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

Security in building contracts is provided by the contractor as an assurance that it will meet its obligations under the contract. The security may ...

Read time: 2 minutes Standard building contracts usually include a mechanism to allow the adjustment of the date for practical completion due to ...

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

Read time: 8 minutes Architects who provide inspection services will often use checklists as guides for the inspections. The following checklists and ...

Read time: 4 minutes The aim of project management in an architectural context is to ensure that all aspects of a proposed project are successfully ...

Read time: 8 minutes On occasion, architects will become involved in projects that will be delivered by non-traditional methods of procurement each ...

Read time: 3 minutes Different methods of procuring buildings can be appropriate for some projects, but some detailed aspects of a particular ...

Read time: 1 minute The following checklists provide prompts for architects providing advice on procurement options, in addition to prompts for when ...

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