@kaitlin the website below is also pretty handy!
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You can read more about the G704 - Certificate of Substantial Completion at the link below:
https://www.aiacontracts.org/contract-documents/155061-certificate-of-substantial-completion
You can also review the preview of this document here: https://help.aiacontracts.org/public/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AIA-G704-2017-Sample.pdf#_ga=2.149492606.915258824.1645121537-605697607.1645121537
Thank you for clarifying!
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thank you
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Hi,
Thank you Black Spectacles team for a great session.
The wording sometimes gets me tripped up as well. For the first question, is a change order the best answer because the contractor is involved?
I chose Construction Change Directive because at the shop drawing phase, we may be pressed for time.
Thanks,
Taylor
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Expanding on the initial question - does the Substantial Completion Exception typically close out the issue contractually? For some reason it seems like temporary fix to defer resolution. Would this ultimately make it into as-builts/ record drawings?
Hi @tnsmueller ,
Hope you’ve been well!
A construction change directive is used to ensure the work continues when the owner, architect, and contractor cannot agree on either the time or fee associated with a change to contract sum, schedule, or scope.
A change order is the correct answer because hopefully all parties agree on the adjustment. A construction change directive may be needed if the contractor demands a sum the architect/owner think is egregious for the change, but baring additional information stating as much in the scenario, a change order should always be the first step.
It’s likely you won’t see any construction change directives given until the work begins.
You can review more information about change orders and construction change directives in the A201. See snippet of Article 7 “Changes in the Work” below for reference!
Hope this helps,
-Darion
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Hi @peter.sushch ,
The contractor should note the changes on their construction set. Remember, the architect does not provide as-builts or record drawings as a basic service (check out Article 4 of the B101). If they are requested to be provided by the architect then the architect should update their drawings to reflect the built condition.
Contractually, the owner’s written acceptation of the condition is required - listing the rail on the certificate of substantial completion is one example of how this could be done. In the case of the question, the cost difference between the wood and painted rail likely is low in the grand scheme of construction. If the accepted condition was relatively costly, it’s likely a change order would be produced reducing the contract sum.
Here’s some sections from the A201 related to accepting non-conforming work:
Hope this helps!
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