ABSTRACT
The project lead and lead designer can also be certain that any duties required to be fulfilled by other members of the project team in order to meet their own obligations are properly considered. Determining whether a traditional or contractor-led project team is more appropriate and establishing the timing of the contractor’s involvement influences the proposed procurement route and the form of Building Contract to be used. The Design Responsibility Matrix considers the crucial point and is used to allocate design responsibility for each aspect of a project to a member of the design team, as well as setting out which aspects will be developed by a specialist subcontractor. A practice Design Responsibility Matrix ensures that any design responsibility being allocated to the contractor is clear from the outset to all members of the design team helps to inform the inexperienced client and can be adjusted in line with project Feedback.
