Read time: 10 minutes This note covers the two most recent versions of the Australian Standard Consultancy Agreement: AS 4122-2010 and its ...

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

Tender by negotiation is a process whereby the architect, on behalf of the client, negotiates a price with a preferred contractor rather than calling ...

The client/owner's perception and expectations of a 'small fee for a small job', is not necessarily accurate, as small jobs often involve a multitude ...

Read time: 6 minutes The provision of an accurate budget estimate forms part of an architect's responsibility and should be met through either the ...

Read time: 5 minutes Alliancing is a project-execution approach, aimed at creating mutually beneficial relationships between all involved parties, to ...

Read time: 3 minutes It is important that the architect informs the client at each stage of its commission and at any time when the architect becomes ...

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

Read time: 9 minutes As-built documentation captures the finished state of a project completed in accordance with the contract. It may include ...

Read time: 4 minutes The procurement method of Design and Construct is where the client enters into a single contract with a construction company ...