{"id":3381,"date":"2017-03-07T19:04:34","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T19:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/?p=3381"},"modified":"2017-03-07T19:14:14","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T19:14:14","slug":"3-things-you-didnt-know-architects-do-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/3-things-you-didnt-know-architects-do-3\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Things You Didn’t Know Architects Do #3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Architect has very considerable powers under the Building Contract although is not a party to it.<\/p>\n

The Architect\u00a0must act upon a fair and proper interpretation of the contract as an independent observer.\u00a0S\/he must act fairly and impartially between the parties.<\/span><\/p>\n

Contract administration\u00a0can be\u00a0quite complex and this (short) post by no means explores all that is involved. We just want to highlight 3 things you (probably) didn’t know architects do when they are appointed for the Construction Stage <\/strong>of your project:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. <\/b>Prepare the Building Contract<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

2. Issue Certificates for Payment to the Contractor<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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3. Issue Instructions to the Contractor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Under the\u00a0standard RIAI Building contracts\u00a0the Architect\/Contract Administrator has the power to issue instructions to the contractor.<\/p>\n

Instructions may relate to:<\/p>\n