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Responsibilities of the Owner’s Representative in a Construction Project

Jonathan Franklin University of Washington School of

Law

Jim Hambleton Texas Wesleyan University School of

Law

The Players

Owner & owner’s representative Architect

Interior design & furniture consultant

Acoustical & lighting consultants Contractor

Construction manager

Project supervisor

Owner’s Representative

§ 3.2

The Owner shall designate … a representative who shall have express authority to bind the Owner with respect to all matters requiring the Owner’s approval or authorization.

The Design Pieces

The program ABA Standards 701 – 704

Defining your program Pre-design Schematic design Design development Construction documents

ABA Standards

701: General requirements

702: Law Library

703: Research & study space

704: Technological Capacities

The Design Pieces

The program ABA Standards 701 – 704

Defining your program Pre-design Schematic design Design development Construction documents

The Construction Pieces

RFI: request for information

PCO: proposed change order

PR: proposal request

The Construction Pieces

RFI: request for information

PCO: proposed change order

PR: proposal request

Submittal

The Construction Pieces

RFI: request for information

PCO: proposed change order

PR: proposal request

Submittal

Punch list

The Process: Construction Weekly OAC Meeting

Attendees: players plus subcontractors

Agenda: Construction schedule PCO log Old business New business RFI log Submittal log

The Process: Construction Weekly OAC Meeting

Attendees: players plus subcontractors

The Process: Construction Weekly OAC Meeting

Attendees: players plus subcontractors

Agenda: Construction schedule

The Process: Construction Weekly OAC Meeting

Attendees: players plus subcontractors

Agenda: Construction schedule

PCO log

The Process: Construction Weekly OAC Meeting

Attendees: players plus subcontractors

Agenda: Construction schedule PCO log Old business New business RFI log Submittal log

The Process: Construction Responsibilities of the Owner’s Rep

Be thoroughly familiar with the blueprints Construction plans

Elec/tele/data plan

Finish plan

Reflected ceiling plan

Millwork detail

Furniture plan

Door & finish schedules

The Process: Construction Responsibilities of the Owner’s Rep

Construction oversight consistent with the AIA contract

Coordinating the owner’s vendors with the contractor’s vendors

The Process: Construction Responsibilities of the Owner’s Rep

Construction oversight consistent with the AIA contract

Coordinating the owner’s vendors with the contractor’s vendors

Walk the construction site on a regular basis

The Process: Construction Responsibilities of the Owner’s Rep

Construction oversight consistent with the AIA contract

Coordinating the owner’s vendors with the contractor’s vendors

Walk the construction site on a regular basis

Punch list

Summary

Communicate with your constituencies Defer to the professionals Don’t settle for something that is not

right Make decisions and be ready to explain

those decisions to your supervisor Keep a sense of perspective and a

sense of humor