Special report - design and build
Special report - design and build
- 1994
- Architects` Journal 199(10) 9 March 1994, 35-43(9) .
Considers whether design and build as a form of procurement is efficient; how architects can control the quality of the product, particularly when acting as the employer`s agent and assesses implications for architects who switch from acting for the employer to the contractor. Argues that it is essential to adopt an approach which achieves a balance between efficiency and control over quality, emphasising the need for architects acting for the employer, to agree a level of quality with the client at the outset. Highlights the legal position, standards at risk and evident advantages.
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING CONTRACT FORMS
DESIGN AND BUILD
HUNT THOMPSON ASSOCIATES
PROCUREMENT METHODS
SFA 1992
Considers whether design and build as a form of procurement is efficient; how architects can control the quality of the product, particularly when acting as the employer`s agent and assesses implications for architects who switch from acting for the employer to the contractor. Argues that it is essential to adopt an approach which achieves a balance between efficiency and control over quality, emphasising the need for architects acting for the employer, to agree a level of quality with the client at the outset. Highlights the legal position, standards at risk and evident advantages.
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING CONTRACT FORMS
DESIGN AND BUILD
HUNT THOMPSON ASSOCIATES
PROCUREMENT METHODS
SFA 1992