Building Contracts

Building Contracts

Responsibilities of a contractor

The building contractor has the responsibility to construct the work/ building according to the plans, strategies, specifications and bills that were defined for the work in the form of graphic and written material. The documents for the buildings would be attached or are to be referred in the contract of the building. The making of the documents for building would be dependant over the work nature. The workmanship would be according to the documents of the building.

Wherever, there is no such specific standard, the standard would be maintained by the contractor that is appropriate to the work and material. The contractor is responsible to comply with the statutory obligations that also include the planning permission as well as the regulations of the buildings that set out the minimum standards of building. The contractor is also responsible to control the related personnel and the site during the building procedure. During this it is also the obligation of the employer to pay for the work that has been done as well as in some conditions to pay compensation for any type of expense or loss (Coleman, 2009).

Building Contracts in New Zealand

The building contract is made up of conditions, plans, schedules as well as appendices regarding the procedure. This standard of building project is used by people (OWNERS) that are willing to engage a builder in order to build a house, and undertake the work as well as undertake any type of changes or alterations. Even though the construction is considered as the main theme for the contract, the contract also is referred to the Building work so that the contract can also be used without any changes for alterations as well as additions in the existing structure or any other relating work that includes commercial premises, garage or a farm. However, the contract of any form is not allowed to be used as any labor contract. Furthermore, the contract should not be used where the owner has a professional design for the building work and administers the contract himself. In these types of cases the suitable standard that is concerned is the New Zealand Standard Contract NZS 3910.

Whenever a building work is to be done over the land that has been bought by the owner for the builder, an agreement of purchase and sale is to be attached to the contract. The contract also provides a guide to the steps that are to be taken while construction. If in any case there is a disagreement between the owner and the builder then both are not allowed to take any direct action such as a refusal of payment or halting the construction without prior professional or legal advice (Standard, 2004).

Importance of the contract

It is important to have a written contract to be given to the builder. The build that has the main role as a contractor would be able to organize the contract along with the subcontractors. Yet, it a project is being managed by someone ...