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035 _a(Sirsi) u122472
100 _aDodsworth, C.
245 _aAre retentions necessary after all?
260 _c2003
490 _aConstruction News
_v (6808) 20 March 2003, 23(1)
520 _aLooks at the recent government select committee report, which recommends the government phase out retentions by 2007. Points out that the law and contracts provide remedies for defects in the absence of retentions. If a retention is required it should apply to the whole supply chain.
590 _aABS
650 _aRETENTIONS
650 _aDEFECTIVE WORK
650 _aBUILDING CONTRACTORS
650 _aCERTIFICATE OF PRACTICAL COMPLETION
650 _aSET-OFF
650 _aLIQUIDATED DAMAGES
650 _aABATEMENT
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING CONTRACT FORMS
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