EGR 445: Role of Design Professionals in Society

Name: Mario Garcia-Gillespie Date: May 15, 2014

Homework: Contract Clauses, Engineers iew
Rea!ings
Use web resources as needed determine te le!al meanin! o":
Direct dama!es
#onse$uential %or indirect& dama!es
'iability 'imitation
(arranty)Guaranty
*rom +art , o" te course te-t
'os .n!eles .ir *orce /ase 0n1ironmental .ssessment
/elle1ue 2out 3eater 0-pansion
#ity o" 4anco +alos 5erdes 6er1ices .!reement
6er1ice 7rder General #onditions to 6er1ice 7rder #ontracts
0-cerpts "rom a 3ypical #onstruction #ontract
Homework
18 De"ine te "ollowin! le!al terms and ten !i1e one e-ample o" your own "or eac de"inition8
a& Direct dama!es- dama!es tat are a direct loss "or instance in9ury, loss o" property, or
economic loss8 :" someone stri;es anoter person wit an ob9ect te 1ictim recei1ed
direct dama!es8
b& #onse$uential %or indirect& dama!es- tese are dama!es tat are caused "rom a
"oreseeable wron! doin!8 *or instance someone brea;s my le! and due to me a1in! a
bro;en le! : miss my "inal and "ail te class8
c& 'iability limitation- te ma-imum about o" liability one can lose "rom a suit or claim
a!ainst tem8 :" a doctor "ails to per"orm a sur!ery correctly and in sued as a
conse$uence8 <e will only be liable "or a certain amount o" te suit and can only be sued
up to a certain 1alue8
d& (arranty)!uaranty- te assurance tat a product or ser1ice will "unction and be
success"ul to te promised terms, i" not te product or ser1ice will be re"unded or
repaired8 :" : buy a pone and it doesn=t "unction as te company says it would "unction,
ten : can return te pone "or te same product, !et a re"und, or a1e te pone "i-ed8
e& Ne!li!ence- "ailure to e-ercise te reasonable amount o" care wen per"ormin! a tas;, or
"ailure to act in a way a reasonable person in te same situation would8 4ut not puttin!
te car in par; and turnin! er weels in te correct direction o" te ill se par;ed on is
a ne!li!ent act8 <er ne!li!ence caused direct dama!e to er surroundin!s8
28 *or te '..*/, #ity o" 4+5, #ity o" /elle1ue, 6er1ice 7rder #ontract and #onstruction
#ontract:
"& Determine te standard o" care re$uired by eac contract8 :s tis standard o" care
ei!tened as compared to te ordinary pro"essional standard o" care> 0-plain8
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EGR 445: Role of Design Professionals in Society
'..*/: 3e common standard o" care about ow te consultant must per"orm wor; as
any oter consultant in te same situation would and must possess te s;ill re$uired "or
te 9ob8 3is standard is not ei!tened, as it e1en states te consultant is not bound by
any ;ind o" warranty or !uarantee o" $uality o" wor;8
4+5: 3ere is not standard o" care stated, wic implies te base standard o" care8
#ity o" /elle1ue: 3ere is not standard o" care stated, wic implies te base standard o"
care8
6er1ice 7rder #ontract: :n section1802 :nstructions para!rap d a i!er standard o" care
is tal;ed about, since it states te @owner may determine appropriate8A 7ter tan tat te
contract states te contractor is elp to 76<. standards wic is as e-pected8
#onstruction #ontract: 3is contract under section 280, 6tandard o" +er"ormance states
tat @in a manner commensurate wit te i!est pro"essional standardA it also states tat
wor; will be o1er1iewed by an en!ineer8
!& :denti"y area o" te contracts tat deal wit te terms you de"ined abo1e8 #ircle te
rele1ant clauses and be prepared to discuss in class8
%.ll you need to turn in are $uestions 1, and 2a&8 *or $uestion 2b& re1iew te contracts, identi"y
te areas related to te topics listed abo1e, and be prepared to discuss tem in class8&
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