CICV Best Practice Guide
on February 20, 2023The Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) is a collaboration of leading trade and professional bodies, gathering intelligence, sharing advice and speaking directly with government on issues affecting the construction industry. The CICV has produced a best practice Guide intended to help construction organisations avoid payment issues by improving the way they organise the commercial management […] Continued
Stradia Training – FIDIC Silver Book
on January 12, 2023Stradia is now able to offer specialist training on the FIDIC Silver Book – conditions of contract for EPC and Turnkey projects. The Silver Book is particularly recommended for process or power plants, factories and/or infrastructure when the Employer wishes the maximum degree of certainty in terms of costs and time of the works and […] Continued
Stradia Welcomes New Senior Consultant
on November 15, 2022We are delighted to welcome Brett Marsden as the latest member of the Stradia team. Brett has worked in Quantity Surveying and Construction since 2001, starting in Main Contracting where he became fully degree qualified as a QS in Sheffield. Brett has previously been a Commercial Director of 2 large specialist companies, where he specialized […] Continued
Nigel signs up to lead more NEC courses in 2023
on August 1, 2022Once again Nigel will be leading a number of courses for NEC Contacts during 2023. These will include NEC3 Project Manager Accreditation and NEC 3 and 4 Supervisor Accreditation courses. For full details of the course content and dates/locations (some are virtual) for 2022/23, please visit the Events section of our website. Continued
Stradia Training – FIDIC Red and Green Book
on July 15, 2022Stradia is offering specialist training on the FIDIC Red Construction Contract 2nd Edition (2017) and the Green Short Form of Contract 2nd Edition (2021). Nigel Barr, our Managing Director, is a highly regarded international construction contract trainer and is offering a one day CPD course on each of these two forms of contract, delivered on […] Continued
NEC4 ECC: Does the Contractor have a duty to Provide the Works using reasonable skill and care or fitness for purpose?
on October 26, 2021The Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 implies a term into a contract that a supplier of a service will provide the service with reasonable skill and care. The accepted test for whether a professional person has provided the service with reasonable skill and care is the Bolam Test (Bolam v Friern Hospital Management […] Continued
NEC4 ECC: Can the Contractor be time barred when claiming for an extension to the Completion Date or an increase to the Prices?
on September 1, 2021If an event occurs which has not arisen from a fault of the Contractor and the event is one of the compensation events listed in the contract, then the Contractor may be entitled to be compensated for any effect the event may have in the form of a change to the Prices, the Completion Date […] Continued
NEC4 ECC: Payment Application – If the Contractor fails to submit an application for payment to the Project Manager before the assessment date, is the Contractor entitled to payment?
on August 6, 2021The Project Manager decides the first assessment date, following discussion with the Client and the Contractor in respect of the internal processes and procedures of both Parties. The first assessment date is not later than the assessment interval after the starting date set out in the Contract Data. Assessment dates occur at the end of […] Continued
Driving Force
on July 26, 2021Ty is very proud to be wearing his new suit for his next race, and at Stradia we’re very proud to be sponsoring Ty. Continued
NEC4 engineering and construction contract – What is Defined Cost and how is it calculated?
on July 6, 2021Defined Cost is used for the assessment of compensation events under all the main Options: Option A – Priced contract with activity schedule; Option B – Priced contract with bill of quantities; Option C – Target contract with activity schedule; Option D – Target contract with bill of quantities; Option E – Cost reimbursable contract; […] Continued
