1. Responsibilities of the Owners Representative in a Construction Project Jonathan Franklin University of Washington School of Law Jim Hambleton Texas Wesleyan University School of Law

2. The Players u Owner & owners representative u Architect vInterior design & furniture consultant vAcoustical & lighting consultants u Contractor vConstruction manager vProject supervisor

3. Owners Representative § 3.2 The Owner shall designate … a representative who shall have express authority to bind the Owner with respect to all matters requiring the Owners approval or authorization.

4. The Design Pieces u The program v ABA Standards 701 – 704 v Defining your program u Pre-design u Schematic design u Design development u Construction documents

5. ABA Standards u 701: General requirements u 702: Law Library u 703: Research & study space u 704: Technological Capacities

6. The Design Pieces u The program v ABA Standards 701 – 704 v Defining your program u Pre-design u Schematic design u Design development u Construction documents

7. The Construction Pieces u RFI: request for information u PCO: proposed change order u PR: proposal request

9. The Construction Pieces u RFI: request for information u PCO: proposed change order u PR: proposal request u Submittal

11. The Construction Pieces u RFI: request for information u PCO: proposed change order u PR: proposal request u Submittal u Punch list

13. The Process: Construction Weekly OAC Meeting u Attendees: players plus subcontractors u Agenda: vConstruction schedule vPCO log vOld business vNew business vRFI log vSubmittal log

14. The Process: Construction Weekly OAC Meeting u Attendees: players plus subcontractors

16. The Process: Construction Weekly OAC Meeting u Attendees: players plus subcontractors u Agenda: vConstruction schedule

18. The Process: Construction Weekly OAC Meeting u Attendees: players plus subcontractors u Agenda: vConstruction schedule vPCO log

20. The Process: Construction Weekly OAC Meeting u Attendees: players plus subcontractors u Agenda: vConstruction schedule vPCO log vOld business vNew business vRFI log vSubmittal log

22. The Process: Construction Responsibilities of the Owners Rep u Be thoroughly familiar with the blueprints vConstruction plans vElec/tele/data plan vFinish plan vReflected ceiling plan vMillwork detail vFurniture plan vDoor & finish schedules

23. The Process: Construction Responsibilities of the Owners Rep u Construction oversight consistent with the AIA contract u Coordinating the owners vendors with the contractors vendors

24. The Process: Construction Responsibilities of the Owners Rep u Construction oversight consistent with the AIA contract u Coordinating the owners vendors with the contractors vendors u Walk the construction site on a regular basis

26. The Process: Construction Responsibilities of the Owners Rep u Construction oversight consistent with the AIA contract u Coordinating the owners vendors with the contractors vendors u Walk the construction site on a regular basis u Punch list

28. Summary u Communicate with your constituencies u Defer to the professionals u Dont settle for something that is not right u Make decisions and be ready to explain those decisions to your supervisor u Keep a sense of perspective and a sense of humor