PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

ASSIGNMENT – 4

Submitted by:

Lekshmi Lohithan
Shivanjli Khari
Q : Explain duties and liabilities of -

a) Landscape Architect
b) Owner
c) Engineer-in-Charge
d) Contractor

Q : Describe the various aspects of the clients, Landscape Architect and Contractor relationship
and the responsibilities of each of them.

Q : In a landscape project the client and the landscape architect interact over a long period of
time. Describe the various aspects of Client-Landscape Architect transactions especially with
regard to the establishment of credibility and trust.

ANSWERS

1. DUTIES OF CLIENT

• Prepare and distribute work detailed monthly, quarterly and yearly reports to clients.

• Provide required information and documents to clients.

• Prepare trip reports of client meetings to record the details for future reference.

• Submit client meeting reports to manager or supervisor.

• Provide support and assistance to other management teams.

• Audit all client liaison active accounts.

• Revise submission and accounts closure applications.

• Develop liaison with client service and collection department to provide required
information and acquire necessary documents.

• Revise and distribute contractual referrals.

• Provide feedback to management on areas of improvements.

• Recommend implementation of enhanced processes.

• Plan and schedule monthly meetings with clients.

• Monitor client satisfaction through follow up on solving client issues and problems.

• Initiate measures to research and resolve client raised issues.

• Collaborate with clients to identify and implement value added services.

2. DUTIES OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT

DUTIES

Landscape architects typically does the following:

1) Confer with clients, engineers, and building architects to understand a project.

2) Undertaking site surveys to determine the potential of the site to meet the client’s
expectations.
3) Prepare site plans, specifications, and cost estimates.

4) Coordinate the arrangement of existing and proposed land features and structures.

5) Prepare graphic representations of proposed plans using computer-aided design and

drafting software.

6) Select appropriate materials for use in landscape designs.

7) Analyze environmental reports on land conditions, such as drainage and energy usage.

8) Inspect landscape work to ensure that it adheres to original plans.

9) Working closely with other professionals on projects.

WORK SCOPE

1) Developing new or improved theories, policy and methods for landscape planning, design
and management at local, regional, national and multinational levels.
2) Developing policies and plans and implementing and monitoring proposals for conservation
and recreation areas such as national parks.
3) Developing new or improved theories and methods to promote environmental awareness
and undertaking planning, design, restoration, management and maintenance of cultural
and/or historic landscapes, parks, sites and gardens.
4) Planning, design, management, maintenance and monitoring functional and aesthetic
layouts of built environment in urban, suburban, and rural areas including private and public
open spaces, parks, gardens, streetscapes, plazas, housing developments, burial grounds,
memorials; tourist, commercial, industrial and educational complexes; sports grounds, zoos,
botanic gardens, recreation areas and farms.
5) Contributing to the planning, aesthetic and functional design, location, management and
maintenance of infrastructure such as roads, dams, wind farms and other energy and major
development projects.
6) Undertaking landscape assessments including environmental and visual impact assessments
to prepare policies or inform new developments.
7) Inspecting sites, analyzing factors such as climate, soil, flora, fauna, surface and subsurface
water and drainage; and consulting with clients and making recommendations regarding
methods of work and sequences of operations for projects related to the landscape and built
environment.
 8) Identifying and developing appropriate solutions regarding the quality and use of the built
environment in urban, suburban and rural areas and making designs, plans and working
drawings, specifications of work, cost estimates and time schedules.
9) Monitoring the realisation and inspecting the construction of proposals to ensure
compliance with plans, specifications of work, cost estimates and time schedules.
10) Conducting research, preparing scientific papers and technical reports, developing policy,
teaching, and advising on aspects regarding landscape architecture such as the application of
geographic information systems, remote sensing, law, landscape communication,
interpretation and landscape ecology.
11) Project management of large scale landscape planning and design projects including
management of other consultants such as engineers, architects and planners.
12) Acting as an expert witness in Development and Environment Courts

RESPONSIBILITIES

1) Oversee the design of a variety of projects, including urban regeneration schemes,

pedestrian schemes, road or retail schemes and maintain the character of sites of natural
beauty.
2) Establish general landscape requirements with clients.
3) Conduct preliminary studies of the site (including contours, soil, ecology, buildings, roads,
heritage)
4) Assess a site's potential to meet the client's specifications.
5) Carry out environmental impact assessments.
6) Seek and take into account the views of local residents, potential users, and parties with a
vested interest in the project.
7) Accurately prepare and present detailed plans and working drawings of the re-design of the
new site, including applications, construction details and specifications for the project using
computer-aided design (CAD) packages or similar design software.
8) Present proposals to clients, deal with enquiries and negotiate any amendments to the final
design.
9) Match the client's wishes with your knowledge of what will work best.
10) Contact and coordinate manufacturers and suppliers.
11) Put work out to tender, select a contractor and manager (mainly for larger projects), and
lead cross-functional teams.
12) Carry out site visits.
13) Ensure deadlines are met.
14) Liaise with other professionals on the project.
15) Monitor and check work on-site (on large projects, landscape managers may do this type of
supervisory work).
16) Authorise payment once work has been satisfactorily completed.
17) Attend public inquiries to give evidence if necessary.
18) Generate new business opportunities.
3. DUTIES OF SITE ENGINEER

As the activities carried out in a construction industry is highly dynamic in nature, different decisions
and actions have to be carried out unexpectedly. These sudden actions are mostly carried out by the
site in charge or the civil site engineer at construction site.

This means the roles and responsibilities of a civil site engineer is not specific for every construction
site. These changes based on the activities and site conditions of the project. But in brief, the site
engineer must possess certain basic roles and responsibilities for the execution and completion of
the project.

ROLE :

To provide site engineering duties for a number of projects within the region. The Site Engineer will
establish the level and survey control for contracts and set out detailed works as per the contract
drawings, ensuring that checks are made on a regular basis.

RESPONSIBILITIES

A) SITE ENGINEERING

1. Establish the level and survey control for contracts.

2. Set out detailed works as per the contract drawings, ensuring checks are carried out on a
regular basis.
3. Ensure that records are accurate and comply with organisational and legal requirements.
4. Resolve any unexpected technical difficulties and other problems that may arise at any
time.

B) PREPARATION OF REPORTS AND SCHEDULES

1. Ensures that the site have adequate resources to complete the tasks.
2. Conducted by having procurement schedules for the jobs carried out and liaise with the
procurement department regarding the same.
3. A report on the future works to be carried out at site are prepared and produced by site
engineers two weeks ahead. This is carried out in conjunction with the site agent.
4. The site engineer is responsible for keeping site diaries and the respective sheets for
allocation.

C) TRAVELLING

1. The site engineers are supposed to move from one site to another (based on the size of
the project or number of projects) for any special needs.
2. He must also be required to reach with the procurement of resources to get the
materials as per the correct specifications if any discrepancies happen.

D) HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

1. To establish safe working cultures and practices.

2. By complying with procedures and legal obligations.
 3. Promote and comply with environmental compliance.
4. Deliver the works safely and to deadline.

E) QUALITY ASSURANCE BY SITE ENGINEER

The major issues with design and documentation can be corrected during the
construction by the site engineer based on advice from the structural engineers. Any
undesirable activities in construction brings high loss of quality and money.
The site engineer assures quality by the following means:
1) Promoting the best construction practices.
2) Undergo activities and practices that comply with the procedures of the company and
the specification.
3) Assures the work is completed and delivered without any defect and delay

F) COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP DUTIES

• As the site engineer have to know the technical details from the above levels and make it in
practice in the site, he must be efficient enough to coordinate the information that is
communicated.
• He must take up the detail from the higher levels accurately and pass them to the below
contractors, supervisors or labour workers.

4. ROLE OF SITE CONTRACTOR

ROLE

A contractor is anyone who directly employs or engages construction workers or manages

construction work. Contractors include sub-contractors, any individual self-employed worker or
business that carries out, manages or controls construction work. They must have the skills,
knowledge, experience and, where relevant, the organisational capability to carry out the work
safely and without risk to health.

RESPONSIBILITY

Interacts With the Architect

If there’s an architect or architectural designer involved, the general contractor will work with that
person to ensure the project is implemented as planned.
The architect and the general contractor will typically review the plans together before any work
begins. If problems arise, the architect will often look to the general contractor to suggest workable
solutions.

It’s a symbiotic relationship that’s difficult for most homeowners to replicate.

Coordinates Specialty Contractors

Coordinating things with the busy schedules of multiple contractors is a real juggling act.

When a general contractor is on the job, specialty contractors are usually willing to commit to a tight
schedule.

If an inexperienced homeowner is handling things, however, those specialists will often request
more time, which can add weeks to the completion date of your project. Plus, there could b
cancellation penalty fees to pay if things get off track.

Provides Skilled Labour

A good general contractor has the skills to handle the carpentry tasks required on a project – and
they often end up performing much of that work. That’s why projects managed by a professional
rarely run behind schedule.

Answers Questions and Resolves Issues

The general contractor has to be on-site regularly, inspecting the work as it’s completed, providing
answers and resolving issues. If not, a sub-contractor may have to wait – or guess The general
contractor has to be on-site regularly, inspecting the work as it’s completed, providing answers and
resolving issues. If not, a sub-contractor may have to wait – or guess at a solution – which often
results in delays or mistakes that can affect the work of all the sub-contractors who follow.

Gathers and Evaluates Bids

Every general contractor has a network of trusted subcontractors. For every specialty (electrical,
plumbing, etc.), they get multiple bids. For each of those bids, contractor needs to walk the specialty
contractor through the project and answer their questions.

If one contractor shows you a different way of doing something, you’ll need to communicate that to
all the other contractors and have them re-bid the job so that all the estimates are alike. And finally,
you’ll need to compare and contrast the products and techniques used by each contractor to
determine if all are of equal quality.

Arranges for Permits and the Associated Inspections

To ensure a safe community, city permits are required before you or any sub-contractor can
demolish, build, enlarge, improve or convert a great many things on your property.
A local general contractor will know which tasks require permits and which don’t. He’ll be familiar
with the process of applying for them and experienced in filling out the paperwork.

The general contractor will also coordinate all of the associated inspections – meeting the city
inspectors at the job site and working with them on any requested changes or adjustments.