KEY ISSUE ONE

Question 1

KI1 - What was allowed for in the contract in terms of the basement space?

Answer 1

GIFA was roughly 44m2
Height was roughly 1.99m

GIFA to be roughly 35m2
Height to be roughly 1.83m

Question 2

KI1 - Did you provide costs for all three options?

Answer 2

Option 1 - 60k
Option 2 - 75k
Option 3 - 30k (saving in basement propping - 2 weeks)

Question 3

KI1 - The basement was infilled, how was this done, and were there any structural considerations in relation to this?

Answer 3

• Break out existing slab
• Formwork created at pile locations
• Mass fill concrete basement level
• Imported fill & compact to pile locations
• Formwork to ground beam perimeter prior to second pour
• Fill from stockpiles

Question 4

KI1 - How would unknown factors to the ground or ground conditions be dealt with

Answer 4

Contractor risk, no provision in an unamended JCT, follows common law.

Question 5

KI1 - What were the trial pits and bore holes for

Answer 5

Bore Holes - Establsh pile design
Trial pits - Examine existing foundations

Question 6

KI1 - What was in contract for the basement

Answer 6

• Undefined prov sum

Question 7

KI1 - Why did you have an undefined Psum for the basement

Answer 7

• Extent of design wasn’t know
• Couldnt gain access until it was propped
• Needed contractor on site
• Contractor not accepting defined psum

Question 8

KI1 - Why didnt the contractor price the options

Answer 8

• Timing - Contractor would have taken too long (supply chain)
• Time at large, needed to make a decision quick

Question 9

KI1 - What were some of the items claimed in the L&E claim

Answer 9

• People
• Site cabins
• Scaffold
• Structural monitoring