Changed Drawings????
Changed Drawings????
(OP)
Civil Engineers;
Have any of you ever had an architect or any other profession change your drawing in the field and build to it without contacting you? If so, what kind of liability do I have on the project? I had a design that I completed for site grading, drainage and retaining walls and I was called out to the project to make some field recommendations. When I got there, I found that certain elements of the design were not built per the design and they have had problems with drainage because they did not implement my drawing. Come to find out, they wanted to cut some of the materials up front of the project and the architect marked out two catch basins, modified piping and changed several of the spot elevations. The contractor took that to go and did not question the architect or ask to bring the engineer out to verify the changes would work. They have had significant grading issues and water is not flowing right. I told the contractor that they did not build to what was designed and they are on their own. I contacted my lawyer and he said that they do not and cannot make a claim against me. Any similar situations out there????
Thanks
RUNOFF
Have any of you ever had an architect or any other profession change your drawing in the field and build to it without contacting you? If so, what kind of liability do I have on the project? I had a design that I completed for site grading, drainage and retaining walls and I was called out to the project to make some field recommendations. When I got there, I found that certain elements of the design were not built per the design and they have had problems with drainage because they did not implement my drawing. Come to find out, they wanted to cut some of the materials up front of the project and the architect marked out two catch basins, modified piping and changed several of the spot elevations. The contractor took that to go and did not question the architect or ask to bring the engineer out to verify the changes would work. They have had significant grading issues and water is not flowing right. I told the contractor that they did not build to what was designed and they are on their own. I contacted my lawyer and he said that they do not and cannot make a claim against me. Any similar situations out there????
Thanks
RUNOFF





RE: Changed Drawings????
I've been led to believe the same thing that your lawyer told you - you can't be held liable in this type of situation.
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you cant be held liable alright! let them fix there problem, sleep well with a smile...
happens alot to me
fratrowie
RE: Changed Drawings????
Now who would do that?
But yes, it happens frequently, and the evil architects are always behind it :-b
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If they want to make a claim against your design, they're gonna have to prove that your design doesn't work. And in order to do that, they're gonna have to actually build what you designed and not just something similar...
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Anyway, it all worked out. Thanks
Runoff
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If the roles were reversed, and YOU modified the roofline or removed some sort of bump out "to save some money," how long do you think it would've taken the architect to accuse you of "practicing architecture?"
Only you know if this is actually worth the fight, but too often this sort of thing happens because we (engineers) let it happen.