Control of work

Just as for the Control of work, the term comes from the sector of construction and met a great success in that of the information systems. The two directions are obviously very close, even if the object is very different. For the public operations (building or others) the respective roles are defined by the law.

The project superintendent in the building

It is him which answer the functional program fixed by the owner building and propose a technical solution and esthetics which makes it possible to carry out this program, within the budget appropriation and the deadlines which are assigned to him.

Starting from a certain degree of complexity, the project superintendent consists of a cabinet of architects associated with one or more office (X) with studies technique (Study Bureau).

Once its project validated by the owner building , the project superintendent is responsible for the good progress of work and plays a part of council in the choice of the companies which will carry them out. It is responsible for the follow-up of the deadlines and the budgets according to the methods defined in the book of the particular administrative clauses (CCAP).

The project superintendent is obligatorily independent of any contractor. The choice of the contractor (or the contractors) is done starting from a consultation formalized where, on the basis of schedule of conditions, the holder making the offer the " better disante" , is chosen by the building owner on a proposal from the project superintendent.

If, like that frequently occurs for the construction of house, a project superintendent works “with his craftsmen” or carries out only one consultation of companies once “per annum” or if it writes the estimates on behalf of the craftsmen think of twice before contracting. The project superintendent must be the right-hand man of the building owner, his customer. Unfortunately often the project superintendent behaves like the right-hand man of the companies annoying situation for the customer in the event of problem.

In the case of the construction of a house, if the building owner calls upon a financing the lender must within the framework of his duty of information and council to make sure of the legal quality of the financed operation. In the event of problem the contract can be requalified by the judge and the responsibility for the banker concerned. The banks now have an obligation (agreements of Basle II) to take care at their operational risk and with the risk of nonconformity they often call upon lawyers or external experts most known is VERIFIMMO. For more information to see the site of the http://www.anil.org/guide/Accession/maitoeu.htm#B INDIGO PLANT

In practice entrust your control of work to an architect, he is held with professional duties, an order takes care there. A project superintendent not architect is held with no professional obligation, their professional organizations do not have any qualitative role.

The project superintendent in the information systems

The MOE ( project superintendent or the organization which ensures the control of work ) is a natural person or morals (undertaken, direction, etc) guarantor of the good technical realization of the solutions. In the private markets, it has when designing the Information system (IF) a duty of council (but not beyond) with respect to the owner building (MOA), because IF must benefit the best from the technical possibilities. In the government contracts, it is like any project superintendent, person in charge of the design; however the tendency is to carry out consultations on the basis of a invitation to tender on performance where the knowledge of the contractor is developed, the schedule of conditions leaving an important room for maneuver in the choice of the technical answers.

When the product is complicated, it can be necessary to call upon several suppliers (services, subcontracting). The MOE ensures their coordination; it takes care of the coherence of the supplies and their compatibility. It coordinates the action of the suppliers by controlling technical quality, by ensuring the respect of the time allowed by the MOA (owner building) and by minimizing the risks.

The MOE is responsible for the technical quality of the solution. It must, before any contractual reception, to carry out the checks necessary according to a methodology defined beforehand: receipt machines, pre-reception on site, validation in regular service…

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