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100			_aWinter, J.
245			_aToo specific a contract can hide dangers
260			_c2001
490			_aConstruction News _v(6708) 22 March 2001, 14(1)
520			_aThe traditional standard forms of contract fail to deal adequately with requirements for contractors' building programmes. They do not go into enough detail as to how a programme should be prepared. As a result, to prevent contractors from drawing up very basic master programmes, contract draftsmen often put more detailed requirements in their specifications. Notes some of the unexpected dangers that can arise from doing this, and illustrates these by reference to case law: "Yorkshire Water v Sir Alfred McAlpine"; "Holland Dredging v Dredging and Construction"; and "Havant BC v South Coast Shipping". By requiring work to be carried out in a particular sequence, or specific way, the contractor may be entitled to vary this if it proves impossible to carry out the work in that way.
590			_aABS
650			_aSPECIFICATIONS
650			_aYORKSHIRE WATER V SIR ALFRED MCALPINE
650			_aHAVANT BC V SOUTH COAST SHIPPING
650			_aHOLLAND DREDGING V DREDGING AND CONSTRUCTION
650			_aCONTRACTORS PROGRAMMES
650			_aMANAGEMENT-PROJECT MANAGEMENT
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING CONTRACT FORMS
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999			_c66517 _d66517