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The owner, often referred to as the 'employer' or the 'client', [1] has full authority to decide what type of contract should be used for a specific development to be constructed and to set out the legally-binding terms and conditions in a contractual agreement. [2] A construction contract is an important document as it outlines the scope of ...
According to the PMBOK (7th edition) by the Project Management Institute (PMI), Fixed Price Incentive Fee Contract (FPIF) is a "type of contract where the buyer pays the seller a set amount (as defined by the contract), and the seller can earn an additional amount if the seller meets the defined performance criteria".
With a lump sum contract or fixed-price contract, the contractor assesses the value of work as per the documents available, primarily the specifications and the drawings. At pre-tender stage the contractor evaluates the cost to execute the project (based on the above documents such as drawings, specifications, schedules, tender instruction and ...
Cost-plus-incentive fee (CPIF) contracts have a larger fee awarded for contracts which meet or exceed certain performance goals, for example being on schedule and any cost savings. [1] Cost-plus-award fee (CPAF) contracts pay a fee based upon the contractor's product. An aircraft development contract, for example, may pay award fees if the ...
A Allocation of costs is the transfer of costs from one cost item to one or more other cost items. Allowance - a value in an estimate to cover the cost of known but not yet fully defined work. As-sold estimate - the estimate which matches the agreed items and price for the project scope. B Basis of estimate (BOE) - a document which describes the scope basis, pricing basis, methods ...
Time and materials (T&M) is a standard phrase in a contract for construction, product development, or any other piece of work in which the employer agrees to pay the contractor based upon the time spent by the contractor's employees and the subcontractors' employees to perform the work, and for materials used in the construction, plus the contractor's markup on the materials used, no matter ...
The Final Price of the contract is expressed as follows: Final Price = Actual Cost + Final Fee. Note that if Contractor Share = 1, the contract is a Fixed Price Contract; if Contractor Share = 0, the contract is a cost plus fixed fee (CPFF) contract. [4] For example, assume a CPIF with: Target Cost = 1,000; Target Fee = 100
Other forms of contracts between public and private entities, namely lease contract and management contract (in the water sector often called by the French term affermage), are closely related but differ from a concession in the rights of the operator and its remuneration. A lease gives a company the right to operate and maintain a public ...