Quantum Meruit Project Management Ltd

The customer is ALWAYS telling their residential war stories to everyone, whether they won or lost. Read on to see what Dave is saying about his builder, and why it is important that YOU listen to Dave’s concerns.

Residential War Stories – Dig Deeper, into Customer Concern! “We have got you a consent based on the building we have priced. But your site has unsuitable material below the hard-fill line and there is an “extra” to be agreed before we will start.” Dave bought a section in a large established subdivision. A number of builders where offering design and...

It is a choice to argue badly as a tactic. Stop wasting time, get to the entitlement point of calling a variation, a variation or not. Download our Excel list of NZS3910 Variation and Time clauses.

Getting to the Entitlement Point, is what really Matters Qualifying circumstances must always be treated as a variation. It is a choice to argue badly as a tactic to distract, confuse, delay, frustrate, burn off, or bully our way to a commercially preferred, subjective solution. We need to recognise a fallacious argument, not only for what it is, but agre...

To hear the other party, no one should be condemned unheard

The Engineer and Natural Justice What is natural justice? The words “natural justice” have specific meaning in the law. Natural justice comprises two rules, the rule against bias and the rule of the right to a fair hearing. Because of the necessity of maintaining public confidence in the legal system — which includes not only...