Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Letter 84
To architect, if alleging that contractor should have checked the design
This letter is only suitable for use with SBC, ICD, MWD or DB.
Dear
We are in receipt of your letter dated [
insert date
] in which you assert that we
are responsible for the design of [
insert the element concerned
] or at the very
least for checking it. This element is a design which you prepared and forms
part of the Employer's Requirements.
Our obligation under clause 2.2 [
substitute '2.1' when using ICD, MWD or DB
]is
to complete the design of the contractor's designed portion [
substitute 'design
for the Works' when using DB
]. This duty is clarified by clause 2.13.2 [
substitute
'2.34.4' when using ICD, '2.1.2' when using MWD or '2.11' when using DB
] which
states that we are not responsible for the contents of the Employer's
Requirements nor for verifying the accuracy of any design contained within
them.
Therefore, we are neither responsible for the design to which you refer nor for
checking that it works.
Yours faithfully
