Specifications for the lump sum contract for photovoltaic brackets

How are lump sum contracts priced?

4. Lump sum contracts with Bills of Quantities are priced on the basis of the drawings and specification, reduced by means of a standard method of measurement to a list of items which describe and measure the work included on the drawings and in the specification.

What is a lump sum remeasurement contract?

It is for the Contractor to prove that a discrepancy or an error in measurement exists. Lump sum contracts often result in a heavier use of GCC Clause 60 - Variations. The provisional quantities are dealt with in the same way as estimated quantities in remeasurement contracts.

Why are lump sum contracts more important than remeasurement contracts?

Lump sum contracts often result in a heavier use of GCC Clause 60 - Variations. The provisional quantities are dealt with in the same way as estimated quantities in remeasurement contracts. The proviso to GCC Clause 61(1) i.e. the valuing of the "knock-on" effect of varied work on the unvaried, also takes on more importance in lump sum contracts.

What if there is a discrepancy in a lump sum contract?

Any other discrepancy between the various contract documents must be sorted out as though it were a variation. It is for the Contractor to prove that a discrepancy or an error in measurement exists. Lump sum contracts often result in a heavier use of GCC Clause 60 - Variations.