The Employer The employer is also called the client or building owner. He is the organization or person who commissions the construction project. The important thing is that employer is the person who pays the cost of the work. Much of the success of a building contract will depend on the employer and the motivation…
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Case Law – if the Contract Administrator is not acting impartially
The Engineer/Architect/Contract Administrator is not acting impartially if he allows the employer to interfere with his independent judgment when issuing certificates.
Interim Payment Certificates
Any certificate of payment issued by the Engineer before the Final Payment Certificate is defined as an interim Payment.
Case Law – Omissions
Under many standard contract conditions, there is a provision permitting the contract administrator to initiate any variation to the works.
Case Law – Power needed to issue variations
Legally a variation can be defined as an agreement between parties supported by consideration to change some terms of the contract between them.
Case Law – Is it a Variation or Not?
In a construction contract, it may be in the form of a change to the original design, quality, or quantity of the works set out in the original scope of works under the contract.
Variations
Variations can be defined as changes to the design, quality, or quantity of the works set out in the original scope of works under the contract. Therefore, normally it will result in either increase or decrease from the contract sum.
Daywork
Sub-Clause 13.6 – FIDIC 1999 For work of a minor or incidental nature, the Engineer may instruct that a Variation shall be executed on a daywork basis. The work shall then be valued in accordance with the Daywork Schedule included in the Contract, and the following procedure shall apply. If a Daywork Schedule is not…
Unit rate calculation – Example – Wall painting
Calculate a unit rate (per 01 m2) for applying 02 coats of Emulsion paint on a plastered wall surface using the following data.
Unit rate calculation – Examples – Concrete
Calculate a unit rate for supplying & placing 1:2:4 (20 mm) concrete in a column foundation, using the data given below.
Unit Rate Calculations – Examples – Rubble Masonry work
Calculate a unit rate per 1 m2 of 350 mm thick rubble masonry wall using 1:5 Cement : Sand mix. Use the following data.
Depreciation
The depreciation can be defined as “the decline in the market value of an asset”. A machine depreciates (decline in value) because;- it wears out during usage, and – no longer possible to perform its functions well as when it was new.