This is the first part of a two-part series of articles on architectural service agreements (ASAs). Today we will discuss the scope of the architect's services under an ASA and related compensation ...

For example, an architect might categorize services as pre-design, schematic design, design development, construction documents, bidding/negotiation, construction ...

When your small business needs to procure services from another business, independent contractor, or professional, a scope of services agreement helps define what services you expect to receive. Also ...

When creating your scope of work, knowing the Who, What, When, Where and How is key to laying out the foundation of the project. Looking at each of these pieces in more detail, though, we know the ...

You wouldn’t go to your dentist for oral surgery without asking exactly what procedures he or she will be performing and what it will cost, would you? But this is exactly the trap that many ...