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This morning the UK woke up to a shocking and frankly unexpected result. Donald Trump had been voted in as president. Trump’s presidency though does not only impact the US, but it is also likely to have an effect on post Brexit Britain. However, the extent of this impact is apparently difficult to assess. Throughout his campaign, Trump has expressed to be a fan of Britain. He was especially…

Impact Of BIM On Distribution Of Cost & Return On Investment In UK #Construction

Abstract. It has been widely documented that when Building Information Modelling (BIM) is used, there is a shift in effort to the design phase. Little investigation into the impact of this shift in effort has been done and how it impacts on costs. It can be difficult to justify the increased expenditure on BIM in a market that is heavily driven by costs. There are currently studies attempting to…

Let me be Clear by Ian Stumpf. #HGCRA #Payments #QSTK

Jawaby Property Investment Ltd v The Interiors Group Ltd / Mr Black

President Obama’s hackneyed phrase resonates in the mind when reading the above case which was decided in the TCC in March this year.

As most will know, the revision to the HGCRA 1996 (the “Construction Act”) brought about by the LDEDC Act of 2009 introduced what many perceive to be harsh consequences to a paying party in a…

An Alternative Approach to Contractors’ Formulae Claims for Head Office Overheads

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This paper adds support to the notion that Contractors’ head office overheads are, as a general rule (particularly where lost opportunity for turnover can be demonstrated), recoverable as a head of claim in construction contract claims for prolongation, using a formula-based calculation; the decision in Walter Lilly v. Mackay1 has brought further clarity to Contractors’ entitlement to…

New #StampDuty and it's Effect on the Resi #Construction Market -Open the link to read or RT-

With effect from 1st April this year, the additional rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) came into force for purchases of residential property.  So the existing residential SDLT rate of 2% for the £125k – £250k band will be 5% for the purchase of an additional residential property and so on for the other existing rates. The higher rates will apply to most purchases of additional residential…

The Quantity Surveyor & The Construction Industry - Cartlidge's QS's Pocket Book. #Surveying

Prior to the Napoleonic Wars, Britain, in common with its continental neighbours, had a construction industry based on separate trades. This system still exists in France as ‘lots séparés’, and variations of it can be found throughout Europe, including in Germany. The system works like this: instead of the multi-traded main contractor that operates in the UK, each trade is tendered for and…

#BIM and it's impact on the future role of the #QS@iansgraham #LoveConstruction #STK #Luddite

The Fear Throughout history there has been opposition to various forms of industrialisation, automation, computerisation and general new technology, where the people have had concerns they may ‘be replaced by robots’. In the nineteenth century, English textile workers feared the end of their trade due to labour-economizing technologies such as stocking frames, spinning frames and power looms,…

The Dangers of Selecting the Lowest Tender @iansgraham #Surveying #Procurement #Construction

Within this blog we will look at the dangers of selecting the lowest bidder, predominantly from the client’s perspective, however these points will be equally important to Main Contractors when selecting their supply chain on single stage projects. For the purpose of this reading, when we talk about ‘selecting the lowest tender’ it is important to note that we are not talking about abnormally low…