Guarantees A guarantee is an arrangement involving three parties. One party (the guarantor) promises to be responsible for the obligations which a ...

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: 11 minutes An increasing number of large projects are now being delivered under novated agreements – a common method of construction ...

Read time: 3 minutes For those architects requested by their clients to prepare estimates of the costs of replacing buildings it is necessary to have ...

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: 9 minutes In recent years there has been an increase in government- and client-generated contracts that have introduced direct or indirect ...

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: 5 minutes The ABIC Simple Works Housing Contract (ABIC SW H Contract), in use in each state and territory in Australia (refer Acumen note ...

Read time: 2 minutes Architects will from time to time consider collaboration with other architects or practices for particular projects that would ...

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