A contingency sum is an amount of money, usually expressed as a percentage, included in the project budget to allow for the unknown or unresolved ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Read time: 2 minutes A design workshop, or more accurately a design charrette, draws together the architect and the principal members of the design ...

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

Read time: 5 minutes Architects carry significant legal liability when selecting and specifying materials and products for the construction of a ...

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 ...

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 ...