'Including by reference' is mentioning a standard published document (or part of one) in an agreement or other document. This makes it part of the ...

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

In practice, you may find that clients or contractors assume that when errors, ambiguities or omissions in the architect’s documentation result in ...

The tender process should be undertaken in accordance with the Australian Standard AS4120 Code of Tendering. Adhering to the guidelines within this ...

Read time: 1 minute During the course of construction on some projects, it may be necessary to identify mandatory inspections, that is, a point in ...

With the development of digital technology and the availability of the internet, architects and their specialist consultants can satisfy themselves ...

Read time: 6 minutes The clerk of works is a full-time inspector of the works on behalf of the owner but exercises no executive authority and is ...

The function of the architect administering a contract can be gleaned from the building contract and also from the architect's conditions of ...

Read time: 1 minute Latent conditions are physical conditions on, underlying or adjacent to the site that could not be identified by reasonable ...

Under most standard-form building contracts the contractor receives regular payment for the work as it progresses. Progress certificates are issued ...