Pricing Pack & Contract Set-up

Tendering

This involves contacting various builders, collating all the information and providing a tender ‘package’ for each builder.  The tendering period is typically one month and tenders are usually returned to the architect.

Contract Administration & Site Inspections

During the construction phase some clients prefer the architect to carry out contract administration and site inspections.  This will include dealing with site queries, issuing (monetary) certificates, carrying out site inspections and carrying out post-contract procedures (snagging etc., typically six months after Practical Completion).

This is important: site inspections are not ‘supervision’.  The day to day running of the site is carried out by the (main) contractor.  The architect carries out site inspection to ensure that the works are being carried out in general accordance with the drawings and specification.  The number and frequency of inspections will vary according to the size, nature and complexity of the works.