{"id":755,"date":"2018-05-22T14:54:05","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T14:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barnes-consulting.com\/?p=755"},"modified":"2019-09-09T23:51:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T23:51:30","slug":"means-and-methods-to-being-a-consultant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barnes-consulting.com\/means-and-methods-to-being-a-consultant\/","title":{"rendered":"Means and Methods to Being a Consultant"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-306907 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-412114 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-408221 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/barnes-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/construction-sketch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"226\"><\/p>\n<p>Means and Methods &#8211; a simple definition &#8211; is defined by the manner by which the contractor (in this example) performs the job as described in the contract documents, i.e. painting, waterproofing, masonry or repair.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, the contractor will ask an innocent question &#8211; \u201cHow would you protect the roof?\u201d, which can inadvertently get the consultant into trouble should his suggestion not work or cause damage and \/ or additional costs. The A\/E\/C needs to understand that once they&#8217;re involved in how the project is performed, they are taking on liability, and should something go wrong with the project, they now could be on the hook for damages.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to remember that in large projects, although at times it can be overwhelming and complicated, we consultants do like to collaborate with the contractor, but the means and methods to which a project is completed should be strictly kept to the contractor to avoid potential liabilities.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":759,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Means and Methods to Being a Consultant - Barnes Consulting Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/barnes-consulting.com\/means-and-methods-to-being-a-consultant\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Means and Methods to Being a Consultant - Barnes Consulting Group\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Means and Methods &#8211; a simple definition &#8211; is defined by the manner by which the contractor (in this example) performs the job as described in the contract documents, i.e. painting, waterproofing, masonry or repair. 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