New Publin sector form of contract and role of resident engineer

david4791

Hello,
How has the RE role changed under the new form of contract as opposed to the traditional old form of contract?

jblack

david4791 wrote: »

Hello,
How has the RE role changed under the new form of contract as opposed to the traditional old form of contract?

I assume you mean public works contracts (GCCC), and do you mean the old GDLA, or the IEI?

Less power, more paperwork - supposed to be much more onerous in terms of keeping information flowing but in reality this doesn't happen.

david4791

Yes J Black,
Can you elaborate on the differences if your ofee with same?

jblack

There are many and they can be dependent on the size of job, the employer's personnel and particularly the relationship between the RE and the ER.

The most obvious difference is the onus on the contractor's contractual management and, in particular, compliance with time bar clauses both in terms of notification and updating programmes etc. In the traditional employer design/contractor build form it is clause 10.3, in other forms such as the investigation contract (PW-CF7 (clause 7)) it differs.

UNder the old forms this was far less onerous and the concept of reasonableness was at the fore. The "new" contracts move away from this and promote the RE to bombard the ER with "notice of claim" forms whether they be meritorious or not. This mens the ER gets pi$$ed of but in circumstances where without the notice the contractor can be time barred, it is a necessary evil.

Is this info for practical use or for academic? Depending on what you're looking for I may be able to elaborate on specific obligations .

david4791

Thanks J Black, it's for practical apps

david4791

Would there be a niche for engineers to get into contract law on an advisory basis? I'm thinking of engineers out of work at the mo?