Bid contract documents have been prepared for LEED certification, but the owner has decided not...

TheCMAA Standards of Practice, Chapter 9 – Sustainability and Environmental Stewardship, explains that when project sustainability requirements change, the Construction Manager must ensure that contractual obligations remain clear and enforceable.

CMAA guidance provides:

“If the owner elects not to pursue formal LEED certification but retains the goal of equivalency, the CM should issue clarifying instructions to bidders maintaining the original sustainability requirements while noting the change in certification status.”

This ensures that all contractors understand that althoughformal LEED registrationis not being pursued,the sustainability specifications remain contractually binding.

Therefore, the CM issues bid instructions indicating that the project will not be registered for certification,but contract terms remain unchanged.