Table of Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgments ix
About the Author xi
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Parties in a Construction Project 1
1.2 Roles of and Relationships Between Parties 5
1.3 Time-line in a Construction Project 10
1.4 Pre-Contract Administration 10
1.5 Post-Contract Administration 11
Chapter 2 Procurement 17
2.1 Meaning of Procurement 17
2.2 Key Concepts to Good Procurement 17
2.3 Methods of Sourcing a Contractor 20
Chapter 3 Project Delivery Methods 41
3.1 Meaning of Project Delivery Method 41
3.2 Different Types of Project Delivery Methods 41
3.3 Risks Assessment Between Owner and Contractor for Different Payment Models 72
Chapter 4 Contract Document 75
4.1 Conditions of Contract 76
4.2 Form of Tender 76
4.3 Form for Insurer Bond/Bank Guarantee ("the Guarantee") 76
4.4 Roofing and other Guarantees or Warranties 77
4.5 Preliminaries 78
4.6 Prime Cost (PC) & Provisional Sum 81
4.7 Particular Specification 84
4.8 PC Supply Rate 84
4.9 General Specification 85
4.10 Cost Breakdown 88
Chapter 5 Payment Claim 105
5.1 What is a Payment Claim? 105
5.2 When to Make a Payment Claim? 106
5.3 How to Make a Payment Claim? 108
5.4 Why make a Payment Claim? 127
Chapter 6 Payment Response and Payment Certificate 129
6.1 What is a Payment Response? 129
6.2 When to Make a Payment Response 129
6.3 How to Make a Payment Response 131
6.4 Why Make a Payment Response 157
6.5 Practice of Making Payment Claims and Payment Responses in the Construction Industry 157
6.6 What is a Payment Certificate? 159
6.7 When to Issue a Payment Certificate 160
6.8 How to Issue a Payment Certificate 160
Chapter 7 Variations 163
7.1 What is a Variation? 163
7.2 Instructions and Directions in the SIA Form of Contract 164
7.3 Instructions in the PSSCOC Form of Contract 167
7.4 Valuation of Variations 167
7.5 Rates for Variations 168
7.6 Sample Valuation of Variations 170
7.7 Agreed Valuation of Variations 178
7.8 Valuation of Variations in a Payment Claim 179
7.9 Valuation of Variations in a Payment Response 182
7.10 Differences in Valuation of Variations in Payment Claims and Payment Responses 182
Chapter 8 Loss & Expense and Material Price Fluctuation Claim 187
8.1 What is a Loss & Expense Claim? 187
8.2 How to Make a Claim for Loss & Expense in Accordance with PSSCOC Form of Contract 188
8.3 How to Make a Claim for Loss & Expense in Accordance with SIA Form of Contract 197
8.4 What is a Claim for Material Price Fluctuation? 198
8.5 Computation for Material Price Fluctuation 198
Chapter 9 Time for Completion 201
9.1 Completion Date as stipulated in the Contract 201
9.2 Extension of Time 202
9.3 Delay 207
9.4 Concurrent Delay 210
9.5 Issuing of Extension of Time in Practice 216
Chapter 10 Defects in Construction Works 219
10.1 What are Defects? 219
10.2 SIA Form of Contract in Rectifying or Resolving Defects 221
10.3 SIA Form of Contract in Resolving Defects During and Post Maintenance Period 225
10.4 PSSCOC Form of Contract in Resolving Defects 235
10.5 PSSCOC Form of Contract in Resolving Defects During Defects Liability Period 237
10.6 Powers in Resolving Defects During Progress of Works and Defects Liability Period in PSSCOC Form of Contract 240
Chapter 11 Final Account 243
11.1 What is a Final Account? 243
11.2 Final Account in the SIA Form of Contract 244
11.3 Final Account in the PSSCOC Form of Contract 246
11.4 Example: Final Account 1 249
11.5 Example: Final Account 2 251
Index 271
