WHETHER it is during the contract period or at the final account stage, it is not uncommon that construction disagreements and disputes often relate to contract variations and, in particular, the method by which the variation is valued. Indeed, whilst recent research1 shows historically adjudications relating to value of work and variations amount to 20% of all adjudications, the recent decrease is masked by the significant increase in withholding and pay-less disputes, which may well include unagreed amounts relating to variations.
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