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the buck for the decision-making to other individuals – often the much-maligned quantity

surveyor. Other indicators include poor or non-existent contract administration, acting ultra

vires,

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and a reluctance to administer the terms of the contract.

These incidents may be isolated but recur throughout the project life cycle and indicate a

poor level of understanding of professional roles and responsibilities. Where these practices

are habitual, no one considers that anything is amiss. This presents a range of problems.

You will often be one of the least experienced members of the office and it will be difficult

initially to recognise and still more difficult to express your concern over these professional

and contractual shor ...