Read time: 2 minutes Practical completion typically refers to the stage of a construction contract when the works are determined to be fit for use ...

One way of anticipating and identifying up-front potential delays and avoiding undue surprises of costs after clients have made a financial ...

Read time: 1 minute Responsibilities The responsibility of a project manager extends beyond the construction role of a contractor and the designing ...

Read time: 1 minute The relationship between the project manager, architect, design consultants and the client is critical to the success of ...

In this digital age it is expected that parties involved in a business transaction will largely exchange information and communicate by email. This ...

Read time: 2 minutes The construction program is generally a requirement of the contract but should not form part of the contract documentation.

Read time: 7 minutes Fire safety engineering and fire services engineering are not the same discipline. This note explains the difference between ...

Read time: 9 minutes This note explains the role of a fire safety engineer (fire engineer) at various stages of a project and the value they can add ...

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 ...

A collateral warranty is a contract which gives a third party collateral, or running side by side, rights in an existing contract entered into by two ...