(a)

1. (1) The design professional and their consultants shall conduct construction observation visits to the construction site as part of the basic professional services.
2. (2) Refer to 22 CAR § 111-202.
3. (3) The design professional shall conduct visits to determine the progress and performance for all capital improvement contracts.
4. (4) Onsite observations shall concur with the contractor’s pay request and shall be submitted in written form with the pay request.

(c)

1. (1) Both the design professional and all consultants shall submit a typed construction observation report or summary of any observed construction deficiencies, with follow-up correspondence to the department’s project coordinator on Building Authority Division approved forms.

2. (2) Copies of the design professional’s and all consultant’s construction observation reports and follow-up correspondence shall:

   1. (A) Also be forwarded to the Construction Section; and
   2. (B) Accompany the contractor’s monthly payment request.

(d)

1. (1) The department project coordinator and the design professional shall carefully evaluate the need for more intense project observation than the basic services provide.
2. (2) This may include projects requiring the installation of underground utilities, the construction of critical concrete structures, and similar projects where the normal course of construction may render critical elements of the project unavailable for inspection due to the placement of finish materials.

(e)

1. (1) On projects where this may result in the inability of the department to accept the project with confidence that the work has been properly installed, the department may desire to require more intense observation by the design professional than would normally be provided by the basic services agreement.
2. (2) The department shall negotiate the rates for additional observation during the original contract negotiations.
3. (3) If it becomes necessary to expand the design professional’s scope of services by amendment, consult with the division prior to negotiating the amendment.