Job Book 9th Edition - Book - Page 87
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Stage 1 > Preparation and Brief
1.5.2.5 Consider the relationship between brief, site/context and Project
Budget.
1.5.3
Appointment
1.5.3.1
Establish the scope, content and context for Stage 1 activities.
Put this information into context, particularly if material produced is
likely to be acted upon by others taking over subsequent stages.
1.5.3.2 Check the appointing documents with respect to services and
fees:
• if the extent of professional services for Stage 1 is not yet
settled, agree this with the client and confirm in writing
• if the methods and levels of charging for Stage 1 are not yet
settled, agree these with the client and confirm in writing.
Because the project requirements, construction costs and
architectural services are not fully defined at this stage, the fees
for Stage 1 are often based on true costs rather than on a fixed
sum or percentage fee.
1.5.3.3 Establish, if possible, whether this is to be a continuing
involvement for full services or is likely to be a partial service
confined to this stage.
1.5.3.4
Check with your professional indemnity insurers whether the
project seems likely to call for services outside those covered
by the policy. For example, the architect might find it necessary
to engage other consultants directly, might be called upon to
give advice on self-build operations, or might act as manager
for a series of separate trades contracts. Cover could also be
called into question because of the nature or scale of operations,
or because of stipulations by the client as to the amount or
duration of cover required.
If the architect is to engage sub-consultants directly, check
their competence and resources, particularly with regard to
the CDM Regulations. Consider the use of RIBA Sub-consultant
Agreement 2010 (2012 revision).
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