Always Check Your Builder's
contracts caution checklist
for Australian home building & renovations
- Some Tips from an old hand
- What are the minimum legal contractual terms for residential building work
- What is a contracts checklist
- Getting out of a building contract
- Variations to a building contract
- What is Implied Builders Warranty
- Provisional sum items
- Prime cost items
- Pre-construction contracts
- Types of Building Contracts, Small projects, Large projects, Whole or substantial build projects
- What is fixed price, What is cost plus, What is design and construct
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Provisional sum items
Provisional sum items are items listed in the contract for possible additional work, such as excavation, where the builder
cannot give you an exact price of the work at the time you sign the contract - they can only make a reasonable estimate of the
cost.
Where possible, do not agree to provisional sum items as they can make your final cost higher.
For example, it is common for excavation work to be included as a provisional sum item.
Be aware that this cost could increase substantially if additional excavation work is needed, because rock was not determined in
the soil report.
Make sure that your builder has obtained a comprehensive soil report in order to give you a reasonable estimate of costs.
Seek advice from your independent building consultant.
Your builder must make a 'reasonable allowance' for the nature and location of the building site when estimating supply and
delivery in the contract price - for example, your builder must allow for transport costs if you are building on a rural
property.