At the inception of a project the architect must begin by accepting the commission and then prepare a client and architect agreement and the ...

Architectural practices are increasingly providing diversified services to clients. However, when offering services beyond that which has ...

A collateral warranty is a contract which gives a third party collateral, or running side by side, rights in an existing contract entered into by two ...

These Special Conditions have been prepared for use by the builder and the owner, as an alternative form of contract, for situations where:  the bank ...

Project budget management is the process of managing the developing design against the project budget. It is part of the architect’s service to ...

A project bid may be in response to an invitation or advertisement and the proposal should respond to any stated selection criteria, include an ...

Latent conditions are physical conditions on, underlying or adjacent to the site that could not be identified by the contractor by reasonable ...

During the course of construction on some projects, it may be necessary to identify mandatory inspections, that is, a point in the construction ...

With the development of digital technology and the availability of the internet, architects and their specialist consultants can satisfy themselves ...

Lifecycle cost (LCC) analysis is a tool that can be used to evaluate the long-term economic merits of alternative design solutions. Sometimes ...