SPP 201 Flashcards
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“SPP”
Standards of Professional Practice
A required document under Sec. ______
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41 of RA 9266
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A Registered and Licensed Architect (RLA)
A natural person under Philippine law with a valid
certificate of registration and a valid professional
identification card for the lawful practice of
architecture.
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“Architect”
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A juridical person under Philippine law and
jurisprudence authorized to practice architecture
For individual architectural practice, the architectural
firm must be duly registered with the DTI as a sole
proprietorship
For group architectural practice, must be registered
with the SEC and with the PRC as a professional
partnership or as an architectural corporation
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“Architectural firm”
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Interchangeable terms
Architect =
Client = Owner =
Contractor =
Bid =
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Architectural Firm
Project Proponent
General Contractor = Constructor = Builder
Tender
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ADR
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
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AF
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Architectural Firm
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ADC
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Architectural Design Competition
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AICC
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Architect in charge of construction
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AOR
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Architect-of-record
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BPO
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Business Process Outsourcing
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CA
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Consulting Architect
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CEC
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Codes of Ethical Conduct
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DoLE
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Department of Labor and Employment
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DTI
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Department of Trade and Industry
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FPCA
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Filipino Professional Consulting Architects
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IAPOA
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Integrated and Accredited
Professional Organization of Architects
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KPO
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Knowledge Process Outsourcing
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MoP
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Manual of Procedure
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PACS es
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Professional Architectural Consulting Servic
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PCA
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Professional Consulting Architect
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PRC
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Professional Regulation Commission
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PRBoA
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Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture
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SEC
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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RLA
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Registered and Licensed Architect
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SPP
Standards of Professional Practice
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TSP
Temporary/ Special Permit
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METHOD OF SELECTION
1. Direct selection
2. Comparative selection
3. Architectural design competition
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Methods of Selection
▪ Used when undertaking a relatively small project.
The Client selects his Architect on the basis of:
▪ Reputation
▪ Personal or business acquaintance or
recommendation of a friend
▪ Recommendation of the Architect’s former Client
▪ Recommendation of another Architect.
DIRECT SELECTION
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MEthods of Selection
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
▪ May be conducted by committees representing
institutions, corporations or public agencies. The
selection process involves:
▪ Invitation. The Client issues an invitation which includes
the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the project which is
based on the Design Brief prepared by another Architect.
The selection committee established by the Client may
consist of representatives from other State-regulated
professions and/or the construction industry, as well as
persons with related expertise.
COMPARATIVE SELECTION
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Methods of Selection
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
▪ Pre-qualification. Architects and/or PRC-registered
Architectural Firms (AFs) submit information regarding their
qualification and expertise.
▪ Interview. The Architect explains his methodology in
translating the plan/design requirements of the proposed
project.
▪ Verification. The selection committee may visit buildings
designed by the Architects and check references such as
former clients and financial institutions.
COMPARATIVE SELECTION
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Methods of Selection
▪ Evaluation and ranking. The selection committee may adopt
its own procedure in evaluating the entries and
recommending the most capable firm.
▪ Negotiation. The Architect explains to the Client the Scope of
Services and the Architect’s Fee as prescribed under the
Architect’s Guidelines.
COMPARATIVE SELECTION
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Methods of Selection
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
▪ Used for **civic or monumental projects.** The competition
may either be an idea competition, design or design build
competition. Various Architects or architectural firms
submit plan/design solutions to a particular design
problem and are judged on the basis of comparative
excellence.
DESIGN COMPETITION
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DESIGN COMPETITION
▪ Advantages:
▪ The Client/ Committee will have a wider range of
options.
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DESIGN COMPETITION
▪ Disadvantages
▪ Expensive and time consuming
▪ Time and effort required may discourage qualified
firms
▪ Some potentially unscrupulous prospective Clients will
seek free services under the guise of design
competition
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Methods of
compensation
▪ The computation is made by adding all costs of
technical services (man hours x rate) and then
multiplying it by a multiplier to cover overhead and
profit.
▪ The multiplier ranges from 1.5 to 2.5 depending
on the office set-up, overhead and experience of
the Architect and the complexity of the Project.
MULTIPLE OF DIRECT PERSONNEL
EXPENSES
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Methods of
compensation
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▪ Other items such as cost of transportation, living
and housing allowances of foreign consultants,
out-of-town living and housing allowances of the
local consultants and the like, are all to be charged
to the Client.
MULTIPLE OF DIRECT PERSONNEL
EXPENSES
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▪ A = Architect’s rate / hour
▪ C =Consultant’s rate / hour
▪ T = Rate per hour of Technical Staff, Researchers
and others involved in the Project
▪ AN, CN, TN = No. of hours spent by Architect,
Consultants and Technical Staff
M =Multiplier to account for overhead and reasonable
profit. The value may range from 1.5 to 2.5 depending
on the set-up of the Architect’s office and the
complexity of the Project.
▪ R = Reimbursable expenses such as transportation,
housing and living allowance of Consultant,
transportation, per diem, housing and living
allowance of local consultants and technical staff if
assigned to places over 100 km. from the area of
operation of the Architect.
Direct cost = AN + CN + TN
▪ Fee = Direct Cost x M
▪ Total Cost of Service charged to Client = Fee + R
MULTIPLE OF DIRECT PERSONNEL
EXPENSES
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Methods of Compensation
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
▪ Applicable only to non-creative work such as
accounting, secretarial, research, data gathering,
preparation
▪ Based on technical hours spent and does not
account for creative work since the value of
creative design cannot be measured by the length
of time the designer has spent on his work. of
reports and the like.
MULTIPLE OF DIRECT PERSONNEL
EXPENSES
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Methods of Compensation
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
▪ This method of compensation is frequently used
where there is continuing relationship involving a
series of Projects.
▪ It establishes a fixed sum over and above the
reimbursement for the Architect’s technical time
and overhead.
PROFESSIONAL FEE + EXPENSES
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Method of Compensation
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
▪ This method may be applied to government
projects since they entail more paper work and
time-consuming efforts.
LUMP SUM (FIXED FEE)
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Methods of Compensation
\_\_\_\_\_\_
▪ The architect may be paid on a per
diem/honorarium basis for work which will require
his personal time, such as:
▪ attending project-related meetings, conferences or
trips;
▪ conducting ocular inspection of possible project sites;
and
▪ conferring with others regarding prospective
investments or ventures and the like.
PER DIEM / HONORARIUM
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Methods of Compensation
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
▪ On top of the per diem/honorarium fee, the owner
shall pay for the architect’s out-of-pocket
expenses such as, but not limited to, travel,
accommodations and subsistence.
PER DIEM / HONORARIUM
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Methods of Compensation
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
▪ The SPP provides for more than one method of
compensation on a project. Each project should
be examined to determine the most appropriate
and equitable method of compensation.
MIXED COMPENSATION METHODS
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SPP DOC. 201
Standards of Professional Practice on
**Pre-design Services**
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▪ The basic services provided by the Architect have
remained relatively unchanged over the years.
▪ However, the Architect must expand his services in
response to
▪ the increasing demands of his/her Clients,
▪ the evolution of new standards of regulated professional
practice,
▪ the advancement of technology and
▪ the enactment of new laws.
PREDESIGN SERVICES
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▪ Involving the Architect in the earliest stages of the
project will be most advantageous to the Client
since the Architect can provide the Client with
objective project analysis, establishing
parameters to optimize building needs vis-à-vis
available resources and attendant constraints.
PREDESIGN SERVICES
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SPP 201
SCOPE OF SERVICES
Services Included in the Scope of
Predesign Services
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▪ When a Client calls upon the Architect to give oral
or written advice and direction, to attend
conferences, to make evaluations and appraisals
regarding a contemplated project and similar
activities, the Architect renders valuable inputs
whether or not the Client pursues the project.
1: CONSULTATION
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SPP 201
SCOPE OF SERVICES
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
▪ These preliminary studies involve the
procurement, analysis and use of secondary
information gathered for the project to aid the
Client in early decision-making.
▪ They represent the Architect’s initial assessment
of a project’s soundness, allowing the Client to
promptly explore his options.
2: PRE-FEASIBILITY STUDIES
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SPP 201
SCOPE OF SERVICES
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▪ Detailed analysis of the project based on prefeasibility
studies that will determine the viability
of a proposed development.
▪ The studies will set the project against present
and future trends to forecast how it will perform
over time. This requires primary data gathering
and analysis.
3: FEASIBILITY STUDIES
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SPP 201 SCOPE OF SERVICES
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▪ The formulation of site criteria, assistance to the
client in site evaluation, as well as analysis to
determine the most appropriate site for a project
4: SITE SELECTION AND ANALYSIS
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SPP 201 SCOPE OF SERVICES
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▪ Detailed analysis of the site involving the
identification of a site’s potentials
▪ The analysis covers the context of the site as well
as that of its surrounding environment and the
development controls that apply to the site
5: SITE UTILIZATION AND LANDUSE
STUDIES
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SPP 201 SCOPE OF SERVICES
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
▪ The conduct of primary and secondary
researches and assembled facts used as basis for
conclusion.
6: ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH
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SPP 201 SCOPE OF SERVICES
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▪ This analytical problem-seeking process will lead
to the statement and identification of both
horizontal and vertical requirements in offering a
solution.
▪ It incorporates a space program with
characterizations of the envisioned spaces such
as ambiance, cost range, etc.
7: ARCHITECTURAL
PROGRAMMING
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SPP 201 SCOPE OF SERVICES
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▪ The Architect determines the adequate size and
appropriate configuration for a proposed project
in consideration of the use, allocation and
interface of spaces for given activities.
8: SPACE PLANNING
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SPACE PLANNING
▪ Space planning is done mainly through \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
primary
data gathering such as interviews, consultations,
interfaces, focus group discussions (FGDs), space
planning surveys, space audits, and analysis
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SPP 201 SCOPE OF SERVICES
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▪ An analysis of the space requirements of the
project based on organizational structure and
functional set-up
▪ This analysis pinpoints linkages and interaction of
spaces. The formulation of the space program will
serve as the basis for the development of the
architectural plan/design.
9: SPACE MANAGEMENT STUDIES
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SPP 201 SCOPE OF SERVICES
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▪ This technique is applied in the cost management
process to minimize the negative effect of many
cost-reduction programs.
▪ The goal of value management is to achieve an
unimpaired program at minimum cost. Thus, a
plan, design or system that has been successfully
value-managed will still satisfy the same
performance criteria as the costlier alternatives.
10: VALUE MANAGEMENT
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SPP 201 SCOPE OF SERVICES
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▪ Under design brief preparation, the Architect
states the project terms of reference (ToR)
including the concept, objectives and other
necessary requirements to bid out architectural
services (whether public or private).
11: DESIGN BRIEF PREPARATION
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SPP 201 SCOPE OF SERVICES
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▪ Projects may require promotional activities in order to
develop and generate financial support and
acceptance from governing agencies or from the
general public.
▪ In such cases, the Architect can act as the agent of
the Owner by producing and coordinating the
additional activities necessary to complete the
services. In all such activities, the Architect must
maintain his professional status as the representative
of the Owner.
12: PROMOTIONAL SERVICES
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MANNER OF PROVIDING SERVICES
▪ As an individual
▪ Architect’s own staff
▪ By association, consultation or networking
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METHODS OF COMPENSATION
▪ The computation is made by adding all costs of
technical services (man hours x rate) and then
multiplying it by a multiplier to cover overhead and
profit.
▪ The multiplier ranges from ___ TO \_\_\_\_depending
on the office set-up, overhead and experience of
the Architect and the complexity of the Project.
1.5 to 2.5
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