Construction Contract Variations
CHAPTER SIX
VARIATIONS REQUIRED BECAUSE OF CONTRACTOR RISK
VARIATIONS REQUIRED BECAUSE OF CONTRACTOR RISK
| SECTION A: INTRODUCTION | 175 |
| SECTION B: CONTRACTOR’S ENTITLEMENT TO BE PAID FOR VARIATION | 177 |
| SECTION C: DISPUTES AS TO WHY CHANGE IS REQUIRED | 182 |
SECTION A: INTRODUCTION
6.1
Responsibility for certain risks under a contract will belong to the contractor. Those risks may result in the need to undertake additional work.1 For example, the contractor’s defective workmanship may mean that the design has to be changed. This chapter considers variations instructed in these circumstances.