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What standard forms of contract are you aware of?

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What are the timescales involved with an extension of time request on a standard JCT contract?

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Does an instruction need to have an agreed value contained within it?

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The contractor fails to complete the project by the completion date what measures do the CA/EA take and what are the consequences of this?

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The CA/EA fails to issue a non-completion certificate on an over running project what are the consequences of this?

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What is your understanding of bespoke contract?

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What do you understand as the difference between a bespoke contract and standard form of contract?

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What are your views on the advantages/disadvantages of using a bespoke contract?

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What are your views on the advantages/disadvantages of using a standard form of contract?

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When was the JCT contract suite last updated?

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Tell me about some of the key changes that were made.

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How was the JCT contract suite modernised through the last update?

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How does JCT facilitate electronic working?

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How does the JCT work alongside the Construction Playbook?

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How has the JCT contract suite incorporated diversity and inclusion?

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What is the JCT Fluctuations Hub used for?

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Explain the JCT Target Cost Contract to me.

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What form of NEC contract might the Target Cost Contract be a good alternative for?

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What are the qualities of the NEC form of contract?

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What are the advantages of the JCT form of contract?

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What changes were last made to the NEC form of contract?

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When were these made?

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What is the difference between a Relevant Event and Relevant Matter?

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If a non-completion certificate is not issued what is the contractual effect?

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What guidance is there on contract administration?
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What are the duties of a CA under JCT contracts?
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Do these include design?
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When authorising payment for goods or materials stored off site what
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must you obtain to protect your client in the event of the contractor going bankrupt?
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If you are concerned that a contractor is in financial difficulties name 3 things as CA you should do?
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What key function does a contract administrator perform on a construction project?
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Can you name three standard forms of contracts that can be used on a construction project?
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What insurance provisions are in the JCT and NEC standard forms of contract?
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What is loss insurance?
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What is all risks insurance?
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Where is the minimum financial cover for the contractor’s liability for injury death and damages to property other than the works contained?
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What is a contractor’s all risk insurance or contract works insurance?
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What do you understand by insurance in joint names?
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What is a collateral warranty?
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What are the three ways that benefits can be transferred under JCT
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contracts?
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Who might want a collateral warranty?
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How are they requested?
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What are the common clauses / terms in collateral warranties?
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What is the difference between a bond and a collateral warranty?
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Are there any alternatives to collateral warranties?
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What is your understanding of what a letter of intent is?
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What are the advantages of a letter of intent?
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What are the disadvantages?
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In what circumstances might they be used?
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What is their purpose?
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Who issues it?
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Who signs it?
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What would you say if the client asked you to draft a letter of intent?
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What is the final account (FA)?
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What must the FA state?
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Who prepares the final account in a JCT form of contract?
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Who prepares the final account in the NEC4 form of contract?
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What is the purpose of a final account?
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On the issue of the final account what are the relevant time periods in a JCT form of contract?
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When must the final certificate be issued?
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Tell me two of the information or statements that must be contained in the final certificate.
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What are the usual constituents of a final account?
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What additions may there be to the FA?
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What is the procedure for getting the FA agreed?
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What is released to the contractor in the final certificate?
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What are the usual constituents of a FA?
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What are the four elements of a valid contract?
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What is common law?
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What do you understand by consideration in contract?
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What do you understand by invitation to treat in contract?
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How is the JCT form of contract structured?
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How is the NEC form of contract typically structured?
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What are liquidated damages?
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What is your understanding of retention bonds
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What is your understanding of early possession?
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What contractual weight does a practical completion certificate carry in a JCT contract?
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Tell me about some of the insurances a subcontractor would need if they were responsible for a part of the design work.
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What do you understand by parent company guarantee?
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When might it be used?
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Define sectional completion partial completion and beneficial use.
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How do they differ?
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What is your understanding of performance bond?
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When might it be used?
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What is you understanding of limitation of liability?
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Talk me through how you’ve ensured insurances from subcontractors were the correct level.
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What do you understand by relevant event in a JCT form of contract?
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What do you understand by compensation event in a NEC form of contract?
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In the NEC form of contract talk me through five things that can lead to a compensation event.
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In the NEC form of contract when can the completion date be adjusted?
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In the NEC form of contract what is a defined cost?
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In the NEC form of contract what is a disallowable cost?
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When were changes to NEC4 last made?
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What changes were made?
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What is your understanding of the difference between delay and disruption?
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Why is good housekeeping essential for CA?
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What is PC?
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When does this occur?
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What is a PCSA?
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How does a PCSA differ to a LOI?
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When are pre-construction services usually used?
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What should be taken into account in the wording of a PCSA?
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What might the pitfalls be?
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What is the role of an Employer's Agent?
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What contract might include this role?
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How do the roles of CA and EA differ?
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Can you act as both?
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What typical documents make up a Building Contract?
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Under what circumstances would it be appropriate to pay for materials that are off-site?
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Take me through your methodology of tendering a project?
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Give examples of other JCT Contracts and when they are appropriate to use.
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List some methods of ADR you may find in a JCT contract.
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What insurance provisions are you aware of in JCT contracts?
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What are the different roles defined in the contract?
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What is the role of a contract administrator pre-contract?
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Where is the role of a contract administrator defined?
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What are the key tasks of a contract administrator?
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What are the key differences between the roles of Employers Agent and Contract Administrator?

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