SPP DOCUMENT 204-A: FULLTIME SUPERVISION SERVICES

Question 1

4 principal members involved in design and building construction

Answer 1

1. owner
2. architect and his specialist consultants
3. contractor
4. individuals or group of individuals who assist in supervision

Question 2

directly and professionally involved responsible and liable for the construction supervision of project.

Answer 2

architect-in-charge

Question 3

when projects are still manageable in size, architect was then assisted by construction, traditionally called

Answer 3

clerks-of-works

Question 4

as projects became complex, it becomes necessary for ____ to do full-time inspection at project site.

Answer 4

construction supervision

Question 5

normally recommended by the architect based on their performace and hired by owner

Answer 5

construction supervision group (csg)

Question 6

scope of services in fulltime suoervision services

Answer 6

1. quality control
2. evaluation of construction work
3. preparation of daily inspectiin reports
4. filling of documents

Question 7

manner of services in fulltime supervision

Answer 7

1. working in dual capacity: architect-of-record and consulting architect or as CSG
2. working as consulting architect for fulltime

Question 8

method of compensation

Answer 8

1.percentage (%) of project construction cost
2.multiple of direct personnel expenses
3. professional fee plus expenses
4. lump sum or fixed fee
5. per diem, honorarium plus reimburse expenses
6. mixed methods of compensation

Question 9

limitation of authority

Answer 9

1. CSG shall not assume the responsibility of the contractor’s project superintendent.
2. CSG shall not make decisions on matters that are the sole responsibility of an architect-of-record

Question 10

legal responsibility

Answer 10

1. CSG is:
   1.1 responsible to the owner only for administrative matters
   1.2 responsible to architect-of-record for technical matters
2. under article 1723 CSG may appear not to have any legal responsibility since a-o-r and e-o-r are responsible for design while contractor is responsible for construction
   2.2 service contract between csg and owner may stipulate certain professional responsibilities
3. if aor and eor is sued by owner for performance/non that is traceable to csg, aor and eor may file vross claims against csg

Question 11

qualifications of construction supervision group

Answer 11

1. Bachelor of Science in architecture degree
2. extensive experience in design and building construction and must be very knowledgeable in building materials and construction detailing

Question 12

the architect’s fee for fulltime supervision as based on the PPC shall be detailed in the architect’s guidelines

Answer 12

percentage (%) of project construction cost (PCC)

Question 13

this cost-based method of compensation is applicable only to non-creative work such as accounting, secretarial, research, data gathering, preparation of reports and like.

Answer 13

multiple of direct personnel expenses

Question 14

this method of compensation is based on technical hours spent and does not account for creative work since the value of creative desihn cant be measured by the length of time the designer has spent on his work

Answer 14

multiple of direct personnel expenses

Question 15

the multiplier in multiple of direct personnel expenses (spp document 204-a) ranges from?

Answer 15

1.5 to 2.5

Question 16

formula in multiple of direct expenses

Answer 16

Direct cost = AN + CN + TN
Fee = Direct Cost x M
Tota Cost = Fee + R

Question 17

this method of payment 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

Answer 17

professional fee plus expenses

Question 18

this method may be applied to government projects since they entail more paper work, and time-consuming efforts

Answer 18

lump sum or fixed fee

Question 19

clients may request an architect to do work which will require his personal time such as, ___, these particular activities, when architect as agent of the owner, they may be paid by per diem and honorarium

Answer 19

1. attending project-related meetings, conferences, or trips
2. conducting ocular inspection of possihoe for project sites
3. confereing with others regarding prospective investments of ventures and the like