Conditions of Contract.

Progress, Volume XVI, Issue 7, 1 March 1921, Page 156

Conditions of Contract.

In course of the discussion which arose at the annual meeting of the Architects’ Institute on the subject of the General Conditions of Contract, much criticism was levelled at the present form, which was declared to be too complicated and too full of ambiguities. One Councillor produced some American and Canadian forms which, on inspection, proved to be brief, concise and very businesslike documents, and it was agreed that these should be very carefully considered by the Revising Committee and, where possible, embodied in the new conditions. Members generally expressed themselves freely as to the course the Revising Committees should adopt and their views, summarised, are: — 1. Invite all Branches to submit notes. 2. Draw preliminary draft from these notes, setting out clearly the recommendations from each Branch. 3. Send such preliminary draft to all the Branches tor full discussion. 4. Convene a meeting at which each Branch R represented by an authorised delegate and draw up complete report. 5. Submit such report to the Council for confirmation. The same procedure was suggested when revising the Scale of Charges, the Syllabus of Examination, the Competitions Rules, and, indeed, any forms or conditions which affected the practice of members. Ihe suggestions are, of course, very thorough and businesslike, and should produce entire uniformity.