Progress payment A progress payment is a payment under a contract or client-architect agreement for work partly completed. View full glossary ...

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

A consultant who is a specialist in a particular field. Such consultants contribute to parts of the design but generally not the whole design. When ...

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

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

Witness point Usually defined as an opportunity to witness an activity or item for which the contractor is required to give notice but which ...

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

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