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During a routine site visit, the architect is observing the work with the contractor’s superintendent and notices there are recessed can lights where there should have been hanging pendants. The architect reviews the contract documents and confirms that pendants are shown on the reflected ceiling plan.
What action should the architect take to document of this discrepancy?
The correct answer is “Note the observation in the field report.” The problem is in the explanation given by Black Spectacles:
Correct. Noting the discrepancy in the field report is the appropriate way to document this discrepancy. A field report is a written document used to note everything that the contractor observes while performing their site visits. They can be used to note construction progress, discrepancies that are observed, and conversations that are had in the field.
The architect performs the site visit and completes the field observation report, not the contractor.