Exam 3: Owners, Designers, and Constructors

Now the electrical and mechanical concerns of buildings must also be engineered carefully

For centuries, the primary concern for design engineering was structural

Engineers are basically needed for horizontal construction but not so much for vertical

Design Professionals are always bound by the same Contract the Owner requires the Constructor to perform

Projects are usually done

If at all possible, avoid remedies imposed by courts

A risk shifting clause

The Owner expects the project to be completed within budget, meeting standards of quality, and it all done safely

Multi-prime Contracts

Bid shopping is a good way to make money

When dealing with a case, you can expect

There are three broad types of construction: horizontal, vertical and diagonal

In horizontal construction, we would expect the Design Professional team to usually be led by an Engineer

With few exceptions, Architects have never been Builders

For millennia

Although not written in the contract

There are two main types of construction

In Design - Bid - Build

The Design Professionals are always bound by the same Contract the Owner requires to Constructor to perform

Good Contracts spell out the duty for each party to cooperate