The annual ARCADIS Global Disputes Reports consistently link construction disputes with failures to: Administer the contract properly (i.e. run the project) Understand or comply with the contract’s obligations Use the procedures in the contract. If you create a letter of intent that is easy to read, easy to understand and
Like any contract, your letter of intent should accurately, briefly and concisely describe what the parties have agreed. Essentially, using a letter of intent means the parties have not agreed all the commercial aspects for the project, or all the legal terms for the full contract. The parties have agreed
The fundamental purpose of a letter of intent is to help you do business by getting your project underway quickly. There is a right way to start your project quickly and a wrong way. Why recycling is bad! Let’s assume you (acting for the paying party, whether that’s the developer/client
Bringing together my posts on letters of intent in one ‘executive summary’. When, how and whether you should use a letter of intent This post draws on advice from a judge about whether a letter of intent is wrong in principle; if not, when it is appropriate to use one;
One of the issues relating to letters of intent is whether the intended standard form contract’s terms apply before that contract is signed. Let’s consider some of the typical ways the paying party seeks to introduce those terms and what the courts have said about whether that attempt works. Current
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How bad are letters of intent really? A real eye-opener activity, which I have used during my LOI lunch & learn workshops, is to compare what is in a ‘standard’ letter of intent with what you’d expect to see in a proper construction contract. Letters of intent should be contracts.
As David Chappell says: it is difficult to think of any other cause responsible for more difficulties and disputes in construction contracts than the employer being in a hurry Construction Contracts Q&A, 2011 There are 3 approaches to letters of intent: Follow the guidance from eg the RICS, CIOB and
Which should come first: works or contract? Well you might expect me to say the contract but here’s why… The defective car park In 2001, two companies were trying to agree the terms for a long-term agreement on a variety of projects. One of those projects was in a hurry,
Many years ago, I sat in Ed’s diner at Euston Station (London) waiting for my train. I was chatting to my sister and she challenged me to write a contract in just 500 words. In a rash moment I agreed, and being a woman of my word, I had to
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