JBCC A/N 2023 : ADMINISTERING EXTENSION OF TIME FOR PRACTICAL COMPLETION Delays where the contractor is not at fault would normally constitute a valid claim for extension of time (EOT). If the delay affects the critical path of the project, it would normally result in the revision of the contractual completion date of the project. […]
JBCC A/N 2023 : ADMINISTERING EXTENSION OF TIME FOR PRACTICAL COMPLETION Delays where the contractor is not at fault would normally constitute a valid claim for extension of time (EOT). If the delay affects the critical path of the project, it would normally result in the revision of the contractual completion date of the project. However, […]
JBCC A/N 2023 : LOADSHEDDING Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) and its member organisations have expressed deep concern regarding the implications for the building industry of Eskom’s power generation problem. MBSA has not yet been able to fully quantify the potential negative impact on the industry and contractors but has undertaken to gather more information […]
JBCC N/S SUBCONTRACT AGREEMENT: CLAIMING FOR DELAYS CAUSED BY COVID 19 PANDEMIC There is an officially declared international pandemic. There have been consequences to contractors and subcontractors resulting from this pandemic. These consequences will probably continue and manifest in different ways at different times. In addition to local effects, for subcontractors that import goods or […]
The rising demand for qualified adjudicators The global construction industry is spending more and more on resolving disputes, with financial costs in the past two decades reaching billions of dollars. The construction sector is of significant strategic importance to many countries in Africa, especially South Africa, where the total expenditure on construction works and related […]
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE JOINT BUILDING CONTRACTS COMMITTEE’S EDITION 6.1 & 6.2 SUITE OF DOCUMENTS The major differences between the Joint Building Contracts Committee’s (JBCC) two suites of documents is not exhaustive as there are differences in the text of a number of clauses that do not impact on the interpretation and […]
Ownership Of Unfixed Materials In A Building Contract (continued) contractor and a subcontractor (NSSA), both contain a vesting clause which alter the common law position of the parties regarding the transfer of ownership from one party to the other The vesting clause is found in subclause 25.6 of both the agreements and provides that the […]