A person who is consulted for paid, expert advice and related services.

A consultant, often the architect, whose responsibilities include direction and coordination of the work of specialist consultants. The primary ...

A sum of money included in a building contract or preserved outside it for expenditure, if necessary, on matters unforeseen at the time that the ...

A sum of money allowed in the project budget to cover the cost of matters that are unknown or unresolved at the time the budget is established. The ...

Contract documents include: a particular written contract, including the agreement between the owner and the contractor, any special conditions, the ...

The total amount including GST paid or to be paid by the owner to the contractor.

A judgement or forecast of the cost of a project based on knowledge, experience and available information.

A physical condition on, underlying or adjacent to the site which a reasonable contractor would not have anticipated if the contractor had examined ...

An agreement between parties to a contract, to substitute one of the original parties (the outgoing party) with a new party (the incoming party) and ...