Building Contract Claims, 4th Edition

by David Chappell; Vincent Powell-Smith; John H. M. Sims

• ISBN13: 9781405117630
• ISBN10: 140511763X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 10/1/2008
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This book established itself as the leading work on the subject of claims under building contracts when it was first published in 1983. It explains the legal basis of contractor's claims under all the main building contracts and considers the practical implications. The new edition is a substantial revision and considers the latest editions of the JCT forms, two new JCT contracts, the New Engineering Contract, and new case law since the last edition.

Author Biography

BA, MA, PhD, RIBA, David Chappell Consultancy Ltd, Wakefield

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	xii
Contract abbreviations	xiii
Part I	1	(156)
1 Introduction	3	(15)
1.1 Structure of the book	3	(1)
1.2 Definitions	3	(5)
1.3 The basis of claims	8	(2)
1.4 Architect's and contract administrator's powers and liability to the contractor	10	(4)
1.5 Quantity surveyor's powers	14	(4)
2 Time	18	(24)
2.1 Time of the essence	18	(1)
2.2 Time at large	19	(2)
2.3 Extension of time clauses in contracts	21	(3)
2.4 Concurrency	24	(5)
2.5 Acceleration	29	(5)
2.6 Sectional completion	34	(2)
2.7 The SCL extension of time protocol	36	(6)
3 Liquidated damages	42	(25)
3.1 The meaning and purpose of liquidated damages	42	(1)
3.2 Liquidated damages or penalty	43	(5)
3.3 Liquidated damages as limitation of liability	48	(1)
3.4 Sums greater than a genuine pre-estimate	49	(1)
3.5 Liquidated damages as an exhaustive remedy	50	(4)
3.6 Injunction	54	(2)
3.7 Liquidated damages in relation to loss	56	(1)
3.8 Where there is no breach of contract	57	(2)
3.9 Calculation of liquidated damages	59	(2)
3.10 Maximum recovery if sum is a penalty	61	(2)
3.11 Maximum recovery if liquidated damages do not apply	63	(2)
3.12 Bonus clauses	65	(2)
4 Basis for common law claims	67	(19)
4.1 General	67	(2)
4.2 Implied terms in building contracts	69	(5)
4.3 Variation of contract	74	(1)
4.4 Omission of work to give it to others	75	(1)
4.5 Extra work	76	(2)
4.6 Possession of site	78	(4)
4.7 Site conditions	82	(4)
5 Direct loss and/or expense	86	(5)
5.1 Introduction	86	(1)
5.2 Direct versus indirect	87	(4)
6 Potential heads of claim	91	(41)
6.1 Basic principles	91	(2)
6.2 Two basic claims situations	93	(3)
6.3 Foreshortened programme	96	(2)
6.4 The 'knock-on' effect	98	(3)
6.5 The more common heads of loss	101	(30)
6.6 Cost of a claim	131	(1)
7 Causation	132	(8)
7.1 Theory	132	(2)
7.2 Use of networks	134	(2)
7.3 Float	136	(4)
8 The global approach	140	(8)
9 Substantiation of claims	148	(9)
9.1 Principles	148	(3)
9.2 Nature of supporting evidence	151	(4)
9.3 'Scott Schedule'	155	(2)
PART II	157	(206)
10 Extension of time under JCT standard form contracts	159	(62)
10.1 Extension of time position under JCT 98	159	(31)
10.2 Extension of time position under IFC 98	190	(5)
10.3 Extension of time position under MW 98	195	(2)
10.4 Extension of time position under WCD 98	197	(6)
10.5 Extension of time position under PCC 98	203	(5)
10.6 Extension of time position under MC 98	208	(4)
10.7 Extension of time position under TC/C 02	212	(5)
10.8 Extension of time position under MPF 03	217	(4)
11 Liquidated damages under JCT standard form contracts	221	(12)
11.1 Liquidated damages position under JCT 98	223	(2)
11.2 Liquidated damages position under IFC 98	225	(1)
11.3 Liquidated damages position under MW 98	226	(1)
11.4 Liquidated damages position under WCD 98	227	(1)
11.5 Liquidated damages position under PCC 98	228	(1)
11.6 Liquidated damages position under MC 98	229	(2)
11.7 Liquidated damages position under TC/C 02	231	(1)
11.8 Liquidated damages position under MPF 03	232	(1)
12 Loss and/or expense under JCT standard form contracts	233	(54)
12.1 Introduction	233	(1)
12.2 Under JCT 98	234	(28)
12.3 Under IFC 98	262	(6)
12.4 Under MW 98	268	(2)
12.5 Under WCD 98	270	(7)
12.6 Under PCC 98	277	(3)
12.7 Under MC 98	280	(1)
12.8 Under TC/C 02	281	(3)
12.9 Under MPF 03	284	(3)
13 Variations	287	(76)
13.1 Introduction	287	(1)
13.2 The baseline	288	(1)
13.3 Bills of quantities	289	(3)
13.4 Functions of the architect and the quantity surveyor	292	(1)
13.5 Variations position under JCT 98	293	(29)
13.6 Variations position under IFC 98	322	(8)
13.7 Variations position under MW 98	330	(2)
13.8 Variations position under WCD 98	332	(13)
13.9 Variations position under PCC 98	345	(2)
13.10 Variations position under MC 98	347	(1)
13.11 Variations position under TC/C 02	348	(10)
13.12 Variations position under MPF 03	358	(5)
PART III	363	(126)
14 Claims under GC/Works/1 (1998)	365	(17)
14.1 Introduction	365	(1)
14.2 Valuation of instructions	365	(4)
14.3 Prolongation and disruption	369	(4)
14.4 Extension of time and liquidated damages	373	(9)
15 Claims under ACA 3	382	(26)
15.1 Introduction	382	(1)
15.2 Monetary claims under ACA 3	383	(7)
15.3 Architect's instructions	390	(5)
15.4 Extension of time and liquidated damages	395	(12)
15.5 Claims on the final certificate	407	(1)
16 Claims under NEC	408	(29)
16.1 Introduction	408	(1)
16.2 Compensation events	409	(26)
16.3 Delay damages	435	(2)
17 Sub-contract claims	437	(52)
17.1 Introduction	437	(1)
17.2 Sub-contract form NSC/C	437	(17)
17.3 Domestic sub-contract form DSC	454	(13)
17.4 Sub-contract conditions for sub-contractors named under IFC 98 (NAM/SC)	467	(5)
17.5 The IN/SC form of domestic sub-contract for use with IFC 98	472	(1)
17.6 The Works Contract/2 for use with MC 98	473	(10)
17.7 The ACA form of sub-contract	483	(6)
APPENDICES	489	(35)
Appendix A: Example of build up of contractor's entitlement to reimbursement of direct loss and/or expense under JCT 98, clause 26	491	(23)
Appendix B: Extension of time and money claims under DOM/1	514	(10)
Table of cases	524	(12)
Table of standard form contract clauses	536	(8)
Index	544