Practical Law Glossary Item 4-545-1165 (Approx. 3 pages)
Glossary
Design Professional
A licensed architect or engineer who provides professional services to a construction project. The design professional can do one of the following:
Contract directly with the project owner.
Contract as a subconsultant to another design professional.
Participate as a design-builder.
The terms of the design professional contract define the scope of services and compensation. Professional services can include some or all of the following:
Program planning and development.
Preparation of plans and specifications.
Preparation of construction bid packages.
Construction administration, such as:
inspecting the progress of the work (generally for compliance with the construction documents);