Contract Management

How Can Contractors Monitor the Status of Variation-Related Claim Steps on their Capital Construction Projects?

There are five steps that need to be followed by contractors to submit variation-related claims. Those variation-related claim steps are awareness of entitlement to claim, notice to engineer within 28 days, having a fully detailed claim within 42 days, the engineer’s response, and the agreement or determination of the claim. Read more…

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Why Project Owners Should Enforce a Rigorous Work Inspection Request (WIR) Business Process on their Capital Construction Projects

For all capital construction project owners, having their completed facilities running without defects or issues is what matters most for them. Failures associated with electro-mechanical and other types of services systems result in unhappy occupants and users of those facilities and negatively impact their value. Unlike other types of building Read more…

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For Capital Construction Projects’ Contracts with the Time is of Essence Clause, Why Associating Project Schedule Activities with Business Processes Become a Must and Not a Choice

Whether a contract agreement had explicitly stated the clause of “Time is of Essence” or not, it is a common practice in delivering capital construction projects to request all parties involved, contractors in particular, take all necessary measures. This includes the adding of more resources to avoid project delays. Nevertheless, Read more…

By Tony, ago