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76 <br />properly managed. <br />7. Liability issues can be raised if the construction <br />manager takes a leadership role in making recommendations on <br />materials or methods for design. This is especially true if <br />the decision to adopt a design was based on the owner's <br />reliance on the knowledge and experience of the construction <br />manager.127 To minimize this exposure, contract documents <br />should clarify that the architect /engineer should be respon- <br />sible for design including the changes that come during <br />value engineering and other document reviews. <br />8. Multiple bidding can result in certain work items <br />falling between bid packages. In the conventional system, <br />there is a general contractor who must perform the work <br />regardless of the disputes of the subs. When there is no <br />general contractor, that responsibility becomes the owner's <br />for failing to bundle the work with the appropriate subcon- <br />tractor's responsibilities.128 A thorough review of bid <br />documents by the CM can minimize this exposure. <br />9. Conflict of interest can exist for a CM who also <br />serves as a GC on other jobs. There is an inherent conflict <br />of interest whenever a CM who serves as a GC in other situa- <br />127 George Stukhart, "Construction Management <br />Responsibilities During Design," Journal of Construction <br />Engineering and Management, March 1987, 93. <br />128 Sapers, op. cit., 44. <br />25 <br />