The 2018 revised editions of the Australian Building Industry Contracts (ABIC) Major Works (MW), Simple Works (SW) commercial and domestic are ...

Read time: 6 minutes What is a cost-plus contract? Under a cost-plus contract arrangement the contractor is paid for the actual cost of the work ( ...

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

Read time: 10 minutes Under most standard-form building contracts the contractoris responsible for the rectification of defects in the works prior to ...

Most building contracts include provision for prime cost items and provisional sums. A prime cost item is an allowance in the contract for the supply ...

Read time: 8 minutes Inspection is an area of architects' work that can give rise to a significant number of claims for professional negligence. It ...

The 2018 revised editions of the Australian Building Industry Contracts (ABIC) Major Works (MW), Simple Works (SW) commercial and domestic are ...

Read time: 6 minutes Particular person refers to an individual or company selected by the owner and specifically identified in the building contract ...

When the project involves a series of handover stages for separable parts of the building work or some form of staged practical completion, ...

The 2018 revised editions of the Australian Building Industry Contracts (ABIC) Major Works (MW), Simple Works (SW) commercial and domestic are ...