*Site Visits and Field Reports Flashcards
What does the interior designer do after each site visit
Submit a field-written report to the owner after each site visit
The designer has been promoted from in-house CAD/Revit specialist to project manager.
Which will not be one of their responsibilities as a project manager?
A) helping to determine the initial scope of the work
B) participating in team marketing efforts
C) monitoring and tracking of the progress of the job to see if the planned aspects of time, fee and quality are being accomplished
D) putting a stop to work when safety violations are present
D) putting a stop to work when safety violations are present
The general contractor is solely responsible for safety on the job site. If the interior designer observes an obvious safety violation, he or she should call it to the attention of both the contractor and owner and should follow up with a notice in writing
Once construction begins, the interior designer has a number of responsibilities under the owner-designer agreement and in accordance with the General Conditions of the Contract for Construction and the General Conditions of the Contract for Furniture, Furnishings and Equipment.
Which of the following is NOT one of the interior designer’s responsibilities?
A) after receiving written instruction from the owner, instruct the contractor to schedule any additional needed field tests
B) alert the contractor and owner of any safety violations observed
C) right to reject furniture and equipment
D) reject construction work that does not conform to the contract documents
C) right to reject furniture and equipment
Under the terms of the General Conditions of the Contract for Furniture, Furnishings and Equipment, the interior designer does not have the right to reject furniture and equipment. Only the owner may reject nonconforming work and must do so in writing to the vendor. However, the interior designer may assist the owner in determining if work should be accepted or not.
*The General Conditions of the Contract for Construction give the interior designer the authority to reject construction work that does not conform to the contract documents.
As outlined in the General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, who pays for any field tests/inspections beyond what is required in the contract documents?
Both the Owner and the General Contractor
