He is also reluctant to pass on the CAD drawings as the drawing can then be changed without his consent. If you want the drawings in digital format then ask for the drawings in PDF format.
Hi, We have just obtained planning on the basis of very basic drawings which were done up by an Architect - can anyone tell me why there should be a reluctance to pass on the CAD drawings to me so i can seek quotes myself. (snip)
Correct. The only potential issue is if drawings are issued without a "Drawings are for Planning purposes only", then the person relying on the drawings may be able to impose liability on the architect.The issue of liability doesn't pass AFAIK back to him if someone amends his - presumably compliant - drawings and makes them uncompliant.
The simplest way would be if you can agree a fixed fee or agree a percentage of the lowest accepted tender (fixed at the date of tender).We know that what we are looking for is more than just stage payment supervision which engineers may charge about €2000 for but I think that fees on the basis of a percentage of a build cost is the wrong way to go - there is no incentive to help the client keep costs down.
Correct. The only potential issue is if drawings are issued without a "Drawings are for Planning purposes only", then the person relying on the drawings may be able to impose liability on the architect.
(snip comments best summarised as Sharing CAD information with design team Members is OK, but its probably unwise to allow laypersons to circulate them)
The fraudster could claim that the Architect...
If you hand over your CAD drawings and someone alters them and subsequently tries to pass them off as the original, it would be next to impossible to determine which drawings were the originals. The fraudster could claim that the Architect made the initial mistake and changed the CAD drawings to cover up.
While this is starting to sound rather sinister, the point is sound & simple:
By not issuing editable drawings outside of the design team the architect is making sure that he will never have to waste time or money claiming / counter-claiming / defending...against that worse case scenario "fraudster".
Prevention being infinitely better than cure
I believe that the suggestion of using PDF's was mine and not DBK100's.
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