Clarified better
Brown, J
Clarified better - 2000 - Building 265(8161) 10 November 2000, 70(1) .
Discusses the CA ruling in the "Henry Boot Construction v Alstom Combined Cycles" case, and suggests that the updated ICE form of contract may have avoided confrontation. The contract between Boot and Alstom was for civil engineering works for a power station, and a price of £250,880 was agreed for temporary sheet piling work in one area. Problems arose when variations were added to the contract and questions were raised about how to value this additional work. The CA ruling has clarified the way variations should be valued, by giving Boot the benefit of using its price of £250,880 for the original sheet piling work to form the basis of the variation, not withstanding any errors. Examines the changes to Clause 52 introduced by the ICE 7th Edition contract, and highlights how these alterations would have identified problems early on and thus benefited Alstom, whose part in the confrontation proved costly.
Valuation
VARIATIONS
CONTRACT CLAIMS
ENGINEERING CONTRACTS
ICE FORMS OF CONTRACT
HENRY BOOT CONSTRUCTION V ALSTOM COMBINED CYCLES
Clarified better - 2000 - Building 265(8161) 10 November 2000, 70(1) .
Discusses the CA ruling in the "Henry Boot Construction v Alstom Combined Cycles" case, and suggests that the updated ICE form of contract may have avoided confrontation. The contract between Boot and Alstom was for civil engineering works for a power station, and a price of £250,880 was agreed for temporary sheet piling work in one area. Problems arose when variations were added to the contract and questions were raised about how to value this additional work. The CA ruling has clarified the way variations should be valued, by giving Boot the benefit of using its price of £250,880 for the original sheet piling work to form the basis of the variation, not withstanding any errors. Examines the changes to Clause 52 introduced by the ICE 7th Edition contract, and highlights how these alterations would have identified problems early on and thus benefited Alstom, whose part in the confrontation proved costly.
Valuation
VARIATIONS
CONTRACT CLAIMS
ENGINEERING CONTRACTS
ICE FORMS OF CONTRACT
HENRY BOOT CONSTRUCTION V ALSTOM COMBINED CYCLES