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15 Apr 2016

Life Cycle Costing, 1st edition

This guidance note summarises what is meant by a life cycle costing and whole life costing service for both new construction works and for the refurbishment of existing assets.

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12 Dec 2012

Cash Flow Forecasting, 1st edition (UK)

This global adaptation defines cash flow forecasting, before giving guidance on producing a useful forecast, explaining how to use it to assess progress on site, and analyse actual expenditure against forecast expenditure.

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23 Aug 2016

Fluctuations, 1st edition

The purpose of this guidance note is to outline the different types of fluctuating price mechanisms available for use within those contracts, selection of the most appropriate mechanism for particular situations, and techniques fo...

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12 Aug 2015

Interim Valuations and Payment, 1st edition

Most construction contracts require interim payments to be paid to the contractor. This is to relieve the contractor of the burden of financing the whole of the works until completion; works which may take many months or years to ...

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26 Jul 2018

Tendering Strategies, 1st edition

This guidance note summarises what tendering is and how tendering processes are used to establish a contract price. It also reviews different types of tendering and negotiation strategies and their advantages and disadvantages. It...

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24 Apr 2012

Conflict Avoidance and Dispute Resolution in Construction, 1st edition

Summarises what is meant by conflict avoidance and dispute resolution, identifying the key issues that all surveyors should understand in respect of these distinct and substantive areas.

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2 Oct 2017

Employers Agent Design and Build, 1st edition

Employer’s agent: design and build is intended for use in conjunction with the JCT Design and Build Contract where an agent will be appointed by the employer to represent him or her. This guidance note considers the role and respo...

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10 Nov 2014

Extensions of Time, 1st edition

Delays occur on most construction projects, and always have done. At some point during a project, particular parts of the works, or the works as a whole, will not progress as quickly as planned, with the risk that the contractual ...

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20 May 2013

Construction Security and Performance Documents, 1st edition

Reviews security and performance documents normally associated with a construction project, noting the main types of document, the parties to them, their purpose and general terms.

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1 Jun 2011

Acceleration, 1st edition

This guidance summarises what is meant by ‘acceleration’ in the construction industry; it also looks at how acceleration can be achieved and how it can be valued.

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25 Jun 2015

Management of Risk, 1st edition

This guidance note provides a reference point for professionals on the discipline of risk management.

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30 Jan 2017

Value Management and Value Engineering, 1st edition

This note introduces the concepts of value management and value engineering in relation to construction projects and to the role of the chartered surveyor.

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4 May 2010

Valuing Change, 1st edition

This guidance note summarises what is meant by ‘change’ and how it is valued under JCT, NEC and FIDIC forms of contract.

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27 Mar 2015

Lender's Independent Monitoring Surveyor, 1st edition

This guidance note supports the work of chartered surveyors who assess risks and give technical advice to those who provide third-party finance on real estate developments.

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26 Jun 2013

Termination of Contract Corporate Recovery and Insolvency, 1st edition

Reviews termination of contract, corporate recovery and insolvency primarily from the perspective of a chartered surveyor with a commensurate level of specialism.

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2 Mar 2015

Cost Reporting, 1st edition

This guidance note sets out the principles of cost reporting from the perspective of the quantity surveyor to the client during construction. This guidance note explains the purpose of cost reporting, the factors affecting outturn...

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27 May 2016

Service Charge Residential Management Code, 3rd edition

This Code, now in its third edition, has been approved by the Secretary of State and is effective from 1 June 2016. It applies only to residential leasehold properties in England but practitioners operating in other parts of the U...

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2 Aug 2013

Capital Allowances and Land Remediation Relief, 1st edition

This guidance note introduces surveyors and other professionals to the subjects of capital allowances and land remediation relief in a UK context.

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12 Aug 2011

Cost Analysis and Benchmarking, 1st edition (UK)

This guidance provides a summary of the purpose and process of both cost analysis and construction project benchmarking.

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8 Jul 2011

Defining Completion of Construction Works, 1st edition

With reference to a variety of construction contracts, this note summarises the principal features of completion of construction works.

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