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Index

Acceptance of tender 76 Claims 206, 212
ACE (Assn. Consulting Engineers) alleged omission bill item 212
Agreement form 49 avoidance of interest
Adjudication 6, 44, 221 charges 196, 199, 220
Adjustment item to tender price 73, 194 CVIs used as claims 212, 213
payment of 200 delay claims 217–19
Agent 10, 80 disputed rates or prices 212
ability to progress job 174 disruption and uneconomic
appointment to be approved 120 working 212, 218
performance problems 102–4 employer to be informed 206, 216
relationship with resident engineer for unforeseen conditions 212, 214–16
102, 149 for working space 185
Alliancing 14 FRPO sheets, difficulty with 213
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) 222 importance of inspectors’ records 149,
Analysis of tenders 73–5 215
Arbitration 223 policy if many submitted 103
timing of 212, 217, 220
Claims and disputes arising from:
Bar charts 167–70 contractor’s use of subcontractors 86
Bills of quantities, see Measurement and design changes 35
bills of quantities
Benchmarking 14 incomplete drawings before
tendering 69
Best value contracts 14 use of nominated subcontractors 166
Bond and insurance 54, 204 Claims and disputes, minimization
Bonus payments 33 of 69, 223
Budget estimate 33, 176 Commissioning methods
Building work: construction options 20–2
billing quantities for 183 design options 19
brickwork measurement 187 design and construct options 24
use of JCT contract 46 Compaction test apparatus 137
use of management contractor 23 Compensation event (under ECC) 44,
use of subcontractors 86
209, 215, 218
Build, own and operate Competitive dialogue 14
contracts 5, 10, 13
Completion 175
effect on time-related charges 199–200
Cash flow forecasts: contractor’s offer to complete early 76
effect on costs 74 Computer use 11–12
FIDIC requirement for 171 for contractor’s accounting 85
forecasting of 170 for critical path planning 217
CDM safety regulations 93, 107, 110 Conciliation procedure 222
Certificates for payment 196 Concrete 236 et seq.
Civil engineering method of measurement admixtures 238
CESMM 179–81, 183–4, 187, 191 aggregate grading 242, 244
problems with 181–2 alkali–silica reaction 246