JBCC rescue – When is a construction defect your problem as a contractor? 8 minute read – by Kobus le Roux ; JBCC Contract When is a defect your fault as contractor? You know the drill, you reach practical completion and then await the dreaded...
…and why it should not bother you. This debate, especially within JBCC, is as old and run down as that weathered fishing boot your dog keeps chewing on. Yet when it is raised in a meeting, it still manages to loosen thick dust clouds into the air while trapping the...
What does a construction contractor’s nightmare consist of? Penalties for late completion of course! Yes, the dreaded penalty clause. These past weeks, our office dealt extensively with a number of Adjudications where Subcontractors disagreed with penalties being...
Understanding the true status of a project in construction today is not only challenging, the lack thereof is becoming a cost burden for project developers/clients/project sponsors. Today we constantly see how three levels of poor control emerge in development...