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Verification point

Verification point Usually defined as an activity or item for which the contractor is required to comply with requirements and confirm and record ...

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hold points

hold points Usually defined as an opportunity to witness an activity or item for which the contractor is required to give notice. The contractor ...

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subconsultants

subconsultants A consultant whose work is subject to the direction and coordination of the primary consultant. The subconsultant is in contract with ...

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On account

On account Payments made 'on account' are payments that are provisional as a partial advance payment to the final price. In the construction context ...

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Separate contractor

Separate contractor A separate contractor is an individual or company who contracts with the owner to perform some aspect of the works under a ...

Practice

Professional indemnity cover exclusions

Published: 23 July 2024 | Edited: 1 August 2024

Read time: 8 minutes Professional indemnity (PI) insurance does not provide (and is not intended to provide) complete protection against professional ...

Project

Budget estimates - staging

Published: 24 November 2011 | Edited: 6 October 2021

Read time: 3 minutes It is important that the architect informs the client at each stage of its commission and at any time when the architect becomes ...

Project

Budget estimates – influencing factors

Published: 24 November 2011 | Edited: 6 October 2021

Read time: 3 minutes The project budget estimate will be influenced by a wide range of factors, some of which are within the architect's control, and ...

Project

Budget estimates – terminology

Published: 24 November 2011 | Edited: 6 October 2021

Read time: 3 minutes Terms used in the process of estimating project budgets should not be confused with similar terminology used by government or by ...

Project

Unconditional guarantees and cash retention

Published: 10 January 2013 | Edited: 20 May 2020

Most standard-form building contracts allow the security to be in the form of cash retention or a bank guarantee. Under ABIC contracts, there is a ...

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