Common use of Management and Administration Clause in Contracts

Management and Administration. The Architect shall manage the Architect’s services and administer the Project. The Architect shall consult with the Owner, research applicable design criteria, attend Project meetings, communicate with members of the Project team and issue progress reports. The Architect shall retain all consultants deemed necessary at Architect’s cost. If subsequent to the execution of this Agreement it is deemed necessary to retain additional or replacement consultants, the Owner shall participate in the selection of such professional consultants. The Architect shall coordinate the services provided by the Architect and the Architect’s consultants with those services provided by the Owner and the Owner’s consultants; the Owner shall endeavor to identify all such Owner consultants at the time of the execution of this Agreement. In recognition that the Owner may employ the services of a commissioning agent for the Project, the Architect agrees to participate and require that the consultants to the Architect agree to participate in coordinating with the services of the commissioning agent, to cooperate with and provide information to the commissioning agent during the course of the Project, in order that the commissioning agent may perform the services that he has contracted for with the Owner, and to advise the Owner regarding efforts and results of working with the commissioning agent. Such cooperation shall include but not be limited to inclusion of the commissioning agent during the design and construction of the Project, providing information to the commissioning agent regarding the types, sizes, capacities, and manufacturers of the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, controls systems, components, and operational sequences being considered for inclusion or included by the Architect and his consultants in the design of the Project. The commissioning agent may provide input and submit his opinion to the Architect and the Architect’s consultants regarding the above mentioned design elements. However such participation by the commissioning agent shall not obligate the Architect or his consultants to alter their design to follow the opinion or recommendations of the commissioning agent, nor shall it relieve the Architect from his obligations to perform the services required under this Agreement.

Management and Administration. The Architect Engineer shall manage the ArchitectEngineer’s services and administer the Project. The Architect Engineer shall consult with the Owner, research applicable design criteria, attend Project meetings, communicate with members of the Project team and issue progress reports. The Architect Engineer shall retain all consultants deemed necessary at ArchitectEngineer’s cost. If subsequent to the execution of this Agreement it is deemed necessary to retain additional or replacement consultants, the Owner shall participate in the selection of such professional consultants. The Architect Engineer shall coordinate the services provided by the Architect Engineer and the ArchitectEngineer’s consultants with those services provided by the Owner and the Owner’s consultants; the Owner shall endeavor to identify all such Owner consultants at the time of the execution of this Agreement. In recognition that the Owner may employ the services of a commissioning agent for the Project, the Architect Engineer agrees to participate and require that the consultants to the Architect Engineer agree to participate in coordinating with the services of the commissioning agent, to cooperate with and provide information to the commissioning agent during the course of the Project, in order that the commissioning agent may perform the services that he has contracted for with the Owner, and to advise the Owner regarding efforts and results of working with the commissioning agent. Such cooperation shall include but not be limited to inclusion of the commissioning agent during the design and construction of the Project, providing information to the commissioning agent regarding the types, sizes, capacities, and manufacturers of the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, controls systems, components, and operational sequences being considered for inclusion or included by the Architect Engineer and his consultants in the design of the Project. The commissioning agent may provide input and submit his opinion to the Architect Engineer and the ArchitectEngineer’s consultants regarding the above mentioned design elements. However However, such participation by the commissioning agent shall not obligate the Architect Engineer or his consultants to alter their design to follow the opinion or recommendations of the commissioning agent, nor shall it relieve the Architect Engineer from his obligations to perform the services required under this Agreement.