Owner Contract Basics
True or False: This AIA document entitles the Contractor to time and/or cost adjustments for Force Majeure Events.
False
True/False: Its better to delay providing bad news to the Owner if you think the issue might go away with time.
False.
This Source of Change could be due to weather, strikes, unforeseen conditions, governing bodies, re-design, or other circumstances that impact your project schedule.
What are delays?
This is an important tool for documenting a project's manpower, inspections, deliveries, and other important tasks that happen each day and can often be one of the most powerful tools used to bolster our position in delay claims should they arise.
What is a daily log?
This AIA designation is the standard for a Lump Sum Owner Contract.
What is an A101?
This meeting is the best way to establish roles and responsibilities for the Owner and Architect.
What is a Project Kickoff Meeting?
True/False: It is recommended to proceed with COR work without Owner approval to maintain the relationship.
False. In some circumstances we could waive our right to recover cost and time impacts if we do this.
Updating this item is the very first thing that should be done whenever a schedule update is performed in Microsoft Project.
What is Status Date/Data Date
This AIA document addresses the General Conditions of the Owner Contract.
What is the AIA A201?
This type of drawing update does not require an executed owner change order prior to proceeding with the work.
What is a CCD or Construction Change Directive?
This is the best way to document owner approval to use an allowance.
$0 Change Order approved by the Owner.
This filter can be applied in Microsoft Project to quickly view tasks that are tracking behind their status date projected progress.
What are Late Tasks?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
This section of the A201 determines when the Owner releases retainage to the Contractor.
What is the A201, Section 9.8.5?
These 3 logs should be reviewed during every OAC.
What are RFI, Submittal, and Cost Impact logs?
DAILY DOUBLE!!
This is the title of the primary portion of the A201 that specifies a projects Contract Change Management Details
What is "CHANGES IN THE WORK"?
The amount of time a task can be delayed before it impacts the critical path of the project.
What is total float or total slack?
This form of damages relates to indirect losses such as, lost income, increased financing costs, or lost business opportunities.
What are Consequential Damages?
This duration is the typical Contractual response time for Architect review of RFIs.
Five business days.
This AIA document outlines the time constraints for issuing cost and schedule impacts to the Owner.
AIA 201
When a project gets delayed, a common strategy is to accelerate certain areas of the project to maintain a finish date. Too much of this can cause this to happen, indicating a project is less likely to achieve what the schedule is showing.
What is Schedule Compression?