The 2018 revised edition of the Australian Building Industry Contracts (ABIC) Basic Works (BW) commercial contract is provided below. The ABIC BW ...

No fee (pro bono) or reduced fee services Architects may from time to time offer their services pro bono (for the public good) whether generally or ...

During the design development (developed design) phase, develop the approved concept design and provide documentation to explain it to the client; ...

During construction documentation the architect will prepare drawings, specifications and schedules that define the detailed requirements for the ...

Read time: 1 minute Architects are regularly required to provide documentation in trade package form. Architects should consider any additional ...

Read time: 2 minutes Completion Before the expiration of the defects liability period, the architect must give written notification to the contractor ...

Read time: 1 minute Projects that involve the alteration of or additions to an existing building or buildings will require obtaining or producing ...

Read time: 2 minutes The transfer of digital documents to other parties can occur via a variety of methods including: email physical removable media ...

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: 17 minutes The specification is a written description of the required quality of the built product and its component elements. It is an ...