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What are preliminaries in a construction contract?What are prelims?‘Preliminaries’ in a construction contract, or ‘prelims’, is typically taken to...
What is a variation on a construction project?A variation (sometimes referred to as a change) is an alteration to the scope of work originally...
Escrow accounts and escrow agreementsThis Practice Note examines why parties involved in a construction project may enter into an escrow agreement (or...
Defects liability period and rectification of defectsIt is common in construction projects for defects to manifest or appear in the works. Most...
PFI—standardisation of contractsThis Practice Note looks at the standardisation of contracts in relation to PFI and PF2, and considers the practical use of model form contracts.BackgroundThe history of model, or standard form, contracts in the PFI context is a long one. Even before the July 1999
Build Operate Transfer (BOT) contracts [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.The Public Private Partnership (PPP) models are a popular way for governments to involve private investment, expertise and risk in procuring infrastructure, with the potential to
What is Facilities Management Contracting?This Practice Note looks at facilities management (FM) contracting, including what it is and its advantages and disadvantages.A strategic approach to service provisionFM contracting is essentially a commercial services contract arrangement, whether that be
What is a direct agreement? Is it different to a collateral warranty?If a party with an interest in a construction project has directly employed either the building contractor, a professional consultant or a sub-contractor it will be protected against the impact of problems arising out of the design
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