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Contract between Owner and Architect/Engineer
Published in B. S. Patil, S. P. Woolhouse, B.S. Patil’s Building and Engineering Contracts, 7th Edition, 2019
Most construction works fall under one of two categories, namely, public works or private works. Generally public works are executed by the engineering and architectural staff in the employment of the public bodies. However, it is not uncommon that the public bodies, though having their own engineering and architectural staff, seek professional advice or help from independent architects or engineers. In the case of private works, barring works of minor nature such as for repairs or maintenance or construction of small buildings, for which the owner relies upon the contractor to guide him as to what should be done, large building and engineering contracts are usually entered into between the owner and a contractor after designs and specifications are prepared by an architect or engineer for and on behalf of the owner. Even in the cases of “package deals” or “industrialized buildings”, the owner may avail of the services of a professional architect or engineer, though this is usually limited to consultative advice.
Urban Land Administration—A Digital Paradigm
Published in Rajabifard Abbas, Atazadeh Behnam, Kalantari Mohsen, BIM and Urban Land Administration, 2019
Rajabifard Abbas, Atazadeh Behnam, Kalantari Mohsen
After completion of the subdivision works, the city council provides the land surveyor with a statement of compliance (SOC) once the following activities are completed: The land surveyor has provided the city council with written advice in a prescribed form (State Government of Victoria 2011a, 38). This form advises that all boundaries of roads, reserves, lots, common property areas, and the whole land in the subdivision plan, where appropriate, have been clearly marked out or defined. Additionally, it may notify any substantial discrepancy between subdivision boundaries shown on the certified plan and their counterparts in the real world.It is ensured that satisfactory arrangements have been made in accordance with all requirements and conditions placed on the planning permit regarding public works and open space provision. Public works means (State Government of Victoria 1988, 6):The provision of roads, reserves, open spaces, or services within a subdivisionFencing, landscaping, and road works outside the subdivision for roads, reserves, or public open space related to the subdivisionWorks for sewerage, drainage, water supply, power, gas, or telephone to connect the subdivision to the system serving properties outside it, excluding works to connect any particular property to the system for the subdivisionOther prescribed worksThere is an agreement to secure compliance with all requirements mentioned in the previous item.
The role of governmental and community agents in the management of important preservation districts in Japan
Published in Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2022
The other task shared by the majority of local governments’ main offices is the execution of public works on urban space and infrastructure. These public works can include parks and rest areas, paved streets, trees, walls, terraces, sewage and waterworks, electric lines or equipment for fire protection. In Kurayoshi, the local government stated that the community fixed the urban sewage network at their own expense once, but since then all public works have been the responsibility of the local government. In Ine, the government executes public works but the community decides on the schedule thereof.