We have been involved with a challenging project for many reasons, but I wanted to seek help over Architect's Instructions.
Our Architect stated that:
Regarding AIs, it is the contractor's
responsibility to ask for AIs, whether for a variation etc... I believe we have always responded to such
requests.
This is in contrary to what our Contractor advises, can you please help us?
Context is needed here.If Generally , if an architect is a contract admin who acts as an owner’s agent in a building contract , they can issue an AI to the contractor. The AI can be anything from change of scopes, corrections or even inspection etc.
What Instructions would an Architect provide after issuing Documents? Unless they have found an error or omission, they aren't mind readers, they don't control the site or means and methods, so there's not going to be many (if any) AIs if the Architect is the party responsible for generating them.
To the OP... Architects Instructions are almost always issued because the contractor has asked for clarification on something.
The documents and specifications are the instructions, so to speak, if something isn't found there by the contractor, they can ask for additional information. This could also take the form of an RFI (Request for Information).
Instead of Architects Instructions, your architect might issue a bulletin (supplementary or revised pages of the documents) if the issue identified is large enough to warrant it.
The bigger problem than "who is correct" is that your architect and GC are not on the same page. This is a team effort, so the three of you need to sit down and gave a meeting.
(Legitimately, OP probably realized this wasn't a UK hub for architects & disappeared...so we may as well fantasize..)
Purely guessing/speculating:
1) OP has a construction project that wasn't fully designed prior to tender (for reasons unknown that may be either the responsibility of the owner or the architect, or both), or
2) OP has decided to change some things during construction by asking the contractor to just do them. It seems like the builder wants formal direction to change the contract work so it can be designed/priced/scheduled appropriately [maybe structural in nature? or of significant scope?], and the architect doesn't want to produce documentation unless the owner acknowledges they're changing the work and pays for such.
Just a jaded guess to entertain myself while we wait to hear back...which seems unlikely...
Architect's Instructions
We have been involved with a challenging project for many reasons, but I wanted to seek help over Architect's Instructions.
Our Architect stated that:
Regarding AIs, it is the contractor's responsibility to ask for AIs, whether for a variation etc... I believe we have always responded to such requests.
This is in contrary to what our Contractor advises, can you please help us?
What country are you in?
I can't tell what you're trying ask. Are referring to:
RFI - Request For Information
ASI - Architectural Supplemental Instruction
Regardless I think you need to look at your contract with your architect and contractor, the answers you seek should be in those documents.
Good luck.
"Architects' Instructions" appears to be a term used in the UK.
Yup, that's why I was asking. Regardless, this should of been in the contracts the OP has with their architect and contractor.
I'd love to hear an UK architects response to this!
Context is needed here.If Generally , if an architect is a contract admin who acts as an owner’s agent in a building contract , they can issue an AI to the contractor. The AI can be anything from change of scopes, corrections or even inspection etc.
What Instructions would an Architect provide after issuing Documents? Unless they have found an error or omission, they aren't mind readers, they don't control the site or means and methods, so there's not going to be many (if any) AIs if the Architect is the party responsible for generating them.
Architect's Instructions:
How do you feel about shag carpeted toilet seats?
If you didn’t have the shag carpet toilet seat cover, were you really a household in the 80s?
I would add: No Great Rooms, No Porte Cocheres, No Flex Spaces, and No Italianate whatever in the fuck that is.
^ "The big Italianate the whole pizza."
Shag = straight to jail.
Italianate = straight to jail.
Great Room = straight to jail.
Shag wainscoating Italianate Great Room = ???
=
= a hug from Joanna Gaines.
To the OP... Architects Instructions are almost always issued because the contractor has asked for clarification on something.
The documents and specifications are the instructions, so to speak, if something isn't found there by the contractor, they can ask for additional information. This could also take the form of an RFI (Request for Information).
Instead of Architects Instructions, your architect might issue a bulletin (supplementary or revised pages of the documents) if the issue identified is large enough to warrant it.
The bigger problem than "who is correct" is that your architect and GC are not on the same page. This is a team effort, so the three of you need to sit down and gave a meeting.
So in the UK an AI is like a response to an RFI here in the US?
can you give us an example of what the contractor wants the architect to issue? like are you adding a door or something?
(Legitimately, OP probably realized this wasn't a UK hub for architects & disappeared...so we may as well fantasize..)
Purely guessing/speculating:
1) OP has a construction project that wasn't fully designed prior to tender (for reasons unknown that may be either the responsibility of the owner or the architect, or both), or
2) OP has decided to change some things during construction by asking the contractor to just do them. It seems like the builder wants formal direction to change the contract work so it can be designed/priced/scheduled appropriately [maybe structural in nature? or of significant scope?], and the architect doesn't want to produce documentation unless the owner acknowledges they're changing the work and pays for such.
Just a jaded guess to entertain myself while we wait to hear back...which seems unlikely...
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