Management Contracting is a form of construction procurement where the Client for a project employs different Subcontractors directly. The Client has a Main Contractor in place that is responsible for managing the Subcontractors, but is not in contract with them in the same way as with traditional procurement. In this form of contracting, the Client… Continue reading Management Contracting Procurement
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The JCT and Pay Less Notice
Payment in the construction industry has been a hot-topic for many years. Whether it’s payment between Employer and Main Contractor, or among Main Contractors and Subcontractors, the chance of a dispute remains higher in construction than it does in most industries. In response to this, the UK Government enacted the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration… Continue reading The JCT and Pay Less Notice
Two Stage Tendering & Procurement
Two stage tendering, sometimes referred to as “negotiated tendering” or “two stage selective tendering”, is a unique construction procurement method because it takes place in two separate and clearly defined stages. In two stage tendering, the Contractor is involved to enhance buildability and increase cost certainty in an advisory capacity before the scheme is fully… Continue reading Two Stage Tendering & Procurement
Loss and Expense and LADs in JCT Contracts
The Scenario We put forward the following scenario to Jason Farnell, Adjudicator and CEDR Accredited Mediator. “I’m a Main Contractor working on an unamended JCT Design and Build Contract (2016). The project has achieved Practical Completion 8-weeks late owing to a variety of delays by various Subcontractors and I have extra costs and risks to deal… Continue reading Loss and Expense and LADs in JCT Contracts
Construction Procurement
Procurement methods in the UK construction market work with an Employer issuing a Main Contract to one Main Contractor and thereafter, the Main Contractor issues multiple Subcontracts to various Subcontractors. [1] Projects in the £25 million range can involve a main contractor with approximately 70 subcontractors. With this volume of moving cogs, the procurement process… Continue reading Construction Procurement
The JCT and Extensions of Time
Most construction contracts will suffer some form of delay during its lifecycle. In all Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) form of contracts, a delay event is called a “Relevant Event” and the extension of time is defined as an “Adjustment of the Completion Date”. Whether during the design, the manufacture, the installation or even the commissioning… Continue reading The JCT and Extensions of Time
The JCT and Relevant Events
The construction industry is full of jargon and it can be difficult to understand all the acronyms and terms used. It’s even more difficult when it comes to construction contracts. We’ve written this article to provide clarity on the term “Relevant Events” and what it means in Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) forms of Contract. Relevant… Continue reading The JCT and Relevant Events
Dealing with Errors, Divergencies and Discrepancies in Variations
The scenario We put forward the following scenario to Jason Farnell, Adjudicator and CEDR Accredited Mediator. “I’m working on an amended JCT D & B Subcontract where we’re contracted to clad the entire building envelope from Ground to Roof. An area of our scope had an inconsistency – part of the Ground Floor was designed with a… Continue reading Dealing with Errors, Divergencies and Discrepancies in Variations
London Development Specification – 2. Entry Level
This first part to our London Development Specification series looks at Entry-Level specification. As mentioned in our introduction we won’t be assigning these to price points as location plays a far too significant role in pricing. What we will look at is seeing what the general offering is for each segment of the market. Let’s… Continue reading London Development Specification – 2. Entry Level
London Development Specification – 1. An Introduction
We have recently received a significant amount of enquiries regarding the specification levels of new projects in London. What to offer, why, what is the competition doing. We wanted to be able to give some clarity on what is happening in the marketplace so that developers can understand what their potential buyers will expect. Initially,… Continue reading London Development Specification – 1. An Introduction