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This book provides over 160 model letters, with commentary for use with all the main JCT 2005 building contracts. It concentrates on problems which can arise during a project, and draws on the author's extensive experience as a contracts consultant. It is a companion to the author's Standard Letters in Architectural Practice which covers more routine matters.

The revised Fourth Edition takes account of:

It will be an invaluable guide for architects, building surveyors and project managers.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface to the Fourth Edition (p. ix)
• A Appraisal (p. 1)
• A1 Client's bona fides: in doubt (p. 1)
• A2 If your client is a private individual (a consumer) (p. 3)
• A3 Fee recovery (p. 3)
• A4 If two separate individuals or companies wish to commission you jointly (p. 10)
• A5 Appointment, if architect asked to tender on fees (p. 13)
• A6 Brief: difficulty in obtaining decisions (p. 13)
• A7 Consultants: client requiring them to be appointed through the architect (p. 16)
• A8 Other architects, if previously commissioned (p. 20)
• A9 Site boundaries: unclear (p. 26)
• A10 Existing property, if urgent repair work required (p. 26)
• A11 Client: if wanting to proceed with inadequate planning permission (p. 30)
• B Strategic Briefing (p. 32)
• B1 Brief: unacceptable requirements (p. 32)
• C Outline Proposals (p. 34)
• C1 Objections: by client (p. 34)
• C2 Objections: by planning authority, civic society etc. (p. 34)
• D Detailed Proposals (p. 40)
• D1 Client, if no reply (p. 40)
• D2 Client, if another architect appointed to continue work (p. 40)
• D3 Client, if preference expressed for a particular sub-contractor (p. 42)
• D4 Client: objection to the use of sub-contractor or supplier in a design capacity (p. 49)
• E Final Proposals (p. 51)
• E1 Client: wishing to modify brief (p. 51)
• F Production Information (p. 54)
• F1 Client: declines to use a standard contract (p. 54)
• F2 Client: wishes to use a partnering agreement without a legally binding contract (p. 54)
• F3 Client: wishes to include unsuitable contractor on tender list (p. 54)
• F4 Client: asks you to recommend a contractor (p. 59)
• F5 Client: reluctance to appoint a full-time clerk of works (p. 59)
• F6 Consultants, if late in supplying drawings and specification (p. 59)
• F7 Sub-contractor or supplier, if tender not on standard form or conditions attached (p. 63)
• F8 Sub-contractor or supplier, if price too high (p. 63)
• F9 Letters of intent to sub-contractors or suppliers (p. 67)
• G Bills of Quantities (p. 69)
• G1 Drawings, if not ready (p. 69)
• G2 Bills of quantities, if behind programme (p. 70)
• H Tender Action (p. 73)
• H1 Client, if he wishes to accept the lowest, but unsatisfactory, tender (p. 73)
• J Mobilisation (p. 76)
• J1 Clerk of works: letter of instruction (p. 76)
• J2 Letter of intent: contractor (p. 76)
• J3 Consents: not received from planning authority, building control, statutory undertakings (p. 81)
• K Construction to Practical Completion (p. 88)
• K1 Commencement before formal contract (p. 88)
• K2 Contract documents: initials missing (p. 90)
• K3 Contract documents: drawings amended (p. 93)
• K4 Drawings, schedules: not ready (p. 93)
• K5 Failure to give possession on the due date (p. 98)
• K6 Meetings: standing of minutes as a record (p. 100)
• K7 Master programme: alleged approval by architect (p. 102)
• K8 Master programme - if contractor changes it (p. 105)
• K9 Printed conditions and bills of quantities (or specification) not in agreement (p. 110)
• K10 Work not in accordance with comments on the submitted documents (p. 110)
• K11 Discrepancy between bills of quantities, schedules of work, specification, architect's instruction, CDP documents or statutory requirements and contract documents, not found by the contractor (p. 112)
• K12 Certification, if claim not yet ascertained (p. 115)
• K13 Certification: certificate not received by the employer (p. 119)
• K14 Certification: contractor threatening to suspend, because the architect has undercertified (p. 120)
• K15 Certification: if there is a serious defect less than five days before the final date for payment (p. 123)
• K16 Instruction: contractor's refusal to carry out forthwith (p. 123)
• K17 Instructions: by building control officer (p. 132)
• K18 Setting out: architect requested to check (p. 133)
• K19 Defective work: dealing with the problem (p. 140)
• K20 Defective work: late instructions to remove (p. 146)
• K21 Materials, goods and workmanship: not procurable (p. 151)
• K22 Inspection: architect's duties (p. 158)
• K23 Inspection of work covered up (p. 160)
• K24 Person-in-charge: non-notification (p. 163)
• K25 Variations: change in scope and character of the work (p. 166)
• K26 Postponement: claimed implied in instructions (p. 167)
• K27 If suspension letter received from contractor (p. 167)
• K28 Liquidated damages: objections by contractor (p. 173)
• K29 Termination: by employer (p. 175)
• K30 Termination: by contractor (p. 183)
• K31 Works by employer or persons employed or engaged by employer: contractor claiming that timing not convenient (p. 193)
• K32 Reference to your 'nominated' sub-contractor (p. 197)
• K33 Sub-contractor: drawings for approval (p. 197)
• K34 Arbitration: threatened over a small matter (p. 201)
• K35 Adjudication: threatened over a small matter (p. 201)
• K36 Adjudication: if architect asked to respond on behalf of the employer (p. 205)
• K37 Employer: instructions given direct to the contractor (p. 205)
• K38 Employer: additional items forgotten by architect (p. 210)
• K39 Clerk of works: faulty written directions acted upon by the contractor (p. 214)
• K40 Clerk of works: verification of daywork sheets (p. 214)
• K41 Consultants: instructions direct to the contractor (p. 217)
• K42 Consultants: problems with builder's work (p. 219)
• K43 Extension of time (p. 222)
• K43.1 Awarding an extension if bills of quantities show phased completion and only one completion date in contract (p. 222)
• K43.2 Failure to fix a completion date within the appropriate time (p. 223)
• K43.3 Best endeavours: contractor's claim for extra payment (p. 225)
• K43.4 Claims for extension of time: procedure before the contract completion date (p. 228)
• K43.5 After practical completion (p. 229)
• K43.6 If the project manager has agreed an extension of time with the contractor (p. 229)
• K44 Claims for loss and/or expense: procedure (p. 235)
• K45 Claims for loss and/or expense made months after practical completion (p. 240)
• K46 Practical completion: alleged by contractor (p. 240)
• K47 Practical completion: instructed by the client (p. 242)
• L After Practical Completion (p. 246)
• L1 Rectification period: urgent defects (p. 246)
• L2 Rectification period: issue of list (p. 246)
• L3 Rectification period: contractor slow in remedying defects (p. 251)
• L4 Rectification period: contractor claims some items are not defects (p. 251)
• L5 Rectification period: employer's refusal to allow making good (p. 253)
• L6 Final certificate: contractor demands issue (p. 253)
• L7 Employer: overspending notification (p. 258)
• L8 As-built records, if contractor or sub-contractor will not supply (p. 260)
• L9 Defects after final certificate: latent defects (p. 262)
• M Feedback (p. 266)
• M1 Complaints from client (p. 266)
• Appendix 1 (p. 268)
• How to write letters (p. 268)
• Appendix 2 (p. 274)
• How to make a good decision (p. 274)
• Index (p. 279)

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