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Stage 0 > Strategic Definition: Supplementary Material: 0/SM3
•• advising on the appointment of other consultants
•• checking with authorities on statutory consents obtained and required
•• advising on the need for specialist subcontractors
•• fulfilling the role of lead designer
•• providing the contractor client with sketches, specification notes, etc. for initial
tendering purposes
•• advising about limitations or inconsistencies in the Employer’s Requirements
•• providing the contractor client with drawings, specifications, samples, etc. to
support the Contractor’s Proposals
•• after the Building Contract has been awarded, developing and amending
drawings and other documents in the Contractor’s Proposals for contract
documentation
•• developing design details
•• applying for statutory and other necessary approvals
•• preparing performance specifications and other detailed information for
subcontractor tendering
•• preparing Technical Design drawings, details, schedules and specification
notes for the contractor client
•• inspecting work during construction and reporting to the contractor client
•• preparing additional drawings, etc. as necessary for submission to the employer
in the event of change orders
•• visiting manufacturers’ workshops/factories as necessary and reporting to
the contractor client
•• assisting in the preparation of ‘As-constructed’ Information, operating and
maintenance manuals, etc.
• inspecting the works prior to Practical Completion and advising the contractor
client.
Appointment of architect as project manager
The project manager is the individual or firm primarily employed to look after
the client’s interests throughout the stages of a project in collaboration with the
design team, including the cost consultant, and may be the project lead. The
project manager’s remit can be very wide, ranging from initially managing the
brief through to managing the marketing or disposal of the completed project.
The project manager is usually responsible for the overall direction of the
design team, specialists, contractor and subcontractors. Administering the
Building Contract might be undertaken by the project manager or by a contract
administrator working in close collaboration. The project manager’s duties will
vary considerably according to the nature of the project and the wording of the
Building Contract. The appointment of a project manager might be appropriate
in traditional procurement, design and build, or for a management contract.
