Useful Construction Resources - Contracts
Never split the difference. Negotiating as if your life depended on it. A former FBI hostage negotiator's field tested tools for talking anyone into (or out of) just about anything.
1 April, 2020
A book by Chris Voss with Tahl Raz - well worth a read even for skilled and experienced negotiators, provides a different view on negotiations.
Variations
Final Accounts
Contracts
Interim Valuations and Payment - RICS Guidance note
1 April, 2020
RICS professional guidance for interim valuations under JCT and NEC forms of contract.
JCT
NEC
Contracts
Fine Margins - Delivering financial sustainability in UK construction
1 April, 2020
A detailed report by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) into the risk management practices of the UK construction industry.
Contracts
Risk
Risks and Opportunities
There offsite trap: modular methods and contract law. An article in Building 2 June 2020 by Robert Akenhead.
21 June, 2020
A first step in unravelling the puzzle of successfully procuring modern methods of construction.