An owner assumes the architect's site visit means the architect is supervising the contractor's crews. What AIA A201 concept corrects that assumption?
Correct Answer
B) Site visits are part of contract administration and do not make the Architect responsible for means and methods
A201 describes the Architect's site visits without shifting contractor means-and-methods responsibility.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
A201 describes the Architect's site visits without shifting contractor means-and-methods responsibility.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Site visits transfer daily safety control to the Architect until final completion, and use that shortcut to decide the means requirement, and treat owner occupancy as acceptance of the procedure
Site visits transfer daily safety control to the Architect until final completion, and use that shortcut to decide the means requirement, and treat owner occupancy as acceptance of the procedure skips the written authority, scope, price, notice, or release control needed for architect site visits.
Option C: Site visits make the Owner responsible for all defective work discovered later
Site visits make the Owner responsible for all defective work discovered later skips the written authority, scope, price, notice, or release control needed for architect site visits.
Option D: Site visits replace the contractor's superintendent and site documents, while moving a construction claim into the permit file
Site visits replace the contractor's superintendent and site documents, while moving a construction claim into the permit file skips the written authority, scope, price, notice, or release control needed for architect site visits.
Memory Technique
Owner Questions shortcut is not a term until paper carries it.
Reference Hint
Open-book path: tab AIA A201-2017 to Article 4, §4.2 Architect's Administration of the Contract; match the contract role, notice step, and timing in the stem before choosing.
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