CM’S GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES Clause Samples
The "CM’s General Responsibilities" clause defines the overarching duties and obligations of the Construction Manager (CM) throughout the project. Typically, this clause outlines the CM’s role in coordinating project activities, managing schedules, overseeing subcontractors, and ensuring compliance with project specifications and safety standards. By clearly delineating these responsibilities, the clause ensures accountability and sets expectations, helping to prevent misunderstandings and disputes regarding the CM’s scope of work.
CM’S GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES. The CM shall perform the following tasks:
CM’S GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES. 6.2.1 Consistent with the CM Staffing Plan approved by the Contracting Authority, the CM shall maintain a competent, full-time staff at the Site at all times that Work is in preparation or progress on the Project and shall establish and implement on-Site organization and authority so that the Work is accomplished in conformance with the Project Schedule.
6.2.2 The CM must perform the Work so as not to interfere with, disturb, hinder, or delay the services of Separate Consultants or the work of Separate Contractors. The CM must cooperate and coordinate fully with all Separate Consultants and Separate Contractors and must freely share all of the CM’s Project-related information with them to
6.2.3 The CM must afford every Separate Consultant and Separate Contractor proper and safe access to the Site and a reasonable opportunity for the introduction and storage of materials and equipment and the execution of their services and work.
6.2.4 If the CM damages the property or work of any Separate Consultant or Separate Contractor, or by failure to perform the Work with due diligence, delays, interferes with, hinders, or disrupts the services of any Separate Consultant or the work of any Separate Contractor who suffers additional expense and damage as a result, the CM is responsible for that damage, injury, or expense.
6.2.5 The intent of Sections 6.2.2 through 6.2.4 is to benefit the Separate Consultants and Separate Contractors, and to demonstrate that the Separate Consultants and Separate Contractors are intended third-party beneficiaries of the CM’s obligations under the Contract.
6.2.6 If the proper execution or results of any part of the Work depends upon work performed or services provided by the Owner, a Separate Consultant or Separate Contractor, the CM must inspect that other work and appropriate instruments of service, and promptly report to the Contracting Authority in writing any defects or deficiencies in that other work or services that render it unavailable or unsuitable for the proper execution and results of the Work. The CM’s failure to report before starting the affected part of its Work will constitute an acceptance of the other work and services as fit and proper for integration with the CM’s Work except for defects and deficiencies in the other work or services that were not reasonably discoverable at the time of the CM’s inspection.
6.2.7 The CM shall not delay the Work on account of any claim, dispute, or action between the CM and a Separat...