CHAPTEE XI 



PLANS, DRAWINGS, AND DESIGNS 



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1. Preliminary 120 



2. Kequirements as to draw- 

 ings to be observed by 

 persons tendering ... 120 



3. Plans and drawings to be 

 furnished by person ten- 

 dering ... ... ... 121 



4. Matters to be considered in 

 the preparation of plans 

 and designs ... ... 121 



5. Plans are no warranty ... 121 



6. Preliminary plans and 



sketches 122 



7. Effect of approval of plans, 



etc., by employer ... 122 



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8. Plans for competition ... 123 

 9. Drawings part of the con- 

 tract 123 



10. Deviation from plans ... 124 

 11. Approval of plans by local 



authority ... ... 124 



12. Compliance with statutes 124 



13. Delay in supplying plans 125 

 14. Payment for plans where 



estimates exceeded ... 126 

 15. Payment for plans depen- 

 dent on contingency ... 126 

 16. Property in plans and 



drawings... 127 



1. Preliminary. Questions of difficulty occasionally arise 

 with regard to plans and drawings, the preparation of which 

 forms such an important part of the work of the architect or 

 engineer. Who owns the plans when prepared ? Who is 

 bound to pay for them ? How far do they amount to a warranty 

 that a given piece of work can be executed ? All these points 

 may arise. 



2. Requirements as to drawings to be observed by persons 

 tendering. In advertising for tenders it is well to provide that 

 the tenderer shall submit with his tender drawings of the 

 work for which he is tendering drawn to as large a scale as 

 convenient. Persons tendering should also be notified that 

 detailed drawings are not required to be submitted with the 

 tender ; but that, if the tenderer wishes to call special atten- 

 tion to any detail of construction, he may submit a drawing 

 of the same with his tender. A note should be added to the 

 effect that all drawings submitted by unsuccessful tenderers 

 shall be returned within fourteen days of the date of the 

 adjudication of the employers upon the tenders. The observ- 

 ance of these precautions is recommended by the Institute of 



