ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS AND THEIR CLIENTS IN FEDERAL FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT -- Copyright -- COMMITTEE ON ARCHITECT-ENGINEER RESPONSIBILITIES -- Agency Liaison Representatives -- Other Contributors -- Staff -- BUILDING RESEARCH BOARD (1991-1994) -- Staff -- PREFACE -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- ISSUES OF DEFINITION AND MEASUREMENT -- TEAMWORK AND RESPONSIBILITY -- BENCHMARKS FOR MANAGEMENT -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING PROFESSIONS -- SOURCE AND CONDUCT OF THE STUDY -- 2 A&E PARTICIPATION IN FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT -- THE FACILITY LIFE CYCLE -- FACILITY DEVELOPMENT -- 3 THE PATTERNS OF A&E RESPONSIBILITIES -- QUALITY FACILITIES AS THE AIM -- RESPONSIBILITY VERSUS LIABILITY -- TEAMWORK AMONG PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROCESS -- GENERIC PROBLEMS -- UNIQUE ASPECTS OF FEDERAL FACILITIES PROCESS -- 4 RECENT EXPERIENCE OF A&E FIRMS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES -- GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVES PRESENTED2 -- A&E FIRM PERSPECTIVES PRESENTED -- SHORTCOMINGS OF A&E FIRMS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES -- 5 QUALITY CONTROL, QUALITY ASSURANCE, AND A&E RESPONSIBILITIES -- HOW GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SEEK TO AVOID PROBLEMS -- Effective Selection of an A&E Firm -- Realistic Budgets -- Effective Communication and Review -- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PROBLEMS OCCUR -- OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE -- 6 TOWARD BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGEMENT OF A&E RESPONSIBILITIES -- LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITIES -- DATA, MEASUREMENT, AND LIMITS OF MANAGEMENT -- INTERIM GUIDELINES FOR JUDGING A&E PERFORMANCE -- EFFORTS TO ENHANCE QUALITY -- REFERENCES -- ACRONYM LIST -- APPENDIX A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS -- APPENDIX B ROSTER OF PARTICIPANTS -- STUDY COMMITTEE -- INVITED PARTICIPANTS -- STAFF -- APPENDIX C A&E PROJECT PERFORMANCE STATISTICS -- APPENDIX D STATEMENT OF TASK -- APPENDIX E THE BROOKS BILL.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS-SELECTION OF ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS -- PUBLIC LAW 92-582: 86 STAT.1278 -- "TITLE IX-SELECTION OF ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS -- REQUESTS FOR DATA ON ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES -- NEGOTIATION OF CONTRACTS FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES.