Commercial Management
Insurance in Construction Projects
How construction risk is insured. Covers JCT options A, B and C, NEC4 requirements, professional indemnity, public and employer's liability,…
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Quantity Surveying
Practical Completion and Defects Liability
The contract's most important milestone. Covers what practical completion triggers, snagging, sectional completion, the defects period, the final certificate and…
Quantity Surveying
Post-Contract Cost Management
Keeping a project on budget once the contract is signed. Covers cost reporting, change control, cash flow, the anticipated final…
Construction Contracts
Inflation and Price Adjustment in Construction
Who carries the risk of rising prices. Covers fixed price and fluctuations, JCT Options A to C, NEC4 X1, FIDIC,…
Project Management
Understanding Construction Programmes
Why the programme is a commercial document. How a QS reads it under JCT and NEC4, and how it drives…
Quantity Surveying
Loss and Expense Claims in Construction
Recovering the cost of employer-risk delay and disruption. Covers JCT and NEC4, recoverable heads of claim, prolongation and disruption, records,…
Quantity Surveying
FIDIC Contracts: An Introduction for the QS
The international equivalent of JCT and NEC. Covers the main FIDIC forms, the Engineer's role, payment, variations, claims, extensions of…
Measurement & Quantification
NRM 1 and Cost Planning
How NRM 1 structures cost estimating during design. Covers order of cost estimates, formal cost plans 1 to 3, measurement…
Quantity Surveying
Delay Analysis and Extension of Time
Who bears the risk when a project runs late. Covers extensions of time under JCT and NEC4, delay analysis methods,…
Construction Contracts
NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract Explained
How the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract works in practice. Covers main options A to F, the programme, early warnings,…