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You do know that an architect does not draw or seal structural drawings, right? An architect's professional liability insurance does not allow it. "Designers" do not qualify for professional liability insurance. You may have been through a construction project before, but you need to educate yourself on why poject documentation takes the time that it does and the roles licensed professionals play in building realization. Proper and correct production of "permit ready" plans requires an architect to not only design the esthetics of the building according to the client's programtic needs, but also to correspond and coordinate with the owner, geotechnical engineer, civil engineer and structural engineer. No licensed professional takes on liability; especially on a commercial building for public use, without having the proper survey, drainage or stuctural design work complete; and yes, that takes time. A geotechnical report based from soil testing is required by the structural engineer to begin their work. That's a critical task taking several weeks alone for the owner to hire the geo-tech, the architect draws a schematic layout and marks where the borings should be (based on reccomendations of the geo-tech and using the owner provided survey), then the project gets on the drilling rig's schedule, the samples are taken back to a testing facility, the report is complied, submitted to the architect who then submitts it to the strucutural engineer to begin the strucutral design based on the architect's schematic drawings. A current and correct survey is always required by the architect. The civil engineer performs the survey and tells you what's required for storm water drainage design. Quickie clients make architects say "no thanks" and that's who we can't stand to endure. Your post has every warning sign of a potential disaster, setting yourself up for disappointment. Architect / Engineers / Clients - agree or disagree?

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