Explains construction professional practice in an appealing, succinct, and relatively informal way
This book details the management of construction projects from beginning to end, concentrating on the principles underlying what construction professionals like architects do. It covers the entire process—from the initial meetings with clients through the design, recruitment of a contractor, contract management, construction, and handover—all without referencing legal cases, contract clause numbers, laws, statutes, or the complex jargon that can muddle comprehension.
The first part of Professional Practice for Architects and Project Managers offers enlightening chapters that cover: professional standards, perks of the job, bonds and parent company guarantees, office meetings, letter writing, the RIBA Plan of Work, and Building Information Modelling (BIM). The second section teaches all about dealing with the clients, and includes chapters that discuss the extent of services, fee negotiations, conflicts of interest, and more. Next the book looks at such on-the-job responsibilities as surveys, ground investigations, cost estimates, work schedules, letters of intent, etc. The final section goes over everything readers need to know about dealing with a building contract in progress, informing them about advance payments, insurance, site inspections, contractor disputes, terminations, final certificates, and more.
- Details the entire process of managing a construction project, including dealing with clients, the design process, running a construction project, and more
- Highlights what the construction professionals do in their positions
- Shows how principles of construction management are applied in practice
- Written in a reader-friendly and accessible way
Professional Practice for Architects and Project Managers is an excellent resource for architects and other construction professionals such as contract administrators, project managers, quantity surveyors, and contractors.
Table of Contents:
Preface xxi
Abbreviations xxiii
Section I This and That 1
1 Professional Standards 3
2 How to Appear Confident 5
3 Perks 7
4 Nosebags 9
5 Design 11
6 Copyright 13
7 Flowcharts: Physical and Mental 17
8 Making a Decision 19
9 Approvals 23
10 Replacement Architect 27
11 Agency 31
12 Presentation 35
13 Abortive Work 37
14 Telephone 39
15 Writing Letters (or Emails) 41
16 Information Technology 47
17 The RIBA Plan of Work 2013 49
18 Building Information Modelling 53
19 Computer-aided Design 55
20 Technical Information 57
21 Bonds and Parent Company Guarantees 61
22 Assignment 65
23 Contracts 67
24 Limitation Period 71
25 Confidentiality 75
26 Reasonable Time 77
27 The Build 79
Section II Dealing with Clients 81
28 Extent of Services 83
29 Difficult Clients 87
30 Getting Appointed 91
31 Fees 95
32 Consultants 101
33 Project Managers 105
34 Net Contribution Clause 109
35 Warranties 111
36 Consultant’s Certificates 117
37 Conflict of Interest 121
38 Consumers, Corporations, and Associations 125
Section III On with the Job 127
39 The Brief 129
40 Feasibility Studies 131
41 Surveys 133
42 Ground Investigations 137
43 Reports 139
44 Sketch Designs 145
45 Design Development 147
46 Cost Estimates 151
47 Cost Planning 153
48 Amenity Societies 155
49 Building Control 157
50 Procurement 161
51 Contract Selection 173
52 Contract Documents 177
53 Production Information 181
54 Bills of Quantities 183
55 Specifications 187
56 Employer’s Requirements 191
57 Contractor’s Proposals 195
58 Consultant Switch 197
60 Schedules of Work 201
61 Activity Schedules 203
62 Implied Terms 205
63 Tendering 207
64 Letters of Intent 213
65 Preparing the Contract Documents 217
Section IV Dealing with a Building Contract in Progress 221
66 Preliminaries 223
67 Possession of the Site 225
68 Dealing with Difficult Contractors 229
69 Advance Payment 233
70 Retention 237
71 Contractor’s Programme 239
72 Acceleration 243
73 Postponement 247
74 Insurance 249
75 Maintaining Standards On Site 253
76 Coming to Blows 255
77 Meetings 257
78 Clerks of Works 261
79 Site Agent 265
80 Site Inspections 267
81 Snagging 273
82 Defects 275
83 Samples 279
84 Temporary Work 283
85 Architect’s Instructions 285
86 Certificates 291
87 The Architect’s Conundrum 295
88 Sub-Contractors and Suppliers 297
89 Other Contractors on the Works 301
90 Statutory Undertakers 303
91 Variations and Valuation 305
92 Provisional and Prime Cost Sums 309
93 Workmanship and Materials 313
94 Materials Off-Site 315
95 Payment 319
96 Delays and Extensions of Time 323
97 Liquidated Damages 327
98 Penalties 331
99 Financial Claims 333
100 Termination 341
101 Practical Completion 345
102 Rectification Period 351
103 As-Built Records 357
104 Final Certificate 359
105 Review 363
106 Dispute Resolution 365
107 Adjudication 371
Index 377
About the Author :
David Chappell, BA (Hons Arch) MA(Arch) MA(Law) PhD RIBA, is an experienced architect who has worked in both the public and private sectors, as well as acting as contract administrator for a building contractor and as a lecturer in construction law and contracts procedure. He was Professor and Senior Research Fellow in Architectural Practice and Management Research at The Queens University of Belfast and Visiting Professor of Practice Management and Law at the University of Central England in Birmingham. Since 1989, he has practiced as a contracts consultant and adjudicator, both for a large consultancy and as director of his own consultancy.
