- Title
- Consequences of adoption of the SOCL's Delay and Disruption Protocols 'model' clauses for the Australian construction industry
- Creator
- Ward, P.
- Relation
- QUT Research Week 2005 International Conference (a Collaboration of COBRA, AUBEA, CIB W89, CIB TG53). Queensland University of Technology Research Week International Conference: Conference Proceedings (Brisbane, Qld. 4-8 July, 2005)
- Relation
- http://www.rics.org/RICSWEB/getpage.aspx?p=EYNFNvZPcUW5_vUn8ZQSuQ
- Publisher
- Queensland University of Technology
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2005
- 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 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 pilot research project was to obtain the opinions of representatives of the Protocol drafters, Australian legal practitioners, and Australian construction industry practitioners of the likely consequences to the Australian construction industry of the adoption of the Protocols "model" clauses. Qualitative interviews were carried out to obtain opinions of the likely consequences of using the "model" clauses on project administration, project hardware and software requirements, project personnel, and training requirements. Results indicated a general agreement concerning the potential benefits from the implementation of the "model" clauses, as well as a number of concerns and potential disadvantages. Conclusions are that should the "model" clauses be adopted for use by the Australian construction industry there would be an 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 savings due to increased administrative efficiency and improved cost recovery opportunities.
- Subject
- claims; delay; disruption; documentation; SOCL protocol
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/35635
- Identifier
- uon:4081
- Identifier
- ISBN:1741071011
- Language
- eng
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