Contractor Responsibilities During Construction (CE) (PjM)

At the point where a construction contract is signed, the main responsibility for moving the project forward to a realized project, will fall upon the contractor.

Everything necessary for the proper execution of the project described in the contract documents, will be provided by this professional. They will do so in accordance with the terms of the agreement and the many contract documents. This work will include all required labor and materials. It also encompasses the provision of needed construction tools and machinery, water, heat, and temporary utilities, necessary subcontractors, and any other facilities and services required to complete the project.

At that point, the architect and owner can help the contractor expedite their work. They can do so by cooperating in working through changes and compromises as they become necessary, and establishing clear and consistent lines of communication.

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

• Identify the general obligations of the contractor during a project.
• Examine what is required from a contractor, before work on-site begins.
• Explain the procedures to be followed by contractors, when they notice errors in the contract documents, or problems on-site.
• Recognize the importance of a contractor providing a submission schedule and a schedule of values.
• Discuss the responsibilities of a superintendent on a job site.
• Summarize procedures to be followed when concealed or unknown conditions are discovered on-site.

Paul 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.