Looking for a resolution to a design responsibility issue that has arose on an Employers design option A contract.The Contractor is carrying out the work to the Employers design and has found some difficulty/not impossible to construct an element of the works, to progress the works the Contractor has submitted a proposal to make construction easier or to disguise bad planning and the need for a defect. The PM has accepted the proposals to avoid any delays.
The question remains, would the Contractor be responsible for the submitted design or would this transfer over to the Employer or Employers designers on acceptance, it should be noted that the Works Information states that there is no design responsibility on the Contractor.