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- While the traditional approach to construction requires contracts with two separate entities, a designer and a contractor, a design-build contract combines these two entities, so only one company is responsible for the designing and building contract for a project.
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Refer to CCDC 5A – Construction Management Contract for Services and CCDC 5B – Construction Management Contract for Services and Work and their guides. Typical responsibilities of a construction manager include: assisting in preliminary planning relative to the design requirements for the project;
Apr 6, 2021 · The Canadian Standard Form of Contract for Architectural Services, Document Six, 2018 Edition and this Guide were prepared by the Practice Support Committee of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada: John Peterson, OAA, FRAIC Chairperson.
Design responsibility in a building contract will rest with either the principal or the contractor. In the traditional form of building contract, the principal will engage professional designers (ie architects and engineers) to carry out the design work specified in the building contract.
The contractor is responsible for the execution of all the work, means and methods required to carry out the construction work as described in the contract documents. The role of the contractor is described in a construction contract, such as CCDC 2, and in the project specifications.
However, for Design-Build project delivery, CCDC 15 – Design Services Contract Between Design-Builder and Consultant should be used in lieu of Document Six. For Integrated Project Delivery projects a completely different multi-party contract is required.
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While the traditional approach to construction requires contracts with two separate entities, a designer and a contractor, a design-build contract combines these two entities, so only one company is responsible for the designing and building contract for a project.
When you and a contractor draw up your contract, you can specify that the contractor will obtain necessary permits and arrange for inspections on your behalf. If you don’t specify this in your contract, you are responsible for obtaining all necessary permits and inspections.
