test 2.3 Flashcards
(43 cards)
Responsibility to Owner
Design professionals duty to care
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A fiduciary to act in good faith and to use the same degree of care, skill, and diligence that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in similar matters.
Responsibility to Owner
Design professionals duty of loyalty
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Obligation to act solely in the interest of t e beneficiary and to proactive gain dealing in all activities.
Responsibility to Owner
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Accountable for negligence
remain responsible to the owner for the overall adequacy of the completed design.
contractor follows the drawings & specifications
exercise care and diligence
Liability to third Person
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A-E can be held liable to a third party if bodily injury or property damage is caused to that party by reason of negligence or failure in duty of designer
Third parties are and include
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any party who is a stranger to the design contract between A-E and Owner
they include G/C, sub contractors, construction workers, and suppliers
Product liability (or strict Liability)
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liability without proof of fault.
Statues of limitations
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time beyond which these parties are no longer liable ranges from 4-20 avg 7 yeas
statues of limitations negligence and breach of contract years
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3 for tort negligence and
6 years for contract
Ownership of design
public agency owner
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owner’s property by law
Ownership of design
private owner
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designating ownership in the contract provisions
Ownership of design
design document may be what
declaration has CR on bottom
protected by the U.S copyright law
Ownership of design
Registrations
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Establishing a public record of ownership rights and required before legal actions can be taken
Ownership of design
what is not protected by copy right law
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- non tangible things
- title, names, logos
- ideas, procedures, methods,
- works consisting of information that is common property and containing no original authorship
drawings or plans
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portray the physical aspects of the structure, showing the arrangement, dimensions, construction details, materials
drawings are
certificates
individually prepared
drawings completion requirements
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complete, accurate, detailed
Better drawings = less dispute and high quality
They normally includes structural, architectural, plumbing, mechanical and electrical
standardized drawings
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Standard design details showing materials, dimensions, arrangement, and configuration
much convenience to construction process
Specifications are what
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Written instructions concerning project requirements: Describing how the project is to be constructed and what results are expected.
When are specs brought up
what are they referred to as.
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Including the bidding and contract documents as well as technical requirements (materials and workmanship)
project manual, project handbook, or specs
Spec
Non-technical parts:
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Invitation to bid, instruction to bidders, general conditions, supplementary conditions, proposal form, and agreement form
spec
Requiring extensive knowledge of materials and equipment:
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A-Es ask material and equipment manufacturers to furnish technical data and accurate description of products
Their own judgment and experience to specify the appropriate product or material
Computerized system to store the master specification and generated customized specification
Spec divisions
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(1) Front part: Nontechnical provisions
(2) Succeeding divisions: Technical provisions according to construction segments
CSI
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(Construction Specification Institute) Master Format:
50-division format widely adopted for general building constructions
AASHTO
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American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) format: Highway construction specifications
