This is a series of checkpoints that are required by the Contract to determine the partial completion or substantial completion of the major work at intermittent time during the contract period . It lays out the extent of works required to be completed at a certain time interval ( with a key date ) after …
In the United Kingdom and certain former British Commonwealth countries such as Hong Kong, the term ‘general contractor’ was gradually superseded by ‘main contractor’ during the early twentieth century. This followed the practice of major professional, trade and consumer organizations issuing standard forms of contract for undertaking the variety of construction works spanning the whole …
This phase is where the Main Contractors and/or Management Contractors are awarded via the signing of Main Contracts. At the end of this phase and after the main contract is resolved, smaller contracts are sourced and negotiated. After the award of contract, there are a lot of contractual and financial issues to be immediately followed in order …
The architecture and engineering contract is awarded, and the formal planning and initial design stages are completed during this phase. The project cost and schedule are updated, and a revised Operation and Maintenance (O&M) cost estimate is developed during this phase. Site acquisition will not be required for all projects. However, in cases where the site location …
At this early stage, the project brief should be defined in terms of time, cost and quality with the employer or employer representatives having a clear idea of what it is they want to be building. i.e. preliminary design. Other issues to consider at this stage are; Preliminary Design When a government department, a public corporation, or …
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings, and is licensed to practice architecture. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings, …
Kentledge testing involves the use of dead weights as a reaction system. For bored, cast-in-situ piles where anchor piles cannot be installed, the use of a kentledge reaction system can be an appropriate testing solution. Also, where insufficient friction capacity may be available to allow the use of tension piles, the kentledge system is commonly …
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