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Design Professional
Practical Law Glossary Item 4-545-1165 (Approx. 3 pages)
Glossary
Design Professional
A licensed architect or engineer who provides professional services to a construction project. The design professional can do one of the following:
- Contract directly with the project owner.
- Contract as a subconsultant to another design professional.
- Participate as a design-builder.
The terms of the design professional contract define the scope of services and compensation. Professional services can include some or all of the following:
- Program planning and development.
- Preparation of plans and specifications.
- Preparation of construction bid packages.
- Construction administration, such as:
- inspecting the progress of the work (generally for compliance with the construction documents);
- reviewing payment requisitions;
- reviewing and approving change orders; and
- preparing punchlists for the completion of the work.
- Dispute resolution.
- Commissioning building systems.