A project bid may be in response to an invitation or advertisement and the proposal should respond to any stated selection criteria, include an ...

Read time: 1 minute Most projects require additional specialist consultant services in support of the architectural services. A specialist consultant ...

At the inception of a project the architect must begin by accepting the commission and then prepare a client and architect agreement and the ...

Read time: 1 minute Architects are responsible for managing many aspects of the project lifecycle, which may include design and documentation, ...

Architectural practices are increasingly providing diversified services to clients. However, when offering services beyond that which has ...

Read time: 13 minutes This note is primarily directed to the issues faced in one-off residential projects; however, the guidance can apply to all ...

Read time: 6 minutes The provision of an accurate budget estimate forms part of an architect's responsibility and should be met through either the ...

A contingency sum is an amount of money, usually expressed as a percentage, included in the project budget to allow for the unknown or unresolved ...

Most building contracts include provision for prime cost items and provisional sums. A prime cost item is an allowance in the contract for the supply ...

Alongside the 2019 Client Architect Agreement (CAA2019) the Institute also publishes the 2019 Client Architect Agreement for Limited Services ( ...