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NCARB ARE CDS 7 – Questions & Answers (Graded A+)
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NCARB ARE CDS 7 – Questions & Answers (Graded A+)Change orders and construction change directives Right Ans - Used to
accommodate requirements and conditions not provided for in the contract
documents
Change order Right Ans - A change order is a written instrument prepared
by the architect inside by the owner, contractor, and architect, staying there
agreement upon all of the following change in the work, amount of the
adjustment if any in the contract sum, in the extent of the adjustment if any
any contract time.
Construction change directive Right Ans - In the absence of total agreement
on the terms of a change order, a construction change directive is signed by
the owner and architect. The contractor is obligated to perform the work
described in it.
Methods to adjust the contract some per the general conditions Right Ans -
Mutual acceptance of a lump sum, unit prices stated in the contract
documents, cost to be determined in a manner agreed upon by the parties in a
mutually acceptable fixed or percentage fee, or as provided in paragraph 7.3.6.
Subparagraph 7.3.6 Right Ans - Requires the architect to determine the
cost of contract some adjustment by monitoring the contractors actual
expenditures of time, materials, and overhead.
When the owner and contractor are unable to agree upon the construction
change directive amount by any of the provided methods Right Ans - The
cost of the work is determined by the architect
The architects determination of the cost adjustment Right Ans - Is based on
his estimate of the value of the work plus a reasonable allowance for the
contractors overhead and profit.
Minor changes in the work Right Ans - The architect may authorize minor
changes in the work not involving an adjustment in contract sum, or an
extension of the contract time, which are consistent with the intent of the
contract documents.
, Change orders and construction change directives are prepared for the
owners approval Right Ans - The architect does not have the independent
authority to make changes that affect either the contract sum or the contract
time.
Change orders were there is a construction manager, CM Right Ans - On
projects involving a construction manager, a change order or construction
change directive may be prepared by the architect or the construction
manager. Final approval must still come from the owner.
If the architect orders changes without the owners approval Right Ans -
The architect may be exposed to professional liability claims for changes not
desired by the owner or more expensive than anticipated.
When the contractor discovers a deficiency in the contract documents
prepared by the architect Right Ans - The architect is obligated to remedy
the deficiency at his own expense. This may include revising drawings, and
processing the change documents. However, the architect is not obligated to
pay for the cost of construction.
Changes necessitated by the Architects errors or omissions Right Ans - The
architect is not obligated to pay for the cost of the construction caused by a
construction document deficiency unless the owner can prove that the
architect was negligent.
Changes in the construction documents not caused by the Architects errors
Right Ans - Changes to the construction documents entitled the architect to
additional compensation for revising the drawings in processing the change
documents.
Before performing additional services Right Ans - The architect should
submit a proposal to the owner for the cost of additional services anticipated
in connection with the change.
The Architects services in connection with change orders are considered a
change in service. Right Ans - The architect is obligated to notify the owner
that the services will be performed. Upon receipt of the notice, the owner
must give prompt written notice to the architect if the owner does not want to
be services to be performed.
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