Spon's Landscape Contract Handbook: A Guide to Good Practice and Procedures in the Management of Lump Sum Landscape Contracts 2nd Edition

This indispensable manual for landscape work covers the documentation and management of landscape contracts. It is written for all those involved in the landscape industry. Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 From the reviews of the first edition:......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 Preface to the second edition......Page 12 Preface to the first edition......Page 13 Acknowledgements......Page 14 1.1 Common Arrangement (CCPI)......Page 15 1.2 The types of contract......Page 18 1.4 The contract specification......Page 19 2.1 Graphic symbols......Page 21 2.3 Size and content......Page 22 2.4 Layout Drawings......Page 25 2.5 Component and assembly drawings......Page 26 2.6 Curves......Page 28 2.7 Setting out......Page 29 2.8 Levels......Page 30 3 Landscape contract specification......Page 33 3.2 Structure and phraseology......Page 34 3.3 Materials......Page 35 3.5 Protection......Page 38 3.6 Standard specifications......Page 39 3.7 Watering......Page 40 4.2 Schedules......Page 42 4.3 Bills of Quantities......Page 43 5.1 The need for a Standard Form......Page 54 5.3 Arbitration......Page 55 5.4 The Conditions......Page 57 5.6 The JCT Intermediate Form IFC84......Page 66 5.9 The general conditions of Government Contracts for Building and Civil Engineering (GC Wks 1&2 Edn 3 1989)......Page 67 5.12 The Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) Form 6th Edn 1991......Page 68 5.14 Design and Build......Page 69 5.15 Management Contracts......Page 70 6.2 Direct subcontracts—concurrent......Page 71 6.3 Domestic subcontracts—concurrent......Page 72 6.4 Listed subcontractors......Page 73 JCT 80 Clause 35......Page 75 NSC/T......Page 76 The JCT Standard Form of Nominated Subcontract Agreement and Conditions NSC/A and NSC/C......Page 79 6.6 Subcontracts executed under the ICE Form of Contract......Page 80 7.1 Choosing the appropriate plant—using the JCLI plant lists......Page 81 7.2 JLCPS/CPSE Standard Form of Tender......Page 90 Form of Tender and Agreement (TNS/1)......Page 94 8.1 Introduction......Page 97 Temporary storage within the nursery......Page 98 Bundling......Page 99 Protection in transit......Page 100 8.5 Plant handling after delivery to site......Page 102 Root-balled trees......Page 103 8.10 Planting......Page 104 Vermin......Page 105 Vandalism......Page 106 Tendering procedures......Page 107 9.2 The contractor’s obligations......Page 110 9.3 The landscape architect’s duties......Page 111 Practical completion (clause 2.4)......Page 113 Extensions to contract period (clause 2.2)......Page 114 Variations......Page 119 Expenditure of prime cost and provisional sums, inspection of evidence of insurance, test and/or removal of defective work (clauses 3.5, 3.7 and 6.4)......Page 120 Meetings......Page 121 9.7 Quality assurance on site......Page 122 10.1 Introduction......Page 126 10.3 Shrub maintenance......Page 127 10.6 Planned maintenance......Page 128 10.7 Maintenance costs......Page 130 10.10 Maintenance contracts......Page 131 11.2 Light requirements......Page 133 11.4 Temperature requirements......Page 134 11.6 Soil......Page 135 11.9 Pests and diseases......Page 136 Appendix A Summaries of landscape British Standards......Page 139 Appendix B Landscape subcontract......Page 145 Conditions of Subcontract......Page 148 Appendix C JLCI Standard Form of Agreement for Landscape Works......Page 154 Now it is hereby agreed as follows......Page 155 Conditions hereinbefore referred to......Page 157 Agreement for Landscape Works: Supplementary Memorandum......Page 168 Practice Note No. 3 (April 1985) September 1994 revision JCLI Standard Form of Agreement for Landscape Works......Page 179 Practice Note No. 4 (APRIL 1985) JCLI Supplement to the JCT Intermediate Form IFC 84......Page 182 JCLI Supplement to be read in conjunction with the JCT Intermediate Form (IFC84)......Page 183 Appendix E JLCPS General Conditions, Specifications and Schedules of Quantity for the Supply and Delivery of Plants......Page 185 Appendix F JCT Standard Form of Tender of Nominated Supplier (Tender TNS/1)......Page 187 Appendix G NJCC Code of Procedure for Single-stage Selective Tendering......Page 192 Further reading......Page 200 Index......Page 201