Agreement between an Owner and an Architect for Construction of a Building
h. Submission of detailed account of the steel, cement and any such other material as the employer may specify, and certify the quantities utilised in the works;
i. Obtaining of building completion certificate and securing permission of Municipal Corporation or other authority for the occupation of the building and obtaining refund of deposits, if any, made by the employer to the Municipal Corporation or other authority;
j. Any other service connected with the said works usually and normally rendered by architects and not referred to in any of the items referred to above.
The architects shall submit to the employer the sketch plans, tender documents, etc. within the period stipulated in the Schedule hereto annexed.
The architects shall exercise all reasonable skill, care and diligence in the discharge of duties hereby covenanted to be performed by them and shall exercise such general superintendence and inspection in regard to the said works as may be necessary to ensure that the work is being executed in accordance with the working drawings and specifications aforesaid and that the work is free from defects and deficiencies. The architects shall be fully responsible for the structural soundness of the works.
The construction cost shall not exceed Rs. ........... per square meter and should conform to the norms of ......... The construction cost shall not include:-
cost of land;
architects fees;
any services relating to fitting or fixtures not designed by the architects; and
soil testing fees.
The architects shall not make any deviation, alteration, addition or omission from the approved drawings without the prior written consent of the employer.
The architects shall on the completion of the work supply to the employer at their expenses two copies of one-eighth scale drawings (one of which shall be in tracing cloth); two complete sets of structural drawings and two sets of drawings sufficient to show the main lines of drainage, electrical installation and other essential services.
The architects shall arrange for taking trial bores, test pits, or other preliminary tests required to be carried out before the commencement of the said works and submit their report to the employer. The cost of carrying out such tests shall be borne by the employer.
The architects shall prepare a comprehensive program of work in consultation with the contractors, and arrange to have the work completed in an expeditious manner and in accordance with the program drawn up.
