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What are preliminaries in a construction contract?What are prelims?‘Preliminaries’ in a construction contract, or ‘prelims’, is typically taken to...
What is a variation on a construction project?A variation (sometimes referred to as a change) is an alteration to the scope of work originally...
Escrow accounts and escrow agreementsThis Practice Note examines why parties involved in a construction project may enter into an escrow agreement (or...
Defects liability period and rectification of defectsIt is common in construction projects for defects to manifest or appear in the works. Most...
Construction projects in the education sectorThis Practice Note considers the key issues and risks which commonly arise on a major build project for an education provider, covering higher education, further education, academies and independent schools. See also Practice Note: Building Schools for
What is Facilities Management Contracting?This Practice Note looks at facilities management (FM) contracting, including what it is and its advantages and disadvantages.A strategic approach to service provisionFM contracting is essentially a commercial services contract arrangement, whether that be
Compensation events and relief events in PFI/PF2This Practice Note examines the Compensation Event and Relief Event regimes under the Project Agreement in relation to a PFI or PF2 project. It looks at the features of each regime and the difference between them under PFI and PF2 (sometimes referred
DBO contractsThe demand for public infrastructure at a time when public purse strings are tight, coupled with a lack of public sector expertise in delivering complex facilities (such as water treatment plants and energy plants), has led to an increase in the involvement of the private sector in the
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