Update Resource for GBA Members: Model Access Authorization Form

Update Resource for GBA Members: Model Access Authorization Form
GBA Environmental Business Committee

Studies indicate that two key causes of liability problems are unfulfilled expectations and inadequate communication. By clearly communicating what can occur, expectations can be grounded in reality, and – should problems materialize – relationships enhanced through effective communication can result in acceptable outcomes being achieved quickly.

To that end, GBA’s Environmental Business Committee has updated a valuable resource: the Model Access Authorization Form. It has been prepared for use by members of GBA as a source of suggestions they can consider in developing a form of their own, suited to their own needs and preferences, the customs and laws they work with, and other concerns they deem relevant.

The purpose of an authorization form is to help reduce a consultant’s exposure to claims from the owner of a site in those cases where the consultant’s client is in the process of purchasing that site.

In some cases, clients may object to an access authorization form, especially one as comprehensive as the GBA model. Geoprofessional consultants should advise clients that the authorization affords protection to them as well.

Even if the form serves only to spur discussion of the issues involved, so that all parties know what to expect, it will have served its purpose.

VIEW THE MODEL ACCESS AUTHORIZATION FORM HERE