Under the provisions of JCT Design and Build Contract, if an employer undergoes a site investigation report and the ground conditions are discovered to be different, who is liable for any extra expenditure incurred?

JCT_Experts · 4 February 2013 14:47

It is highly likely that the contractor will be able to claim against the employer should conditions significantly differ from those stipulated in the Employer’s Requirements.

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Under the provisions of JCT Design and Build Contract, if an employer undergoes a site investigation report and the ground conditions are discovered to be different, who is liable for any extra expenditure incurred?

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