{"id":100624,"date":"2020-03-18T07:47:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T11:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/?p=100624"},"modified":"2024-03-30T02:56:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T06:56:13","slug":"project-parties-who-does-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/project-parties-who-does-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Parties \u2013 Who does what?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Executive summary.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>The management structure of sizable projects usually involves four major parties:\u00a0 the owner, the construction manager, the designer, and the contractor.\u00a0 Here\u2019s how project management is structured and what the parties\u2019 responsibilities are in two common project delivery methods.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/50PJO9vN13kZsXX5F9Omgt?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project conception.<\/strong>\u00a0 Let\u2019s take a sample project, say, a sewer line which a city needs.\u00a0 If the city of Anycity, Anystate wishes to construct this project, they will need the following parties with the following responsibilities:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Party<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Responsibilities<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Owner<\/td>\n<td>The owner has identified a need for the facility or infrastructure and ultimately will make all decisions on its design, budget, and schedule.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Construction Manager<\/td>\n<td>This party serves as the owner\u2019s representative in matters of cost and schedule for the project.\u00a0 This party also manages the day-to-day documentation required to construct a project including, but not limited to, submittals, requests for information, letters, and cost proposals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Designer<\/td>\n<td>The designer\u2019s responsibility is to prepare drawings and specifications in accordance with the owner\u2019s needs and all regulatory requirements.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Contractor<\/td>\n<td>The contractor, and his subcontractors, build what is described in the documents generated by the Designer at the direction of the owner.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Dual responsibilities aren\u2019t uncommon.<\/strong>\u00a0 Sometimes the owner will serve as the construction manager or even the designer.\u00a0 Sometimes the designer serves as the construction manager.\u00a0 The assignment of the project players is up to the owner and is a function of the city\u2019s staff availability and competence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Varying project delivery methods.<\/strong>\u00a0 There are various methods of project delivery.\u00a0 Probably the two most common methods are Bid\/Build and Design\/Build.\u00a0 Bid\/Build is when a project is designed, put out to bid, and built by a contractor.\u00a0 It\u2019s linear.\u00a0 The second method is when the owner hires one team composed of a contractor and a designer to concurrently design and build the project.\u00a0 This second method is usually chosen when an owner wants a project delivered, in both design and construction, as quick as humanly possible.<\/p>\n<p>What follows are the organizational charts of each of these two most common methods of construction project delivery.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101697 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Project-Hierarchy-Bid_Build1-754x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Project-Hierarchy-Bid_Build1-754x1024.png 754w, https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Project-Hierarchy-Bid_Build1-480x652.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 754px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101696 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020.03.17-Project-Hierarchy-Design_Build1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020.03.17-Project-Hierarchy-Design_Build1.png 780w, https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020.03.17-Project-Hierarchy-Design_Build1-480x566.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 780px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>My story.\u00a0<\/strong>I\u2019ve been involved in both of these methods of delivery and as a contractor I\u2019ve always enjoyed the Design\/Build projects. The first reason is because it\u2019s fun to help with the design. The second reason is that it\u2019s usually more profitable to control the design. My advice to both owners and contractors, without exception, is to put the designer under command of the contractor. Both cost and schedule can be managed by an entity known for \u201clow bid\u201d and \u201cspeed\u201d wins versus a time and materials approach. 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