by testadmin | May 10, 2023 | MBM Consulting
The allocation of design risk: Is it fit for purpose? THE WORDS ‘FIT FOR PURPOSE’ reached the House of Commons in 2006 when the former Home Secretary, Dr John Read, used them in a negative context about the competence of his department. This term has now fallen into...
by testadmin | May 10, 2023 | MBM Consulting
Measuring loss of productivity: A dark art? AT THE RISK OF STRAYING INTO HOGWARTIAN MYTH, of all the mysterious arts allegedly practiced by claims consultants, those dark wizards of contractual and commercial affairs, none can have caused as much controversy,...
by testadmin | May 10, 2023 | MBM Consulting
Have your cake…Commercial and Tendering Risk As long as I’ve been in construction they’ve been cracking the old jibe about the role of quantity surveyors and lawyers. You know the one; quantity surveyors go in whilst no‐one’s looking and bayonet the wounded then...
by testadmin | May 10, 2023 | Tim Ellis
YOU MIGHT OFTEN HEAR that the key to a successful project, especially if it generates into a dispute, is records, records and records. But what does that actually mean? What records should be kept and what information should they contain? In fact, I have often found...
by testadmin | May 10, 2023 | Tim Ellis
EXTENSION OF TIME REQUESTS AND SUBMISSIONS ARE BEING SCRUTINISED more than ever. It is therefore important to ensure any delay notices are prepared correctly to record all the necessary information. Failure to do so could invalidate your claim or prevent you getting...
