Highways England (formerly the Highways Agency) is the government company charged with operating, maintaining and improving England’s motorways and major A roads.
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If an accident occurs on site due to an uncovered trench during construction, since the works are still carried out…
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JCLI states that the Rectification Period is 12 months after Practical Completion, unless otherwise agreed.
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Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils is an international standards organisation for the consulting engineering & construction best known for the FIDIC family of contract templates.
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The Code of Conduct requires from all members to enter an appointment only through a written agreement. There is a high risk in verbal agreements and should always be avoided.
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The UK has many Historic Battlefield sites, some of which have legal protection through heritage protection legislation whilst others are protected through landscape legislation.
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The Landscape Institute was granted Royal Charter status in July 1997. This means that not everyone can be called Chartered Landscape Architect, including unregistered practices.
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The Planning Inspectorate deals with planning appeals, Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, planning permission, examinations of Local Plans and other planning-related and specialist casework.
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ISO 14001 was developed primarily to assist companies with a framework for better management control, which can result in reducing their environmental impacts.
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Latent defects may not become apparent until a few or many years after the completion of the project whereas patent defects on the other hand, are the one that are immediately obvious.
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Limitation is a time-limit of when a party can raise a claim and is provided for in the Limitation Act 1980, although parties can agree in a contract that a shorter or longer limitation period will apply.
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There are two types of certificates in construction, that are issued by the CA / QS: Payment & Progress certificates.
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Novation is a mechanism whereby one party can transfer all its obligations and benefits arising from a contract, to a third party.
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Workers have an important role and should take an active part in helping to manage health and safety risks.
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A Worker is anyone working for or under the control of a Contractor on a construction site.
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Contractors have an important role in planning, managing and monitoring their work to ensure any risks are controlled.
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A contractor is anyone who directly employs or engages construction workers or manages construction work.
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A Principal Contractor is appointed by the client to control the construction phase of any project involving more than one contractor.
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Under the CDM Regs 2015, a Designer’s role includes: to make sure the client is aware of the client duties under CDM 2015 before starting any design work…
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A designer is an organisation or individual whose business involves preparing or modifying designs for construction projects, or arranging for, or instructing, others to do this.
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