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| coordinates the entire process of a job, from its inception to final move in and post occupancy follow up, consists of planning, monitoring, coordinating and directing, documenting, and closing out the job. |
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| the project manager should be involved from the first determination of the scope of work and estimating fees to the final follow-up. Planning involves setting requirements in three critical areas: time, fees, and quality. |
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| is one of the earliest and most important tasks that a project manager must complete. Takes the total fee the designer will recieve for the project and allocates it to the schedule and staff members who will work on the project, after deducting amounts for profit, overhead, and other expenses that will not be used for professional time. Includes, direct personnel expense, indirect expenses, and overhead, consultant fees, reimbursables, and profit desired. |
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| involves determining with the client what the expectations are concerning design, cost and other aspects of the project. |
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| keeping track of the progress of the job to see if the planned aspects of time, fee and quality are being accomplished. |
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| Coordinating and Directing |
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| during the job, the project manager (or whoever is responsible for managing the job) must constantly coordinate the various the various people involved: the design firm's staff, the consultants, the client, the building code officials, and the firm management. |
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| everything that is done on a project must be documented in writing. This is to provide a record in case legal problems develop as well as to creat a project history to use for future jobs. Also, a vital part of communication. |
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| consists of all the activities perfomed by the interior designer during the time the contract between the owner and the contractor is in force. |
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| contractor is responsible for providing submittals called for the in contract documents. These include shop drawings, samples, and product data. Most often prepared by the subcontractors, vendors, and material suppliers. |
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| are drawings, diagrams, schedules, and other data prepared to show how a subcontractor or supplier proposes to supply and install work to conform to the requirements of the contract documents. Usually very detailed drawings or product dtae that show how a portion of the work will be constructed. Sent to the general contractor who is responsible for reviewing and approving them. By reviewing them, the contractor represents that field measurements have been verified, materials have been checked, and other construction criteria have been coordinated. After review they should be sent to the interior designer, but not responsible for determining the accuracy of measurements or completeness of details, verifying quantities, or checking fabrication or installation procedures. Contractor is responsible for building according to the contract documents and making sure the shop drawings conform to them. |
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| visits the project site at intervals appropriate to the stage of construction or as agreed in writing. Purpose is to become generally familiar with the progress and quality of the work and to determine, in general, if the work is progressing in such a way that, when completed, it will be in accordance with the contract documents. |
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| During Construction and installation |
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| the interior designer is not responsible for the means, methods, techniques, or procedures of construction, fabrication, shipment, or delivery and installation of the work. Nor is she responsible for the safety precaucautions on the job or for acts or omissions of the contractor, subcontractors, or suppliers to carry out the work according to the contract documents. |
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| is a document authorizing a variation from the original contract documents that involves a change in contract price, contract time, or both. Usually prepared byt either the interior designer or, sometimes by the contractor. It must be signed by the owner, interior designer, and contractor. Accompanied by supporting drawings, or other documents as required to fully describe the proposed change. The contractor submits his or her quotation of price and time change. If these are acceptable to the client the formal change order document is prepared and signed by all three parties. |
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| the interior designer may withhold all or a portion of the applications for payment to protect the owner if the designer cannot verify that the amount of work done or materials stored is in conformance with the application. |
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| final placement of furniture, fixtures, and equipment. Owner's responsibility to provide the following: adequate facilities for the delivery, the route to be used from point of delivery to final placement, route is free of unanticipated obstacles, firm schedule for the contractor for the use of unloading facilities and elevators, any cost incurred by the contractor due to the owner's failure to conform to the schedule or other delays caused by the owner, security against loss or damage to the furniture and fixtures stored at the site between the dates of delivery and final acceptance by the owner. |
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| an important part of the contract administration phase. Construction work is completed, the furniture and fixtures are finally installed, and all remaining documentation takes place. Contractor initiates closeout by notifying the interior designer in writing and by submitting a comprehensive list of items to be completed or corrected. The contractor must proceed promptly to complete or corect those items. |
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| is defined as the stage of the work when it is sufficiently complet according to the contract documents so the owner can occupy or utilize the work for its intended purpose. The date is important because it has legal implications. |
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| the inspection and resulting list of items to be completed or corrected that is developed by the interior designer and owner. |
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