The NZ Building EconomistSep 15, 2023Head Contractor WDR excludes Subcontractor Time-related CostsIt is time to dispel the myth some Principal representatives have asserted, in recent times, that the Head Contractor Working Day Rate...
The NZ Building EconomistMar 3, 2023'Project Specific' Overhead RecoveryNZS3910 misrepresents Overheads as ON SITE, or OFF SITE... Our definitions are clear, but our terminology is misleading. The NZS3910...
The NZ Building EconomistAug 28, 2022The Universal Overhead and Profit Recovery Formula (For Head & Sub Contractors Equitable Recovery)NZS3910:2013 does not prescribe how to calculate a Working Day Rate but it does guide you to include 'Time related costs', and as you...
The NZ Building EconomistNov 28, 2021The Principles of Valuation NZS3910:2013Here we explore [1] Valuing Variation, [2] Valuing Other Matters, and [3] the Principles of Valuation, to be applied to everything being...
The NZ Building EconomistApr 21, 2021Offsite Overhead Recovery MissionLate one October 2020 evening, while discussing work war stories (dispute resolution) at a bar, a senior construction executive / QS...
The NZ Building EconomistMay 9, 2020Time to break out a “Time related overheads” claim, NZS3910 Style.The nature of a Covid-19 Shutdown causes extreme under recovery of Off-site Overheads using the standard Working Day Rate or % methods.