151-160 of 536 results for 'Construction contract'

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Client and architect relationship

Published: 23 January 2019

Read time: 13 minutes This note is primarily directed to the issues faced in one-off residential projects; however, the guidance can apply to all ...

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Certificates

Published: 17 January 2017 | Edited: 22 July 2020

Under most standard-form building contracts the contractor receives regular payment for the work as it progresses. Progress certificates are issued ...

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Subconsultant or secondary consultant engagement

Published: 25 November 2021 | Edited: 13 June 2023

Read time: 4 minutes In the design and construction of buildings, architects will often require the services of specialist consultantsto provide ...

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Guide letter 16: Advice to client on implications of changes

Published: 17 March 2016 | Edited: 2 May 2024

Read time: 2 minutes Guide letters provide advice about matters architects should consider when composing letters to the parties involved in ...

Read time: 3 minutes This advice is to assist clients in understanding the relationship between margin, the scope of works and variations. It also ...

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Partial services - fees

Published: 6 December 2011 | Edited: 29 January 2020

Read time: 3 minutes In calculating a fee for partial services, consideration should be given to the additional work and higher risk involved. Work ...

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Inspections

Published: 18 May 2022 | Edited: 8 November 2023

Read time: 8 minutes Inspection is an area of architects' work that can give rise to a significant number of claims for professional negligence. It ...

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Standards - risk management

Published: 11 October 2017

The risk to architects of specifying standards needs to be managed. Proprietary specification systems such as NATSPEC regularly review all standards ...

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Guide letter 29: Recommendation to client - variations

Published: 20 December 2011 | Edited: 30 June 2022

Read time: 3 minutes Guide letters provide advice about matters architects should consider when composing letters to the parties involved in ...

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Requests for issuing certificates

Published: 27 March 2019

Increasingly, owners, project managers and developers are asking architects to issue certificates to financial institutions and other regulatory ...

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