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| Contract documents or CD's consist of: |
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owner contractor (or vendor) agreement
supplementary conditions of the contract
drawings, specs and addenda
any other docs
modifications issued after execution of the contract |
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| change order - written amendment to the contract signed by both parties - a written interpretation issued by the ID or a written order by a minor chg in the work |
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| what are the general conditions of the contract |
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| major provisions of the contractual agreements between the owner and the construction contractor or FF&E vendor and the documents that set forth are known as the Genrl cond of the contract |
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| what do FF&E contracts cover |
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| they typically cover only movable items such as furniture, appliances, rugs, lamps and accessories |
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| construction contracts are governed by what law |
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| ff&e contracts are governed by what law |
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| statutory law that regulates the sale of goods |
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| what provisions are common to all contracts |
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description of the work
the time of commencement
substantial completion
the contract sum |
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| why is the date of commencement important |
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| because tis is the date that construction completion time is measured |
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| what are liquidated damages |
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| are moneys paid by the contractor to the owner for every day the project is late |
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| what is substantial completion |
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| the stage in the progress of the work when the work or a designated portion thereof is sufficiently complete according to the contract documents so the owner can occupy or utilize the site, though a few minor items may remain to be completed or corrected |
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| uniform commercial code - written to provide consisten rules for commerce in the US. establishes regulations for the buying and selling, along with other types of transactions of goods that are defined as tangible and movable items. it covers such things such as sales contracts, product liability, warranties, ownership (title) and risk. |
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| international code council |
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| what is one of the most important parts of the cd's? |
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| the general conditions of the contract for FF&E |
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| what are liquidated damages |
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| moneys paid by the contractor to the owner for every day the project is late |
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| they submit to the owner the quotation schedule with an itemized application for payment along with any supporting data, such as copies of bills of lading or requisitions from sub-vendors |
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| what protects the owner from incomplete or defective work |
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| retainage - which is when the owner holds back a percentage - normally 10% from each payment until final completion of the work |
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| standard form of agreement between owner and vendor for FF&E where the basis of payment is a stipulated sum |
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| from what date is the construction completion time measured |
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| what is not included in the cd's? |
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| what are 5 responsibilities of the owner |
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-areas on the project premises that the vendor can use to do the work
- access to the premises
- space for the recpt, inspection, and staging for materials & furnishings |
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| name 5 responsibilities of the vendor |
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- ordering
- delivering
- installing
- warehouses goods between time delivered and installed
- vendor must visit the project site and review the cd's to become familiar w/conditions |
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| who has responsibility of furniture & fixtures until owner accepts |
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| who is responsible for delivery of FF&E |
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| who conducts/acceptance/inspection of FF&E |
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| owner with assistance of interior designer |
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| detention of a ship in port by the ships owner or of a railroad car or truck by its owner beyond the time normally allowed or agreed upon |
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| 6 duties of interior designer |
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- acts as the owner's representative - advises and consults
-visits the project to determine if it is proceeding according to CD's
-conducts final inspection to determine the dates of substantial completion and final completion and issues a final certificate for payment
- prepares change orders
- reviews shop drawings & other submittals for the limited purpose of cking for conformance w/design concept expressed in the cd's
-NOTE: the ID can recommend that the owner reject work - but the ID cannot do that - the ID DOES have the authority to require special inspections or testing of work - DOES NOT have authority to stop work or terminate the contract |
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| what can contractor ask of owner at any time? |
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| what must contract do if he notices variances in building codes, ordinances or other regulations and who must he contact |
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| although it is NOT the contractor's responsibility to ensure that the plans are to code - if he does notice something is incorrect, he MUST notify the interior designer in writing. If he does not and continues work, he will be responsible financially for fixing the work done not to code |
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| is to secure against loss or damage - most times this clause is to protect the owner and ID against situations where a person is injured due to the negligence of the contractor or the contractor's agents |
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| who is responsible for onsite safety |
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| what must be issued for changes made in the work after execution of the contract |
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| change order - based on a written agreement among the owner, contractor, and ID concerning the extent of the change, its cost and schedule implications |
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| who is responsible for the uncovering and correction of work |
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| contractor - if it is in the CD's that state that the ID is to observe portions of work before it is covered or enclosed - if it is done w/out ID seeing it, contractor is solely responsible for uncovering and fixing any work not done to spec's - HOWEVER - if nothing is included in the CD's - the ID may ask that it be uncovered, but the owner will bear the cost |
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