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57 sections with “architect-engineer contractor”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.236-23 Responsibility of the Architect-Engineer Contractor.
    As prescribed in 36.609-2(b), insert the following clause: Responsibility of the Architect-Engineer Contractor (APR 1984) (a) The Contractor shall be responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, and the coordination of al…
  • FAR 52.244-4 Subcontractors and outside associates and consultants (Architect-engineer services).
    …(b), insert the following clause: Subcontractors and Outside Associates and Consultants (Architect-Engineer Services) (AUG 1998) Any subcontractors and outside associates or consultants required by the Contractor in connection with the se…
  • FAR 31.105 Construction and architect-engineer contracts.
    …or repair of buildings, bridges, roads, or other kinds of real property. It also includes architect-engineer contracts related to construction projects. It does not include contracts for vessels, aircraft, or other kinds of personal propert…
  • FAR 36.608 Liability for Government costs resulting from design errors or deficiencies.
    Architect-engineer contractors shall be responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy, and coordination of all services required under their contracts. A firm may be liable for Government costs resulting from errors or defici…
  • FAR 36.609-1 Design within funding limitations.
    (a) The Government may require the architect-engineer contractor to design the project so that construction costs will not exceed a contractually specified dollar limit (funding limitation). If the price of construction proposed in response…
  • FAR 36.609-2 Redesign responsibility for design errors or deficiencies.
    (a) Under architect-engineer contracts, contractors shall be required to make necessary corrections at no cost to the Government when the designs, drawings, specifications, or other items or services furnished contain any errors, deficienci…
  • FAR 52.232-10 Payments Under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts.
    As prescribed in 32.111(c)(1), insert the following clause: Payments Under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts (APR 2010) (a) Estimates shall be made monthly of the amount and value of the work and services performed by the Contracto…
  • FAR 52.248-2 Value Engineering—Architect-Engineer.
    As prescribed in 48.201(f), insert the following clause: Value Engineering—Architect-Engineer (MAR 1990) (a) General. The Contractor shall (1) perform value engineering (VE) services and submit progress reports as specified in the Schedul…
  • FAR 52.249-7 Termination (Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer).
    …s prescribed in 49.503(b), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for architect-engineer services when a fixed-price contract is contemplated: Termination (Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer) (APR 1984) (a) The Government …
  • FAR 44.204 Contract clauses.
    …clause with its Alternate I. (3) Use of this clause is not required in— (i) Fixed-price architect-engineer contracts; or (ii) Contracts for mortuary services, refuse services, or shipment and storage of personal property, when an agency-…
  • FAR 48.201 Clauses for supply or service contracts.
    …te III and Alternate II if both an incentive and a program requirement are involved. (f) Architect-engineering contracts. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.248-2, Value Engineering—Architect-Engineer, in solicitations a…
  • FAR 52.232-26 Prompt Payment for Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts.
    As prescribed in 32.908(a), insert the following clause: Prompt Payment for Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts (JAN 2017) Notwithstanding any other payment terms in this contract, the Government will make invoice payments under the …
  • FAR 52.236-24 Work Oversight in Architect-Engineer Contracts.
    As prescribed in 36.609-3, insert the following clause: Work Oversight in Architect-Engineer Contracts (APR 1984) The extent and character of the work to be done by the Contractor shall be subject to the general oversight, supervision, di…
  • FAR 11.404 Contract clauses.
    …eir alternates may be used in solicitations and contracts for other than construction and architect-engineering substantially as shown, or they may be changed or new clauses written. (2) The contracting officer may insert in solicitations …
  • FAR 42.1502 Policy.
    …on contracts below $900,000. (f) Past performance evaluations shall be prepared for each architect-engineer services contract of $45,000 or more, and for each architect-engineer services contract that is terminated for default regardless o…
  • FAR 48.102 Policies.
    …ting activities will include value engineering provisions in appropriate supply, service, architect-engineer and construction contracts as prescribed by 48.201 and 48.202 except where exemptions are granted on a case-by-case basis, or for s…
  • FAR 52.243-1 Changes—Fixed-Price.
    … (End of clause) Alternate I (APR 1984). If the requirement is for services, other than architect-engineer or other professional services, and no supplies are to be furnished, substitute the following paragraph (a) for paragraph (a) of th…
  • DFARS 236.604 Performance evaluation.
    … project. Ordinarily, the evaluating official should be the person most familiar with the architect-engineer contractor's performance.
  • FAR 16.500 Scope of subpart.
    …(d) The statutory multiple award preference implemented by this subpart does not apply to architect-engineer contracts subject to the procedures in subpart 36.6. However, agencies are not precluded from making multiple awards for architect-…
  • FAR 27.201-2 Contract clauses.
    …ary purpose is R&D work, except that this alternate shall not be used in construction and architect-engineer contracts unless the contract calls exclusively for R&D work. (3) Use the clause with its Alternate II in solicitations and contra…
  • FAR 27.303 Contract clauses.
    …on. (2) This section also applies to solicitations or contracts for construction work or architect-engineer services that include— (i) Experimental, developmental, or research work; (ii) Test and evaluation studies; or (iii) The design …
  • FAR 27.409 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses
    …o be performed outside the United States (see paragraph (i)(1) of this section); (v) For architect-engineer services or construction work (see paragraph (i)(2) of this section); (vi) For the management, operation, design, or construction …
  • FAR 32.001 Definitions.
    …ixed-Price Construction Contracts, or the clause at 52.232-10, Payments Under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts; and (vi) Interim payments under a cost reimbursement contract, except for a cost reimbursement contract for services wh…
  • FAR 32.111 Contract clauses for noncommercial purchases.
    …ordance with agency regulations: (1) The clause at 52.232-10, Payments under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts, in fixed-price architect-engineer contracts. (2) The clause at 52.232-11, Extras, in solicitations and contracts when a…
  • FAR 32.904 Determining payment due dates.
    …reement over quantity, quality, or contractor compliance with contract requirements. (c) Architect-engineer contracts. (1) The due date for making payments on contracts that contain the clause at 52.232-10, Payments Under Fixed-Price Archi…
  • FAR 32.908 Contract clauses.
    (a) Insert the clause at 52.232-26, Prompt Payment for Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts, in solicitations and contracts that contain the clause at 52.232-10, Payments Under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts. (1) As authorize…
  • FAR 36.102 Definitions.
    …his part— Contract is intended to refer to a contract for construction or a contract for architect-engineer services, unless another meaning is clearly intended. Design means defining the construction requirement (including the functional…
  • FAR 49.502 Termination for convenience of the Government.
    …with an educational or nonprofit institution on a no-profit basis, (iii) in contracts for architect-engineer services, or (iv) if one of the clauses prescribed or cited at 49.505(a) or (c), is appropriate. (2) Dismantling and demolition. I…
  • FAR 49.503 Termination for convenience of the Government and default.
    …clause with its Alternate V. (b) Insert the clause at 52.249-7, Termination (Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer), in solicitations and contracts for architect-engineer services, when a fixed-price contract is contemplated. (c) Subcontracts. T…
  • DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.
    …-Price Construction Contracts, or the clause at FAR 52.232-10, Payments Under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts; and (vi) Interim payments under a cost reimbursement contract, except for a cost reimbursement contract for services wh…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ovision or clause as changed by the addition, deletion, or substitution (see 52.105(a)). Architect-engineer services, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 1102, means— (1) Professional services of an architectural or engineering nature, as defined by …
  • FAR 5.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
    …al or written quotation or solicitation); and (ii) The anticipated award date. (13) For Architect-Engineer projects and other projects for which the product or service codes are insufficient, provide brief details with respect to: locatio…
  • FAR 15.204 Contract format.
    …rs. The uniform contract format need not be used for the following: (a) Construction and architect-engineer contracts (see part 36). (b) Subsistence contracts. (c) Supplies or services contracts requiring special contract formats prescri…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …fee shall not exceed 15 percent of the contract's estimated cost, excluding fee. (B) For architect-engineer services for public works or utilities, the contract price or the estimated cost and fee for production and delivery of designs, pl…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … (i) Acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold; (ii) Construction or architect-engineer services under part 36; (iii) Utility services under part 41; (iv) Service contracts where supplies are not required; (v) Acquis…
  • FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.
    …n addition to any applicable requirements of Subpart 6.3; and (ii) Is not applicable for architect-engineer services awarded pursuant to Subpart 36.6. (2) Contracts for advisory and assistance services. (i) Except as provided in paragraph…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    … contracts for services that substantially or to a dominant extent specify performance of architect-engineer services, as defined in 2.101, shall— (i) Be awarded using the procedures at subpart 36.6; and (ii) Require the direct supervisio…
  • FAR 31.109 Advance agreements.
    … business as a whole. These costs are particularly significant in construction, job-site, architect-engineer, facilities, and Government-owned contractor operated (GOCO) plant contracts (see 31.203(h)); (14) Costs of construction plant and…
  • FAR 32.905 Payment documentation and process.
    …ixed-Price Construction Contracts, or the clause at 52.232-10, Payments Under Fixed-Price Architect-Engineer Contracts. (6) Signature, printed name, title, mailing address, and telephone number of the designated Government official respons…
  • FAR 32.1001 Policy.
    …ll not be used for— (1) Payments under cost-reimbursement line items; (2) Contracts for architect-engineer services or construction, or for shipbuilding or ship conversion, alteration, or repair, when the contracts provide for progress pa…

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