A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Preliminaries are commonly referred to as 'prelims'. They are the first part of the bills of quantities or the specification which describes the Works in general terms and lists the contractor's general obligations. The preliminaries is a most important part of the contract documents and conveys information to the contractor not present elsewhere in the documents. The contractor will price the preliminaries. Sometimes the pricing will be item by item and sometimes the contractor will simply insert a weekly price or even a total amount to cover all the preliminaries costs for the contract period. One often hears the term 'extension of preliminaries'. This refers to the way in which the quantity surveyor will adjust the monthly valuation of preliminary items if the project is delayed in a situation where the contractor has no additional financial entitlement.
Preliminaries are commonly referred to as 'prelims'. They are the first part of the bills of quantities or the specification which describes the Works in general terms and lists the contractor's general obligations. The preliminaries is a most important part of the contract documents and conveys information to the contractor not present elsewhere in the documents. The contractor will price the preliminaries. Sometimes the pricing will be item by item and sometimes the contractor will simply insert a weekly price or even a total amount to cover all the preliminaries costs for the contract period. One often hears the term 'extension of preliminaries'. This refers to the way in which the quantity surveyor will adjust the monthly valuation of preliminary items if the project is delayed in a situation where the contractor has no additional financial entitlement.
Preliminaries
Chappell, David (author)
2020-01-07
3 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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