This paper examines the legal and commercial considerations affecting the quality of design in the context of the identification, allocation and management of risk, in particular focusing on the FIDIC Red, Yellow and Silver Books.
The author, Secretary-General of the Joint Contracts Tribunal, discusses the history and background of the JCT forms. He then looks at the purposes of standard forms generally, the way they have developed and criticisms of them.
The paper takes as a case study the construction of a new European care plant at Swindon for Honda of the UK (Manufacturing) Ltd. The authors explain in some detail Honda's philosophy and collaborative approach to construction, and the impressive results achieved. The paper also seeks to answer the question: 'T
In this speech, given on the occasion of the Society's Annual Lunch at the Brewery Chiswell Street London in February 2004, Judge Kirkham takes a thoughtful look at adjudication as it was initially envisaged, as it is practised some five years later, and how it might be adapted in the future. In particular she questions the use of the current procedure for post completion disputes.
The paper sets out a case for the development and adoption of a Project Information eXchange (PIX) Protocol (a set of rules, agreed and committed to by the client and project team, defining how information is to be exchanged on a project) as a tool for risk management on construction projects. It also describes the Protocol Guide & Toolkit (guidance notes, forms and checklists) that have been developed.
