Read time: 5 minutes  Once the contractor has been selected the architect must prepare the contract for execution (signing). The owner and the ...

Read time: 5 minutes In order to calculate project costs, staff costs and charge-out rates, accurate knowledge is required of the way in which time ...

Read time: 9 minutes As-built documentation captures the finished state of a project completed in accordance with the contract. It may include ...

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 ...

Read time: 6 minutes Supervision of the works performed under a construction contract is generally the responsibility of the head contractor however, ...

The building industry – including quantity surveyors, building owners and planning authorities – uses a variety of methods for measuring building ...

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

Read time: 15 minutes Contaminated land contains substances that may pose a risk to human health or the environment. Owners have a responsibility to ...

An architect responsible for the administration of a construction contract should be aware of two legal concepts enforced by the courts. The first is ...

Read time: 4 minutes Guaranteed maximum price (GMP) contracts provide an alternative pricing model to the more traditional fixed price (or 'lump sum’ ...