141-150 of 536 results for 'Construction contract'

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Provisional periods for delay

Published: 6 December 2011 | Edited: 22 May 2020

One way of anticipating and identifying up-front potential delays and avoiding undue surprises of costs after clients have made a financial ...

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Project records

Published: 25 November 2019 | Edited: 25 July 2024

Read time: 2 minutes Records and documents are vital components of any project; they are the mechanisms for maintaining traceability of various ...

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Architects engaged as secondary or subconsultants

Published: 8 November 2011 | Edited: 7 February 2020

On complex and large projects, architects are often engaged as a secondary or subconsultant. For example on major civil or landscape projects with a ...

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Security – bank guarantees and cash retention

Published: 2 December 2011 | Edited: 12 March 2020

Security in building contracts is provided by the contractor as an assurance that it will meet its obligations under the contract. The security may ...

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Inspection checklists

Published: 4 October 2017 | Edited: 8 November 2023

Read time: 8 minutes Architects who provide inspection services will often use checklists as guides for the inspections. The following checklists and ...

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Damages

Published: 21 February 2017 | Edited: 12 July 2023

Read time: 7 minutes Damages is a sum of money which is awarded by the courts for the purpose of replacing the monetary value of property or rights ...

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Specialist consultants - types

Published: 25 November 2021 | Edited: 22 June 2023

Read time: 2 minutes The primary consultant, often the architect, is the consultant whose responsibilities include direction and coordination of the ...

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Specification writing

Published: 23 June 2022

Read time: 17 minutes The specification is a written description of the required quality of the built product and its component elements. It is an ...

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COVID-19 site inspection considerations

Published: 5 May 2020 | Edited: 9 June 2020

This note was reviewed in October 2023, and has been retained for legacy. Read time: 8 minutes Architects, like many other professionals and ...

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Alternative dispute resolution

Published: 23 September 2021 | Edited: 30 October 2024

Read time: 11 minutes Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) refers to methods of dispute resolution that are an alternative to litigation. ADR methods ...

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