General guidance only — all construction work must be overseen by a supervising engineer This handbook is compiled from standards and laws with every source cited, andis being reviewed for certification by engineers Use it to know what to look at, what to ask and what evidence to request on site It is not an engineering determination and can't replace an engineer · Terms of use · Limitations of the handbook

Before construction and preparing the land

Documents, drawings and the contract before work starts

Page code P00 · 69 inspection criteria · 6 illustrations

Every page in this handbook teaches you how to look at something that has already been built — except this one. This page is about the day when nothing has been built yet, so it's the only day when asking for changes costs nothing, and the day that decides what you'll be able to inspect over the next 24 stages, because what isn't written down…

This page contains
The one notification that makes this whole handbook usable
Nine kinds of contract clauses that are prohibited — and how to find them in the draft you receive
The set of construction drawings — what you must have before talking about price
Earthquakes — three questions to ask the designer before signing the contract
Bill of quantities and prices — a document the law requires and people often don't ask for
Instalments, penalties and termination — figures to read in full
Permits and the people who must be named in the documents
What must be finished before the excavator arrives on site

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