91-100 of 536 results for 'Construction contract'

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Project management and project managers

Published: 7 December 2011 | Edited: 5 October 2023

Read time: 3 minutes A project manager undertakes much of the client's role in a building project. The project manager may prepare the project brief, ...

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Quality control checklist

Published: 1 October 2020 | Edited: 8 November 2023

Read time: 5 minutes Checklists are an effective tool to achieve consistency in outputs in architectural practice and to improve the quality of those ...

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Office fit-out projects

Published: 29 November 2011 | Edited: 26 May 2022

Read time: 8 minutes The fitting out of a tenancy within a commercial building occupied by a number of different tenants has the potential for ...

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Substitutions

Published: 8 April 2020 | Edited: 22 May 2024

Read time: 7 minutes During construction, the contractor may propose substituting materials and products specified in the contract documents. Caution ...

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Guarantees and warranties

Published: 16 February 2021

Guarantees A guarantee is an arrangement involving three parties. One party (the guarantor) promises to be responsible for the obligations which a ...

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Business cycles

Published: 29 October 2015 | Edited: 15 September 2022

Read time: 6 minutes Architecture and construction – like other cyclical industries – are driven by a number of economic events that operate ...

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Budget estimates - overview

Published: 24 November 2011 | Edited: 6 October 2021

Read time: 6 minutes The provision of an accurate budget estimate forms part of an architect's responsibility and should be met through either the ...

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Security of payment – Qld

Published: 24 May 2023 | Edited: 21 November 2024

Read time: 14 minutes The Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld) (the Act) covers: progress payments (under Chapter 3) ( ...

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Practical completion

Published: 6 December 2011 | Edited: 3 February 2022

Read time: 2 minutes Practical completion typically refers to the stage of a construction contract when the works are determined to be fit for use ...

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Delays in the supply of materials

Published: 25 November 2011 | Edited: 14 January 2020

Delays in the supply of some parts or materials for building projects can cause delays to the building program with the result that completion of the ...

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