Page 248 - Urban Construction Project Management

Contracts 203
15. Implied warranty
• Make sure a clause is included stating that the construction document represents
the total work.
16. Coordination of drawings
• These drawings are usually prepared by the various trades to make sure no con-
flicts will exist in the field (i.e., duct work, sprinkler, lights must fit within the
ceiling void spaces without “hits”).
• The obligation of the design team concerning coordinated drawings should be
spelled out in the contract.
17. Unforeseen conditions
• Some form of indemnification must be stated in the contract that protects the
CM/GC from any latent conditions that may be found upon exposure (i.e., earth,
a wall, the roof, the floor).
• This clause must specifically address conditions associated with foundation
work borings and finding conditions other than noted in the boring logs.
• The owner must deal with hazardous environmental conditions.
18. Owner’s responsibility
• The owner’s obligation should be completely enumerated to include the items
noted in Exhibit 9-4.
19. Inflation clauses
• The contract should stipulate that if any materials escalate by some (negotiated)
percentage, then adjustments would be made for the material cost increases.
20. Shop drawings
• These drawings could have a major impact on the schedule if the design team
does not approve them in a timely manner.
• The contract should stipulate the time required for the design team to review and
comment on the shop drawings.

Exhibit 9-4
1. Submittal of a complete set of drawings and specifications (construction
documents) Owner’s
2. Provide access to the site obligations.
3. Phase I and Phase II environmental reports
4. Survey of the site
5. Soil (or rock) boring information
6. Permits (unless stipulated otherwise)
7. Payment of CM/GC’s invoices in an agreed upon period of time
8. Coordination with utility companies
9. Obtaining TCO (unless transferred responsibility to the contractor)
10. Any adjacent property approvals
11. Coordination of all non-contractor responsibilities, including communications,
cable installation, and furniture and carpet installation