Requests for issuing certificates

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Increasingly, owners, project managers and developers are asking architects to issue certificates to financial institutions and other regulatory authorities. In a typical certificate, architects are asked to state that the project is constructed in accordance with the contract documents – even though the architect has not undertaken the contract administration and may visit the site infrequently – or that a design complies with the requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC) and/or Australian Standards (AS).

Page contents:

• National Construction Code certification
• Tips to reduce risk exposure from the provision of certificates
• Suggested words