Dayworks value instructed work on a time-and-materials basis when it cannot be fairly measured any other way. Here is how dayworks schedules price labour, plant and materials, how JCT and NEC treat them, and why unsigned sheets cause so many disputes.
Liquidated damages compensate an employer for late completion without the cost and delay of proving actual loss. Here's how LADs work under JCT and NEC, why the Cavendish Square v Makdessi case changed the penalty test, and how QSs apply them in practice.
From feasibility study to final handover, this is how experienced UK construction professionals manage a project through every stage - covering programme, cost, quality, risk and health and safety along the way.
Extension of time construction UK explained: what triggers an EOT, JCT relevant events vs NEC compensation events, notice deadlines, concurrent delay and how to avoid the disputes that follow.
Delays are the norm on UK construction projects, not the exception. This guide walks QSs and commercial managers through causes, mitigation, recovery programmes, notice obligations and record-keeping so delays don't turn into disputes.
What a pay less notice is, when it must be served, and what happens if it isn't - including the smash and grab adjudication risk every contractor-side QS should understand.
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