The OAA continues to review RFPs and contracts with the intent of identifying requirements and/or provisions that:

• may be uninsurable;
• require an Architect or Licensed Technologist OAA to contract out of their professional obligations as set out in the Architects Act and Regulation 27;
• are a contravention of either piece of legislation; or
• unreasonably increase their obligations beyond those at law.

Neither the following nor the article linked to constitute legal advice. This is the 10th in a series of excerpts from Practice Tip 39.1 that should assist practices in making a ‘go/no-go’ decision with respect to responding to an RFP or in contract negotiations. Members should familiarize themselves with all of 39.1 and refer to it when reviewing RFPs, and bid and contract documents. Previous excerpts in this series are available.