ARCHITECT’S NATIONAL CODE

THE ARCHITECT’S CODE OF ETHICS

“GISRIP”, “BBCC”

G-eneral Objectives B-usiness

I-deals B-ehavior
S-uccess C-riticism
R-emuneration C-reative Endeavor
I-nterest of the Client
P-rofessional Prerogative

SPECTRUM OF THE ARCHITECTS SERVICES

The Spectrum of the Architect’s Services

UAP Doc 201 Pre-Design Services

“EPASSSP” - NON CREATIVE – no design and

construction

1. E-conomic Feasibility Studies

2. P-roject Financing
3. A-rchitectural Programming
4. S-ite Selection and Analysis*
5. S-ite Utilization and Land-Use Studies*
6. S-pace/Management Studies
7. P-romotional Services

* Must be EnP, Environmental Planner

MDPE – compensation method

Methods of Compensation

1. Percentage of Construction
2. Multiple Direct Personnel Expense MDPE

Architect = NTRMf
Consultant = NTRMf
Staff = NTRMf
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E = Direct Cost
 E + MP + RE = Project Cost; where MP
(Marginal Cost = 30%), RE (Reimbursable Expense)
Project Cost + AE = Professional Fee:
where AE = Architect & Engineer Fee
N–
T–
R–
Mf – Min. Fee = 2.0 – 2.5 as Multiplier

3. Lump Sum/ Fixed Fee

4. Per Diem Plus Reimbursable Expense
5. Combination
6. Professional Fee and Expenses
7. Turn Key

Reimbursable Expenses
Conditions:

1. Pertinent to the Project

2. Must occur within 100 K = radius
3. Mutual agreement

Schedule of Payments

CONTRACTOR
1. Downpayment - 20 – 50% of Project Cost
2. Progressive Billing – base on percentage of completion
(not more than 1 month)
3. Final Billing/Payment - 98% Complete
4. Guarantee Bond – enforced for 1 year

ARCHITECT
1. Proposal Fee – 5%
2. Schematic Design – 15%
3. Design Dev’t – 15%
4. Contract Docs - 50%
5. Retention - 15% = Liability 10%, Supervision 5%

SPECIALIZED ALLIED SERVICES SAS

1. Proposal Fee – 5%
2. Prelim Drawings - 25%
3. Final Drawings - 50%
4. Retention - 20% = 3 months after the acceptance of
the Architect
UAP Doc 202 Design Services: Regular Architectural
Services

“PWSP” “SDCC” - Sequential

1. P-reliminary Design/S-chematic Design

2. W-orking Drawings/D-esign Dev’t Phase
3. S-pecifications and Other Contract Documents/C-ontract
Documents*
4. P-art-Time Supervision/C-onstruction Phase*

*Under Contract Doc. Phase (Refer to UAP Doc 301

General Conditions of a Contract)

“GASSD”

1. G-eneral Conditions – Execution, Intent – satisfaction to

finish the proj., Correlation
2. A-greement
3. S-pecifications
4. S-pecial Provisions
5. D-rawings

*Under Construction Phase

Important Milestones of Construction

“RERCF”

1. R-eference – Horizontal, Vertical

2. E-xcavation – min. depth .60m until stable – w/
signature of the Architect, must have a permit
3. R-ebars
4. C-oncreting
5. F-inishes – Mock up (samples)

5 M’s of Construction
1. M-achines
2. M-oney
3. M-anpower
4. M-aterial
5. M-inutes
PROJECT CLASSIFICATION
UAP – degree of difficulty/complexity of design
FCP – risk of occurrence of Fire
NCP – use and occupancy

ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS
(SCHEDULE OF MINIMUM BASIC FEE)

“SMERM” “RHEAC”

GROUP DEFINITION MINIMUM BASIC

FEE
S-imple (Hangars) Without P50M & less 6%
partitions
M-oderate (Art With partitions P50M & less 7%
Galleries)
E-xceptional Requires P50M & less 8%
(Aquariums) Consultants
R-esidences Single Detached 10% of Proj. Const.
or Duplex Cost
M-onumental Requires 12% of Proj. Const.
Buildings Concepts Cost
(Expositions,
Mausoleums,
Memorials)
R-epetitive Construction of 1st Structure – MBF
Buildings Similar 2nd Structure – 80%
Structures of BF
3rd Structure – 60%
of BF
Succeeding – 40%
of BF
H-ousing Projects Construction of 1st Unit = 10% MBF
several =A
residential units 2 to 10 Units = A +
(60% of MBF x N)
=B
11 and above = B +
(30% of MBF x
N) ; where N = no.
of units
E-xtensive Design of 15% of Proj. Const.
Detailing detailed Parts of Cost
appurtenances,
 special fittings,
etc.
A-lterations and Structures MBF + 50% of MBF
Additions belonging to
Groups 1 to 5
C-onsultations and Technical P200, P500
Arbitration matters, service
as an expert
witness

UAP Doc 203 Specialized Allied Services SAS

“PILAC”

SERVICES PARTICULAR PAYMENTS/SCHEDULE OF

S FEES
P-hysical Must be an Type I Site Dev’t Planning
Planning EnP 50 HAS – P5000/HAS = A
50-100 – A + P4500/HAS
=B
100-200 – B +
P4000/HAS = C
over 200 – C + P3000

Type II Subdivision Planning

(Urban) MM, Cities,
Regional Centers, Provincial
Capitals
100 HAS – P3000/HAS =
A
100-200 – A +
P2300/HAS = B
over-200 – B +
P2000/HAS = C

Type II Subdivision Planning

(Rural) other localities
100 HAS – P2000/HAS =
A
100-200 – A +
P1500/HAS = B
over-200 – B +
P1000/HAS = C
I-nterior Licensed IND 12 – 20% cost of work
Design
L-andscape Landscape 10 – 15% cost of work
Design Architect
A-coustic, Engineer ECE 10 – 15% cost of work
Communicatio
n and
Electronic
Engineering
Services
C- Must be an a. Same w/ Physical
omprehensive EnP Planning
Planning 1. Physical b. MDPE
Component
2. Economic
Planning
3. Socio-
Cultural
4. Transport
5. Legal &
Administrat
ive

Civil works (preparation of detailed engineering drawings

and specifications, roads, drainage, sewerage, power and
communication) – 4% cost of the development

STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

UAP DOC 204 Construction Services

“FC”

1. F-ull Time Supervision – Team or Individual, Quality

Control, Evaluation, Records – Basic Salary if Architect
1- 1.5%
2. C-onstruction Management – CM - Team or Individual,
Time and Cost Control, Coordination and Supervision –
1.5 – 3% of Construction Cost

3. P-roject Management – PM – 2 – 5% (Refer to UAP Doc

206 Comprehensive Architectural Services)
 Before During After
Constructio
n
CM Present
PM Present – Present Present –
Identifies, Advertising,
accredits, Promotional
recommends Services,
potential Building
contractors & Administrator
suppliers

UAP Doc 205 Post-Construction Services

(Maintenance and Administration)

1. BE – Building and Equipment Maintenance

If the building is Safe and habitable – will issue –

Certificate of Occupancy
Good working condition and properly maintained

2. BG – Building & Grounds Administration

a. Billing of Tenants
b. Security and Janitorial Services (Monitoring)
c. Local Ordinances

Method of Compensation (BG)

a. Fixed Salary Basis – monthly
b. Percentage of Gross Rentals – 4-6%

UAP 206 Comprehensive Architectural Services

(Scope from UAP Doc 201 to 205)

The Project Manager – PM – 2 - 5% of Estimated

Project Cost, Combination Methods if performs in
regular Architectural Services for the same project – will
compensate separately.
Basic Functions
a. Operates as a member of Owner-Architect-Engineer-
Contractor
b. Contractor – men and equipment, project delivery as
per contract, Owner – funds are available to complete
project w/in budget estimates
c. Plan, Program, Monitor activities, Adviser of material
cost and Construction methods, Exercise Overall cost
control.

Detailed Functions
a. Pre-Construction Phase
b. Construction Phase

UAP 207 Design-Build Services

Method of Project Delivery

1. DBA Design-Build Services by Administration - 7% of
Proj. Const. Cost

Proj. Const. Cost. in addition to Architects fee for Regular

Design Services (UAP 202) 10% (if residential proj.) +
7% = 17%

2. DBGMC Design Build by Guaranteed Maximum Cost

a. Lump Sum
b. If the cost is exceeded by not more than 10% it is
divided = bet. Architect and Client. However if the
excess is more than 10% the Architect pays for all extra
cost of the 10%

UAP Doc 208 Selection of the Architect & Methods of

Compensation

1. Direct Selection
2. Indirect
a. Referral from satisfied client
b. Recommendation form another Architect
c. Comparative Selection
3. Design Competition
Methods of Compensations (Refer to UAP Doc 201 Pre-
Design Services)

Illustration

UAP Doc 301 General Conditions of a Contract

1. Establishes the relationship bet:

a. Architect and Client
b. Contractor and Client
c. Architect and Contractor

2. Establishes the norms of conduct

a. must have an Architect
b. must have an Engineer
c. its “Conditions”

3. Current Standards of the Practice whether in DESIGN

and CONSTRUCTION

Section 1 – Definition of Documents (Glossary of

Terms)

Section 2 – Laws Regulation

a. Site Conditions
b. Permits
c. Taxes
d. Royalties
e. Patents
f. Surveys

Section 3 – Equipment Materials “Quality and

Quantity”
Section 4 – Premises Temporary Facilities

“TEMPACIL”*
a. Office – bedroom for Architect
b. Quarters – for staying workers
c. Warehouse – storage
d. Accessway – road ways, bridge, hoist (elevator)
e. Enclosure
f. Signage
g. Trial usage
*contractors expense

Section 5 – Protection
a. Property (work area)
b. Adjacent Property and Existing Utilities
c. Life, work, and Property during emergencies

Section 6 – Labor, Work, and Payments

Labor – characteristics/quality
No. /quality, no. of workers signed by YOU

Work – duration and deadlines; if delay P20,000 per day.

Liquidated Damages = 0.01 of the Contract Sum “by the
government”

Payments

Contractor
1. Progressive Billing – partial % of Completion
2. Request for inspection

Illustration:

Architect will issue (if accept)

a. Certificate of Acceptance <
b. Certificate of Payment – Owner for payment – pay or
not pay
c. If 65% completion – the contractor will issue of non-
financial obligation (certificate)

Section 7 Relationship bet. Architect and Sub-

Contractor
Illustration:

7 copies of Drawings to:

a. Owner
b. Contractor
c. Office of the Building Official (OBO)
d. Fire Dept.
e. Site
Laws Affecting Real Estate Housing, General Design,
Construction, etc.

1. PD 1096 – The National Building Code

2. PD 1185 – The Fire Code of the Philippines – Enforced
by PNP Gen. Hermohenes Ebdane
3. PD 957 – The Condominium & Subdivision Buyers
Protective Law
4. BP 220 – Socialized Housing Law
5. BP 344 – Law Enhancing the Mobility of the Disabled
(Accessibility Law)

Laws that regulate the Practice of Architecture

1. RA 545/RA9266 – the Architecture Law

2. EO 164 – Regulating the Hiring of Foreign Consultants
3. PD 49 – Intellectual Property Law
4. PD 223 - PRC Law
5. LOI 1000 – Letter of Instructions, mandating
government support only to APO (Accredited
Professional Organization) See print out of PRC
6. RA 9283 – Copyright Law

PD – Presidential Decree
BP – Batas Pambansa
EO - Executive Order
LOI – Letter of Instruction
RA – Republic Act

Additional Terms:

1. According to RA9266 – all projects either big or small

must have a contract. LAWYER – NOTARY –
REGISTER OF CONTRACT
2. Contractor – pays for the Building Permit (cannot be
reimbursed, not included in Estimates)
3. Architect cannot be a Contractor at the same time.
4. Contractor is profit motivated; Builder is
completion motivated; Contractor holds the money;
Builder doesn’t hold the money. 15 days can a
contractor, atter giving due notice to the owner/
architect suspend work or terminate a contract.
Responsible for the payment of insurance for
personal injury and to property; Responsible
for the As-Built Plans of the Project
5. 2% per annum – Interest (if money is not fully
collected)
6. TOR – Terms of Reference
7. Building Permit – validity 120 days, valid 12
months if constructed has not commenced;
exception government structure; excepted if
P15,000 proj. cost
8. Notary – to legalize document with series no.,
document no., etc.
9. Arbitration – can file a case after 30 days
10. Specifications – are printed documents stipulating
the procedural aspects of the contract
11. Variance – is the minimum possible deviation from
standards which is permitted to make a highly
beneficial housing project.
12. Project duration is computed immediately from
the receipt date of the NTP
13. Design of any religious structures is assessed
professional fees
14. Competitive bidding is mandatory for public work
projects
15. 7 Days – affectivity of a Construction contract from
receipt of Notice of Final Payment
16. Civil Code – liability of Architect for Regular
Design of structures – 15 years
17. PERT – Program Evaluation Review Technique
18. CPM – Critical Path Method