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Advice on: How to achieve prompt agreement with respect to a Variation or Compensation Event quotation
The notices forewarning of such matters, and documentation seeking compensation will be in place, and yet cashflow imbalances and differences in payment valuations exist. The project team quickly point out the employer is valuing the compensation events unfairly. Their quotations are…
Negotiation for a positive outcome!
As Quantity Surveyors, we find ourselves embedded into a negotiation process all too often. It could be working with a client to get the best return on their construction investment, or indeed the more difficult negotiation process of settling a dispute…
2018 Recap
Good morning – At the start of 2018, I sat down and thought about where I was going and why I had set-up ProQS. Together with Costain and Penmark, we had successfully delivered a section of the London Bridge redevelopment project.…
The Importance of Professional Indemnity Insurance for the Design of Fire Prevention Systems
Professional Indemnity insurance policies for the design and installation of fire prevention systems are often limited to the design of standard and tested details or include other restrictions. When you are procuring fire prevention systems, you will find cover is also…
How to procure a contract with a project team concentrating on delivering the construction phase?
A recent contract in London procuring and tendering a trade subcontract, presented a problem. The procurement team were having difficulty securing enough time to obtain the works information for a complex and important subcontract. Those responsible for preparing the works information…