by sandra beck
When selecting a contractor for your design project, it is important to make sure you select one that is experienced and has worked successfully on projects like yours before. Your architect can often help you on selecting a quality contractor, and will often provide a list that he/she has worked with previously. Also, your architect can help you to decide weather it would be better for you to solicit competitive bids from multiple contractors, or come to a negotiation with just one contractor for your project.
Your architect will act as your representative, and administer the contract for construction between you and the contractor. He/she will also go over the drawings and specification, and oversee the construction process to ensure that everything is built to their requirements. For this reason, it is also very important to make sure you hire a quality, trustworthy architect, because this will be the person that basically supervises your project.
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