SPP 205 - Group 7
SPP 205 - Group 7
02 SCOPE OF SERVICES
04 METHOD OF COMPENSATION
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Building Administration and Management
Building administration and management goes beyond
maintenance and upkeep functions. It requires the services of a
multi-disciplinary professional who can perform a wide range
or functions for the efficient and economical operation and
maintenance of a building, facility or a complex.
INTRODUCTION
1.2 Post-Construction Services and Communication
In Post-Construction Services, the channels of communication
are kept open among the building owners, operators, architects,
engineers, builders, manufacturers, building research groups,
utility providers, furniture and equipment vendors and
building administrators/ property managers to provide access
to information regarding the performance and upkeep of
buildings.
INTRODUCTION
1.3 Architect as Building Administrator and Property
Manager
The Architect may be engaged as the Building Administrator
and/or Property Manager of a commercial, industrial,
residential or institutional building, facility or complex to
maximize the lifespan of the building/s in order to produce the
maximum economic return.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
2.1 Building and Facilities Administration
2.1.1 Building Maintenance.
The Architect shall:
a. See to it that the building and all the parts thereof (structure,
plumbing, electrical, partitions, finishes, etc.) are all in good condition.
b. Formulate and enforce rules for the proper use of the building and
facility, particularly in the common areas and the emergency/ egress/
exit areas.
c. Monitor security services, and
d. Monitor maintenance and upkeep services (cleanliness of corridors,
lobbies, stairs and other common areas, exits, parking areas, garbage
collection)
SCOPE OF SERVICES
2.1 Building and Facilities Administration
2.1. 2 Grounds and Landscaping Supervision.
The Architect shall:
a. Supervise landscape contractors and gardeners for the proper
watering, pruning, trimming and maintenance of the landscape(both
hardscapes and softscapes);
b. Maintain orderly entrances, exits and parking areas; and
c. Maintain streets i.e. road rights-of–way (RROWs), walkways, and
ramps.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
2.1 Building and Facilities Administration
2.1.3 Building Equipment Maintenance.
The Architect shall:
a. Assist the proper third parties in seeing to it that all equipment (air-
conditioning, sprinkler system, generators, transformers, tele
communications equipment, etc.) are properly maintained and in good
working condition
2.1.4 Business Development and Management.
The Architect shall:
a. Innovate schemes to attain maximum building occupancy
b. Bill the tenants for rentals and utilities (electricity, water, telephone,
cable, gas and other/ related dues)
SCOPE OF SERVICES
2.2 Post-Construction Evaluation
2.2.2 Upon the request of the Owner,
The Architect shall:
a. Evaluate the initial design program vs. the actual use of the facility;
b. Determine the effectiveness of the various building systems and the
materials systems in use;
c. Assist the proper third parties in evaluating the functional
effectiveness of the design and construction process undertaken, and
d. Study, research, and give solutions to any discovered/ emerging/
evolving defects and failures such as shrinkage, water seepage and other
problems in the building. This is referred to as “forensic investigation”
of the building’s systems (Reference Doc 203).
MANNER OF PROVIDING SERVICES
The Architect may enter into contract
with the Owner in two possible ways: