed period of time, usually for periodical compensation called ‘rent’.
Lease
The person granting a possessory interest in buildings, property, etc., by lease.
Lessor
Supervision Work is a non-creative work, true or false.
TRUE
This type of compensation is similar to the concept being charged by realtors, developers, and lawyers.
Percentage of Construction Cost
“The full-time construction inspector shall be under the technical control and supervision
of the ___.”
Architect
“Who shall have the responsibility of securing, but not liable for non-issuance, of the final
occupancy permit.”
Contractor
Who shall pay for the services of a licensed surveyor for confirmation and certification of the location of column centers, piers, walls, pits, trenches, pipe work, culvert work, utility lines, and other similar works required by the contract.
Contractor
Four types of Contracts for construction management
Firm Fixed Price, Fixed Price Incentive, CPIF / CPAF, Cost Plus Fixed Fee
“What code holds the architect responsible for the building/structure he designed for a
certain period of time.”
Civil Code
What type of compensation is applied to most of Gov’t projects and entails more paper works and is advantageous to both client and architect.
Lump Sum / Fixed Fee
True or false, based on the Civil Code, the Project Manager has no legal responsibility insofar as design and construction is concerned.
TRUE
What PD created the PRC which regulates the practice of various professionals.
PD 223
The offer of a bidder to perform the work described by the contract documents when made out and submitted on the prescribed proposal form, properly signed and sealed.
Proposal
Written or printed description of work to be done describing qualities of material and mode of construction.
Specifications
Means to build-in, mount in position, connect or apply any object specified ready for the intended use.
Install
No further retention shall be made on the balance of the contract when how many percent of the contract has been completed?
50%
How many percent of the architect’s fee is payable to the architect upon completion of the preparation of the schematic design phase and up to final design development phase?
30%
All trees and other plants that need to be transplanted elsewhere within ___ meters shall be done by the ___ at his own expense.
50 / Contractor
How many days upon written notice can a contractor terminate a contract with a valid reason?
15 Days
True or false, the contractor can terminate contract if the owner should fail to act upon any request for payment within 30 days after its certification by the architect.
False (15 days)
True or false, in case of suspension of work, all unpaid work executed including expensesincurred during suspension shall be evaluated by the architect and charged to the owner.
TRUE
How many percent of the contract amount is the Performance Bond?
15%
Basic Fee for Physical Planning Type 1 or site such as industrial estates, commercial centers, sports complex, resorts, etc.
5,000 for First 50 Hectares
It is a right enforceable against specific property to secure payment of an obligation.
Liens
When the architect is engaged to render opinion or advise, clarification or explanation on technical matters pertaining to his profession, the minimum basic fee shall be ___.
P200 / hr
What is Group 6 Project classification?
Repetitive Construction
Under what classification of Project does Stadium fall?
Group 3 (Exceptional Character)
Repairs and corrective works at the expense of the contractor should be done within how many days after written notice by owner?
5 days
An area of a city where municipal buildings are grouped.
Civic Center
The amount to be paid for every delay in the contract time.
Liquidated Damages
An architect is a person who is ____ & technically qualified to practice Architecture.
Legally
The ________ Iis a list of instructions stipulating the manner on which bids are to be prepared.
Instructions to Bidders
For non-creative architectural services, compensation is by:
Multiple of Direct Personnel Expense
_____ Mandates government support only to PRC accredited bonafide professional organization.
UAP
The duties & responsibilities of the architect with the regards to his motives, conduct & sense of moral values are formulated under the:
UAP Doc. 200
The entity who can order changes at any time during construction is the:
Architect
The retention is released how many months after the date of final payment:
3 months
An activity of Pre-Design Services by investigating, identifying and documenting the needs of the client for use in the design of the project.
Architectural Programming
Provide full information as to the requirements of the project.
Owner
The blending of aesthetics, functions, space and materials results from the application of the skills of many people.
Architecture
The art and science of ordering the ise of land and siting of buildings and communication routes to secure the maximum practiceable degree of economy social amenities, conveniences and aesthetics.
Physical Planning
Orders for the implementation of the project
Owner
Augment, supplement and be complementary to the functions of Architects, Engineers and Contractors in meeting the broad and complex requirements of usual projects.
Project Management
Most common method of selecting an Architect.
Comparative Selection
Provide for more than one method of compensation of a project.
Mixed Method of Compensation
An obligation of every architects and Method of Compensation.
Adherence to the principle of Architects National Code of Ethics
Means the total cost of all equipment, utilities and other otems which were either designer, specified or procured by the Architect and his consultants for the Owner that were used or installed in the project.
Cost of Work
The person, firm or corporation who provides the guarantee for the Contractor’s Bonds.
Surety
The full time construction inspector hired by the owner duly authorized in writing to assist the Architect and Engineer in the supervision of the work.
Project Representative
Approved form of security furnnished by the contractor and his Surety as guarantee of good faith on the part of the contractor to pay all obligations arising from the Contract.
Payment Bond
The list of instruction stipulating the manner on how bids are to be prepared and conditions for the award of the contract.
Instructions to Bidders
Instructions which maybe issued prior to the bidding to supplement and or modify drawings, specifications, and/or General Conditions of the Contract.
Special Provisions
Shall represent the Contract in his abscence and all directions given to him shall be as binding as if given to the Contractor.
Project Engineer or Superintendent
Means information, advice, or notification pertinent to the project delivered in person or sent by registered mail to the individual, firm or corporation at the last known business of such individual, firm or corporation.
Written Notice
Secure the final occupancy permit.
Contractor
Also called a proposal bond in the amount of _____% of the total bid price in the form of cash or check as guarantee that the successful bidder shall within 30 days, enter into a contract with the owner.
15%
The compensation of the project manager based on the estimated project cost.
2% to 5%
A type of contract wherein there is a pledge, promise, or assurance that the amount to be used in the construction will not exceed the specific construction whatever saving made will be shared by the owner and the contractor.
Guaranteed maximum and percentage on savings
The estimate of construction cost prepared by an officially designated staff or persons of the Head of Office concerned or his duly authorized representative. This shall be held confidential, signed, sealed and presented on the day of the opening of tender/bids.
Agency estimates
A notice or an invitation issued to prospective bidders giving information as to the nature of the proposed project, conditions for the issuance of contract documents, date of bidding and estimated cost to give the contractor a general idea of the magnitude and extent of the project.
Invitation to Bidders
A bond equivalent to 5% of the contract price in the form of cash, manager;s check, or cashier;s check posted by the contractor as guarantee of good faith in executing the work in accordance with the terms of contract.
Performance Bond
Penalty of the Contractor when he refuses to satisfactorily complete the work within the specifies contract time.
Liquidated Damages
He verifies the Contract work, makes the finally estimated and certifies the completion of work, and accepts such work.
Architect
It forms a part of the Contract Documents which designate a product to be furnished by a dealer or manufacturer through clear, concise and accurate wordings. It supplements the information given in the drawings.
Specifications
The date of the integration of the three existing professional organizations of PIA, LPA and APGA into one association called the UAP.
January 17, 1975
Residences (single-detached, single-attached or duplex, row-houses or shop-houses, small apartmEnt houses and townhouses.
Group 4
An act to strengthen the architecture profession, amending for the purpose certain provisions of the architecture act of 2004.
SB 627
Fraud relating to CPD shall be met with the appropriate penalties, except
Penalized with suspension or revocation of PRC certificate of registration and or specialization.
Authorship as defined in Article 1 of RA 9266, refers to an author who prepared a set of plans and specs whether made by them personally or under their
Immediate Supervision
If you perform services without a service agreement, your actions will be _____ to other architects who does so.
Prejudicial
In a PERT CPM. _____ is a starting node to two or more activities.
Burst node
After ____ substantial completion of contract work, the architect shall inspect the project and issue certificate of completion after certification, the contractor will finish outstanding work during period of making good of all known defect of 60 days,
98%
Stipulation of the use of specific products or process without provision for substitution is a
Closed Specification
If the owner continuously order changes to the design, what methods of compensation should be used?
Percentage Fee
What offense is commited when an Architect is found using the seal of another architect?
Misdemeanor
When is the time when the owner can get a replacement for his Architect?
Within 15 days after terminating the services of the first architect
Stage in comparative selection where Architects and/or PRC registered architectural firms (AFs) submit information regarding their qualification and expertise.
Pre-qualification
This technique is applied in the cost management process to minimize the negative effect of simplified operations associated with many cost-reduction programs. The goal is to achieve an unimpaired program at minimum cost.
Value Management
The architect in this area of practice recommends the systematic process of ensuring that a buillding/structure’s array of systems is planned, designed, installed and tested to perform according to the design intent and the building’s operational needs.
Building Testing and Commisioning
Comprehensive planning falls under what service of the architect.
Specialized allied services
“For interior design services, the architect shall be paid what percentage of the fee upon
submission of the final design.”
50%
The minimum basic fee for specialized decorative building.
12%
In design-build services, the single-point-responsibility of project delivery puts the legal liability for both the design and construction on the _________.
Architect
An outline specification enumerating the type and trade names of materials to be used.
Schedule of material and finishes
A bond furnished by the contractor and his surety as a guarantee to execute the work in accordance with the terms of the contract.
Performance bond
A stipulation of the use of specific products or processes without provision for substitution.
Closed specification
The Guarantee Bond is released how many months after the date of final payment.
12 months / 1 yr
A bond, the form or content of which is prescribed by statute.
Statutory Bond
A tenure by lease; real estate held under a lease.
Leasehold
Range of the multiplier for Multiple of Direct Personnel Expense.
2-2.5
A world-wide used method of compensation for architectural services.
Percentage of Construction Cost
For reimbursable expenses, how many kilometers from the Architect’s office shall a work be located to allow reimbursable expenses.
50 kms.
Submission of shop drawings shall be accompanied by a _________ in duplicate.
Letter of transmittal
“True or false, can the owner relegate to the contractor the responsibility of establishing the lot lines, boundary lines, easements, and benchmarks provided that the owner pays
the contractor for such works?”
TRUE
Professional Fee for the Architect as a full-time supervisor.
1-1.5%
Under PD 1096, what should be the proportion of sidewalk width to that of the road right of way?
(1/6)
What type of compensation is applied to cases where the architect’s personal time is required, such as conferences, joint venture activities, etc.?
Per Diem+Reimb. Expenses
Professional Fee for the Project Manager.
2-5%
His primary responsibility is the exercise of overall cost control which relieves the owner of many of the anxieties that usually beset, particularly those concerned with forecasting cost and completion dates.
Project Manager
Architect XYZ uses paid advertisements without sanction by professional consensus and years of experience. His action is unethical with respect to his relation to whom?
People / Public
The cashier’s check or surety bond accompanying the proposal submitted by the bidder, as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract with the owner for the construction of the work, if the contract is awarded to him.
Proposal Bond
Means information, advice or notification pertinent to the project delivered in person or sent by registered mail to the individual, firm or corporation at the last known business address of such individual, firm or corporation.
Written Notice
Means to purchase and/or fabricate and deliver to jobsite.
Furnish
“No payment shall be made on contracts in excess of how many percent of the contract
price.”
65%
Standard factor computed for changes and/or revisions made on completed contracts.
2.5
“If there is a variance/discrepancy between the drawings and specifications, what shall
be followed?”
Specifications
Suspension of work for ___ days by order of any court or other public authority through no act or fault of the contractor gives the him the right to terminate contract.
90 Days
Who declares bankruptcy as a valid reason for the termination of a contract?
Contractor
True or false, the owner has no right to claim liquidated damages if he takes over the work from the contractor for failure to complete the project.
FALSE
How many percent of the contract amount is the Payment Bond?
15%
Predecessor of PD 1096
R.A. 6451
Minimum basic fee for simple projects.
6%
When rendering service as an expert witness, the architect is compensated P___ / hr.
P500
Minimum Basic fee for housing projects.
10% of 1st unit, 60% 2nd-10th Unit, 30% 11th and above
Minimum Per diem paid to the architect if work is beyond 50 kms from office.
PHP 750.00
Failure on the part of the contractor to remove condemned work shall give the owner rightto remove said work at contractor’s exepense and contractor shall pay the owner the expenses incurred within how many days from removal by the owner of said work?
10 days
Any article of property not consisting of or affixed to land plus any interest in land that is less than a freehold.
Chattel
The _____ ethically can order a “change” during construction anytime.
Owner
The _____ are printed documents stipulating the procedural & administrative aspects of the contract.
The General Conditions
The are two ways of undertaking a Design-Build service, one which is:
By Guaranteed Maximum Cost
Architects, employed by the government, are not allowed to engage in the ______ practice of architecture.
Private
The ____ shall have the power, upon notice of hearing to suspend & revoke any certificate of registrations.
PRC
Re-examination (for the board exam) can be allowed ____ times and shall not be allowed to take another exam after one year has elapsed after the last exam.
one
The _____ shall issue certificates of payment after inspection & acceptance of the project.
Architect
Constitute a certification to the Owner that the work has progressed to the state indicated and that to the Architect’s best knowledge the quality of work performed by the contractor is in accordance with the contract documents.
Certificate of Payment
The cost of the completed structure to the owner including plumbing, electical fixtures, mechanical equipment, elevators, escalators, sprinkler system, alar and clock system, communications and electronic system, elements attached to the building and all times indicated in the drawings designed by or specifies by the Architect and his consultants.
Project Construction Cost
Code of ethical conduct
UAP Document No. 200
Based on the concept of expanded planning services to include other activities necessary for the proper handling of the numeroud components considered in the formulation of a master development plan.
Comprehensive Planning Services
Performs the construction work
Contractor
Most frequently used for arc or monumental projects and prestigious private buildings.
Design Competition
A method of selection frequently used where there is a continuing relationship on a series of projects.
Professional fee plus expenses
Document od Specialized Allied Services.
UAP Document No. 203
A code wher ethe Architect is determined to work the the general objective whose duty is not only to oneself but also to one’s country and God.
Architects Code of Ethics
UAP Document 301
General Conditions
The person or entity ordering the project for execution including duly appointed successors or authorized representatives.
Owner
The duration of time allowed by the Contract for the completion of the project in any stipulated portions thereof.
Time limits
The contract between the owner and the contractor undertaking the project described in the contract documents including all supplemental agreements thereto and all general and special provisions pertaining to the work or materials there for.
Agreement
Graphical presentations of the work involved in the project. They include all supplementary details and shop drawings.
Drawings
Listing of the different parts of the work indicating in each part the corresponding value in materials and labor, including an allowance for profit and overhead.
Breakdown of Work and Corresponding Value
The approved form of security furnished by the Contractor and his surety as a guarantee of good faith on the part of the Contractor to execute the work in accordance with the terms of the Contract.
Performance Bond
Applies to all laws, ordinances and other governmental regulations applicable to the project and its undertaking.
Local Laws
Wherever the law of the place of building requires a sales, amount, distance, or measure is used as a standard or basis in awarding work credit.
Contractor
Bond posted by the contractor equivalent to 30%
Guarantee Bond
A type of construction contract wherein the contractor manages or directs the affairs of the construction project like ordering materials and hiring of personnel but the owner pays for the materials and wages of the laborers.
Administrative Contract
A type of construction contract wherein the contractor is willing to finance the whole project without any financial help from the owner, but he shall pay the agreed amount fot the constructed building.
Lump sum contract
They include Instructions to Bidder/Tendererd, General COnditions, Agenda, Itemized Bill of Quantities, Performance Bond, contract plans, daywork schedule, specifications and a draft of contract.
Bid/Tender Documents
Additional information on Contract Documents issued to bidders before the date of bidding.
Bid Bulletins
Refers to payments requested by the Contractor once a month for work accomplished through an application for payment.
Request for Payment
A clause in a contract providing for increases or decreases in wages, prices, etc. based on fluctuation in the cost of living, production costs. etc.
Contract Price Escalation Clause
The working drawings showing the system and actual locations of electrical, sanitary, gas, telephone and mechanical works that were installed.
As-built plans
He is responsible for the establishment of lotlines, boundary lines, easements and benchmarks as certified by a surveyor.
Owner
A method of architect’s compensation wherein the fee is based on the percentage of the cost of the project.
Percentage of Construction Cost
For alterations, renovations, rehabilitations, retrofit and expansion/ addition to existing buildings belonging to Group 1 to 5, the compensation of services should be a total of ____ of the RFP.
150%
RA 9266 shall not be construed to affect or prevent other practices.
Section 43: Act not affecting other professionals
RA 8981 is known as the
PRC Modernization act of 2000
Authorship and intellectual property as defines in Art. 1 and Art. 4 of rA 9266 is found in
Section 3 and Section 33
Entities, agencies, organizations and the like that have been accredited/ registered with the Board of Architecture of the Professional Regulation Commision to deliver seminars, lectures, and other Continuing Professional Education modules for Architects, other than the IAPOA which is automatically acccredited by the Board of Architecture.
CPD Providers
It refers to contracts or arrangements involving the transfer of systematic knowledge for the manufacture of a product.
Technical Transfer
When the owner hires an Architect of a firm to coordinate the whole range of Comprehensive Architectural services, it shall constitute?
Project Management
You were commisioned to do a Master Plan. What shoud you do first?
Study the existing laws
What is the difference between RA 545 and RA 9266 in terms of architectural practice.
Structural Conceptualization
Before submitting sketches to a client, what must the architect first do?
Sign a service agreement
If the owner wants to change the estimated cost after awarding to a winning bidder due to economic bases, what should he do?
Revise scope of contract
In comparative selection, the client issues an invitation which includes the _____ for the project which is based on the Design brief prepared by another architect.
Organizational Structure
The cost of materials used and the labor for their installation are part of the Project coonstruction cost. If these items are furnished by the owner below its market cost, how will the cost of the material and labor be computed?
based on Current fair market value
