APE PART 3 - INTERVIEW Flashcards
(220 cards)
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What legislation controls the way Architects provide their professional services?
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What are the Architects Regulations? What do they cover?
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What is a Code of Conduct? What does it cover?
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What is the difference between the AIA and the BOAQ?
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What are the powers of each body in the event of a claim for misconduct being upheld?
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How does Australian Consumer Law control the behavior of Architects?
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Name some non-architectural professional associations you will come in contact with as an architect?
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What information can be obtained from these associations?
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What are some of the local Acts currently in force relating to the building industry?
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What bodies administer these acts?
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What are the powers of these bodies?
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12
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How is planning regulated?
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When is planning permission required?
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How is planning permission achieved? Who issues it?
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If there is a planning dispute where is it held?
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What is the difference between a building permit and planning permit?
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What is the role of the building surveyor?
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What is the NCC?
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Do you have to comply with the requirements of Australian standards when documenting a building?
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What is a building practitioner? Give examples
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Who regulates Building Practitioners?
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Do selected trades require license? If so give examples
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Where is a residential building dispute held?
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Where is a commercial building dispute held?
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What are the different ways you can set up an architectural firm as a legal entity?
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Where would you find information and advice when considering the establishment of your own firm?
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What forms of insurance would you need to consider when setting up an architectural firm?
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What risk does each insurance policy cover?
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How would you obtain finance for establishing a new firm?
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What information would be required to obtain the required finance?
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What is PI insurance and what risks does it cover?
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Is PI different from other insurance cover and if so in what way?
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What are your obligations to the insurer under the terms of most PI policies?
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How much cover do you need when seeking PI insurance?
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When hiring new staff how do you establish suitable salary levels?
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As an employer what is your responsibility regarding superannuation, workers compensation, providing a safe workplace?
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What is the difference between a contract of employment and working for another architect as an independent contractor?
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How does an architect get paid for its professional services? Describe the method or methods of payment.
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How would you establish a fixed price fee offer for a potential client?
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How would you establish a percentage fee offer for a potential client?
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How do you establish hourly charge out rates for you and your staff?
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Once a fee has been agreed with a new client what should be done about the arrangements and detail of the agreed fees?
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If your potential client telephones to advise the fees are all agreed and instructs you to proceed with the design work is it ok to accept this instruction? What must you do in response to the call?
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What would you do in the event your potential client does not sign a fee agreement?
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What should you do if your client proposes a non-standard fee agreement prepared by a lawyer?
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Your client agrees to a most generous fee arrangement but insists on using a non-standard fee agreement. This contains a requirement for you to warrant your services. Is this ok and what should you do before signing the document? Remember this is a great fee proposal and you stand to make a very comfortable profit from the commission.
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What are the requirements in the Architects Act (including Regulations and Code of conduct) regarding fee arrangements?
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Describe the professional services provided by an architect at the Concept Design stage when using the AIA CA Agreement
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Describe the professional services provided by an architect at the Design Development stage when using the AIA CA Agreement
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Describe the professional services provided by an architect at the Contract Documentation stage when using the AIA CA Agreement
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Describe the professional services provided by an architect at the Contract Selection stage when using the AIA CA Agreement
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Describe the professional services provided by an architect at the Contract Administration stage when using the AIA CA Agreement
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If a potential client requests you to provide Supervision of the works as part of your services during the construction phase how would you respond?
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What are consultants, what services do they provide, why are they required and who pays for their services?
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Explain the term specialist consultant, secondary consultant and sub consultant
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Name the typical consultants required for a large hospital complex
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If your client engages the consultant but your service includes coordination of the consultants what is your responsibility when a consultant fails to produce the relevant documents in accordance with your program and causes delays to the tendering of the works?
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Who is responsible when errors are found in (say) the structural drawings resulting in a major claim for a variation by the contractor? Remember you agreed with your client to coordinate the work of the consultants?
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During the construction phase of a project an error is discovered in the electrical services documents which show a large switchboard in the main entry of the building. There is nothing on your drawings to show this item and to create a stable cupboard to house the SB will cost a lot of money. What do you do and how do you explain the additional cost to your client?
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What is a quantity surveyor and what services do they offer? Who pays for their services?
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What is bills of quantities? Would they form part of the contract documents set?
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Name the typical consultants required for a small domestic alteration
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What does the term quality assurance mean? How does this term apply to the practice of architecture?
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Before commencing the design of any building what information do you require from your client?
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What other information must you obtain before starting any design work?
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What is a brief and what will it contain?
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What is the difference between Concept Design and Design development?
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What documents will be required for development approval?
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How would you ensure a project remained on the agreed budget through the design, documentation and tendering stages of a commission?
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What must be obtained from your client after completing each stage of a commission?
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What is a specification and how is it different from the information shown on the drawings
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Where would you locate a finishes schedule in the package of documents for tendering the works?
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Where would you locate a list of provisional sums within the sect of contract documents?
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Who decides on the amount to be included for a provisional sum?
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Describe the different forms of tendering commonly used in the building industry?
- EOI, leading to a short list
- Pre-qualification panels, leading to a shortlist
- Invited/ Selected tenders
- Public Open tenders via online portals
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How would you ensure all tenderers were provided with the detailed arrangements for a tender process?
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What would be included in a typical set of tender documents for one of your projects?
- Notice to tenderers
- Conditions of tendering
- General conditions of contract
- Contract schedules filled out (aka Annexure)
- Schedule of provisional sums
- Tender form - for consistency
- Technical Specification
- Drawings
- Information only documents
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How would you create a selected list of prospective tenderers?
Look at:
- If they have a current license appropriate for the work
- Relevant experience necessary to do the work
- Capacity to complete the work
- Insurances necessary to complete the work
- Contractors solvency history and ongoing
- Contractor's current workload
- Your experience with them or unbiased references from others
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What do you do when a tenderer notifies you of contradictions in the tender documents?
- Send clarifications to all tenderers in response to the contradictions as tender addenda clearly numbered, dated with revision numbers
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What happens in a tender process after the tender closing time?
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How do you manage late tenders?
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In the tender process what is an addendum and what is it used for?
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What would be included in a set of contract documents?
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When using the ABIC lump sum contract who are the parties that sign the contract documents?
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Name 3 different standard forms of lump sum building contracts
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Which contract would you recommend for a small residential project and why?
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Which contract would you recommend for a large commercial project and why?
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Describe at least 3 separate non-traditional forms of procurement
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What role does the architect play in the commonly used standard lump sum contracts?
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What are the fundamental obligations of the owner in an ABIC contract?
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What are the fundamental obligations of the contractor in an ABIC contract?
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What is the purpose of the Schedules in an ABIC contract?
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Can you use the Australian Standard AS2124 contract for residential work?
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Can you use an ABIC contract for residential work?
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Who are the parties who sign the ABIC contract?
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Who are the parties who sign an AS 2124 contract?
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Who are the parties who sign an AS4000 contract?
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Your client and the Contractor want to use a MBA standard form of lump sum contract. Is there any problem with this proposal?
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When does the construction contract commence under an ABIC contract? When does it end?
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What other significant dates are listed in the ABIC contract and where are they be stated
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How are these significant dates established? Can they be changed?
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What happens when a significant date occurs?
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What is the architect's role under the ABIC contract?
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Explain how you would continue to receive instructions from your client yet remain independent during contract administration phase of an ABIC contract
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What risks are there to the architect providing contract administration services to a client? How can these risks be minimised?
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What happens if there is a disagreement between the parties under an ABIC contract? What happens if the dispute can't be resolved?
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What role should you take in any dispute between the contractor and the owner under an ABIC contract
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What must the contractor provide to the architect under the terms of the ABIC contract before site possession is granted?
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What other information do you require from a contractor before a project commences on site
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Under the terms of the ABIC contract the contractor is required to produce a program showing how the works will be completed. Does this program become part of the contract documents?
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During the construction phase of a project who is responsible for the supervision of the works?
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What is the difference between making regular inspections (as stated in the AIA CA Agreement) and supervising the works?
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Who controls the site during the construction of the works and why?
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Is it okay for your client (the owner) to visit the works at any time to check on progress?
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What is the purpose of a site meeting? Typically what would be covered in a site meeting? What additional items should you as the architect ensure are included in the first site meeting?
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How often should site meetings be held and why?
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Who should run site meetings and prepare the minutes. Explain the reasons for your answer.
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How do you respond to a question from the contractor on site?
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How do you respond to a question on site from a sub-contractor?
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What is the normal way for a contractor to formally ask questions under the contract?
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What does the ABIC contract require by way of response to questions from the contractor?
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What are the pros and cons of the formal question and answer system under the contract? Where is the architect at risk in this process? What would the architect do to minimise any risk?
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Explain the requirement for security as defined in the ABIC contract?
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Who provides security under the ABIC contract and to whom?
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What are the types of security available under ABIC?
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What is a bank guarantee and what is its purpose under the terms of the ABIC contract?
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What is a retention fund under ABIC? What is its purpose and how does money get placed in this fund?
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How can an owner use a bank guarantee provided under the terms of the ABIC contract?
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How can an owner use the money in the retention fund under the terms of the ABIC contract?
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When, if at all, is security released and by which party to the ABIC contract?
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Does the architect release security under the terms of the ABIC contract and if so to whom?
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During construction what insurances are required under the terms of an ABIC contract?
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Which party provides these insurance policies
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Who must hold the insurance policies
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When must the policies be taken out and for how long?
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When and to who are the insurances during construction transferred if at all?
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How are these insurances documented and who holds the documentation?
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Does the insurance policy for the works cover a situation where damage to the works occurs as a result of negligence by the contractor?
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What happens when there is a break in on site and tools to the value of say $1500 are stolen?
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Consider a domestic alteration where the roof is partly removed and covered with tarpaulins by the Contractor (as part of the works) and during a rainstorm water gets inside and damages the carpets and furniture in the parts of residence not subject to alteration works? Is this damage covered by the "works" insurance policy?
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What is the meaning of the term variation?
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What are the 3 elements that may be impacted by a variation? Give examples of each
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Does a variation always cause an adjustment to the contract? Explain
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Describe the process by which a variation and its effects are recorded and managed under the ABIC contract?
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Are there any risks to the contractor if the variation process is not followed? Discuss
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Are there any risks to the owner if the variation process is not followed? Discuss
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Are there any risks to the architect if the variation process is not followed? Discuss
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Who assesses the value of variations and why?
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Who approves variations and why?
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Who assesses the impact of the variation and how is this done?
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Under an ABIC contract what is the difference between the term "variation" and a claim by the contractor to "adjust the contract"?
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In ABIC, what is the meaning of the term prime cost sum?
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In ABIC what is the meaning of the term provisional sum?
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What would a prime cost sum be used and when would a provisional sum be used as part of an ABIC contract?
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What are the risks with using either prime cost and/ or provisional sum? Give examples
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When would it be a good idea to use either prime cost or provisional sum? Give examples
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Who decided the amounts to be used for prime cost and/ or provisional sums? How are these figures established and where would they be found in the contract documents?
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In ABIC what is the procedure to be followed when using prime cost and/ or provisional sums?
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Under the provisions of an ABIC contract who pays the contractor?
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Describe the prices as set out in the ABIC contract to be followed by the contractor when requesting payment?
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Under the provision of ABIC who checks the contractor's request for payment and how?
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Under the provision of ABIC what are the owners obligations with regards to payments?
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What happens if there is a disagreement about how much to pay the contractor?
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In ABIC where are the payment terms described? What happens if the contractor doesn't get paid within these terms?
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Is it okay for an owner to pay for things that have been constructed off site but not yet delivered to the works?
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Assume you have checked these items in the factory and confirmed they are all completed and ready for delivery. On the basis of your answer what risks are there to the contractor, to owner and to the project?
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How can the risks of paying for things not yet delivered be minimised?
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Under the provisions of ABIC, when does the contractor get the last payment?
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What must you do when making your assessment of the current value of the works?
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What are the significant dates under ABIC? Is it possible to adjust them? Explain
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What is a construction program?
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Under the provision of an ABIC, who should provide the program and when?
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Under the provisions of an ABIC is the construction program a contract document?
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Should the architect approve the construction program?
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Does the program remain the same throughout the contract?
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What is a critical path?
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Under the provisions of an ABIC contract how does the contractor ask for additional time if the works have been delayed?
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Under the provisions of an ABIC contract who decides if the contractor is allowed to have additional time and how is the contractor's request assessed.
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Under ABIC what information must be provided before any assessment can be made
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How is the assessment process documented under the provisions of an ABIC?
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Who is responsible for minimising delays and their effects?
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What risks does the architect face with respect to their own involvement in any delay to the works? How can this risk be minimised?
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Under ABIC what is the term practical completion?
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How is the target date for completion of the works described in the ABIC contract and where?
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Under ABIC who decides when PC has been reached?
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What does the date of PC trigger under the provisions of an ABIC contract? What happens at PC?
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What happens if the contractor doesn't complete the works by the due date and is late? What if the works are finished before the due date?
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Under ABIC can the target date for PC be changed and how?
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Under ABIC what is the procedure for the contractor when it believes the works are complete?
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Under ABIC what is the procedure for the architect when the contractor states the works are complete
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What items must be complete at the date of PC
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What type of items may not complete at PC? Give examples
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What documents are required prior to practical competition? Why is it important to have these prior to?
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How should the architect respond if both parties to the contract believe that practical completion has been reached but the architect doesn't agree?
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Can PC be triggered other than by the architect? If so describe what happens under the term of the ABIC contract?
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What are liquidated damages and what is their purpose
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Are liquidated damages calculated on working days or calendar days? Why?
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Who decides the value per day? When is it determined and where is it documented?
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Under ABIC who decides if liquidated damages should apply and when?
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Under ABIC how are liquidated damages formally applied under the contract?
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Are liquidated damages a penalty? If not, what are they?
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What is a defect?
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Under ABIC what is the defects liability period and what is its purpose?
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How long should DLP be and why? Where in ABIC is this documented?
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What is the difference between a defect and a maintenance item? Give examples
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When would you make an inspection for possible defects?
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How would you communicate to the contractor those items you have determined are defects?
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What risks are there to the architect during the DLP? How can they be minimised?
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What risks are there to the contractor during the DLP? How can they be minimised?
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What are the owners obligations when, as a result of a building defect, a major leak occurs to a roof in the middle of the night during a weekend?
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What are the architects obligations when, as a result of a building defect, a major leak occurs to a roof in the middle of the night during a weekend?
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What are the contractors obligations when, as a result of a building defect, a major leak occurs to a roof in the middle of the night during a weekend?
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What happens when a defect is discovered 2 days before the end of the defects liability period?
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Under ABIC what is a final certificate?
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Under ABIC when is it issued and by whom?
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What does the issue of the final certificate trigger?
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After the issue of the final certificate what obligation if any does the contractor have to rectify defects?
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What resource is available to an owner to get a defect rectified after the issue of the final certificate if the contractor refuses to do the work?
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What are the obligations of an architect to the owner after the issue of the final certificate?
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Under the provisions of an ABIC what are the requirements of the architect after the issue of the final certificate?
