BAYOMBONG, NUEVA VIZCAYA, PHILIPPINES
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Professional Practice-2
Administering the Regular Services of the Architect
BAYOMBONG, NUEVA VIZCAYA, PHILIPPINES
MODULE -1
a. The Virtues of an Architect
b. The Architect’s Credo
c. The 2006 Code of Ethical Conduct
(UAP Doc 200)
BAYOMBONG, NUEVA VIZCAYA, PHILIPPINES
MODULE -2
a. Standards of Professional Practice
Introduction
Standards of Professional Practice
General Definitions
Standards of Professional Practice
“SPP”
• Standards of Professional Practice
• A required document under Sec. 41 of RA 9266
“Architect”
• A Registered and Licensed Architect (RLA)
• A natural person under Philippines law with a valid
certificate of registration and valid professional
identification card for the lawful practice of
architecture
“Architect Firm”
• A juridical person under Philippine law and
jurisprudence authorized to practice architecture
• For individual architectural practice, the
architectural firm must be duly registered with
the DTI as a sole proprietorship
• For group architectural practice, must be
registered with the SEC and with the PRC as a
professional partnership or as an architectural
corporation
“Interchangeable terms”
• Architect = Architectural Firm
• Client = Owner = Project Proponent
• Contractor = General Contractor = Constructor –
Builder
• Bid = Tender
Acronyms
Acronyms
• ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution
• AF Architectural Firm
• ADC Architectural Design Competition
• AICC Architect in charge of construction
• AOR Architect-of-record
• BPO Business Process Outsourcing
• CA Consulting Architect
Acronyms
• CEC Codes of Ethical Conduct
• DoLE Department of Labor and Employment
• DTI Department of Trade and Industry
• FPCA Filipino Professional Consulting Architects
• IAPOA Integrated and Accredited
Professional Organization of Architects
• KPO Knowledge Process Outsourcing
Acronyms
• MoP Manual of Procedure
• PACS Professional Architectural Consulting Services
• PCA Professional Consulting Architect
• PRC Professional Regulation Commission
• PRBoA Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture
• SEC Securities and Exchange Commission
• RLA Registered and Licensed Architect
• SPP Standards of Professional Practice
• TSP Temporary/ Special Permit
Methods of Selection
Standards of Professional Practice
Method of Selection
• Direct selection
• Comparative selection
• Architectural design competition
Direct Selection
• Used when undertaking a relatively small project.
• The Client selects his Architect on the basis of:
• Reputation
• Personal or business acquaintance or
recommendation of a friend
• Recommendation of the Architect’s former
Client
• Recommendation of another Architect.
Comparative Selection
• May be conducted by committees representing
institutions, corporations or public agencies. The
selection process involves:
• ▪ Invitation. The Client issues an invitation which includes
• the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the project which is
• based on the Design Brief prepared by another Architect.
• The selection committee established by the Client may
• consist of representatives from other State-regulated
• professions and/or the construction industry, as well as
• persons with related expertise.
Methods of Compensation
Standards of Professional Practice
End of module
SPP Doc 201
Pre-design Services