Common use of Subcontractor Interfacing Clause in Contracts

Subcontractor Interfacing. The Construction Manager shall be the single point of interface with all subcontractors for the Owner and all of its agents and representatives including the Architect- Engineer. It shall negotiate all change orders, field orders and request for proposals, with all affected subcontractors and shall review the costs of those proposals and advise the Owner and Architect-Engineer of their validity and reasonableness, acting in the Owner's best interest prior to requesting approval of each change order from the Owner. Before any work is begun on any change order, a written authorization from the Owner must be issued. Performance by the Construction Manager of work described in a proposed change order or construction change directive prior to the Construction Manager’s receipt of a change order or construction change directive signed by the Owner, shall constitute the Construction Manager’s agreement to the scope of work, the adjustment to the GMP and/or Construction Manager’s Fee, if any, and the adjustment to the contract time, if any, contained in the proposed change order or construction change directive. However, when health and safety are threatened, the Construction Manager shall act immediately to remove the threat to health and safety. It shall also carefully review all shop drawings and then forward the same to the Architect-Engineer for review and actions. The Architect-Engineer will transmit them back to the Construction Manager who will then issue the shop drawings to the affected subcontractor for fabrication or revision. The Construction Manager shall maintain a suspense control system to promote expeditious handling of all communication matters. The Construction Manager shall request the Architect-Engineer to make interpretations of the drawings or specifications requested of the Construction Manager by the subcontractors and shall maintain a suspense control system to promote timely response to all such requests for interpretation. The Construction Manager shall advise the Owner and Architect-Engineer when timely response is not occurring on any of the above and the impact of any communication failures on the progress of the performance of the work.

Subcontractor Interfacing. The Construction Manager shall be the single point of interface with all subcontractors for the Owner and all of its agents and representatives including the Architect- Engineer. It shall negotiate all change orders, field orders and request for proposals, with all affected subcontractors and shall review the costs of those proposals and advise the Owner and Architect-Architect- Engineer of their validity and reasonableness, acting in the Owner's best interest prior to requesting approval of each change order from the Owner. Before any work is begun on any change order, a written authorization from the Owner must be issued. Performance by the Construction Manager of work described in a proposed change order or construction change directive prior to the Construction Manager’s receipt of a change order or construction change directive signed by the Owner, shall constitute the Construction Manager’s agreement to the scope of work, the adjustment to the GMP and/or Construction Manager’s Fee, if any, and the adjustment to the contract time, if any, contained in the proposed change order or construction change directive. However, when health and safety are threatened, the Construction Manager shall act immediately to remove the threat to health and safety. It shall also carefully review all shop drawings and then forward the same to the Architect-Architect- Engineer for review and actions. The Architect-Engineer will transmit them back to the Construction Manager who will then issue the shop drawings to the affected subcontractor for fabrication or revision. The Construction Manager shall maintain a suspense control system to promote expeditious handling of all communication matters. The Construction Manager shall request the Architect-Engineer to make interpretations of the drawings or specifications requested of the Construction Manager by the subcontractors and shall maintain a suspense control system to promote timely response to all such requests for interpretation. The Construction Manager shall advise the Owner and Architect-Engineer when timely response is not occurring on any of the above and the impact of any communication failures on the progress of the performance of the work.

Subcontractor Interfacing. The Construction Manager shall be the single point of interface with all subcontractors for the Owner and all of its agents and representatives including the Architect- Architect-Engineer. It shall negotiate all change orders, field orders and request for proposals, with all affected subcontractors and shall review the costs of those proposals and advise the Owner and Architect-Engineer of their validity and reasonableness, acting in the Owner's best interest prior to requesting approval of each change order from the Owner. Before any work is begun on any change order, a written authorization from the Owner must be issued. Performance by the Construction Manager of work described in a proposed change order or construction change directive prior to the Construction Manager’s receipt of a change order or construction change directive signed by the Owner, shall constitute the Construction Manager’s agreement to the scope of work, the adjustment to the GMP and/or Construction Manager’s Fee, if any, and the adjustment to the contract time, if any, contained in the proposed change order or construction change directive. However, when health and safety are threatened, the Construction Manager shall act immediately to remove the threat to health and safety. It shall also carefully review all shop drawings and then forward the same to the Architect-Engineer for review and actions. The Architect-Engineer will transmit them back to the Construction Manager who will then issue the shop drawings to the affected subcontractor for fabrication or revision. The Construction Manager shall maintain a suspense control system to promote expeditious handling of all communication matters. The Construction Manager shall request the Architect-Engineer to make interpretations of the drawings or specifications requested of the Construction Manager by the subcontractors and shall maintain a suspense control system to promote timely response to all such requests for interpretation. The Construction Manager shall advise the Owner and Architect-Engineer when timely response is not occurring on any of the above and the impact of any communication failures on the progress of the performance of the work.