{"id":754,"date":"2013-01-04T05:15:58","date_gmt":"2013-01-04T10:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsbuildontario.ca\/pibi\/?p=754"},"modified":"2017-04-21T14:43:22","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T18:43:22","slug":"clients-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsbuildontario.ca\/pibi\/?p=754","title":{"rendered":"Client&#8217;s Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Broadly, the client\u2019s role during construction is threefold:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure <b>everyone gets paid<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Make <b>decisions<\/b> and <b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">manage change<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Communicate<\/span><\/b> with internal and external stakeholders about the project\u2019s progress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even though the main responsibility for the project\u2019s progress has been delegated to the construction and design team, the responsibility for critical decisionmaking still rests with you, the client.<\/p>\n<h2>Change Management<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t try to change the design during construction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New demands, ideas, and changes from the client during construction can lead to frustration as well as increases in cost or project duration.\u00a0 Even if it\u2019s apparent that something could be improved, only consider changes during construction if the cost and schedule implications are clearly understood and approved by all parties.\u00a0 Even seemingly minor changes can require significant redesign or re-construction.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsbuildontario.ca\/pibi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/08\/NCcircle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsbuildontario.ca\/pibi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/08\/NCcircle.jpg\" alt=\"NCcircle\" width=\"34\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/strong>Do respond quickly and strategically to changes that require decisionmaking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some changes will be required during construction to respond to <b>unforeseen conditions, constructability or purchasing issues, <\/b>or<b> scheduling constraints<\/b>.\u00a0 The design and construction team will come to you to make important decisions throughout construction, often in a very short timeframe.<\/p>\n<p>Your consultants will help you understand the implications for project cost and schedule, but only you can determine the impact of a construction decision on the project\u2019s concept and mission.\u00a0 Throughout construction, continually <b>refer to the project concept <\/b>and use it as a decisionmaking tool \u2013 this will result in <b>consistent leadership, transparent decisionmaking,<\/b> and a more <b>successful end product<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h2>Communication<\/h2>\n<p>Simultaneously, you will be tasked with managing your organization\u2019s communication about the project with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Staff<\/li>\n<li>Audience<\/li>\n<li>Donors<\/li>\n<li>Policymakers<\/li>\n<li>Your community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Likewise, you should expect regular <b>communication from the design and construction team<\/b> regarding the project\u2019s progress. Regular meetings should occur throughout the process, and you should keep abreast of the <b>project\u2019s schedule<\/b> and any anticipated <b>delays<\/b>, and make sure people that may be impacted are informed.\u00a0 Likewise, if opening a show or other program commitments depend on the completion of the project, plan <b>generous schedule allowances<\/b> to avoid conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Broadly, the client\u2019s role during construction is threefold: Make sure everyone gets paid Make decisions and manage change Communicate with internal and external stakeholders about the project\u2019s progress Even though the main responsibility for the project\u2019s progress has been delegated to the construction and design team, the responsibility for critical decisionmaking still rests with you, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,10,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction","category-new-con","category-phase-4-construction"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsbuildontario.ca\/pibi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsbuildontario.ca\/pibi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsbuildontario.ca\/pibi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsbuildontario.ca\/pibi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsbuildontario.ca\/pibi\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=754"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsbuildontario.ca\/pibi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2732,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsbuildontario.ca\/pibi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/754\/revisions\/2732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsbuildontario.ca\/pibi\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsbuildontario.ca\/pibi\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsbuildontario.ca\/pibi\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}