As I am not an attorney, I find this form confusing in cases where the project does not have a clear individual who is the "Owner." The "Owner" is a public educational institution,with ever changing personnel .The subject LEED-NC project is a new building on an existing public community college campus. Here are my questions regarding this form.
1. Since the "Owner" is the "XYZ" Community College District , (aka"the District," ) "Who," may sign this form for "Signature Block of Owner" and do they literally type in "XYZ Community College District ." Then, fill in their "name/title" underneath?
2. IF the District only has one employed individual, representing the District whom we have gotten Registered with the LOL project , does this individual (in this case the Facilities Project Manager,) complete the signature block of Owner as "XYZ Community College District, "and then can he sign his name in the Name/title under that? (and then, he is never an "Agent?" right?)
3. OR , IF he is THE "Agent" [for the Owner]--then is it appropriate for him to sign his name under both "Owner" AND "Agent?" OR, must we get to someone else higher up to Register to the project to complete the signature Block of Owner as the "District?" whoe he signs the "Agent" part of the form ---and if so,who might be acceptable as the "Owner"? The President? Any Board Member? A Chancellor? or is the Director of Facilities acceptable?
4. Amongst the entire design team , from Architect to Engineers to LEED Administrator, to District Facilities Project Manager or Director, Design-Build Contractor, or other design team member or representative, --which of these team members--, must also have a signed "Confirmation of Agent's Authority " in place, as we are all " ...submitting materials, executing documents,..."etc. ?
4a. If we (all team members listed above) are "Agents," do we each need to have this form in place, and can the individual who signed as the original District/Owner's /"Agent" complete/sign these team member's Forms for/as the "Owner" on page 3. ?
4b. OR do we have to have the "higher up" sign all these separate forms as "Owner", and we sign as "Agent"?
5. May we assume if a team member does not actually submit, initial or upload any documents to the LEED Online project, that they do NOT need to have one of these forms signed ?
Paula Jarrett Nasta
CPZ Architects6 thumbs up
April 17, 2013 - 10:39 am
Has anyone answered Alice's questions? I don't see responses in this string.
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11478 thumbs up
November 5, 2013 - 11:10 am
No, Paula—those questions haven't been answered here.