Make Contractor Responsible for Site Safety
If your company is not involved with construction (but just design or inspection), make sure the contract states that the construction contractor is responsible for site safety, not the “engineer” …
Contractors
Directing Consultants
If, in your contract, the client instructs you to directly pass on the cost of consultants, it would be better to have the consultants contract directly with the client instead …
Unreasonable Project And Construction Schedules
If you believe a schedule required by the client is unreasonable, you should document your reasons for believing so, and inform the client of those concerns in writing. If the …
Design Discrepancies
If your company is the design contractor but not involved in the construction phase you should instruct the client to notify you for your company’s input for any design discrepancies. …
Sub Consultant Agreement with Tender
Get sub consultant agreement on tender documents. When you are bidding for a tender and you are getting prices from sub consultants, make sure the sub gets a copy of …
Awareness of Details of Designs
Make sure contractors are aware of the details of designs. E.g. types or colours of pipe, colours of wires, flange types required. Make sure those details are in the contract …
Get Subcontractor Buy In
Get agreement on the final designs with subcontractors before submitting them to the client. You need subcontractor buy-in to the design. This gives you the opportunity to confirm they can …
Low Bids by Contractors
Be wary of low bids by contractors. Get a number of bids. Compare and check why a low bid is so low. If a low bid is accepted, be especially …