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Measurement Disputes.
Is the work included in the Contract Price? May the Engineer omit an item that appears in the Bill of Quantities but neither on the drawings nor in specifications? If an item appears in the specifications and drawings but not in the Bill of Quantities, is an adjustment to the Contract Price appropriate? In the event of variance between the two, does one use the quantities appearing on the drawings or those indicated in the Bill of Quantities for valuing a variation? These are only a few of the controversial situations encountered on a Lump Sum contract.
Measurement disputes are a common occurrence in the construction industry, especially given the recent unprecedented escalation in prices.
A priced Bill of Quantities is the central instrument for the financial control of a construction project. It shares with the drawings and specification the responsibility for defining what has been agreed to be carried out. It is the essential function of a method of measurement how a Bill of Quantities should be compiled.
Unless a method of measurement is specified, then it is not possible to ascertain what is included and what is not. The Preamble to the Bill of Quantities must clearly set forth the procedure according to which the Bill of Quantities shall be prepared and priced. Any departure from the specified Method of Measurement must be identified in the Preamble to the Bill of Quantities.
Measurements disputes arise predominantly on Lump Sum contracts.
A Schedule of Rates, rather than a Bill of Quantities, should be used in a Lump Sum contract for the regulation of payments and valuation of variations. Quantities and rates in a Bill of Quantities, if available, are of no significance. The contractor is responsible for developing his own quantities. Absent any changes in the drawings or specifications, the contract quantities are not subject to re-measurement on a Lump Sum contract.
CMA has the expertise to interpret the contract documents and analyze the rules of measurement and the errors in the Bill of Quantities that have given rise to the dispute, and ultimately provide an accurate estimate of the cost involved and the resulting entitlements. In situations where the Lump Sum contract does not provide guidance, CMA employs the rules of common sense.
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Sometimes, contractors, project owners and developers run into highly specific problems on their projects that require outside expertise for a few weeks or months.
They call on us for short term support in measurement disputes, as well as other areas including conditions of contract analysis, construction methods, engineering delay analysis, specifications interpretation, cost to completion.
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