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A Client’s Guide for the purpose and use of Geotechnical Reports
Published in March 2014 Ground related problems are a principal cause of construction delays, cost overruns, claims, and disputes. Such problems may…
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A Client’s Guide to Professional Indemnity Insurance
Published in October 2006 The majority of consultants have few liquid assets and are wholly dependent on their Professional Indemnity insurance policy…
A Client’s Guide to the Use of Limitation of Liability Clauses in Consultant’s Appointments
This guide clarifies some of the issues around limit of liability clauses, shows how their inclusion is fair and reasonable and explains how these are not detrimental to a Client’s position.
A Client’s Guide: The Purpose and Use of Geoenvironmental Reports
Published December 2022 A good ground investigation should help delivery to clients of well-designed projects, that can be properly planned and constructed…
AGS Client Guide for Ground Investigation Activities – Cable Percussion Drilling
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists’ (AGS) Guidance on ground investigation activities provide advice for Clients, specifiers and procurers to direct…
AGS Client Guide for Ground Investigation Activities – Dynamic Sampling
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists’ (AGS) Guidance on ground investigation activities provide advice for Clients, specifiers and procurers to direct…
AGS Client Guide for Ground Investigation Activities – Rotary Drilling
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists’ (AGS) Guidance on ground investigation activities provide advice for Clients, specifiers and procurers to direct…
AGS Client Guide for Ground Investigation Activities – Trial Pitting
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists’ (AGS) Guidance on ground investigation activities provide advice for Clients, specifiers and procurers to direct…
Client Guide for Ground Engineering and Project Timelines
Published March 2023 The process of ground engineering assessment, design and construction, and how these aspects dovetail into the RIBA stages (RIBA…
Client Guide to Domestic Basement Construction: Version 3
Published in July 2021 (replaces Version 2 which was published in October 2017) Increasing the size of domestic properties by digging basements…