C-65.1, r. 9 - Architects' Fees (Services to Government) Regulation

Section 6 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

6. These services comprise 2 phases, namely: design and the drawing up of preliminary plans and specifications:

(1)  Design:

This phase consists of sketches, free hand drawings or linear drawings, to illustrate graphically the complete program commissioned by the client. It summarizes the choice open or the overview of a project, and general guidelines for the selection of material, systems and specifications suitable for the project.

The design includes, inter alia, the following factors:

(a)  analysis of functions, services and arrangement of data for the program;

(b)  development of diagrams of interrelations of functions and services;

(c)  the layout of areas by sectors, divisions or functions;

(d)  schematic arrangement or the layout in the form of a plan;

(e)  location of the building;

(f)  diagram of interior and exterior traffic;

(g)  explanatory report of the overview of the proposed solution.

(2)  Preliminary plans and specifications:

This phase consists of clarification of the design chosen, including all the constituents in the program. It includes making decisions regarding the structure, the choice of systems and materials, and the architectural treatment.

The preliminary plans and specifications include, inter alia, the following factors:

(a)  analysis of the constituents of the plan in order to determine the possibility of carrying out the design;

(b)  preparation of architectural plans on a scale suitable for detailing the spatial solutions;

(c)  preparation of plans of all the floors, cuts, elevations and characteristic details required for clear understanding of the project;

(d)  preparation of summary specifications briefly enumerating the materials and the finishes to be used;

(e)  preparation of a cost estimate for the work by divisions of the specifications.

O.C. 2402-84, s. 6; O.C. 196-2023.