Principal Designer's Handbook

4Standard and Exemplar Documents

1. 4.1 Resourcing, fees and appointment
2. 4.2 Pre-Construction Information
3. 4.3 Design Risk Management
4. 4.4 The Health and Safety File

4.1 Resourcing, fees and appointment

Proposal for Principal Designer role

It is essential that Designers should be sensibly recompensed for the duties and associated risks they are taking on to adequately perform the Principal Designer role. It is recommended that:

• A Brief for the role of Principal Designer is agreed with the Client. This will be based on the Client Brief (if received). If no written Client Brief is forthcoming, it is recommended that a Client Brief is provided by the Principal Designer recording the briefing discussions with the Client in writing.
• Input required (personnel ...