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Owner Builder Contracts

20/9/2016

5 Comments

 
Owner Builders need to be aware of their requirements and obligations when it comes to contracts.

Domestic building contracts are governed by the relevant state legislation and they do vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

Our advice to our owner builder students is to always establish a contract for any works over a value of $1000.00. In some states, this is mandatory.

A contract does not need to be complex or wordy, but it must clearly detail the works to be carried out, the value of the contracted works and the terms of payment.

For minor works a hand written simple contract is enough to satisfy the requirements, but it must accurately represent the expectations of the client and the obligations of the provider.

Larger contracts may best be handled by using a readily available standard form such as those produced and offered by the Housing Industry of Australia (HIA) or similar industry groups.

Owner Builders will benefit from having a standard layout for all their contracted works which provide the opportunity to specify scope of works, deposits, progress claims, final payments and any retentions or warranties that apply.

Contracts may be developed from and reference the working drawings (approved plans), the specifications and any other associated tender documents.

Remember to be a valid contract that suits a typical owner builder project, there are certain elements that must be included. They must be signed by both parties (owner builder and the contractor) provide license and insurance details of the contractor and reference any certifications or inspections that apply to the works in respect to compliance. (eg waterproofing, electrical, plumbing etc)

We cover these elements in the owner builder course and the Abacus Owner Builder Study Guides.

Remember, we are here to assist and we have a range of resources available and accessible to all our owner builder students.

Happy Building,

Rick
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5 Comments
Alroy Lean
25/9/2016 14:41:37

Thank you Rick - have printed to place at front of manual

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Luke Berger
6/10/2016 21:56:38

Rick,
Thank you for the above I also have printed this out and will keep in Diary to keep as a resource whilst on my project, It is very useful to have information paper and at your finger tips
and the layout of certain scopes of works and communications etc is to be handled in writing

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Matt Laycock
10/10/2016 16:54:46

Excellent information. All printed up and ready for actioning. Thanks so much for this great website

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Denise Lee
18/1/2017 07:21:16

This is really helpful. I've added this great resource to my growing file of useful forms to have on hand with my own project.

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Paul Myers
9/4/2020 09:36:16

Hi Rick

Thank you for the information on the contracts I also have printed this out and will keep in Diary to keep as a resource whilst on my project, It will be a very useful and as you say.

"Information is Power"

Thank you Paul

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    With over 30 years assisting Owner Builders, he brings an easy style to providing information and advice to our students.

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