Instructor: Paul Spite

Board: ARE Prep

Credit Hours: 1.00

Approval Number: PACE-0632


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Course Description

The AIA's B141 document, the Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect, is used in the majority of construction projects. It incorporates by reference, the General Conditions of the Contract. Together, these two documents define the roles and responsibilities of an architect in a project.
 
The architect is not a party to the owner-contractor agreement, but they are referenced in it. That agreement defines their role as a representative of the owner when they are on-site, making decisions as an agent of an owner, who still gets final say in all decisions. That relationship continues until the architect issues the final certificate for payment.
 
Between the commencement of construction and the delivery of a project to the owner, the duties of the architect will be numerous and varied. This course examines those which are commonly considered basic services in a contract between an architect and a project owner.


Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this module, the student will be able to:

  • Identify the contract documents incorporated into project agreements.
  • Describe the basic services usually provided to an owner by an architect.
  • Differentiate between architectural services provided in each of the five typical phases.
  • Recognize an architect’s responsibilities during site visits.
  • Explain how to review and evaluate a contractor’s application for payment.
  • Discuss reasons why an architect might want to withhold payment certification.


Instructor Bio

Paul SpitePaul Spite, BS, BA
AFD Consulting, Founder and Principal

Paul is a Registered Architect with over forty years of experience, a course developer and has been a teacher in multiple venues in the past. He is also a writer in many venues, having developed many studies, a few published articles, numerous short stories, multiple screenplays, two non-fiction manuals for church design and one novel. More to the focus of this endeavor, Paul has also created presentations for twenty-six lunch and learn presentations for building material manufacturers, webinars covering the subjects of Aging-in-Place and Architectural Acoustics and eleven distance learning courses for architects, engineers and contractors. As he nears retirement from managing his small architectural practice, Paul hopes to focus even more of his energy on teaching and on course development.



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