With the construction industry facing price rises at rates not seen for nearly 40 years, inflation is an area for serious consideration for contractors and clients alike. Most of us who currently work in the industry have never really had to deal with inflation in our...
Construction is a risky game…or so many that operate in the industry would have you believe. Whilst there is obviously truth to this, I often think it’s an excuse for not addressing the basics. Many construction professionals blame the unknowns. In my...
Inevitably, mistakes happen. They happen a lot. Assessing and commenting on mistakes is fairly common practice in the negotiation of variations. However there is one situation which poses quite a dilemma for a number of Quantity Surveyors. This is when a mistake...
I have yet to meet a sub-contractor that hasn’t suffered from no / late payment from Clients. The list of fears and problems this causes are endless but these ones I hear time and time again are: I’m not able to pay my suppliers and / or staff If I...
Let’s start by asking a similar question to the one in this article’s title: “Would you start work without agreeing what you are going to get paid?” Most of the time, this isn’t a question at all. Of course we want to have our price...
