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General site operatives, 9, 260–261 bespoke contract, 224–6
Geotechnical engineer, 3, 6, 48 cash retention, 198
Global Construction Report, 22 collaborative working, 223
collateral warranties, 222
Health and safety, 13–14, 99–100, 162–3, construction documents, 152–3, 202,
333, 337 266–7
CDM coordinator, 5, 14, 337 contract documents, 152
CDM regulations, 5, 14, 99–100, 176, contract particulars, 194
333 contract schedules, 223
principal contractor (see Main contract sum adjustment, 218–19
contractor) contractor’s obligations, 200–201
defects liability period, 208
Information release schedule, 202 definitions, 194
Information technology (IT), 28–33, 86, delays in commencement, 211
224, 353 dispute resolution, 221–2
Insolvency (see Contract terminations, divergences, 205–6, 215
involuntary termination) editing of clauses, 224–6
Interim application, 281–5 expressed term, 201
activity schedule, 185, 288 implied term, 201, 207
assessing measured works, 282 inconsistencies and errors in
assessing preliminaries, 283–4 documentation, 203–5
progress claim schedule, 181–5 instructions, 215–17
submission, 283, 285 insurance, 194–8, 200
liquidated damages, 210–212, 346–8
Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT), 191–2 partial possession and project
completion, 212–13
Latent conditions, 272 payment, 219–20
Lean construction, 37 performance bond, 199
Letter of acceptance (see Preliminary possession of the site, 201–2
agreement) recitals, 192–3
Letter of intent (see Preliminary representatives of the employer, 213
agreement) setting out the works, 203
Letting schedule, 172–6 special provisions, 223–4
Life-cycle costs, 4, 35 statutory control, 215
Lifelong learning (see Continual subcontracting, 214–15
professional development) termination, 220–222
Limitation period, 193, 343, 352 unfixed materials, 207–8
variations, 217–19
Main contract agreement, 188–227 Main contractor, 9–10, 14, 192
adjustment of the completion date, business development plan, 103
209–10 commercial manager, 104
advanced payment bond, 199–200 design manager, 154, 164, 179
agreement, 192 environmental management plan,
ambiguous contract terms, 206–7 100–101
articles, 193 estimator, 38, 104, 113, 122, 133,
assignment, 214 152–3, 186, 240–241, 274
attestation, 193 fixed assets, 96
authorised person, 215 health and safety management,
bank guarantee, 198–9 99–100
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