Tendering in construction is the process of soliciting bids from potential contractors for a construction project.
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The role of a Quantity Surveyor (QS) in construction is to manage the costs and financial aspects of a project, from the initial planning stages through to the final construction and post-construction phases.
A Clerk of Works (CoW) is a construction professional who is responsible for overseeing the quality and workmanship of a construction project on behalf of the client or owner.
If an accident occurs on site due to an uncovered trench during construction, since the works are still carried out and there is no hand-over to the client the contractor is responsible for site safety.
Latent defects may not become apparent until a few or many years after the completion of the project whereas patent defects on the other hand, are the one that are immediately obvious.
Limitation is a time-limit of when a party can raise a claim and is provided for in the Limitation Act 1980, although parties can agree in a contract that a shorter or longer limitation period will apply.
There are two types of certificates in construction, that are issued by the CA / QS: Payment & Progress certificates.
Workers have an important role and should take an active part in helping to manage health and safety risks.
A Worker is anyone working for or under the control of a Contractor on a construction site.
Creating a construction schedule before the work begins can have the following benefits: Generating knowledge of the details and fewer…
If the Client requests from the Contract Administrator to issue Partial Completion for specific sections of the works/site in order to obtain occupancy.
The Certificate of non-completion is issued by the Contract Administrator when the Contractor fails to meet the agreed Date of Practical Completion.
The date of Practical Completion is the date set be the Contract Administrator and agreed by the Contractor that all works under the contract will be completed.
Practical completion is the point in construction when the Contract Administrator confirms the completion of construction works of a project.
Partial Practical Completion is the passing of control and responsibility of a site’s completed areas back to the Client while there are still works to be done in other areas of the site scheduled to be completed at a later time.
Liquidated damages are damages whose amount the parties designate during the formation of a contract for the injured party to collect as compensation upon a specific breach (e.g., late performance).
BIM is a process involving the generation and management of digital representations of physical and functional characteristics of places.
The Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data model is intended to describe building and construction industry data.
The final certificate is a certification by the contract administrator that a construction contract has been fully completed.
Product information is the specific information provided from the supplier(s) with regards to the products that have been selected to be used in a project.