“There are some key lessons which everyone who wants to use adjudication should learn”
The right to adjudicate a payment dispute has been a statutory right in construction contracts since 2016, mandated by the Construction Contract Act 2013 (“Act”). Adjudication is designed to settle disputes speedily and economically. The process itself (once an Adjudicator is appointed) is restricted to 28 days, although it can be extended with the consent of the parties.
“The Land Development Agency Bill 2021 presents an opportunity for all parties to pool their resources to tackle the housing shortage”
Godfrey Hogan, Principal Consultant, Reddy Charlton, outlines the main provisions of the Land Development Agency Bill 2021. Godfrey Hogan, Principal Consultant, Reddy Charlton. On 05 February 2021, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, published the Land Development Agency Bill 2021. The broad driver of the Bill is for the Land […]
“The time is now for our nation’s Public Works Contracts to evolve”
– John FFF O’Brien
Resolving a disputed public works final account, with the assistance of a third-party neutral, is as much a part of the construction process today as the physical setting out of the Works. However, this is simply not the way it ought to be, and it is high time this was fixed.
Covid-19: Ex-Gratia Payments & Public Works Contracts: “It’s the Difference between Charity and Entitlement”
Having considered the OGP’s latest publications on the ‘Covid Co-operation Framework’, which proposes ex-gratia payments for the costs of implementing measures on construction sites required under the ‘Return to Work Safely Protocol’, the sentiment of that line remains!
‘Claims’ Is Not A Dirty Word, It Is Your Entitlement
Peter McCarthy, Principal, McCarthy Dispute resolution, writes that in an industry where profit margins are small if contractors don’t get paid their entitlements, they will quickly go out of business.
Leadership In The Face Of Covid-19
Stephanie Good, People & Organisation Consulting, PwC Ireland, discusses both the immediate and longer-term actions that leaders in the construction industry should take to emerge in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis.
Weathering The Storm
Paddy O’Connell, Director, RSM, sets out some of the issues management should be considering to chart a sustainable path for their businesses as the industry emerges from the Covid-19 shutdown.
“Resolution Of Costs And Delays Will Rest On Engagement And Contract Provisions”
As everyone involved in projects at this difficult time will be aware, the construction industry is facing a litany of novel issues courtesy of the Covid-19 emergency, and the unprecedented measures taken by Government to deal with it.
“Private Contractors, on Public Works Contracts, Do Not Get Gifts or Favours from Government”
Private Contractors on public works contracts do not get gifts or favours from the Government. For this reason, the publishing by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) of a draft letter of agreement dealing with ‘ex gratia payments from Employers’ to Contractors, can only be cautiously welcomed.
Construction Industry on Track to Have the Lowest Recorded Workplace Fatalities This Year
The construction industry is on track to have the lowest recorded workplace fatalities this year, with two recorded deaths in 2019. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) reports 164 non-fatal workplace incidents in construction from January to June 2019.
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has officially launched Construction Safety Week 2019, which will run from 21st to 25th October.