Read time: 1 minute It is essential to clearly identify the scope and responsibility of the specialist consultant/s for the lifecycle of the project, ...

Read time: 2 minutes The pre-existing Consult Australia Short Form and Long Form Contracts were replaced with a more ‘consultant friendly’ new ...

Most standard-form building contracts allow the security to be in the form of cash retention or a bank guarantee. Under ABIC contracts, there is a ...

Read time: 2 minutes It is not unusual for a client organisation, particularly one responsible for a large building program, to produce a special set ...

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

Signs that indicate that the contractor may be financially unstable include: submission of a claim followed by a request for payment in a reduced ...

Read time: 2 minutes A warranty is the contractual promise that certain things will be done or achieved, expressed in such certain and definite terms ...

The Institute strongly recommends that architects should not give insurance advice. Owners should rely on insurance specialist advice only. A ...

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

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 ...