Contents

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Problems with classes of work and number of items

Accuracy of quantities: provisional quantities
Billing of quantities for building work
Some problems of billing
Excavation
Working space
Pipelines
Earthwork construction
Concrete
Brickwork
Use of nominated sub-contractors
Prime cost items
The preliminaries bill and method-related items
Temporary works
Items added
Method-related items
Division of items in the preliminaries bill
Problems with Civil Engineering Standard Method
of Measurement
Adjustment item to the total price
Preamble to bill of quantities
List of principal quantities

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16 Interim monthly payments

16.1 Handling interim payments
16.2 Agreeing quantities for payment
16.3 Payment for extra work, dayworks and claims
16.4 Payment of lump sums, method related items and
any adjustment item
16.5 Payment for materials on site
16.6 Payment for materials manufactured off site
16.7 Payment for manufactured items shipped overseas
16.8 Price adjustment
16.9 Cost reimbursement
16.10 Retention and other matters

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17 Variations and claims

17.1 Who deals with variations and claims
17.2 Payment for increased quantities
17.3 Ordered variations
17.4 Rates for ordered variations
17.5 Variations proposed by the contractor
17.6 Claims from the contractor
17.7 Sheets submitted for record purposes only
17.8 Clause 12 claims for unforeseen conditions
17.9 Payment for unforeseen conditions

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