Contracts with Architects/Other Advice?
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| What advice do you have for reviewing a contract with an architect? What should we look for or change? Anything you wish you had done differently? |
Anonymous
| No advice but I am just starting to interview architects for a major renovations and am interested too. |
Anonymous
| Be careful accepting an architect's recos for builders. Our architect was really good with respect to design, but we also had them project manage our project and they were weak with respect to getting our chi chi Bethesda builder to perform who has since declared bankrupty, stiffed our heating contractor (and others I surmise) before reopening under another name. Our architect no longer does business with this company. I think having an architect and builder who can keep each other in check can be a good thing. |
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| I am in the construction business and also in the process of building a house for myself. I can share lots of advice related to the architect. I would make sure the contract has stipulations that they are responsible for all costs related to re-designs required by the county in order to obtain the permit. Also which permits are they helping you get? Depending on jurisdiction, you may need site development permit, HVAC permit etc. that all require drawings as well. Some architects do and some do not do this. I also had a clause the architect will respond to all contractor requests for information (ie. drawing clarifications/discrepencies) for no cost. Also, strongly recommend not hiring the architect for construction administration (overseeing construction). Send me a private message if you wish and I can send you more info and a draft of the contract (which was the contract I generated not one from the architect which is completely one sided in their favor) |