Contract administration glossary
Architect’s instructions
see Contract administrator’s instructions.
Bills of quantities
The traditional way of obtaining tenders for a project where the design is fully detailed at tender stage. Bills of quantities provide project-specific measured quantities for the items of work identified by the drawings and specifications in the tender documentation, allowing potential contractors to price the works on the same basis.
Building performance evaluation
A study of the building focusing on the performance of the building as a whole.
Collateral warranty
A contract that provides contractual rights to protect third parties who do not have a direct contractual relationship, enabling them to recover losses. They are ...
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