26th April 2006, 07:24 PM
They are individually negotiated. The standard form is just for the basic structure of the thing - methods of payments, payment intervals, work not in accordance with the contract, date for completion and so on. Think of it as a proforma. What is done and for how much is negotiated. There is no way every construction contract - and subcontract - and sub subcontract - in Europe is going to be wholly individually negotiated from scratch, that would be absurd. I doubt if anyone could think of enough variations, there are thousands every week!
We owe the dead nothing but the truth.
We owe the dead nothing but the truth.