Subsection 2: Provisions specific to new building projects

The purpose of the sketch studies is:1° To propose one or more overall solutions, reflecting the major elements of the programme, to indicate the timescales for completion, and to examine their compatibility with the part of the provisional financial envelope selected by the project owner and allocated to the works;2° To check the feasibility of the operation with regard to the various constraints of the programme and the site.

The preliminary design studies include the summary preliminary design studies defined in article R. 2431-10 and the final preliminary design studies defined in article R. 2431-11.The preliminary design studies also include the preparation of the files and consultations falling within the remit of the project manager and required to obtain the building permit and other administrative authorisations, as well as assistance to the project owner during their examination. For new…

The purpose of the preliminary design studies is:1° To specify the general composition in terms of plan and volume;2° To assess the internal volumes and external appearance of the structure;3° To propose the technical arrangements that may be envisaged;4° To specify the timetable for completion and, where appropriate, the division into functional phases;5° To draw up a provisional estimate of the estimated cost of the works.

The purpose of the preliminary design studies is :1° Determine the detailed surface areas of all the elements in the programme;2° Establish the dimensions of the structure and its appearance in plans, sections and façades;3° Define the construction principles, materials and technical installations;4° Drawing up the final estimate of the provisional cost of the works, broken down by trades;5° Enabling the client to finalise the programme;6° Enabling the fixed remuneration…

The purpose of project studies is :1° To specify, by means of plans, sections and elevations, the shapes of the various elements of the construction, the nature and characteristics of the materials and the conditions under which they are to be used;2° To determine the location and footprint of all structural elements and all technical equipment;3° To specify the routes for the supply and removal of all fluids;4° Drawing up…

The purpose of the assistance provided to the project owner for the award of public works contracts on the basis of studies approved by the project owner is:1° To prepare the consultation of the economic operators responsible for the works, depending on the method of awarding public contracts;2° To prepare the selection of applications and to examine them;3° To analyse the tenders and, where appropriate, the variants;4° To prepare the…

The final preliminary design or the project is used by the project owner as the basis for inviting tenders from the economic operators responsible for the works.When the project owner selects a tender that includes a variant, the project manager must complete the project studies to ensure consistency, in particular by drawing up a summary of the plans and specifications and, where applicable, taking into account the provisions arising from…

The execution studies enable the work to be carried out. Their purpose, for the work as a whole or for the public contracts concerned alone, is to:1° To draw up all the execution plans and specifications for use on the site, as well as the corresponding summary plans;2° To draw up a detailed cost estimate for each public contract on the basis of the execution plans;3° To draw up the…

The purpose of managing the performance of public works contracts is :1° Ensuring that the execution documents and the works in progress comply with the provisions of the studies carried out;2° Ensuring that the documents to be produced by the economic operators responsible for the works, and the execution of the works, comply with the clauses of their public works contract;3° Issuing all service orders, drawing up all reports required…

The purpose of site scheduling, coordination and management is respectively to:1° To analyse the basic tasks relating to design and works, to determine the sequence of these tasks and their critical path using graphic documents;2° To harmonise in time and space the actions of the various parties involved at the works stage;3° At the works stage, and until any reservations have been lifted within the time limits laid down in…