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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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Guaranteed maximum price

Published: 24 August 2022

Read time: 4 minutes Guaranteed maximum price (GMP) contracts provide an alternative pricing model to the more traditional fixed price (or 'lump sum’ ...

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Casual or permanent employment

Published: 5 September 2018 | Edited: 6 October 2022

Read time: 5 minutes It is imperative that employers correctly classify their employees as either permanent or casual. The primary differences ...

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COVID-19 project considerations

Published: 9 April 2020

This note was reviewed in July 2023, and has been retained for legacy. Read time: 4 minutes Architects, like many other professionals and business, ...

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Liability for manufactured products

Published: 29 April 2020 | Edited: 25 January 2024

Read time: 8 minutes By far the greater part of modern buildings is made up of manufactured products, eg bricks, steel, paint, sanitary fittings, ...

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Contaminated land investigation

Published: 25 November 2011 | Edited: 26 October 2022

Read time: 5 minutes Contaminated land can result from many historical and ongoing activities. Land may have become contaminated by actions in the ...

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Public liability

Published: 21 July 2020 | Edited: 27 February 2023

Read time: 4 minutes Public liability insurance, also called 'Broadform or General liability' insurance, is insurance against a practice's ...

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Starting a practice

Published: 5 November 2015 | Edited: 3 November 2021

Read time: 5 minutes Setting up your own practice can be an exciting but also daunting experience, and it is wise to seek assistance and advice from ...

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Building contract insurances

Published: 30 November 2022 | Edited: 26 October 2023

Read time: 4 minutes The Institute has always advocated that because architects are not typically experts on insurance matters, any questions or ...

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Contract preparation

Published: 20 November 2017 | Edited: 27 July 2022

Read time: 13 minutes Professional services provided by architects to clients will normally include preparation of documents that, as contract ...

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