#jct construction buildingworks

[londonmacpaul]

For construction projects up to the 1980s, and occasionally today, the architect is directly appointed to the client, and responsible for certification of staged payments for construction work from client (eg federal NHS or corporate Google) to construction firm (eg Laing O’Rourke or Lendlease). The architect is responsible for approving payments from client (whether government or commercial firm) to construction firm, but never ever holds the money

Typically since the 1980s construction projects are design and build, where the architect is sub consultant to the construction firm, similar to a small project where the builder will design for his customers, except that a large construction will require the construction firm to appoint teams of architect and engineer staff

For design and build projects the architect is only design staff, without even sight of the payments from client (eg federal NHS or corporate Google) to the construction firm (eg Laing O’Rourke or Lendlease). The employers agent (typically a project manager) is responsible for approving staged payments for construction from client to construction firm

https://constructionwiki.co.uk/2023/02/22/employers-agent/