- Title
- An international perspective of the suitability of the SCL protocols 'model clauses' for use by the Australian Construction Industry
- Creator
- Ward, Peter
- Relation
- 18th CIB World Building Congress: Law and Dispute Resolution (CIB W113 2010). CIB World Building Congress 2010: Law and Dispute Resolution: Postgraduate Papers from the Special Track (Salford, UK 10-13 May, 2010) p. 215-228
- Relation
- http://www.lawlectures.co.uk/w113/wbc2010.htm
- Publisher
- International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB)
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2010
- Description
- The costs associated with the administration of delay and disruption claims on construction projects are known to be excessive. The poor quality of project documentation, programming, and site records are often cited as a major cause. In October 2002 the United Kingdoms Society of Construction Law (SCL) published a Delay and Disruption Protocol that contains “model” clauses that seek to address and improve the preparation, approval, and updating of the contract programme, and the keeping of suitable and adequate project site records. The aim of this research was to obtain an International perspective of the suitability for adoption and implementation of the SCL Delay and Disruption Protocols “model clauses” by the Australian construction industry. Semi structured qualitative interviews were carried out with representatives of the Protocol drafting committee, US and Hong Kong construction industry professionals involved in the administration, assessment, negotiation, and resolution of delay and disruption claims and disputes. Conclusions are that should the “model” clauses be adopted for use by the Australian construction industry there would be an anticipated increase in project administration requirements and project administration costs, with the degree of impact being dependant upon the size and/or complexity of the project, resulting in a perceived improvement in the honesty and professionalism of those involved in the administration of projects that will provide transparency and clarity in the administrative procedures, resulting in overall project savings due to increased administrative efficiency and improved cost recovery opportunities.
- Subject
- claims; delay; disruption; documentation; SCL protocol
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/935287
- Identifier
- uon:12025
- Language
- eng
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