This document outlines the Standard of Professional Practice (SPP) for Professional Architectural Consulting Services (PACS) as established by the Intramuros Administration Professional Organization (IAPOA). It discusses the requirements for seals and intellectual property rights, professional responsibilities and civil liabilities, applicability, alternative dispute resolution, and penalties for non-compliance for architects providing professional consulting services.
This document outlines the Standard of Professional Practice (SPP) for Professional Architectural Consulting Services (PACS) as established by the Intramuros Administration Professional Organization (IAPOA). It discusses the requirements for seals and intellectual property rights, professional responsibilities and civil liabilities, applicability, alternative dispute resolution, and penalties for non-compliance for architects providing professional consulting services.
This document outlines the Standard of Professional Practice (SPP) for Professional Architectural Consulting Services (PACS) as established by the Intramuros Administration Professional Organization (IAPOA). It discusses the requirements for seals and intellectual property rights, professional responsibilities and civil liabilities, applicability, alternative dispute resolution, and penalties for non-compliance for architects providing professional consulting services.
This document outlines the Standard of Professional Practice (SPP) for Professional Architectural Consulting Services (PACS) as established by the Intramuros Administration Professional Organization (IAPOA). It discusses the requirements for seals and intellectual property rights, professional responsibilities and civil liabilities, applicability, alternative dispute resolution, and penalties for non-compliance for architects providing professional consulting services.
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SPP 209
STANDARD OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (SPP) ON PROFESSIONAL
ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTING SERVICES
SECTION 25-30 SPP 209
SECTION 25. SEAL AND USE OF SEAL UNDER PACS
SECTION 26. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR PACS SECTION 27. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CIVIL LIABILITY FOR PACS SECTION 28. APPLICABILITY SECTION 29. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) SECTION 30. PENALTY CLAUSE AND SANCTION SECTION 25. SEAL AND USE OF SEAL UNDER PACS Where applicable and in full accord with R.A. No. 9266 and its derivative regulations, a Professional Consulting Architect (PCA) shall sign and affix his professional license number and the seal duly-approved by the Commission/ PRBoA and/or the IAPOA on all architectural documents as outputs and other deliverables/materials such as, but not limited to plans, designs, technical drawings and specifications, feasibility studies as well as instruments of service, prepared by him, or under his/her direct supervision, if and only if the CA shall also act as the Architect-of-record (Aor), in which case he must assume all the attendant/pertinent professional responsibilities and civil liabilities for the project. SECTION 26. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR PACS All architectural documentary outputs and materials delivered or rendered by a professional consulting Architect (PCA) shall be protected under Secs. 20 (4) and 33 of R.A. No. 9266 and its 2004 IRR, whether such outputs and materials are executed or not. No person without the written consent of the professional consulting Architect (PCA) or author of said architectural documents and/or materials shall duplicate or make copies of said documents for use in the repetition of and for other projects, whether executed partly or in its entirety. SECTION 27. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CIVIL LIABILITY FOR PACS
27.1 Any individual, partner, firm/corporation/consortium or joint ventures
which engage in the practice of professional architectural consulting services (PACS) is legally responsible i.e. professionally responsible before the State and civilly liable before the State, the general public and the Client, for the conduct and performance of his/her services to their Clients, whether in the Government, private sector or civil society or then international community (with projects on Philippine soil).
27.2 Where applicable, it is imperative that a Professional Consulting Architect
(PCA) secures a Professional Liability Insurance Policy, professional indemnity insurance or equivalent in bond form commensurate with the magnitude and scope of project involvement with the corresponding compensation. Such cost shall form part of the total project cost chargeable to the Client. SECTION 28. APPLICABILITY
This Standard of Professional Practice (SPP) for Professional Architectural
Consulting Services (PACS) shall be adopted by the IAPOA, which shall thereafter formulate the covering guidelines and Manual of Procedure (MoP). SECTION 29. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) In case of any dispute arising from the implementation of these IRR and related derivative regulations, the same shall be resolved by modes of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mandated under R.A. No. 9285 (the ADR Act of 2004 and its IRR) before it is referred to a competent court. The ADR modes must necessarily include negotiation, conciliation, mediation and arbitration. An ADR clause must therefore form part of all PCAS agreements. SECTION 30. PENALTY CLAUSE AND SANCTION Any individual, partner, firm/corporation/ consortium who/which engages in professional architectural consulting services (PACS), but are not qualified in accordance with the provisions prescribed by law, particularly under R.A. No. 9266 (The Architecture Act of 2004) and its IRR, shall be subject to sanction/s by the appropriate public or private entities, without prejudice to the filing of appropriate criminal, civil administrative or special complaints pursuant to existing laws.