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

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

In this phase, the architect will assess and determine final completion and issue the final certificate. This is granted by the architect typically ...

Read time: 3 minutes Co-design in the built environment is more than consultation – it involves having equal seats at the table for consumers, ...

Read time: 3 minutes The project budget estimate will be influenced by a wide range of factors, some of which are within the architect's control, and ...

The function of the architect administering a contract can be gleaned from the building contract and also from the architect's conditions of ...

Tender by negotiation is a process whereby the architect, on behalf of the client, negotiates a price with a preferred contractor rather than calling ...

Read time: 2 minutes When approached to undertake a commission, one of the first questions you should ask is: is my client a 'legal person'? A legal ...

Information about the sub-soil conditions of a site is necessary for the architect and specialist consultants (structural and civil engineers ...

Read time: 3 minutes A progress payment is a payment under a contract or client-architect agreement for work partly completed. Under a building ...