THE STREETWISE SUBBIE – New enlarged 3rd Edition published October 2006
“The Streetwise Subbie” 3rd Edition – (185 pages) - published by Newnes. Price £9.95 plus postage.
An easy to follow guide for the avoidance of problems and pitfalls in the world of the trade and sub-contractor
“The Streetwise Subbie” 3rd Edition - a guide
to survival in the contracts jungle
“The Streetwise Subbie” 3rd Edition has been extensively
revised, updated and expanded from the original 66 pages to 185 pages. Sections
have been added to deal with the NEC contract, Delay and Disruption Protocol,
JCT 2005 sub-contract, Questions and answers on Extension of time, Loss and Expense
and the Construction Act, and a set of
example site records. Also included are
the “Streetwise Subbie” and “Jack Russell” check lists, the first for display
on the site office wall and the latter for use by management as a monthly
health check.
The “Subbie” is NOT a text book,
to be secreted on the boss’s private bookshelf !
It is a PRACTICAL WORKING MANUAL for
ISSUE TO ALL MANAGERS, ENGINEERS AND SUPERVISORS – for use by both large
national sub-contractors and by owner managers.
Contents
Contents include: risk assessment
of tenders, the order, letters of intent, programme and progress, site records,
giving of notice, a site diary check list, adverse reactions, authority of
instructions, best endeavours, acceleration and the true costs, cash flow,
valuation of variations with check list, claims for loss and expense, extension
of time, damages and set off, basic guide to the Construction Act and the dirty
tricks and dodges to watch out for,
real world case histories, provisional sums, premature occupation, good
and bad correspondence and notices, Jack Russell’s monthly check up, the
Streetwise Subbie’s site check list, and examples of site records, NEC
contract, JCT 2005 sub-contract, Delay and Disruption Protocol, Questions and
answers on extension of time and much more.
The basic ethos of the “Streetwise Subbie”
The book is written in down to earth language, and is based on my conviction that most of the disasters which befall subbies could be avoided by a more systematic and “streetwise” approach to contractual routines such as the programme, progress monitoring, reporting of delays, the site diary, regular correspondence and protection in general.
The book sets down simple, basic strategies and recommendations for avoidance of these common pitfalls and for early identification and proactive addressing of the whole range of typical contractual problems met by the sub-contractor.
It
is a book for all sub-contractors and their technical and supervisory staff.
HOW TO
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John Russell
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GOOD LUCK – AND BE CAREFUL
OUT ON THAT STREET !
John Russell
Contracts & Training Consultant
Cheshire CW4 7DP
Tel:
07770 986444
Email: swsubbie@globalnet.co.uk
Website: jrc0nsultant.co.uk
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