Generally speaking, a contractor has no obligation nor liability for design. However, a court may take a dim view of a contractor entering into work while explicitly being aware that there were significant design errors within a project. Of course, such a verdict would have to be made on an evidential basis, and proving such a thing could be fraught with difficulty.
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