SARA NY Study Group Meeting and Presentation:
Construction & Evaluation (CE) for ARE 5.0.

Presentation by:

Jenna Wandishin, Associate AIA

Jenna Wandishin, Associate AIA, is a project manager at Matiz Architecture & Design, designing for higher education clients, non-profit organizations, and single-family residences. Jenna was an inaugural leader in the 2017 AIANY’s Civic Leadership Program and continues her involvement as a co-advisor of the 2018 program; she helps the new cohort engage with agencies, officials, and community organizations throughout New York City. She volunteers at the Center for Architecture for ARE Bootcamps and Workshops and Family Day activities, and is also a new mentor in the iMentor program. Jenna earned her Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Business Administration minor from Temple University.


Construction & Evaluation (CE) focuses on construction contract administration and post-occupancy evaluation of projects. You should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and abilities in construction contract execution, construction support services (including construction observation and shop drawing or submittal review), payment request processing, and project closeout, as well as project evaluation of integrated building systems and their performance.

CE includes sections on the following content areas: 

• Preconstruction Activities

  • Interpret the architect’s roles and responsibilities during preconstruction based on delivery method 

  • Analyze criteria for selecting contractors 

  • Analyze aspects of the contract or design to adjust project costs
     

• Construction Observation 

  • Evaluate the architect’s role during construction activities 

  • Evaluate construction conformance with contract documents, codes, regulations, and sustainability requirements 

  • Determine construction progress
     

• Administrative Procedures & Protocols

  • Determine appropriate additional information to supplement contract documents 

  • Evaluate submittals including shop drawings, samples, mock-ups, product data, and test results 

  • Evaluate the contractor’s application for payment 

  • Evaluate responses to non-conformance with contract documents
     

• Project Closeout & Evaluation 

  • Apply procedural concepts to complete close-out activities 

  • Evaluate building design and performance