This book is based on and explains the following sub-contracts published by the Construction Industry Federation: Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Agreement and Conditions of Sub-Contract for use in conjunction with the forms of Main Contract for Public Works Issued by the Department of Finance 2007Ã?Â?Ã?Â?and theÃ?Â?Ã?Â?Agreement and Conditions of Sub-Contract (NN) for use in conjunction with the Forms of Main Contract for Public Works issued by the Department of Finance 2007 where the Sub-Contractor is a specialist who has been Named by the Employer or whose Contract with the employer has been Novated (NN Sub-Contractor).Ã?Â?Ã?Â?
In the memorandum 'The role of major contractors in the delivery of public services' the NAO sets out some of the benefits that can be achieved through contracting but highlights three issues that deserve greater public scrutiny. First, it raises questions about the way public service markets operate. This includes the need for scrutiny over whether public service contracts are sufficiently competitive and whether the rise of a few major contractors is in the public interest. Secondly, it highlights the issue of whether contractors' profits reflect a fair return. Understanding contractors' profits is important to ensure that their interests are aligned properly with that of the taxpayer. But transparency over rewards that contractors make is at present limited. Thirdly, the report asks how we know that contractors are delivering services to the high standards expected. In particular, government needs to ensure that large companies with sprawling structures are not paying 'lip-service' to control and that they have the right culture and control environment across their group. This requires transparency over contractors' performance and the use of contractual entitlement to information, audit and inspection. This should be backed up by the threat of financial penalties and being barred from future competitions if things are found to be wrong. A related report 'Managing government suppliers' (HC 811, session 2013-14, ISBN 9780102987034) examines the way the Cabinet Office is working to improve government's management of strategic suppliers.
This new second edition provides a framework for prime contractors and subcontractors to negotiate the terms and conditions of service subcontracts in support of federal government customers. This Guide is based on the published Federal Acquisition Regulation and Department of Defense FAR Supplement texts as of November 30, 2018.
Spon's European Construction Costs Handbook is the only book of its kind - a unique compilation of cost data on the single most important construction market in the world. This updated edition expands its coverage of countries and once again gives details of select difficult-to-research markets in Eastern Europe as well as Western Europe, North and
