ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACT
ARTICLE J
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Page 29
UPDATED ~ OCTOBER 2006
J-4
PROCEDURE FOR COMPUTATION OF BUILDING AREA
(a)
The A/E shall submit to the Contracting Officer a report of the gross area of his design at
each of his submissions.
(b)
The A/E shall prepare the gross area computation as follows: Submit a small scale plan of
each individual floor. Subdivide each floor into rectangles with each rectangle designated
by a capital letter. List all the letters on one floor alphabetically. Clearly indicate length and
width of each lettered area and the total square footage of each lettered area in tabular form.
Show the sum of these areas as the "Designed Gross Area."
(c)
Area Computation: (See Diagram Below)
(d)
List of Computations:
First Floor
Area
L.
W.
S.F.
A
X
Y
= S.F.
B
X
Y
= S.F.
CC
X
Y
= S.F.
Etc.
X
Y
= S.F.
Designed Gross Area for the first floor:.................S.F.
(Similar computation for every floor)
Recapitulation
Basement...........................................S.F.
1st floor .............................................S.F.
2nd floor
.............................................S.F.
Penthouse...........................................S.F.
Total Designed Gross Area ................. S.F.
Target Gross Square Footage.................S.F.
(e)
Special areas to be considered:
1. Exterior Stacks and Chimneys:
Count free standing masonry stacks only once. Exterior masonry stacks attached to the
building are counted on each floor. Exterior stacks that are not enclosed in masonry are
not counted.
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