construction and engineering

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PLC CROSS-BORDER CONSTRUCTIONS AND PROJECTS HANDBOOK 2011/12 - BY ROB MORSON AND DANIELLA ZUSSA
Friday, September 30, 2011
Overview of the construction and projects sector: What are the main trends in the local construction and projects market? What are the most significant deals? The construction and engineering environment is sophisticated (both from a legal and market perspective), and therefore procurement arrangements vary. An open or limited tender process is typically used (and generally required for public sector procurement), although negotiated procurement is not uncommon in the private sector. The most common procurement arrangement for road works, or commercial or residential building works is for an appointed single main contractor to construct the works. The contractor assumes full responsibility for all construction activities and the supply of all labour and materials (whether supplied by the contractor or by subcontractors). The contractor carries out the works according to the employer’s design, under the direction of the employer’s agent. The employer appoints the design team.

PLC CROSS-BORDER CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECTS HANDBOOK - SOUTH AFRICA - BY ROB MORSON AND DANIELLA ZUSSA
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
PLC Construction and Projects Handbook 2011/12, Country Q&A.

CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECTS: SOUTH AFRICA BY ROB MORSON, ALAYNE MEINESZ AND AIMEE FOREMAN
Friday, May 15, 2009
Reproduced with permission from Practical Law Company. This article was first published in PLC Cross-border Construction and Projects 2009/10 (www.practicallaw.com)

A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE CONCEPT OF TIME AT LARGE IN SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
Friday, November 09, 2007
Time at Large is essentially an English Law concept which is not a legal term, but which describes the situation where, for various reasons, there is no identified date for the completion of the works by the Contractor.

THE CODE OF CONDUCT IN THE CIDB ACT
Thursday, July 19, 2007
In an industry which is currently booming with the build up to 2010 and the general expansion and upgrading / refurbishment projects across the country, fuelled by a relatively stable local economy, it is important for participants in the construction industry to have cognizance of the legislative framework in which they are conducting business and more specifically the obligations which are imposed on them by legislation. The Code of Conduct in the Construction Industry Development Board Act, 38 of 2000 (“the Act”) is one such piece of legislation.

BUILDER’S LIENS: A PRACTICAL LEGAL REVIEW
Thursday, November 02, 2006
South Africa’s ever-growing construction industry continues to reflect a significant rise in the growth levels of construction, infrastructure development and renovation. In the context of such a dynamic and demanding market, the builder’s lien represents an affordable, common sense approach to providing the contractor with an effective means of securing monies due to it by the employer.

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